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Composer John Williams Turns 80 -- His 5 Best Film ScoresIconic film composer John Williams turns 80-years-old.
John Williams: Close Encounter of the Best KindIf you have the good fortune to hear John Williams, and watch the conductor laureate lead the Boston Pops, you are experiencing a "close encounter" of the best kind.
Most Influential People in Movies: Composer John WilliamsOne might argue that composer John Williams is as influential as any figure in cinema today ... or ever.- Lesson Plan for General Music: the Fanfare and the Music of Composer John WilliamsStudents will explore the "fanfare" through the music of John Williams.
- Top Ten: John Williams Movie Themes & ScoresThe Man That Made Spielberg, Lucas and the Olympics Unforgettable
- John Williams and Yo Yo Ma Earn Five "Standing O's" in Chicago PerformanceYo Yo Ma performed the music from "Memoirs of a Geisha" with John Williams and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and Steven Spielberg's themes delighted the packed house.
John Williams' Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Score and Its Use of the Innovative Continuum FingerboardJohn Williams may have just changed film scores forever by employing the use of the Haken fingerboard called the Continuum in "Crystal Skull." Here's a look at this innovative digital instrument that may be popular someday, despite being complicated to learn...- John Demos' The Unredeemed Captive: The Story Behind the BookJohn Demos compiled accounts of John Williams' life into the book The Unredeemed Captive. This article provides an analysis of the happenings of Deerfield, Massachusetts adding to and giving thoughts on Demos' book.
- Who Would Score My Film?A look at who would score my the movie of my life. Also, a brief look at who's music would be featured in my film.
- Paging Danny Elfman and John Williams - Your Services Are NeededDanny Elfman and John Williams to me are the best composers of modern cinematic scores of our generation. If I were in production on a film of my own; they'd be the ones I'd want to collborate on its score.
John William's Musical Secret Behind Star Wars and JawsWhy Jaws freaks you out and the secret behind John William's Star Wars theme.
Many Tales About John Black from My Past 8th-Grade Creative Writing & Research ClassIn 2002, I conducted a 10-week Creative Writing & Research Class. Our primary focus was the Tennessee Bell Witch, the poltergeist who haunted the Bell family from 1817- 1821. This is a compilation of what my 8th-Grade students wrote about John Black.
Itzhak Perlman, Yo-Yo Ma Featured in John Williams' Inauguration TributeMa and Perlman were joined by Gabriela Montero on piano and Anthony McGill on clarinet. 'Air and Simple Gifts' was a new composition by John Williams and was centered around the well-known Shaker folk song "Simple Gifts."