Research Catalog

Title

John Williams [sound recording] / Tim Page, interviewer.

Publication

Aug. 28, 1985.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Page, Tim, 1954-
• Williams, John, 1932-
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
• WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor

Description

1 sound disc (57 min) : digital; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Music critic Tim Page interviews John Williams, an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Williams speaks about his experience composing music for films such as Jaws and Star wars. He says that the best way to write music is to see the film in its unedited version so that you can see its rhythm, atmosphere and dynamics, and to read the script rather than. A composer's chief function, he says, is a rhythm and tempo. The composer also says that music for films is a "sight of hand trick." He discusses his early career and that he enjoys working with music for various genres of films, comparing music he composed for films Jaws and Star wars; the absence of the symphonic style in his music for Star wars trilogy. Williams also talks about his career as a conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, and the wearing of both conductor and composer hats. He speaks also about writing concert music such as his Flute concerto. He speaks about the danger of popularization of music, and gives advice to young composers to stay closer to the theater and movie theater, and to write music for them. During his interview excerpts from soundtrack of films Jaws and Star wars, and a selection from his Flute concerto performed by London Symphony Orchestra are played.

Uniform Title

Meet the composer (Radio program)

Subject

• Williams, John, 1932- > Interviews
• Motion picture music > Excerpts
• Film composers > United States > Interviews
• Composers > United States > Interviews
• Concertos (Flute with chamber orchestra)
• Radio programs, Musical

Genre/Form

• Radio interviews.
• Radio programs.

Note

• This recording consists of WNYC radio program Meet the composer.
• WNYC no. 13807.

Event (note)

• Broadcast on radio station WNYC, New York City, Aug. 28, 1985.

Source (note)

• WNYC;

Call Number

*LDC 43588

OCLC

387723835

Title

John Williams [sound recording] / Tim Page, interviewer.

Imprint

Aug. 28, 1985.

Event

Broadcast on radio station WNYC, New York City, Aug. 28, 1985.

Source

Gift; WNYC; NN-RHA

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Added Author

Page, Tim, 1954- interviewer.

Williams, John, 1932- interviewee.

Williams, John, 1932- Motion picture music. Selections.

Williams, John, 1932- Concertos, flute, orchestra. Selections.

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)

WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.), donor.

Research Call Number

*LDC 43588