John Williams News

The Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates Pacific Standard Time with The Hollywood Sound, a program led by Thomas Wilkins, Thursday and Friday, December 8 and 9, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 11, at 2 p.m., at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Eminent artists, friends and peers of this year's five honorees converged in Washington, D.C., last night (Dec. 4) to present entertaining and heartfelt tributes at THE 34TH ANNUAL KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, an entertainment special to be broadcast Tuesday, Dec. 27 (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with Caroline Kennedy as host for the ninth consecutive year

The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood has just announced the nominations and award recipients for the 38th Annual Annie Awards. Award recipients will claim their trophies at the 39th Annual Annie Awards scheduled for Saturday, February 4, 2012 at UCLA's Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California. The full list of nominees is as follows:

Having composed the musical scores for some of the biggest films of the century so far, Alexandre Desplat has displayed an uncanny ability to tap into the thoughts, emotions and even the very dramatic themes inherent in properties as diverse as - just to use his most recent projects as examples - TWILIGHT: NEW MOON, HARRY POTTER & THE DEATHLY HALLOWS, Roman Polanski's THE GHOST WRITER and CARNAGE, Stephen Daldry's upcoming EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE, George Clooney's THE IDES OF MARCH (another stage-to-screen adaptation like CARNAGE), Terrence Malick's THE TREE OF LIFE, as well as the main theme for MY WEEK WITH MARILYN - performed on the soundtrack by noted pianist Lang Lang. Discussing all aspects of his compositional process as well as outlining his interactions with the respective directors of each entity - his ongoing collaboration with Roman Polanski, first and foremost - Desplat and I delve into the delicate art of film composing and how he has achieved such great success and international acclaim for his incredibly impressive work on a heady list of projects in a relatively short period of time - last year's Best Picture Oscar-winner THE KING'S SPEECH included. Desplat and I also touch on some of his own favorite film composers and he shares his opinions on Broadway and Hollywood music icons such as Bernstein, Sondheim, Cole Porter, Michel Legrand, fellow Modern Music Master Mark Isham and also sheds some light on his plans for the future - and much, much more!

WAR HORSE is coming to theaters on Christmas Day, December 25, 2011 from Touchstone Pictures. The historical drama is directed by Steven Spielberg and stars Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Toby Kebbell, Emily Watson, David Thewlis, Peter Mullan, Eddie Marsan, David Kross, Geoff Bell, Jeremy Irvine, Niels Arestrup, David Dencik, Patrick Kennedy, Sarah Jane O'Neill and Christian Black.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will embark on an unprecedented series of Metro area concerts to complement performances at Orchestra Hall in 2011-12. One of the autumn's most appealing programs begins tonight when Leonard Slatkin conducts Schubert's 'Unfinished' Symphony, Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 3 and an electrifying new work by the young American composer Mason Bates called 'B-Sides' that closes with a ripping homage to Detroit's techno scene.

Tanglewood, one of the world's most beloved music festivals and the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra located in the beautiful Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts, celebrates its 75th anniversary season, June 22-September 2, with a spectacular lineup of musical guests and programs that spotlight Tanglewood's rich tradition of presenting summertime concerts at their best since 1937.

The Threesixty Theatre brings its 1,300 seat state-of-the-art tent to Boston's City Hall Plaza, transforming the barren expanse into a magical land filled with flying fairies, Lost Boys, pirates, and the delightful boy who refuses to grow up. 3D projections are brilliantly colorful, larger than life, and immerse both cast and audience into a world of computer-generated imagery (CGI), unlike any other theater experience.

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced that the visionary pianist, Christopher O'Riley, sponsored by WMHT, will play selections from Radiohead, The Cocteau Twins, Arcade Fire and more at The Colonial Theatre on Saturday, November 12 at 8pm.

The Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart will bring New England's beloved Holiday Pops to nine cities across the Midwest and Northeast during the orchestra's 2011 holiday tour.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic celebrates Pacific Standard Time with The Hollywood Sound, a program led by Thomas Wilkins, Thursday and Friday, December 8 and 9, at 8 p.m., and Sunday, December 11, at 2 p.m., at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

For one night only, Friday, October 28 at 8:00p.m., East Lynne Theater Company, in partnership with The Cape May Film Festival, presents this original 'Phantom of the Opera,' with live organ accompaniment provided by Wayne Zimmerman.

Berkshire Theatre Group has announced that the visionary pianist, Christopher O'Riley, sponsored by WMHT, will play selections from Radiohead, The Cocteau Twins, Arcade Fire and more at The Colonial Theatre on Saturday, November 12 at 8pm.

On Saturday, October 22 at 9pm, MOVIES ON THE RADIO - WQXR's Saturday evening program devoted to film music, produced and hosted by David Garland - will present the exclusive premiere of the five-time Academy Award-winning composer's soundtrack for the forthcoming Spielberg film, War Horse.

For one night only, Friday, October 28 at 8:00p.m., East Lynne Theater Company, in partnership with The Cape May Film Festival, presents this original 'Phantom of the Opera,' with live organ accompaniment provided by Wayne Zimmerman.

Reprise Theatre Company presents Patti LuPone 'Gypsy In My Soul' for one performance only tonight at 8:00 pm, at Royce Hall on the campus of UCLA.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic opened its 2011/12 season with Music Director Gustavo Dudamel and Creative Chair for Jazz Herbie Hancock with an all-Gershwin concert and evening of vintage glamour, Tuesday, September 27, at Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Laurel Mill Playhouse will present their One Act Festival, produced by Marvin & Maureen Rogers and Diana & Larry Simmons, on September 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 23, 24 & 25, 2011

Bring home the adventure and share Star Wars™ with your whole family - when STAR WARS: THE COMPLETE SAGA comes to Blu-ray Disc from Lucasfilm Ltd. and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment!

No one can forget where they were as the tragic events of September 11 unfolded before their eyes in 2001.