A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

"Steven and I began, as we always did. by screening his finished cut of the film. And, at the end, the lights came up, and it was time for us to begin talking about the role of music in the film. But I was so overwhelmed by what I'd just seen, I really couldn't speak. So I excused myself and walked around the building for a few minutes to gather myself, and then came back to resume the meeting. And I said to him quite seriously, 'Steven, you really need a better composer than I am for this film.' And he said, very sweetly, 'I know. But they're all dead.'" - John Williams On December 3, 2018, almost a quarter century after MCA Records released the original 14-track soundtrack from director Steven Spielberg's Academy Award-winning film Schindler's List, Burbank-based La-La Land Records began to ship a limited edition 2-CD reissue titled Schindler's List: 25th Anniversary Soundtrack. Produced, edited, and remastered by Michael "M...

© 1993, 2018 La-La Land Records, Universal Music Special Markets, Amblin Entertainment, and Geffen  On December 3, 2018, La-La Land Records of Burbank, CA released Schindler's List - 25th Anniversary Soundtrack, a 2-CD set that presents John Williams' Academy Award-winning score in a limited edition (only 4000 units were made) reissue. Made in cooperation with Universal Music, Amblin Entertainment, and Geffen, this double album was remastered by soundtrack expert Mike Matessino and was approved by director Steven Spielberg and Maestro John Williams, who produced the original 1993 soundtrack. Per La-La Land's announcement, this limited edition consists of the original soundtrack album, which was reconstructed from material "sourced from the original 1993 release’s 24-karat gold Ultimate Masterdisc digital master." on Disc 1. Disc 2 presents six tracks that were not included in the 64:39 original soundtrack, including two cues (" Schindler's Workforce...

Promotional graphic for La-La Land Records' Superman: The Movie - 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition 3-CD set. © 2019 Warner Bros. Records, La-La Land Records, and DC Entertainment A few weeks ago (on February 15, to be exact), Burbank-based La-La Records released Superman: The Movie - 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition: Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams, a three-CD box set that presents two versions of Maestro John Williams' 1978 score for Richard Donner's now-classic superhero film about the Man of Steel and his first confrontation with archvillain Lex Luthor. The cover art of the 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition is based on the 1978 teaser poster for Superman: The Movie.   © 2019 Warmer Bros. Records, La-La Land Records, and DC Entertainment Nominated for an Academy Award and a Grammy during the awards season for 1978, Williams' music for Superman soon became as iconic as the composer's previous scores for Jaws, Star Wars...

In the fall of 1977, Arista Records (a now defunct label owned by Sony Music Entertainment) released Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, a 10-track selection of cues and themes composed by John Williams for Steven Spielberg's eponymous "humans meet aliens" UFO film. Arista released the album as a single-disc vinyl LP, as well as on cassette and eight-track tape. It also released the disco version of "Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind" on a 7-inch single, which was included as a bonus on the vinyl release. The theme, if memory serves, was incorporated into the tape editions as a bonus track; this was also done with the 1990 compact disc distributed by Varese Sarabande Records under license by the original label. Composer John Williams and director Steven Spielberg began working on Close Encounters of the Third Kind (CE3K) as early as 1975, shortly after Jaws (the duo's second collaboration) was completed....