American - Composer | February 8, 1932 -
I was never that into the movies. Never. Even as a youngster. I became interested in movie music only because of the studio orchestras in Hollywood.
John Williams
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I feel very lucky, and the work that I do doesn't depend on much. If your vision's still good, and your hands - I have no arthritis in my hands, and I play the piano very easily - I don't think there's any reason to deprive oneself of the fun of working. Music is so rewarding.
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I'm happy to be busy. I'm happy to have a wonderful family.
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When you think about Boston, Harvard and M.I.T. are the brains of the city, and its soul might be Faneuil Hall or the State House or the Old Church. But I think the pulsing, pounding heart of Boston is Fenway Park.
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I always wrote music for my friends, but my focus was on playing piano. I didn't think I'd be quite good enough to be a soloist, but I believed that if I worked hard enough, I could work as a player, a teacher.
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When we see Rey, we want to hear Rey's theme, and when the Force is referred to or felt, we want to hear the Force theme, and so on. We hope that these references make sense to the fans and make the aural connections that we want them to have.
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Working in Hollywood for the orchestra world is a very time consuming and laborious job.
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I think of myself as a film composer.
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For me, there is a strong family connection to Boston and anything connected to Boston, which includes Fenway.
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As a young pianist in Hollywood, I began orchestrating for others, and I just felt really comfortable doing that.
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I let it go. I have not looked at the 'Star Wars' films, and that's absolutely true.
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When I'm finished with a film, I've been living with it, we've been dubbing it, recording to it, and so on. You walk out of the studio and, 'Ah, it's finished.'
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