In an excerpt from his biography John Williams: A Composer’s Life, Tim Greiving recounts how the composer changed minds about movie music.
Celebrating Louis Armstrong’s legacy, the project also features classical pianist Cecile Licad and players from Jazz at Lincoln Center.
A number of well-known composers have died on the job and received Academy Award nominations for their final works.
In a live screening, Wu Tsang’s project benefits from a score by Caroline Shaw, Andrew Yee, and Asma Maroof.
The 28th-annual chamber music festival in Napa includes a family night of old films and new music composed by Stephen Prutsman.
Although this year’s nominees don’t represent the industry’s growing diversity, they should be represented in the Oscars telecast.
The miniseries features music by younger composers in the film industry.
This year’s nominees for music confirm that sweeping symphonic scores don’t rule automatically anymore.
