The Bearded Trio

On the latest episode of ' KUSC Interviews ' Jim Svejda interviews John Williams to discuss his amazing work and his most recent work on Star Wars: The Last Jedi and The Post.  He did hint that Episode IX will be his last for the Star Wars franchise. “We know J.J. Abrams is preparing Star Wars: Episode IX now, that I will hopefully do next year for him. I look forward to it. It will round out a series of nine. That will be quite enough for me."  He also revealed that they recorded a total of 184 minutes of music for The Last Jedi and the movie came in at 2 hours 32 minutes so I wonder if we'll ever get to hear that unreleased music?  I suspect we will. Williams talks about Carrie Fisher's performance in The Last Jedi and believes her performance in the movie was one of her best. "A great loss.  She was a very witty girl and brilliant in her writing and quick entertaining manner that she would have.  We were really unfortunate to lose her but also lu...

Portrait Photo Credit: © by Ina Zabel Spotlight On Future Composer Talent - Ros Gilman Success for Ros Gilman at the BAFF 2017, held at the Leicester Square's Empire Cinema. Award nominated UK composer Ros Gilman, has been recognised at the British Animation Film Festival 2017, winning the 'Audience Award' for Best Music, for his work on the critically acclaimed animated short 'Johanne'. The annual awards festival is a highlight of the industry calendar, bringing together and celebrating the very best in animated films, student animations, world and independent animated productions. The event is an incredible opportunity to see some of the brightest up and coming animators in the world, along with the work they are producing. This year's festival was held at the world renowned Empire Cinema, in the heart of London's Leicester Square. Ros Gilman and the animated short 'Johanne' fought off fierce competition with several hundred submissions ...

John Williams and Gustavo Dudamel, the director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, will appear onstage together in a conversation about film composing.  The event, Behind the Score: The Art of the Film Composer , is being organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.  It will take place at the Bing Theater located in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on July 21.  Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla will also be participating.   For ticketing info, please visit:  http://www.lacma.org/event/behind-score John Williams will also be conducting an evening of his most recognizable scores - John Williams: Maestro at the Movies - at the Hollywood Bowl on Friday, August 29 and Saturday, August 30.  He will be joined by special guest Seth MacFarlane. For ticketing info for this event, please visit:  http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/tickets Source: LA Times THE BEARDED TRIO ON FACEBOOK THE BEARDED TRIO ON TWITTER TH...