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Beschreibung
John Williams is the most famous film composer of all time. He wrote as many universally well-known tunes as the Beatles or Beethoven, if not more; his themes for Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., Jurassic Park, and Harry Potter are beloved around the world by multiple generations. This is the first major biography, achieved with unprecedented access to Williams and new interviews with Steven Spielberg and Yo-Yo Ma, among many others.
John Williams is the most famous film composer of all time. He wrote as many universally well-known tunes as the Beatles or Beethoven, if not more; his themes for Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, E.T., Jurassic Park, and Harry Potter are beloved around the world by multiple generations. This is the first major biography, achieved with unprecedented access to Williams and new interviews with Steven Spielberg and Yo-Yo Ma, among many others.
Über den Autor
Tim Greiving is an arts journalist in Los Angeles who specializes in film music. He has contributed stories to NPR, the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, and the New York Times. He has written program notes for the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Royal Albert Hall, and liner notes for more than one hundred soundtrack albums. He contributes to the Visual History Program for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and teaches film music history at the University of Southern California.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • Introduction

  • Part I: Hollywood

  • Chapter 1: The Ancestral Home (1877-1932)

  • Chapter 2: Very First Adventure (1932-50)

  • Chapter 3: Leaving Home (1951-56)

  • Chapter 4: Love Theme (1956-68)

  • Chapter 5: In Search of Unicorns (1969-74)

  • Chapter 6: The Beginning of a Friendship (1972-76)

  • Chapter 7: Binary Sunset (1977)

  • Chapter 8: Death on the Carousel (1978-79)

  • Chapter 9: The Miracle of the Ark (1980-83)

  • Part II: Tanglewood

  • Chapter 10: Cadillac of the Skies (1984-87)

  • Chapter 11: Somewhere in My Memory (1988-91)

  • Chapter 12: Journey to the Island (1991-96)

  • Chapter 13: Duel of the Fates (1997-99)

  • Chapter 14: Where Dreams Are Born (2000-03)

  • Chapter 15: Confluence (2004-07)

  • Chapter 16: Simple Gifts (2008-14)

  • Chapter 17: Old Friends (2015-19)

  • Chapter 18: Reunion and Finale (2020-24)

  • Epilogue: Heartwood

  • Acknowledgements: Close Encounters with the White Goddess

  • Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Genre: Importe, Musik
Rubrik: Kunst & Musik
Thema: Biographien & Monographien
Medium: Buch
ISBN-13: 9780197620885
ISBN-10: 0197620884
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Greiving, Tim
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
OUP USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen: 31 color plates, 26 interior photographs
Maße: 240 x 165 x 41 mm
Von/Mit: Tim Greiving
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.09.2025
Gewicht: 1,074 kg
Artikel-ID: 133833091

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