AVROTROS Film Music Concert: John Williams
Programme
- John Williams Olympic Fanfare and Theme
- John Williams Call of the Champions
- John Williams Harry's Wondrous World from: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- John Williams Main Titles and Storm Sequence from: Dracula
- John Williams "Adventures on Earth" from E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
- John Williams "Hymn to the Fallen" from Saving Private Ryan
- John Williams "Somewhere in My Memory" from Home Alone
- John Williams Amistad: Dry Your Tears, Africa
- John Williams from Superman: Superman March
- John Williams Main theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- John Williams "March of the Resistance" from: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- John Williams Battle of the Heroes from: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
- John Williams "Anakin's Betrayal" from: Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
- John Williams Main theme from: Star Wars
When you think of film music, you think of John Williams. He has composed music for over a hundred films across nearly every conceivable genre. The Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and the Groot Omroepkoor will perform selections from the great film composer’s soundtrack collection, conducted by his close friend and colleague Stéphane Denève.
Blockbusters
Composer and conductor John Williams has won numerous Grammys and a handful of Oscars throughout his illustrious career for his contributions to countless blockbusters. The list of films for which he has written soundtracks is endless:Home Alone,Jaws,E.T., Star Wars,Raiders of the Lost Ark,Schindler’s List, the Harry Potter series… With his music, he has contributed significantly to the success of film music in concert halls worldwide.
Heroic
John Williams is now in his nineties, but he is still composing—and not just film music. For the 1984 Olympic Games, he wrote*Olympic Fanfare*, which he performed himself with his beloved Boston Pops Orchestra at the premiere. He composed the follow-up,*Call of the Champions*, for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The robust sounds dedicated to fearless sports heroes complete this tribute to the film composer.
Performers
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