On February 8, 2022, composer John Williams turns 90 years old. To honour one of the greatest film composers of all time THE CINEMATIC SOUND RADIO PODCAST is proud to present a mammoth six-part podcast series dedicated to the five-time Academy Award winner.
In part one we looked at John Williams career starting in 1961 through to 1969. In part two we presented an overview of Williams work spanning 1970-1976. Part three focused on his golden era from 1977-to 1986. Part four was a look at the Maestro’s career spanning 1987-1996.
In part five of this six-part special, you’ll hear selections from John Williams career spanning 1997-2004 including such films, and television shows as THE LOST WORLD JURASSIC PARK, ROSEWOOD, SEVEN YEAR IN TIBET, SAVING PRIVATE RYAN, THE PHANTOM MENACE, HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE, THE PATRIOT, MASTERPIECE THEATRE, MINORITY REPORT and many more.
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Special thanks to the following who helped make this radio series possible: The John Williams Collection, The John Williams Fan Network, La La Land Records, GNP Crescendo Records, Sony Classical, Film Score Monthly, Varese Sarabande Records, Decca Records, Intrada Records, Quartet Records and Tim Burden.
Hi there. I’m really enjoying these programs. It’s always a pleasure to listen to such great music supported by adecuate and intelligent comments. I have a question, tough, concerning Part V of these podacats. What is the music that sounds at the very beginning of the show? I suppose its from The Phantom Menace but I relaly cant find the track from which it was taken? Thanks again.
Hi there. Thanks for the comment. Glad you are enjoying the show. Yes, the track at the beginning of Part 5 is from The Phantom Menace. That recording is from an album called THEMES FROM THE PHANTOM MENACE AND OTHER FILM HITS released on Varese Sarabande. The particular track is the concert version of “The Flag Parade” as performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Frédéric Talgorn. You can listen to the track here. https://youtu.be/UYWcM04sFXo