AVROTROS Film Music Concert: John Williams

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, Afrika, 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. 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, Afrika 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 it comes to film music, John Williams is the name. He wrote music for more than a hundred films in virtually every conceivable genre. The Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and the Groot Omroepkoor perform a selection from the soundtrack collection of the great film composer under the direction of his good friend and colleague Stéphane Denève. Blockbusters Composer and conductor John Williams won numerous Grammy Awards and a handful of Oscars throughout his rich career for his contributions to countless blockbusters. The list of films for which he wrote soundtracks is seemingly 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 greatly contributed to the success of film music in concert halls worldwide. Heroic John Williams is now in his nineties, but continues to compose, not only film music. For the 1984 Olympic Games, he wrote Olympic Fanfare, which he himself performed with his beloved Boston Pops Orchestra at its premiere. Its sequel, Call of the Champions, he composed for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. The robust sounds dedicated to fearless sports heroes complete this tribute to the film composer.