EXCLUSIVE: Recently, two industry giants, Steven Spielberg and John Williams, gathered at a Beverly Hills theater for an American Cinematheque event titled 50 Years of Music and Movies. This of course meant Williams’ Music and Spielberg’s movies. Suffice it to say it was an unforgettable evening.
Now Deadline can share highlights from that conversation, including how they came together for their first film in 1972, The Sugarland Express (published in 1974) and cemented arguably the most important relationship between a filmmaker and his composer in film history. you speak Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Indiana Jones, ET the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan and their latest the mythical creatures, for which five-time Oscar winner Williams set his record – and continues to break his record own – 53rd Oscar nomination, this time for Best Motion Picture Score. Spielberg earned his ninth director nomination, twelfth best picture nomination and first original screenplay nomination (shared with Tony Kushner) for his most personal film yet.
Source: Deadline
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