THE BOOK
In 1954 John Williams composed the soundtrack for the short documentary film You Are Welcome commissioned by St. John’s Newfoundland during his period of military training. Since then, Williams has carried out an incessant professional activity as a musician that has placed him in the ‘Olympus’ of composers of the second half of the 20th century and the first quarter of the 21st century. Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra for fifteen years —from 1980 to 1995—, composer of soundtracks for more than a hundred film productions, author of a multitude of compositions for television —mainly concentrated in the sixties— and chiefly responsible for the creation of a dozen concert works for solo instrument, Among other contributions to the cultural scene, John Williams has achieved enormous popularity thanks to his participation in some of the most profitable franchises in the history of cinema, such as the Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter sagas. His collaboration with Steven Spielberg over the course of thirty years, beginning forty years ago with Sugarland Express (1974), is worth mentioning. JOHN WILLIAMS: Symphonies of a New World (2024) represents one of the most comprehensive books on the market on the work of one of the legends of contemporary music, covering every aspect of his impressive legacy as a composer.
THE AUTHOR
CHRISTIAN AGUILERA was born on 18 December 1967 in Barcelona. Graduate in Biological Sciences. He is the author of a number of books on film: Stanley Kubrick: A Creative Odyssey (1999); Film Directors of the 20th Century (1999); The Television Generation: The Liberal Conscience of American Cinema (2000); The Oscar Actors 1927-2003 (2003); Milos Forman: The Filmmaker of Nonconformism (2006); Joseph L. Mankiewicz: A Renaissance in Hollywood (2009); The World of Science: 50 Essential Films (2017); Barbara Stanwyck: A Grand Dame of Hollywood (2015); Fred Zinnemann (2020); Robert Altman: The Other Side of Hollywood (2020); John Frankenheimer: A Sniper in Hollywood (2021) and Peter Weir: A Hidden World (2021). He co-wrote A History of British Cinema (2013) with other authors. It is worth mentioning that he created a web page called www.cinearchivo.com (later renamed www.cinearchivo.net) in 2001. His first novel is called The Haldane Enigma (2011). He has also authored several volumes on top-notch film scorers (Jerry Goldsmith, Bernard Herrmann, John Williams and John Scott) and rock luminaires (Neil Young). The diptych History of Symphonic Rock and History of Progressive Neo-rock (1982-2016) also has his signature. Jerry Goldsmith: A Musical Chameleon (2022) Is his first book published in english.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
NUMBER OF PAGES: 436.
DATE OF PUBLISHING (First Edition): december 2024.
ISBN: 978-84-09-65911-1
BOOK SIZE: 6,69 inch (wide) x 9,25 inch (high)
WEIGHT: 1,1 kg.
TRANSLATOR: Edward Martin.
Paperbook with front flap and back flap.
Included 116 photos in color and 27 photos in black and white.
Included onomastic and films index.
PRICE: 28 €
AVAILABLE (pre-order): 16 november 2024.
AVAILABLE (for send): 29 november 2024.
