John Williams is best known for his film soundtrack compositions but thinks some movie scores are ‘ephemeral, fragmentary’ - Lawrence K. Ho/via Getty Images He is arguably cinema’s greatest composer ...

We lost the legendary Brian Wilson this week, and it’s hard to sum up just how much Wilson and The Beach Boys mean to me and millions of other fans. Even if you’ve never listened to a Beach Boys album ...

Williams has 5 Academy Awards for his work, and summed up his thoughts on contemporary attempts at movie scores by saying that "the music isn’t there." Modern movie scores have struck the wrong chord ...

From left, Samuel L. Jackson, Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman and John Travolta, cast members in "Pulp Fiction," pose together at a 30th anniversary screening of the the film on the opening night of the ...

The most celebrated composer of film music in history has some surprising thoughts about the art form. "Film music, however good it can be — and it usually isn't, other than maybe an eight-minute ...

The worst way to watch "Jaws" is without music. A good way is to watch it with John Williams' famous score coming from your speakers. But the best way to watch "Jaws" might be with a live orchestra ...

The legendary composer behind 'Star Wars,' 'Superman,' and 'Indiana Jones' holds traditional music in a higher regard than his seminal works. reading time 3 minutes John Williams is a composer who ...

There are two things about the 1980s that will be forever linked, the movies and the music. It was a unique decade for both and there are so many great songs that came from movie soundtracks that it's ...

The most celebrated composer of film music in history has some surprising thoughts about the art form. John Williams, the Oscar-winning composer behind the themes for "Star Wars," "E.T. the ...

David Pogue is a six-time Emmy winner for his stories on "CBS Sunday Morning," where he's been a correspondent since 2002. Pogue hosts the CBS News podcast "Unsung Science." He's also a New York Times ...