John Williams has indicated that he’d be interested in scoring the next James Bond film. Not only is he well on his way to completing his fifth Indiana Jones score, but a go at the worlds most infamous spy might not be out of the question, and you can hear his amazing music on John Williams at 90, broadcast tonight from 8.00pm on Classic FM and Global Player.
The US composer, who in February celebrated his 90th birthday, has created world-famous musical compositions, including the scores for Star Wars, Harry Potter and Jurassic Park.
Williams is working on the soundtrack to the next Indiana Jones movie, having provided the score for previous films within the franchise.
Speaking to Classic FM he said he had finished 30% of the soundtrack for the fifth instalment, which will star Harrison Ford. “I pretty much have the thematic scheme done. But we probably will be working on this into September,” Williams said.
Asked whether he would like to create work for James Bond, Williams said: “I’d love it.” He then went on to open up about the process of creating a soundtrack.
“Writing for film music is very difficult … it’s probably not a profession for all composers because … [it] can be very constricting and possibly very frustrating.”
Williams said he did not listen to his own music once a piece is completed. “Once I’ve done, finished with it, I close the book and go on to the next empty page, which has become a way of life where I’m very happy to get up each day to work,” he said. “I’m very happy, I would feel very deprived if I couldn’t do it.”
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