The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles has honored legendary composer John Williams in an incredible way. For the first time in the organization’s 103-year history, it has dedicated a stage to someone.
Williams received this unique honor in a private ceremony with the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
“The Hollywood Bowl has become synonymous with John Williams’ music,” says Kim Noltemy, LA Philharmonic’s President and CEO. “His scores have captivated generations of filmgoers, and his concerts at the Bowl have defined what it means to experience film music live.”
“This dedication honours not only his artistic brilliance but also the way he has helped shape the Bowl into the most recognisable stage for symphonic film music,” she adds
The composer has scored countless landmark films like “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” and “Jurassic Park.” Just to name a few of the blockbusters his sweeping soundtracks have touched.
“Without John Williams, bikes don’t really fly, nor do brooms in Quidditch matches, nor do men in red capes,” his friend Steven Spielberg explains. “There is no Force, dinosaurs do not walk the Earth. We do not wonder, we do not weep, we do not believe.”
And we have to encourage anyone who makes us believe right now.
