Tim Greiving
@tgreiving
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Author of JOHN WILLIAMS: A COMPOSER'S LIFE (Oxford University Press, September 2025)
Los Angeles
Joined August 2024
I interviewed my idée fixe for the @nytimes about his new piano concerto, which premieres tomorrow night at Tanglewood. (And I smuggled in some salient biographical details for good measure!).
nytimes.com
Williams, best known for his film work, has a parallel career in classical music. His concerto, haunted by the ghosts of jazz past, is premiering at Tanglewood.
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RT @OUPAcademic: Well, this is exciting. Our friends @VillageWellCC are holding a pre-order sale of signed copies of Tim Greiving's upcomin….
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A well informed and (largely) positive review of John Williams' piano concerto by.Joshua Barone at the @nytimes.
nytimes.com
Williams is best known for his grandly symphonic, Oscar-winning film scores. But his latest concert work is quieter, and more haunting.
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RT @ebertvoices: Whether Richard Donner, Singer, or James Gunn in his upcoming SUPERMAN, one signature strain connects nearly every version….
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Five decades and several reboots on, the legendary composer's fanfare for the Man of Steel endures.
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RT @joshrothkopf: "He drew a line and we just have to be brave and strong enough to try and challenge this line. With humility, but with de….
latimes.com
We sit down with the French composer to discuss the colossal influence of John Williams and his desire to pay homage while conveying his own signature style.
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“There are two kinds of composers, those who come from the conservatory and those who come from the street. I believe a film composer has to come from both. To use a literary analogy, he must be both poet and reporter.” —Lalo Schifrin, 1975.
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He set a compelling musical tempo for rebellious cool: Paul Newman in “Cool Hand Luke,” Steve McQueen in “Bullitt” and Clint Eastwood in “Dirty Harry.”
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RT @DougAdamsMusic: I’m maybe three quarters of the way through Tim Greiving’s new John Williams bio. I’ve met John Williams. Now I’ve *met….
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JAWS is 50 years old this week, so I took a look at this seminal moment in John Williams' career—which was far more significant and also far less preordained and inevitable than it feels in hindsight—from a biographical point of view.
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RT @nessuno2001: Author @tgreiving is "riveted" by my book Cracking the Kube: "I learned so much new information about Kubrick's personalit….
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This was very fun to write.
How 'Star Wars' Is Changing Its Tune
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Ten years since they knocked my socks off with CREED, it's no surprise that Coogler & Göransson have once again blown me away. So excited to profile this duo and their bluesy, blood-soaked, metal tour de force, SINNERS.
latimes.com
Director Ryan Coogler and composer Ludwig Göransson met in film school at USC. Their latest collaboration, an explosive mix of blues and horror, is a breakthrough.
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My latest Substack: a report from last week's series of John Williams concerts with the LA Phil.
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John Williams turns 93 on Saturday. In other news, I wrote a book about him:
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I once asked David Lynch if he had solved the mystery of love. "No," he said, "it's unsolvable. But anyway, it's a beautiful thing to ponder along the way." I'm mad and sad. but I guess I should take his advice to heart.
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At the VERY least, David deserves an Oscar nom for best music supervision.
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I really enjoyed writing this—my Symphony debut—and talking with Jeff Beal, Michael Abels, Danny Elfman, and Leonard Slatkin about this very welcome "invasion.".
New from Symphony: From Hollywood to the Concert Hall
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I quite enjoyed learning about the intricacies of this score… which sounds absolutely GIGANTIC despite how intimate and ragtag it actually is.
For 'The Brutalist,' composer Daniel Blumberg found epic sound with a ragtag 'orchestra'
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RT @latimes: How Comedy Bang! Bang! became the 'SNL' of podcasts for funny performers who act on their feet
latimes.com
The podcast recently returned from a tour that took creator Scott Aukerman and guests around the country and to the U.K. Friday, the tour culminates in a show at the United Theater on Broadway.
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RT @JoshuaOppenheim: Truly thrilled by @tgreiving ‘s deep dive into The End’s soundtrack. I learn just from reading my brilliant colleagues….
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