Those amazing trumpet notes soaring in the latest “Star Wars” smash ... composer John Williams’ theme for ... “Nov. 22, 2015, American Music Awards Talent.” When the trumpet player ...

Out of all the music Williams has created, though, he’s probably best known for Star Wars. Writing music for all nine films of the Skywalker Saga, Williams’ themes are as crucial to the ...

The Walnut Creek musician who wrote the theme for “Solid Gold” stood outside John Williams’ house the other day, trying to get the famous composer’s attention by playing the “Star Wars ...

The great opening fanfare of the ‘Star Wars’ theme begins with an ultra-exposed high C for one brave trumpet player. 43 years later, John Williams ponders… was it too much? In a rare interview for the ...