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John Williams Honored at BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards @ variety.com
May 10, 2018
"BMI President and CEO Mike O'Neill noted that Williams "has done more to help popularize film music in concert halls than any other conductor in America. Along the way, he has introduced millions of young people to the joys of symphonic music. He has been a role model for generations of aspiring composers, not just for his famous themes but for his work ethic."
That was echoed by several other top composers who spoke to Variety at the event.
"There is no one like John Williams," said Alan Silvestri ("Avengers: Infinity War"). "I don't think he has an equal. He elevated not just music but the stature of the film composer in the eyes of the public, and in the eyes of filmmakers........... "
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