BBC Proms 2017, Prom 8: Celebrating John Williams (320kbps .mp3)

Live at BBC Proms: BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Keith Lockhart, Jamal Aliyev (cello), Annelien Van Wauwe (clarinet), Jess Gillam (alto sax), Haringey Vox and Islington Music Centre celebrate the music of legendary film composer John Williams.

01. Overture to Goodbye, Mr. Chips
02. Raider's March from Raiders of the Lost Ark 
03. Main Theme from Jaws
04. March from Superman
05. Suite for Cello and Orchestra from Memoirs of a Geisha - Sayuri's Theme
06. Viktor's Tale from The Terminal
07. Dartmoor, 1912 from War Horse
08. Hedwig's Theme from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 
09. A Child's Tale: Suite from The BFG 
10. Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
11. Theme from J.F.K 
12. Prayer for Peace from Munich 
13. Dry Your Tears, Afrika - from Amistad
14. Devil's Dance, from The Witches of Eastwick 
15. Escapades (No. 3) for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra from Catch Me if You Can
16. March of the Resistance from Star Wars - The Force Awakens
17. Rey's Theme from Star Wars -  The Force Awakens 
18. Main Title from Star Wars - A New Hope
19. Cantina Band from Star Wars
20. Harry’s Wondrous World from Philosopher’s Stone
21. Interval - Proms Extra, John Williams
During the interval, Matthew Sweet discusses John Williams's dazzling career in film music with composer Debbie Wiseman and critic and broadcaster Larushka Ivan-Zadeh. Highlights of a discussion recorded at the Imperial College Union earlier this evening.

BBC Concert Orchestra
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Broadcast: 20 July 2017
Encoded as 320kbps .mp3

Winner of five Academy Awards, 22 Grammy Awards and seven BAFTAs, John Williams is among the greatest of film composers. His scores for Star Wars, Harry Potter, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial and the Indiana Jones films have made him a household name.
The BBC Proms celebrates his extraordinary achievements in a concert to mark Williams's 85th birthday. Keith Lockhart - a long-time colleague of Williams at the Boston Pops Orchestra - conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra in an evening featuring excerpts from the composer's best-loved scores, as well as some lesser-known gems