Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Fun fact: the 23 in D23 refers to the number of sequels they announce every year 000
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Jurassic World: Dominion. A movie so unbearably stupid, and which pissed away a pointless reunion of my three beloved leads from Jurassic Park, that I remember genuinely fighting the urge to throw my cup of soda at the screen. RIP Sam Neill. 020
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 12/07/2026Constantly outwitting hackers and identity thieves by getting a six-digit code texted to my iPhone 16 😎 010
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 12/06/2026How could I properly commemorate the release of Disclosure Day *and* cap off my podcast valentine to Spielberg & Williams? By talking to Henry Thomas—the human soul of the Spielberg/Williams masterpiece about extraterrestrials.open.substack.comEpisode 9: Why Henry Thomas Loves Spielberg/WilliamsThe star of E.T. helps me stick the landing and say goodbye to this limited series 150
Reposted by Tim GreivingMatt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Tim is far too kind, but I did have a heck of a lot of fun doing this episode. I love John Williams so much and I'm fascinated by all the different ways you can score a movie. 1508
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 29/05/2026What a blast I had talking to @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social about John Williams, Steven Spielberg, Oliver Stone, Aaron Copland, Star Wars, and Ready Player One (among other things). A rich mine from a great mind!open.substack.comEpisode 7: Why Matt Zoller Seitz Loves Spielberg/Williams...but also Stone/Williams. 150
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 22/05/2026yeah yeah, Colbert got McCartney—but I got @scottaukerman.bsky.social !!!open.substack.comEpisode 6: Why Scott Aukerman Loves Spielberg/WilliamsScore Mockerman pauses his three hundred other podcasts to chat with me about John Williams... and other stuff. 1402
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Citing Altman, Wyler, and Vangelis... and a DEEP spelunking of Close Encounters. Please enjoy my delicious conversation with Christopher McQuarrie.open.substack.comEpisode 5: Why Christopher McQuarrie Loves Spielberg/WilliamsThe Mission: Impossible veteran director—and Tom Cruise's wingman—probes the mysteries of the Spielberg/Williams magic, and shares his own close encounters with their work 010
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Went up to North Hollywood last week to report on the latest activity of my favorite Huskylatimes.comJohn Williams returns to North Hollywood High, which honors him with new performing arts centerJohn Williams cut the ribbon on a new state-of-the-art performing arts center named for him at his alma mater, North Hollywood High School, where he honed his craft in the 1940s. 010
Reposted by Tim GreivingBilge Ebiri @bilgeebiri.bsky.social · 01/05/2026Loved talking to Tim about Spielberg and Williams. One of my all-time favorite subjects. 084
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I was so honored that @bilgeebiri.bsky.social joined me on Why We Love Spielberg/Williams. The conversation was (as expected) deeply knowledgable but never dry. We talk critical theories, personal favorites, and how the unique Spielberg/Williams chemistry is a kind of Eisensteinian effect.behindthemoon.substack.comEpisode 4: Why Bilge Ebiri Loves Spielberg/WilliamsThe great Vulture critic brings his critical eye to the Eisensteinian effect of our favorite director/composer duo. 081
Reposted by Tim GreivingJeffrey Overstreet @overstreet.bsky.social · 25/04/2026My conversations with film-score journalist @tgreiving.bsky.social, author of JOHN WILLIAMS: A COMPOSER'S LIFE, have been highlights of my 2026 so far. I'm blown away by the way he turned one of those visits into this beautiful recording, filled with film clips & music. I hope you enjoy this.open.substack.comEpisode 3: Why Jeffrey Overstreet Loves Spielberg/WilliamsThe film critic and fantasy novelist brings the religioso of this duo to the fore. 071
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 24/04/2026In which @overstreet.bsky.social shares his personal history with Spielberg/Williams, examines the deeper themes in their work and how his relationship with their movies evolved with time and maturity, and contemplates which steps he considers to be maturity (and missteps). It gets religioso!open.substack.comEpisode 3: Why Jeffrey Overstreet Loves Spielberg/WilliamsThe film critic and fantasy novelist brings the religioso of this duo to the fore. 010
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 17/04/2026On my new (limited) podcast WHY WE LOVE SPIELBERG/WILLIAMS, my very special first guest is none other than Anne Spielberg... the director's sister, and his partner in movie music obsession.open.substack.comEpisode 2: Why Anne Spielberg Loves Spielberg/WilliamsThe director's sister shares personal memories of what shaped his musical taste... and so much more. 021
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Just found out that Romeo & Juliet was actually based on a teenage crush Shakespeare had on a girl named Juniet 010
Reposted by Tim GreivingAdam Keiper @adamkeiper.com · 02/02/2026A #BlueskyLullaby for tonight: Supposedly, the excellence of this recording of Vic Damone covering "On the Street Where You Live" convinced wavering producers to keep the song in the Broadway debut of 'My Fair Lady.' Damone's pianist, who convinced him to do the song: John Williams. See you around.youtube.comOn the Street Where You LiveYouTube video by Vic Damone - Topic 3258
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I walked into a screening of EPiC utterly indifferent about Elvis. I walked out in love with the man. When I told Baz Luhrmann about this "miracle," he said, "Tim, you are my favorite customer."npr.orgBaz Luhrmann will make you fall in love with Elvis PresleyThe new movie is made up of footage originally shot in the early 1970s, which Luhrmann found in storage in a Kansas salt mine. 010
Reposted by Tim GreivingDan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · 26/02/2026Congrats to album producers Trevor Jones and @tgreiving.bsky.social on winning "Best Archival Release" from the IFMCA for the new THE DARK CRYSTAL 3-Disc CD set. If you've never seen this movie - see it! Jim Henson at his best, and Mr. Jones' soaring, romantic score is superb. #filmsky #musicsky 2152
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 25/02/2026Happy birthday to the BEST, George Harrison, who would be 83 today. It was such a thrill back in 2021 to interview his widow, Olivia, and son Dhani on the 50th anniversary of his masterpiece, ALL THINGS MUST PASS. As I wrote in the lede: All things must pass, but George Harrison is forever.latimes.comThe unmaking of a Beatle: George Harrison's widow and son on the legacy of 'All Things Must Pass'Olivia and Dhani Harrison share what they learned about George while putting together the new 8-LP reissue of his first post-Beatles solo album. 051
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 08/02/2026A toast to the man who changed my life when I was 8 and first discovered his music, and again when I was 38 and he agreed to trust me to tell his life story, and who changes my mood for the better almost every single day. 161
Reposted by Tim GreivingDan Sheehan @dansheehan.memyon.org · 08/02/2026Happy birthday to John Williams, BOTD in 1932. His music has been part of the soundtrack of my life - as it has for countless others - since the 1960s. I could write a book about it, but, lucky for us, @tgreiving.bsky.social already has. One of the most compelling bios you'll ever read. #filmsky 2356
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 22/01/2026Not a bad list, but it's a huge bummer to exclude Bryce Dessner's TRAIN DREAMS and Daniel Lopatin's MARTY SUPREME. (Daniel Blumberg's TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE didn't even make the shortlist, for shame.) And I would personally disqualify HAMNET for its egregious climactic needledrop. 020
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 15/01/2026I just added a few dozen blind spot movies to my watchlist from this instructive and extremely readable list. (I *knew* Grand Canyon wouldn't be on here, but doggone it, it's still a travesty!) 020
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Sweet Danny Ocean! Steven Soderbergh done read my book 😍 041
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 24/12/2025I was hypnotized by THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE, which features Amanda Seyfried's career best performance, and particularly by its meditative Shaker song-score by Daniel Blumberg. I spoke with him, Seyfried, and director Mona Fastvold about their feat of creating the experience of religious fervor.latimes.comMaking a bold musical about the Shakers? Daniel Blumberg's songs brought the world in tuneAfter winning an Oscar for "The Brutalist," the English composer takes on a musical about the founder of the Shakers — a close collaboration with Amanda Seyfried. 110
Reposted by Tim GreivingShawn @trambopoline96.bsky.social · 22/12/2025About 100 pages into @tgreiving.bsky.social ‘s biography of John Williams and loving it so far. After this year it’s very refreshing to read a biography of a truly beautiful soul. 131
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Oliver Stone's NIXON, now more than ever. A guest column by moi, in advance of tomorrow's dream-come-true 30th anniversary screening with me and Mr. Stone.hollywoodreporter.comOliver Stone’s ‘Nixon’ at 30: A Portrait of a President Quite Unlike TrumpThough the two are often compared due to their hostility toward the press and their vengeful spirits, Stone's movie shows a POTUS who also has emotional depth and a deeply sympathetic side. 030
Reposted by Tim GreivingJeffrey Overstreet @overstreet.bsky.social · 11/12/2025Start the year with a celebration of great film music. I'm interviewing Tim Greiving, the first-ever biographer of John Williams, at The Hugo House in Seattle on January 8.jeffreyoverstreet.comYou’re invited to a celebration of John Williams film music!Join me in Seattle on January 8 for an evening with the author of the first-ever biography of John Williams. 031
Reposted by Tim GreivingLuke Nemitz @looohhk.bsky.social · 16/12/2025Tim Greiving, author of the recent John Williams biography, has a fantastic SubStack where he shares articles/posts like this one below. This one in particular touches on John's use of synths and sampling. A great read! open.substack.com/pub/behindth...open.substack.comGhostly Whispers and Devil ChasersSonic surprises hidden in the scores of John Williams 011
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 17/12/2025The white hair and white suit and tie-like positioning of the M makes him look like the new Colonel Sanders 000
Reposted by Tim GreivingBrian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 02/12/2025Tim Greiving has written the definitive biography of John Williams, and I think you'll have fun listening to us talk about the art of writing about creatives, which of Williams' scores is the best, and why the cautionary advice "never meet your heroes" didn't hold up in this case. 061
Tim Greiving @tgreiving.bsky.social · 02/12/2025It was such an honor—and such FUN—to be interviewed by @brianjayjones.com for the @biographersintl.bsky.social podcast. Brian was a hugely helpful, path-forging adviser to me when I first started working on my John Williams book... and he was the one who encouraged me to join BIO!biographersinternational.orgPodcast #236 - Tim Greiving - Biographers International OrganizationJohn Williams: A Composer’s Life, published by Oxford University Press in September 2025, is the first biography by this arts journalist. Greiving, a longtime 000
Reposted by Tim Greiving〽️ax krieger wants to port YOUR indie game to switch! @maxkriegervg.bsky.social · 02/12/2025james cameron every couple of years for some reason: 36108323074
Reposted by Tim GreivingBen Rosen @benrosen.bsky.social · 01/12/2025*sarah connor narration* cyber monday 07915
Reposted by Tim GreivingRothermere American Institute @raioxford.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Come hear @danielpemberton.bsky.social and @tgreiving.bsky.social discuss Tim's new biography on John Williams. Tomorrow at 5 pm at the RAI. Books will be available for purchase. www.rai.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w... 012
Reposted by Tim GreivingRothermere American Institute @raioxford.bsky.social · 11/11/2025In two weeks, Wed 26 Nov, we are hosting a talk with author @tgreiving.bsky.social and film composer Daniel Pemberton about Tim's new book, John Williams: A Composer's Life. Details on the website here: rai2.web.ox.ac.uk/event/john-w... @oupprimary.bsky.social @ox.ac.ukrai2.web.ox.ac.ukJohn Williams: A Composer's Life 023
Reposted by Tim GreivingCelluloid Tunes @celluloidtunes.bsky.social · 03/11/2025Omsider har verden fått en ordentlig John Williams-biografi, skrevet av Tim Greiving og med input fra komponisten selv. Redaksjonsmedlem og Williams-ekspert Nils Jacob Holt Hanssen foretar en grundig gjennomgang og evaluering i vår aller første bokomtale: celluloidtunes.no/bokomtale-jo...celluloidtunes.noBokomtale: John Williams - A Composer's Life (Tim Greiving) - Celluloid Tunes- I’ve never been an artist, Tim. I am a simple musician. John Williams, 2022 John Williams (93) er 021