The new documentary “Music by John Williams” is a rapturous love letter to the man who wrote the soundtrack to modern pop culture: “Star Wars,” “Jaws,” “Superman,” and so much more.

Like, just that moment, you know? John Williams does indeed give an incredible explanation for the notes and, unsurprisingly, it’s incredibly insightful. The same can be said for a lot of the thoughts shared in this production. In addition to displaying ...

John Williams is obviously and without question one of the greatest film composers who's ever lived, but that still feels like something of an understatement. The case could be made that no one in his field - from Jerry Goldsmith and Bernard Herrmann to Ennio Morricone and Toru Takemitsu - has come remotely close to matching the sheer breadth,

At 92, composer-conductor John Williams is more than worthy of an admiring documentary portrait like the just-released “Music by John Williams.”

Music by John Williams” is a Disney+ documentary directed by Laurent Bouzereau, who for many years has pretty much been the official chronicler of the careers of Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and other major American filmmakers in their orbit.