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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music CriticNot since Kanye and Drake played the Coliseum together six months ago has there been a coming together of forces quite so opposite on a stage in Los Angeles, or maybe anywhere. We’re speaking, of course, of the combined performance by the UCLA and USC marching bands (mentioned here in alphabetical order — no favoritism) that climaxed the official opening of the Hollywood Bowl’s summer season Friday night.It takes a lot to overshadow Gwen Stefani, the LA Phil, Gwen Stefani with the LA Phil, a pair of world-class ballet dancers, Branford Marsalis performing the film music of John Williams, and Williams making a surprise appearance to conduct his own world-premiere piece.

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Harrison Ford surprises ‘Star Wars’ fans with sneak peek of ‘Indiana Jones 5’

Star Wars fans got a treat Thursday. Harrison Ford made a surprise stop at the Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center to give an update on "Indiana Jones 5." Thursday’s event marked the first in-person convention since 2019 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance at the Star Wars Celebration event in Anathema, Calif., Thursday.

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‘Succession’ Composer Nicholas Britell Enters the ‘Star Wars’ Universe With Music for ‘Andor’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Jon Burlingame editorComposer Nicholas Britell can keep a secret. The three-time Oscar nominee and Emmy winner for “Succession” has been working on “Andor,” the next “Star Wars” TV series, for the past two years, totally under wraps.Details about “Andor” were announced yesterday by Lucasfilm at the “Star Wars Experience” in Anaheim, Calif. Diego Luna will reprise his role as Cassian Andor from the 2016 film “Rogue One” in a 12-part series beginning Aug.

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Indiana Jones 5 release date is shared, Harrison Ford says filming almost complete

A first look and release date for the new Indiana Jones movie was shared this week.An image of Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones with his famous hat on as light streamed into a cave was seen at the Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, Californiaon Thursday.And the release date was also given out: the fifth installment of the action adventure franchise will be June 30, 2023. The forthcoming Indiana Jones movie is slated to arrive in theaters on June 30, 2023Fordconfirmed Indiana Jones 5 is 'almost complete'.

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‘Indiana Jones 5’: first picture released of Harrison Ford’s return

Harrison Ford from Indiana Jones 5.The actor made a surprise appearance at Star Wars Celebration on Thursday (May 26), sharing the photo and that he’s “very proud of the movie that we made”.Ford, who came out onstage following the classic theme by John Williams, added: “It’s a special honour for me to be able to congratulate John on his 90th birthday. I told John on another occasion that we had the chance to be together, and that music follows me everywhere I go.

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Harrison Ford says he's 'really proud of' his forthcoming Indiana Jones film at Star Wars event

Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance at the Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Thursday, ahead of next year's Indiana Jones film.The Hollywood icon, 79, made a cameo amid a presentation from Lucasfilm where he spoke about the fifth installment in the Indiana Jones series.The Oscar-nominated actor, famed for playing Han Solo in the Star Wars films, made an entrance when famed composer and conductor John Williams led an orchestra in playing the theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark, Entertainment Weekly reported. The latest:Harrison Ford, 79, made a surprise appearance at the Star Wars Celebration at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California on Thursday, ahead of next year's Indiana Jones filmFord told fans, 'It’s a special honor for me to be able to congratulate John on his 90th birthday.

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‘Indiana Jones 5’ Sets Release Date For June 30, 2023

The fifth installment in the “Indiana Jones” franchise will be swinging into theaters next summer!

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'Indiana Jones 5' Sets Release Date for June 30, 2023

Harrison Ford made a surprise appearance at Star Wars Celebration on Thursday to share the release date for the upcoming adventure film — in which he returns as the titular swashbuckling archaeologist: June 30, 2023.«I’m really proud of the movie we made,» Ford said of the upcoming film. «So, I will be seeing you around campus.»Ford's appearance was also to honor the 90th birthday of legendary composer John Williams, who will once again be providing the music for the upcoming film. director James Mangold is helming the film, which also stars Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Antonio Banderas, Mads Mikkelsen, Boyd Holbrook and more.«We have almost completed the next film featuring the music of John Williams,» Ford said of the movie music icon.

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‘Indiana Jones 5’ Gets June 2023 Release Date

Harrison Ford appeared Thursday at the Lucasfilm panel at Star Wars Celebration to announce that Indiana Jones 5 will hit theaters on June 30, 2023.

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Composer Natalie Holt Balances ‘Star Wars’ Heritage With Fresh Touches in ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Score

Jon Burlingame editorWith “Obi-Wan Kenobi,” debuting Friday on Disney+, English composer Natalie Holt becomes the first woman to score a live-action “Star Wars” project, on the heels of her success with Marvel’s “Loki.”She spent four months on the project, including two months in Los Angeles recording with many of the same musicians who recorded John Williams’ new theme for the series, as revealed by Variety in mid-February.“It’s been such a fine balance, all the way along, finding the right level of ‘Star Wars’ homage, because we’ve got heritage characters,” she says, referring to Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor), Darth Vader (Hayden Christensen) and others, “and adding in new elements as well,” she says. “These heritage characters have big themes that everybody expects to hear when they get on screen.

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‘Star Trek’ Franchise Gets Its First Female Composer as Nami Melumad Visits ‘Strange New Worlds’

Jon Burlingame editor“Star Trek” has always been known for its progressive casting on screen. But over seven live-action series and 13 movies dating back more than half a century, the science-fiction franchise has never had a woman composer – until now.Nami Melumad, who has been scoring the animated “Star Trek: Prodigy,” has stepped up a notch and is scoring weekly episodes of “Strange New Worlds,” the new Paramount Plus series that chronicles the voyages of the pre-Captain Kirk Enterprise.“It’s been a very busy few months,” says the Israeli-born composer, who has been writing an average of 45 minutes of music per episode of “Strange New Worlds” and is now on her 14th episode of “Prodigy” for Nickelodeon.

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What Hayden Christensen Said About 'Star Wars' in 2000 Just Days After Anakin Skywalker Casting (Flashback)

Hayden Christensen was ready for the fun to begin after being cast as Anakin Skywalker in. While stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, Ryan Phillippe and Paul Walker had also been in contention, George Lucas decided to go with a relatively unknown Canadian actor to kick off Darth Vader's origin story.When chatting with ET in 2000, and in Christensen’s first on-camera interview after nabbing the role, he could barely contain his excitement about taking his . “I can't wait.

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‘Fast and Furious’ Composer Brian Tyler Named BMI Icon at Film, TV and Visual Media Awards

Jon Burlingame editorBrian Tyler, composer of the “Fast and Furious” franchise, “The Avengers: Age of Ultron” and “Crazy Rich Asians,” was named a BMI Icon at Wednesday night’s 38th annual Broadcast Music Inc. Film, TV and Visual Media Awards in Beverly Hills.Tyler (above, right) is among the top 10 highest-grossing film composers of all time.

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‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’: Natalie Holt Becomes First Woman To Score Live-Action ‘Star Wars’ Project

Natalie Holt has been set as the composer for Disney+’s Obi-Wan Kenobi, becoming the first woman to score a live-action Star Wars project. She broke the news in an interview with Vanity Fair published on Friday, also confirming previous reports that longtime Star Wars composer John Williams will provide the new show’s main title theme.

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Will Smith's 'Hypocrisy' Called Out After Fans Unearth 1991 Clip Of Him Making Fun Of Bald Man

Will Smith is the most talked-about man in Hollywood right now, in the days after he walked on stage during the Oscars and slapped Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke about the actor’s wife.

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Will Smith branded 'hypocrite' as resurfaced video shows him mocking man's hair loss

Will Smith has been branded "hypocritical" after a resurfaced video showed him mocking a man for being bald.The 53 year old actor left the world in shock as he slapped host Chris Rock on stage at the Oscars on Sunday after he made a joke about Will's wife Jada Pinkett-Smith's hair. However, more than two decades earlier, the Fresh Prince of Bel Air actor made a similar joke about bassist John Williams while appearing on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1991.

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Who has won the most Oscars? The actors and movies that have cleaned up

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences more than once — and won.The Post looks at past winners and those to keep an eye on this year — a few high-profile nominees have the potential for record-breaking wins. And no matter what happens, this year’s ceremony is already a record-setter in one respect: It’s the first time three women — Wanda Sykes, Regina Hall and Amy Schumer — have hosted the ceremony.The records for most Oscars ever for a single person are actually held not by actors but behind-the-scenes talents of various stripes.

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Why Renée Zellweger Drinking a Slurpee Was Integral to ‘The Thing About Pam’s’ Score

Jon Burlingame editorPam Hupp, the real-life murderer played by Renee Zellweger in NBC’s “The Thing About Pam,” apparently had a habit of slurping her flavored soft drink from the local convenience store. It’s a recurring gag in the six-part series, and it even became part of its musical score.Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli, the composing team whose music for “The Witcher” became a viral hit in early 2020, have spent the last five months coming up with unique sounds for “Pam,” which dramatizes a small-town Missouri murder in 2011 and the botched police investigation that followed.“This is a true-crime, network show,” Ostinelli notes, “and there is a certain sound that goes with this.

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Gwen Stefani To Kick Off Hollywood Bowl’s 100th Anniversary Summer Season

Southern California local Gwen Stefani will kick off the Hollywood Bowl’s 2022 summer lineup, which marks the venue’s 100th such season. The June 3 in a program also featuring the L.A. Phil, led by musical director Gustavo Dudamel, the Los Angeles Philharmonic Association announced today.

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Academy Award attendees who live outside of Los Angeles no longer required to quarantine

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts has announced it will not require Academy Award attendees who live outside of Los Angeles to quarantine before the big night.The Academy made the decision to drop the five-day quarantine on the advice of its medical advisors,according toDeadline, which reported the news on Thursday.Attendees will not need to quarantine, but everyone will still be required to take and pass PCR tests. More lax restrictions:The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, but the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences isn't worried about the OscarsThe Academy will organize concierge services and labs around Hollywood to travelers though it will be their responsibility to go out and get the test.

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Over 70 Film Professionals Sign a Letter Protesting an Academy Decision Ahead of Oscars 2022

Some of Hollywood’s biggest A-listers are speaking out.

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