Poster John Williams
John Williams at the podium in 2003
Photo by Carlo Allegri/Getty Images for LAPA

Morning Glories: Influences of John Williams

Every weekday morning at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a standout work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories.

John Williams has created another hit soundtrack for Star Wars VII: The Force Awakens. For this week's Morning Glories we look at some of the music that inspired John Williams' vision for the epic Star Wars series.

Monday

Malcolm Arnold: English Dances: Set 1 & 2

Tuesday

Gustav Holst: The Planets

Wednesday

Peter Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake: Selections

Thursday

Carl Orff: Carmina Burana: Selections

Friday

Richard Wagner: The Ring Without Words

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