[culver city, ca, january 18, 2024], - today, sony pictures entertainment chairman and ceo tony vinciquerra and spe motion picture group chairman and ceo tom rothman dedicated the newly renamed , john williams music building, on the historic culver city lot in honor of the legendary academy, emmy and grammy award-winning composer. at the dedication ceremony attended by williams and his collaborators, friends, family and industry leaders, steven spielberg and j.j. abrams both spoke in celebration of the composer's astounding career. with a prolific career spanning more than six decades, williams is one of the world's…, tony vinciquerra, , chairman and ceo of sony pictures. at the ceremony, john williams, shared, "the first time i came to this studio was 1940 when my father brought me here to show me the stage and i was about 9 or 10 years old, and i thought, some day this will all be mine! it's finally come to be - it's only taken me 92 years to get here! my hope and challenge for the next 100 years is put in the work and make some good music and make the next 100 years as good as the last. this…, tom rothman, , chairman and ceo of sony pictures' motion picture group. at the dedication ceremony,, steven spielberg, shared the following: "i have grown up with johnny from the very beginning. what he's done for me is something i haven't been able to imagine. this building is where all my stress dissipates...when i finally get to this stage of a production, and i know i'm in your hands. in the end i don't recognize the movies as mine but as ours. thank you johnny, my movies would not be the same without you.", j.j. abrams, shared the following: "there is no more magical being than john williams. johnny is able to tap into another realm, a profound, universal, utterly human place. like an emotional wizard, he galvanizes a world, a spirit. he doesn't just define the tone and power of a film, but elevates it into the pantheon. every new score of his feels delightfully stunning, fresh, and yet, inevitable. he's filled…, about sony pictures entertainment, sony pictures entertainment (spe) is a subsidiary of tokyo-based sony group corporation. spe's global operations encompass motion picture production, acquisition, and distribution; television production, acquisition, and distribution; television networks; digital content creation and distribution; operation of studio facilities; and development of new entertainment products, services and…
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