Doug Adams

The Music of The Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit with Doug Adams youtu.be/_mcpzUnLi04?si… via @YouTube

It was thrilling to collaborate with Howard Shore on my 2nd film and he wrote and conducted a wonderful evocative score that i fondly remember recording in a beautiful church in the outskirts of London. quartetrecords.com/product/cop-la…

Howard Shore Reflects on 25 Years of 'Lord of the Rings' and His Musical Journey from SNL to Scorsese better.net/arts-events/ho…

Thank you, @YujaWang!

The only known video recording of Vince Guaraldi performing Linus and Lucy: youtube.com/watch?v=9EMfA5…

Let's hope the algorithm lets this one through ... I seem to be caught in Twitter's netherworld lately!

Film music lovers: three February links to break up the bleak midwinter: The Legacy of John Williams marks JW's remarkable 94th birthday with "Words and Music by John Williams" thelegacyofjohnwilliams.com/2026/02/06/joh… Author @tgreiving celebrates what would have been Jerry Goldsmith's 97th birthday on his Substack: behindthemoon.substack.com/p/john-william… And I chat with @AndreaDarlas regarding next month's performances of Howard Shore's The Fellowship of the Ring in Chicago: omny.fm/shows/show-tel… (Sorry ... you know I had to work a little self-promotion in there!) Enjoy!

John Williams’ family posted this picture of the legendary composer celebrating his 94th birthday

But hey, at least you can finally click the little "Doug Adams" link on Amazon to find a second credit for me ... as well as a whole stack of inaccurate "wait, what?" credits -- like a bunch of wacky anti-AI/End of Days stuff that I have nothing to do with!

It's interesting to look back at old work like this. Creatively, we're always moving forward. I love old work because I remember the effort, the experiences, etc. But it also feels like someone else made it. Sometimes that adds perspective. Sometimes it just makes me cringe.

The Best of Film Score Monthly, now on Amazon! I don't actually know which of my old articles/interviews were used, but I penned a short new piece that brought back so many memories. These were happy, heady days! amazon.com/Best-Film-Scor…

Congratulations to John Williams and Steven Spielberg for your Grammy wins for the documentary “Music by John Williams” and congratulations to Steven Spielberg on achieving EGOT status! Images: John Williams, 1990 Steven Spielberg, 1997

@horiciostrev @Strangeland_Elf I kept telling Howard he needed "bangers," but he insisted on writing a literate, meaningful, well-developed score. 🤷‍♂️

@Strangeland_Elf I suspect @DougAdamsMusic would get a stroke from reading that. I nearly did.

Yikes. What a stupid thing to say.

John Williams Attends Boston Performance of His Piano Concerto, January 22, 2026 Concert program, reports and photos at JWFan.com jwfan.com/?p=16817

Between his @BostonSymphony and BRSO performances, Emanuel Ax discuss the John Williams and Anders Hillborg Piano Concerti in our interview, along with some forays into Ludwig van Beethoven. #adventuresinmusic jarijuhanikallio.wordpress.com/2026/01/23/you…

Thrilled to get back to this piece six months after the @TanglewoodMA world premiere!! John Williams Piano Concerto (2023-25) with Emanuel Ax & @BostonSymphony & Andris Nelsons tonight! p.s. Interview with Manny coming up very soon #adventuresinmusic

@alexfj498 Cheers, Alejandro! Wonderful work!

@DougAdamsMusic Thank you for sharing this project! I'm really glad you like it, it means a lot coming from you 😄

Check out this fantastic Middle-earth Leitmotifs site! A lot of love went into this! (And the Music of LOTR book is still flying high on Amazon … perfect for the Howard Shore fan on your ‘nice’ list!) middle-earth-leitmotifs.vercel.app

Just like the old days ...

And of course, the night I post this, Danny Elfman pops up bashing the drums in the back corner of the SNL stage.

The dancing beekeeper is Howard Shore. Yes, really.