Preview: John Williams doesn't listen to his own music once the movies are done

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Legendary composer John Williams doesn't listen to his scores in the final films once they've been released, nor does he listen to much music at all, he tells correspondent Tracy Smith in an interview for "CBS Sunday Morning," to be broadcast September 22.

Williams, who wrote the scores for such blockbusters as "Star Wars," "Indiana Jones," "Schindler's List" and three "Harry Potter" films, said he finds no comfort listening to his work in the final product, for a couple of reasons.

"Because I'm writing music all the time," he told Smith. "And therefore, it's no comfort to listen to it. I don't listen to music very much."

To hear Anne-Sophie Mutter perform "Hedwig's Theme" from John Williams' Harry Potter scores, click on the video player below:

Anne-Sophie Mutter – Williams: Hedwig's Theme (From "Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone" ) by Deutsche Grammophon on YouTube

For more info:

"Anne-Sophie Mutter and John Williams: Across the Stars" (Deutsche Grammophon), available on CD (Amazon, Barnes & Noble), Vinyl (Amazon, Barnes & Noble), Digital Download (Amazon, Google Play, iTunes) and Streaming (Spotify)   

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