Itzhak Perlman & John Williams - As Time Goes By
From Album: Itzhak Perlman & John Williams: Cinema Serenade II: The Golden Age
As Time Goes By from Casablanca (1942) (Instrumental)
Composed by Herman Hupfeld
Performed by Boston Pops Orchestra
with Itzhak Perlman
Conducted by John Williams
Itzhak Perlman (born August 31, 1945) is an Israeli-American violin virtuoso, conductor, and instructor.
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career that spans six decades, Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in Hollywood history, including Star Wars, Superman, Born on the Fourth of July, Harry Potter and all but two of Steven Spielberg's feature films including the Indiana Jones series, Schindler's List, and Jurassic Park. In addition, he has composed theme music for four Olympic Games, NBC Nightly News, the inauguration of Barack Obama, and numerous television series and concert pieces. He served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993, and is now the orchestra's laureate conductor.
Williams is a five-time winner of the Academy Award. He has also won 4 Golden Globes, 7 BAFTA Awards and 21 Grammy Awards. With 45 Academy Award nominations, Williams is, together with composer Alfred Newman, the second most nominated individual after Walt Disney. He was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.
