Boston Pops laureate conductor John Williams continues his tradition of saluting film music giants by showcasing unique collaborations between directors and composers.

Boston Pops laureate conductor John Williams continues his tradition of saluting film music giants by showcasing unique collaborations between directors and composers. The program kicks off with a special tribute to Bernard Herrmann, whose scores for Alfred Hitchcock films Psycho and Vertigo thrilled and scared an entire generation of moviegoers, while heavily influencing future film composers, including Maestro Williams himself. Then special guests - the legendary Julie Andrews and Academy Award-winner Blake Edwards - join Williams to pay tribute to another distinguished film scorer, their longtime friend and colleague, Henry Mancini. Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell ( Ragtime, Kiss Me Kate, Man of La Mancha) is on hand to perform "Whistling Away the Dark" from Darling Lili, "The Days of Wine and Roses" and other enduring Mancini classics. Mancini's daughter Monica Mancini, herself a celebrated singer, joins Mitchell to perform "Moon River." Maestro Williams and the Pops also accompany montages from Psycho, in addition to a montage of other Alfred Hitchcock/Bernard Herrmann films and Henry Mancini/Blake Edwards films.