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John Williams

Born: 1932

Biography

John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest American composers of all time, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history in a career spanning over six decades. Williams has won 24 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. With 51 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney. In 2005, the American Film Institute selected Williams's score to 1977's Star Wars as the greatest American film score of all time. The soundtrack to Star Wars was additionally preserved by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Williams has composed for many critically acclaimed and popular movies, including the Star Wars series, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, the first two Home Alone films, Hook, the first two Jurassic Park films, Schindler's List, and the first three Harry Potter films. He has been associated with director Steven Spielberg since 1974, composing music for all but four of his feature films––Duel, The Color Purple, Bridge of Spies and Ready Player One. Other works by Williams include theme music for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, NBC Sunday Night Football, "The Mission" theme used by NBC News and Seven News in Australia, the television series Lost in Space and Land of the Giants, and the incidental music for the first season of Gilligan's Island. Williams has also composed numerous classical concertos and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments. He served as the Boston Pops's principal conductor from 1980 to 1993, and is its laureate conductor. He was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl's Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016. Williams composed the score for eight of the top 20 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office (adjusted for inflation). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For Sound
Gender Male
Place of Birth Queens, New York, USA

Resources

Movies

War of the Worlds

War of the Worlds

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Raiders of the Lost Ark

Minority Report

Minority Report

Star Wars

Star Wars

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

The Lost World: Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

Jurassic Park

Seven Years in Tibet

Seven Years in Tibet

Schindler's List

Schindler's List

The Poseidon Adventure

The Poseidon Adventure

Jaws

Jaws

Jaws 2

Jaws 2

The Terminal

The Terminal

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Munich

Munich

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Artificial Intelligence

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Home Alone

Home Alone

The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

JFK

JFK

Sleepers

Sleepers

Born on the Fourth of July

Born on the Fourth of July

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The Empire Strikes Back

The Empire Strikes Back

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan

Memoirs of a Geisha

Memoirs of a Geisha

Angela's Ashes

Angela's Ashes

Hook

Hook

Empire of the Sun

Empire of the Sun

The Patriot

The Patriot

How to Steal a Million

How to Steal a Million

Valley of the Dolls

Valley of the Dolls

Nixon

Nixon

The Eiger Sanction

The Eiger Sanction

Far and Away

Far and Away

A Guide for the Married Man

A Guide for the Married Man

Family Plot

Family Plot

The Sugarland Express

The Sugarland Express

Presumed Innocent

Presumed Innocent

Always

Always

The Witches of Eastwick

The Witches of Eastwick

Midway

Midway

Amistad

Amistad

Sabrina

Sabrina

The Fury

The Fury

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

The Missouri Breaks

The Missouri Breaks

The Rare Breed

The Rare Breed

The Secret Ways

The Secret Ways

The Reivers

The Reivers

Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark

Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark

The Adventures of Tintin

The Adventures of Tintin

Lincoln

Lincoln

War Horse

War Horse

Lost In Space Forever

Lost In Space Forever

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Star Wars: The Force Awakens

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Eastwood Symphonic

Eastwood Symphonic

LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2

LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2

Gidget Goes to Rome

Gidget Goes to Rome

Penelope

Penelope

1941

1941

Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

Story of a Woman

Story of a Woman

The Screaming Woman

The Screaming Woman

Pete 'n' Tillie

Pete 'n' Tillie

Tom Sawyer

Tom Sawyer

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

Goodbye, Mr. Chips

The Plainsman

The Plainsman

Conrack

Conrack

Black Sunday

Black Sunday

The Killers

The Killers

Ghostbreakers

Ghostbreakers

Daddy-O

Daddy-O

I Passed for White

I Passed for White

The Kathryn Reed Story

The Kathryn Reed Story

Diamond Head

Diamond Head

Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick

Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick

Jurassic World Dominion

Jurassic World Dominion

The Book Thief

The Book Thief

LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace

LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace

The Lady Is My Wife

The Lady Is My Wife

Return of the Jedi

Return of the Jedi

Piano Cinéma

Piano Cinéma

Earthquake

Earthquake

Images

Images

Battle at Big Rock

Battle at Big Rock

Fitzwilly

Fitzwilly

A Timeless Call

A Timeless Call

John Williams Live - Music from the Movies

John Williams Live - Music from the Movies

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!

The Accidental Tourist

The Accidental Tourist

Superman

Superman

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Superman IV: The Quest for Peace

Monsignor

Monsignor

Stanley & Iris

Stanley & Iris

The Apartment

The Apartment

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure

Stark Fear

Stark Fear

Fiddler on the Roof

Fiddler on the Roof

The Fabelmans

The Fabelmans

The Towering Inferno

The Towering Inferno

An Inconvenient Truth

An Inconvenient Truth

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

The Cowboys

The Cowboys

The River

The River

Hoshino

Hoshino

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting

Heidi

Heidi

The BFG

The BFG

John Williams: Live in Vienna

John Williams: Live in Vienna

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing

John Williams: The Berlin Concert

John Williams: The Berlin Concert

Not With My Wife, You Don't

Not With My Wife, You Don't

Dracula

Dracula

Stepmom

Stepmom

Rosewood

Rosewood

Heartbeeps

Heartbeeps

Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle!

Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle!

Flashing Spikes

Flashing Spikes

Cinderella Liberty

Cinderella Liberty

Dear Basketball

Dear Basketball

Because They're Young

Because They're Young

Young Indy Around the World

Young Indy Around the World

None But the Brave

None But the Brave

Catch Me If You Can

Catch Me If You Can

Nightmare in Chicago

Nightmare in Chicago

Superman II

Superman II

SpaceCamp

SpaceCamp

The Post

The Post

Amazing Stories

Amazing Stories

The Paper Chase

The Paper Chase

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

Bachelor Flat

Bachelor Flat

Sergeant Ryker

Sergeant Ryker

The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams

The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams

The Unfinished Journey

The Unfinished Journey

Cinderella Revolution

Cinderella Revolution

The Death Of Salacious Crumb

The Death Of Salacious Crumb

Music by John Williams

Music by John Williams

Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies

Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies

TV Shows