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John Williams
Born · February 8, 1932 (92 years old)
Known For: Sound
Place of Birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Bio
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).
Music by John Williams
Self - Composer
8.2
2024
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
Self
0.0
2024
John Williams in Tokyo
Himself
0.0
2024
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Self
7.8
2023
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Self
6.4
2023
Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace
Self
0.0
2023
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
Self
7.1
2023
If These Walls Could Sing
Self
6.6
2022
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
self
6.0
2022
The Stories of West Side Story
Self
7.8
2022
Ennio
Self
8.4
2022
Galakonzert mit Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams und Beethoven aus Pittsburgh
selbst
0.0
2022
Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
Self - Conductor
0.0
2022
John Williams & Berliner Philharmonic - The Berlin Concert
Himself
7.2
2022
John Williams Live - Music from the Movies
0.0
2021
John Williams dirigiert John Williams mit den Berliner Philharmonikern
6.0
2021
A World Without Beethoven?
Self
7.7
2020
John Williams: Live in Vienna
Self - Conductor
9.2
2020
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Self - Composer (archive footage) · (1 episode)
7.5
2020
The Skywalker Legacy
Self
7.7
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Oma Tres
6.3
2019
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Self (archive footage)
6.8
2019
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Self
6.1
2019
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Self - Conductor
10.0
2018
Spielberg
Self
7.6
2017
Score: A Film Music Documentary
Self
7.1
2017
John Williams at the BBC
self
5.0
2016
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
(2 episodes)
6.6
2015
A John Williams Celebration
Self
6.7
2015
Lincoln: An American Journey
Self
5.5
2013
The 'E.T.' Journals
Self
10.0
2012
AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
8.0
2011
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
Self
0.0
2011
Return to Jurassic Park
Self
6.6
2011
Music
Self
0.0
2010
Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott
Himself
5.8
2010
Jaws: The Inside Story
Self
7.3
2010
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
Self / Performer
7.2
2009
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
Self
7.1
2009
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
Self
7.2
2009
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Self
6.3
2009
Love Will Tear Us Apart
0.0
2007
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Self
6.0
2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self
0.0
2006
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Self
6.9
2005
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
7.0
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
Self
4.8
2004
The Revamping of Dracula
Self
5.0
2004
When Star Wars Ruled the World
Self
8.7
2004
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Self
7.7
2004
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
Self
6.2
2003
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
Self
8.3
2003
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
Self
5.0
2002
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Self
7.3
2001
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Self
6.9
2001
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Self
7.8
2001
Plotting 'Family Plot'
Self
6.2
2001
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Self
6.8
2001
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Self
6.8
1997
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
Self
0.0
1997
In the Teeth of Jaws
Self
8.0
1997
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
7.4
1996
The Making of '1941'
Himself
6.6
1996
The Making of 'Jaws'
Self
6.7
1995
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(1 episode)
5.4
1992
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
Self
7.5
1989
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
Self
7.1
1983
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Self
8.0
1980
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Self
7.3
1980
The Kennedy Center Honors
Self · (1 episode)
7.3
1978
Previn and the Pittsburgh
Self · (2 episodes)
8.0
1977
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · (1 episode)
6.3
1973
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
1968
Playhouse 90
Self (Pianist) · (1 episode)
7.5
1956
The Oscars
Self · (3 episodes)
7.0
1953