Sound
252
Man
Feb 8, 1932 (92)
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
John Williams
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).
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
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2024 | Jurassic World: Chaos Theory | Main Title Theme Composer |
2024 | LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy | Music |
2024 | The Death Of Salacious Crumb | Music Arranger |
2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Original Music Composer |
2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Orchestrator |
2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Conductor |
2023 | The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | Original Music Composer |
2023 | Eastwood Symphonic | Music |
2022 | Jurassic World Dominion | Main Title Theme Composer |
2022 | The Fabelmans | Original Music Composer |
2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Main Title Theme Composer |
2022 | Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi | Music |
2022 | Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure | Main Title Theme Composer |
2022 | Piano Cinéma | Original Music Composer |
2022 | John Williams: The Berlin Concert | Original Music Composer |
2021 | The Book of Boba Fett | Music |
2021 | Star Wars: The Bad Batch | Music |
2021 | John Williams Live - Music from the Movies | Original Music Composer |
2020 | John Williams: Live in Vienna | Music |
2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | Original Music Composer |
2019 | Battle at Big Rock | Main Title Theme Composer |
2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Original Music Composer |
2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Original Music Composer |
2017 | The Post | Original Music Composer |
2017 | Dear Basketball | Music |
2016 | The BFG | Original Music Composer |
2016 | Hoshino | Original Music Composer |
2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | Original Music Composer |
2013 | The Book Thief | Original Music Composer |
2012 | Lincoln | Original Music Composer |
2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Original Music Composer |
2011 | War Horse | Original Music Composer |
2011 | LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace | Original Music Composer |
2009 | LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 | Original Music Composer |
2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Original Music Composer |
2008 | Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick | Music |
2008 | A Timeless Call | Music |
2006 | An Inconvenient Truth | Thanks |
2006 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Original Music Composer |
2005 | Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith | Original Music Composer |
2005 | War of the Worlds | Original Music Composer |
2005 | War of the Worlds | Conductor |
2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Original Music Composer |
2005 | Munich | Original Music Composer |
2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Original Music Composer |
2004 | The Terminal | Original Music Composer |
2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Original Music Composer |
2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Original Music Composer |
2002 | Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones | Original Music Composer |
2002 | Minority Report | Original Music Composer |
2002 | The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams | Music |
2002 | The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams | Thanks |
2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Original Music Composer |
2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Original Music Composer |
2000 | The Patriot | Original Music Composer |
1999 | Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace | Original Music Composer |
1999 | Angela's Ashes | Original Music Composer |
1999 | The Unfinished Journey | Original Music Composer |
1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Original Music Composer |
1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Conductor |
1998 | Stepmom | Original Music Composer |
1998 | Lost In Space Forever | Original Music Composer |
1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Original Music Composer |
1997 | Seven Years in Tibet | Original Music Composer |
1997 | Amistad | Original Music Composer |
1997 | Rosewood | Original Music Composer |
1996 | Sleepers | Original Music Composer |
1995 | Sabrina | Original Music Composer |
1995 | Sabrina | Songs |
1995 | Nixon | Original Music Composer |
1993 | Jurassic Park | Original Music Composer |
1993 | Schindler's List | Original Music Composer |
1993 | Young Indy Around the World | Music |
1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Original Music Composer |
1992 | Far and Away | Original Music Composer |
1991 | Hook | Original Music Composer |
1991 | JFK | Original Music Composer |
1990 | Home Alone | Original Music Composer |
1990 | Presumed Innocent | Original Music Composer |
1990 | Stanley & Iris | Original Music Composer |
1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Original Music Composer |
1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Original Music Composer |
1989 | Always | Original Music Composer |
1989 | Star Tours | Music |
1988 | The Accidental Tourist | Original Music Composer |
1987 | Empire of the Sun | Original Music Composer |
1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | Original Music Composer |
1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | Conductor |
1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Songs |
1986 | SpaceCamp | Original Music Composer |
1986 | Amazing Stories | Original Music Composer |
1985 | Amazing Stories | Main Title Theme Composer |
1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Original Music Composer |
1984 | The River | Original Music Composer |
1983 | Return of the Jedi | Original Music Composer |
1983 | From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga | Original Music Composer |
1983 | Cinderella Revolution | Music |
1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Original Music Composer |
1982 | Monsignor | Original Music Composer |
1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Original Music Composer |
1981 | Heartbeeps | Original Music Composer |
1981 | Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark | Original Music Composer |
1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Original Music Composer |
1980 | Superman II | Music |
1979 | 1941 | Original Music Composer |
1979 | Dracula | Original Music Composer |
1978 | Superman | Original Music Composer |
1978 | Jaws 2 | Original Music Composer |
1978 | The Fury | Original Music Composer |
1977 | Star Wars | Original Music Composer |
1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Original Music Composer |
1977 | Black Sunday | Original Music Composer |
1976 | Family Plot | Original Music Composer |
1976 | Midway | Original Music Composer |
1976 | The Missouri Breaks | Original Music Composer |
1975 | Jaws | Original Music Composer |
1975 | The Eiger Sanction | Original Music Composer |
1975 | Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle! | Camera Operator |
1974 | The Towering Inferno | Original Music Composer |
1974 | The Sugarland Express | Original Music Composer |
1974 | The Sugarland Express | Conductor |
1974 | Earthquake | Original Music Composer |
1974 | Conrack | Original Music Composer |
1973 | The Long Goodbye | Original Music Composer |
1973 | The Paper Chase | Original Music Composer |
1973 | Tom Sawyer | Original Music Composer |
1973 | Cinderella Liberty | Original Music Composer |
1973 | The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing | Original Music Composer |
1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | Original Music Composer |
1972 | The Cowboys | Original Music Composer |
1972 | Images | Conductor |
1972 | Images | Orchestrator |
1972 | Images | Original Music Composer |
1972 | Pete 'n' Tillie | Original Music Composer |
1972 | The Screaming Woman | Main Title Theme Composer |
1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | Music |
1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | Orchestrator |
1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | Conductor |
1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | Music Arranger |
1970 | Jane Eyre | Original Music Composer |
1970 | Story of a Woman | Original Music Composer |
1969 | The Reivers | Original Music Composer |
1969 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Original Music Composer |
1969 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Conductor |
1969 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Music Supervisor |
1969 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting | Original Music Composer |
1968 | Heidi | Original Music Composer |
1968 | Sergeant Ryker | Original Music Composer |
1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Original Music Composer |
1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Original Music Composer |
1967 | Fitzwilly | Original Music Composer |
1967 | Ghostbreakers | Original Music Composer |
1967 | The Lady Is My Wife | Music |
1966 | How to Steal a Million | Original Music Composer |
1966 | The Rare Breed | Original Music Composer |
1966 | Penelope | Original Music Composer |
1966 | Penelope | Songs |
1966 | Not With My Wife, You Don't | Original Music Composer |
1966 | The Plainsman | Original Music Composer |
1965 | Lost in Space | Original Music Composer |
1965 | None But the Brave | Original Music Composer |
1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Original Music Composer |
1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | Conductor |
1965 | The Kathryn Reed Story | Original Music Composer |
1964 | The Killers | Original Music Composer |
1964 | Nightmare in Chicago | Original Music Composer |
1963 | Gidget Goes to Rome | Original Music Composer |
1962 | Stark Fear | Music |
1962 | Diamond Head | Music |
1962 | Flashing Spikes | Original Music Composer |
1961 | The Secret Ways | Original Music Composer |
1961 | Bachelor Flat | Original Music Composer |
1960 | The Apartment | Orchestrator |
1960 | Because They're Young | Music |
1960 | I Passed for White | Original Music Composer |
1958 | Daddy-O | Original Music Composer |