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John Williams

Sound · Born 1932-02-08 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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Biography

John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scoresin cinema history. He has a distinct sound that mixes romanticism, impressionism and atonal music with complex orchestration. He is best known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and has received numerous accolades including 26 Grammy Awards, five Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. With 54 Academy Award nominations, he is the second-most nominated person, after Walt Disney, and is the oldest Oscar nominee in any category, at 91 years old. Williams's early work as a film composer includes Valley of the Dolls (1967), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), Images and The Cowboys (both 1972), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Towering Inferno (1974). He has collaborated with Spielberg since The Sugarland Express (1974), composing music for all but five of his feature films. He received five Academy Awards for Best Score for Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Jaws (1975), Star Wars (1977), E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial …

Movies & TV Shows

  1. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — Oma Tres
  2. Return to Jurassic Park (2011) — Self
  3. Ennio (2022) — Self
  4. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
  5. Spielberg (2017) — Self
  6. Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — Self
  7. Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017) — Self
  8. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
  9. Music by John Williams (2024) — Self - Composer
  10. 60 Minutes (1968) — Self
  11. Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — Self (archive footage)
  12. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  13. Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian (2020) — Self - Composer (archive footage)
  14. Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) — Self
  15. The Skywalker Legacy (2020) — Self
  16. The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) — Self
  17. Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera (2003) — Self
  18. The Making of 'Jaws' (1995) — Self
  19. The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode I (2001) — Self
  20. If These Walls Could Sing (2022) — Self
  21. Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023) — Self
  22. The Shark Is Still Working (2009) — Self
  23. From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga (1983) — Self
  24. Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III (2005) — Self
  25. Star Wars: A Musical Journey (2005)
  26. The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' (1996) — Self
  27. The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) — Self
  28. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009) — Self
  29. The Fabelmans: A Family in Film (2023) — Self
  30. John Williams: The Berlin Concert (2021) — Self
  31. SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) — Self
  32. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (2001) — Self
  33. John Williams: Live in Vienna (2020) — Self - Conductor
  34. The Stories of West Side Story (2022) — Self
  35. Jaws: The Inside Story (2010) — Self
  36. When Star Wars Ruled the World (2004) — Self
  37. Playhouse 90 (1956) — Self (Pianist)
  38. The Kennedy Center Honors (1978) — Self
  39. Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits (2019) — Self
  40. The Making of 'The Lost World' (1997) — Self