Music by John Williams

The man behind the maestro.

His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro John Williams' own story, with insights from filmmakers, musicians, and others he has inspired, complete with rare behind-the-scenes looks at the making of movie history.

Documentary Music

John Williams

(Self - Composer)

Steven Spielberg

(Self - Filmmaker)

J.J. Abrams

(Self - Filmmaker)

Emanuel Ax

(Self - Pianist)

Kate Capshaw

(Self - Actor / Wife of Steven Spielberg)

Chris Columbus

(Self - Filmmaker)

Gustavo Dudamel

(Self - Composer / Conductor, LA Phil)

Ethan Gruska

(Self - Record Producer / Grandson of John Williams)

Paul Hirsch

(Self - Editor)

Javier C. Hernández

(Self - Culture Reporter, The New York Times)

Ron Howard

(Self - Filmmaker)

Thomas Hooten

(Self - Principal Trumpet, LA Phil)

Karen Johnson

(Self - Concert Master, US Marine Chamber Orchestra)

Lawrence Kasdan

(Self - Filmmaker)

Kathleen Kennedy

(Self - Filmmaker)

George Lucas

(Self - Filmmaker)

Yo-Yo Ma

(Self - Cellist)

Seth MacFarlane

(Self - Filmmaker / Vocalist)

James Mangold

(Self - Filmmaker)

Branford Marsalis

(Self - Saxophonist / Composer)

Frank Marshall

(Self - Filmmaker)

Chris Martin

(Self - Musician, Coldplay)

Elvis Mitchell

(Self - Host of The Treatment, KCRW)

Anne-Sophie Mutter

(Self - Violinist)

David Newman

(Self - Film Composer / Conductor)

Thomas Newman

(Self - Composer)

Itzhak Perlman

(Self - Violinist)

Ke Huy Quan

Alex Ross

(Self - Music Critic / Historian)

Alan Silvestri

(Self - Composer)

Helen Wargelin

(Self - Second Horn, Virginia Symphony Orchestra)

Jenny Williams

(Self - Daughter of John Williams)

Irwin Allen

(Self - Producer, The Poseidon Adventure, The Towering Inferno (archive footage))

Kenneth Wannberg

(Self - Music Editor (archive footage))

Christopher Reeve

(Self - Actor (archive footage))

Simone Porter

(Self (archive footage))

Barbara Ruick

(Reno Barmaid (archive footage) (uncredited))

Cher

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Goldie Hawn

(Self (archive footage) (uncredited))

Macaulay Culkin

(Kevin McCallister (archive footage) (uncredited))

Daniel Radcliffe

(Harry Potter (archive footage) (uncredited))