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).
Music by John Williams
(Self - Composer)
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
(Self)
John Williams Live - Music from the Movies
The Making of 'Jaws'
(Self)
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
(Self)
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
(Self)
Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace
(Self)
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
(Self)
Ennio
(Self)
John Williams & Berliner Philharmonic - The Berlin Concert
(Himself)
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
(self)
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
(Self)
Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
(Self - Conductor)
The Stories of West Side Story
(Self)
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
(Self)
John Williams dirigiert John Williams mit den Berliner Philharmonikern
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
(Self)
Love Will Tear Us Apart
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(Self)
In the Teeth of Jaws
(Self)
John Williams at the BBC
(self)
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
(Self)
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
(Self)
Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott
(Himself)
Jaws: The Inside Story
(Self)
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
(Self (archive footage))
Galakonzert mit Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams und Beethoven aus Pittsburgh
(selbst)
If These Walls Could Sing
(Self)
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
(Self)
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
(Self)
A John Williams Celebration
(Self)
When Star Wars Ruled the World
(Self)
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
(Self)
John Williams in Tokyo
(Himself)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
(Self)
The Beginning: Making Episode I
(Self)
Plotting 'Family Plot'
(Self)
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
(Self)
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
(Self)
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
(Self)
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
(Self)
The Making of '1941'
(Himself)
Score: A Film Music Documentary
(Self)
Spielberg
(Self)
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
(Self)
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
(Self - Conductor)
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
(Self)
Music
(Self)
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
(Self)
The 'E.T.' Journals
(Self)
Return to Jurassic Park
(Self)
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
(Self)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(Oma Tres)
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
(Self (archive footage))
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
(Self)
The Making of 'The Lost World'
(Self)
The Skywalker Legacy
(Self)
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
(Self)
Lincoln: An American Journey
(Self)
John Williams: Live in Vienna
(Self - Conductor)
AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
The Revamping of Dracula
(Self)
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
(Self)
A World Without Beethoven?
(Self)
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
(Self / Performer)
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
(Self)
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Oscars
(Self)
The Kennedy Center Honors
(Self)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
(Self)
Playhouse 90
(Self (Pianist))
Previn and the Pittsburgh
(Self)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
(Self - Composer (archive footage))
60 Minutes
(Self)
Star Wars
(Original Music Composer)
War of the Worlds
(Original Music Composer)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
(Original Music Composer)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
(Original Music Composer)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(Original Music Composer)
Minority Report
(Original Music Composer)
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(Original Music Composer)
Jurassic Park
(Original Music Composer)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
(Original Music Composer)
Seven Years in Tibet
(Original Music Composer)
Schindler's List
(Original Music Composer)
The Poseidon Adventure
(Original Music Composer)
Jaws
(Original Music Composer)
Jaws 2
(Original Music Composer)
The Terminal
(Original Music Composer)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
(Original Music Composer)
Munich
(Original Music Composer)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
(Original Music Composer)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(Original Music Composer)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(Original Music Composer)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(Original Music Composer)
Home Alone
(Original Music Composer)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
(Original Music Composer)
The Long Goodbye
(Original Music Composer)
Born on the Fourth of July
(Original Music Composer)
Sleepers
(Original Music Composer)
JFK
(Original Music Composer)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
(Original Music Composer)
The Empire Strikes Back
(Original Music Composer)
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
(Original Music Composer)
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
(Original Music Composer)
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
(Original Music Composer)
Saving Private Ryan
(Original Music Composer)
Angela's Ashes
(Original Music Composer)
Memoirs of a Geisha
(Original Music Composer)
Hook
(Original Music Composer)
Empire of the Sun
(Original Music Composer)
The Patriot
(Original Music Composer)
How to Steal a Million
(Original Music Composer)
Valley of the Dolls
(Original Music Composer)
Nixon
(Original Music Composer)
The Eiger Sanction
(Original Music Composer)
Far and Away
(Original Music Composer)
A Guide for the Married Man
(Original Music Composer)
Family Plot
(Original Music Composer)
The Sugarland Express
(Original Music Composer)
Presumed Innocent
(Original Music Composer)
Always
(Original Music Composer)
The Witches of Eastwick
(Original Music Composer)
Midway
(Original Music Composer)
Amistad
(Original Music Composer)
Sabrina
(Original Music Composer)
The Fury
(Original Music Composer)
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
(Original Music Composer)
The Missouri Breaks
(Original Music Composer)
The Rare Breed
(Original Music Composer)
The Secret Ways
(Original Music Composer)
The Reivers
(Original Music Composer)
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
(Original Music Composer)
The Adventures of Tintin
(Original Music Composer)
Lincoln
(Original Music Composer)
War Horse
(Original Music Composer)
Lost In Space Forever
(Original Music Composer)
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
(Original Music Composer)
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(Original Music Composer)
Eastwood Symphonic
(Music)
LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
(Original Music Composer)
1941
(Original Music Composer)
Black Sunday
(Original Music Composer)
Conrack
(Original Music Composer)
Pete 'n' Tillie
(Original Music Composer)
Tom Sawyer
(Original Music Composer)
The Screaming Woman
(Main Title Theme Composer)
Jane Eyre
(Original Music Composer)
Story of a Woman
(Original Music Composer)
Gidget Goes to Rome
(Original Music Composer)
Penelope
(Original Music Composer)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
(Original Music Composer)
The Killers
(Original Music Composer)
The Plainsman
(Original Music Composer)
Ghostbreakers
(Original Music Composer)
I Passed for White
(Original Music Composer)
Daddy-O
(Original Music Composer)
The Kathryn Reed Story
(Original Music Composer)
Diamond Head
(Music)
Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick
(Music)
Jurassic World Dominion
(Main Title Theme Composer)
The Book Thief
(Original Music Composer)
LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
(Original Music Composer)
The Lady Is My Wife
(Music)
Return of the Jedi
(Original Music Composer)
Piano Cinéma
(Original Music Composer)
Earthquake
(Original Music Composer)
Images
(Conductor)
Images
(Orchestrator)
Battle at Big Rock
(Main Title Theme Composer)
Fitzwilly
(Original Music Composer)
A Timeless Call
(Music)
John Williams Live - Music from the Movies
(Original Music Composer)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
(Original Music Composer)
The Accidental Tourist
(Original Music Composer)
Superman
(Original Music Composer)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
(Songs)
Monsignor
(Original Music Composer)
Images
(Original Music Composer)
Stanley & Iris
(Original Music Composer)
The Apartment
(Orchestrator)
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure
(Main Title Theme Composer)
Stark Fear
(Music)
Fiddler on the Roof
(Music)
The Fabelmans
(Original Music Composer)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
(Conductor)
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
(Music Supervisor)
The Towering Inferno
(Original Music Composer)
An Inconvenient Truth
(Thanks)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(Original Music Composer)
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
(Original Music Composer)
The Cowboys
(Original Music Composer)
The River
(Original Music Composer)
Hoshino
(Original Music Composer)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
(Original Music Composer)
Heidi
(Original Music Composer)
Sabrina
(Songs)
The BFG
(Original Music Composer)
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
(Original Music Composer)
John Williams: Live in Vienna
(Music)
John Williams: The Berlin Concert
(Original Music Composer)
Not With My Wife, You Don't
(Original Music Composer)
Dracula
(Original Music Composer)
Stepmom
(Original Music Composer)
Rosewood
(Original Music Composer)
Fiddler on the Roof
(Orchestrator)
Fiddler on the Roof
(Conductor)
Heartbeeps
(Original Music Composer)
Tarzoon: Shame of the Jungle!
(Camera Operator)
Flashing Spikes
(Original Music Composer)
Cinderella Liberty
(Original Music Composer)
Dear Basketball
(Music)
Penelope
(Songs)
Because They're Young
(Music)
Young Indy Around the World
(Music)
None But the Brave
(Original Music Composer)
Catch Me If You Can
(Original Music Composer)
Nightmare in Chicago
(Original Music Composer)
Superman II
(Music)
SpaceCamp
(Original Music Composer)
The Post
(Original Music Composer)
The Witches of Eastwick
(Conductor)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(Orchestrator)
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
(Conductor)
Saving Private Ryan
(Conductor)
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
(Conductor)
War of the Worlds
(Conductor)
Amazing Stories
(Original Music Composer)
The Paper Chase
(Original Music Composer)
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
(Original Music Composer)
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
(Original Music Composer)
The Sugarland Express
(Conductor)
Bachelor Flat
(Original Music Composer)
Sergeant Ryker
(Original Music Composer)
Fiddler on the Roof
(Music Arranger)
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
(Music)
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
(Thanks)
The Unfinished Journey
(Original Music Composer)
Cinderella Revolution
(Music)
The Death Of Salacious Crumb
(Music Arranger)
Music by John Williams
(Music)
Superman II
(Theme Song Performance)
Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies
(Compositor)
Lost in Space
(Original Music Composer)
The Book of Boba Fett
(Music)
Obi-Wan Kenobi
(Main Title Theme Composer)
Amazing Stories
(Main Title Theme Composer)
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
(Music)
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
(Main Title Theme Composer)
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
(Music)
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
(Music)