John Williams
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 (1982) and Schindler's List (1993). Other memorable collaborations with Spielberg include Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), the Indiana Jones franchise (1981–2023), Hook (1991), Jurassic Park (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012), and The Fabelmans (2022). He also scored Superman (1978), the first two Home Alone films (1990–1992), and the first three Harry Potter films (2001–2004).
Williams has also composed numerous classical concertos and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments. He served as the Boston Pops' principal conductor from 1980 to 1993 and is its laureate conductor. 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); and the television series Lost in Space, Land of the Giants and Amazing Stories.
Among other accolades, he has received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2004, the National Medal of the Arts in 2009 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1998, the Hollywood Bowl's Hall of Fame in 2000 and the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2004. He has composed the score for nine of the top 25 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office. In 2022, Williams was appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II, "for services to film music". In 2005, the American Film Institute placed Williams's score to Star Wars first on its list AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores; his scores for Jaws and E.T. also made the list. The Library of Congress entered the Star Wars soundtrack into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
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Filmography (82 Appearances)
Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th Anniversary
Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
Music by John Williams
John Williams: A Legacy In Sound
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
John Williams in Tokyo
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
If These Walls Could Sing
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
The Stories of West Side Story
Ennio
Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Friends: Beethoven and Williams
Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
John Williams & the Berlin Philharmonic - The Berlin Concert
John Williams Live - Music from the Movies
A World Without Beethoven?
John Williams: Live in Vienna
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Skywalker Legacy
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
Spielberg
Score: A Film Music Documentary
John Williams at the BBC
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
A John Williams Celebration
Lincoln: An American Journey
The 'E.T.' Journals
AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
Return to Jurassic Park
Music
Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott
Jaws: The Inside Story
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
The Shark Is Still Working
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
Love Will Tear Us Apart
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
The Revamping of Dracula
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
When Star Wars Ruled the World
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
Building a Scene
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
The Beginning: Making Episode I
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
Plotting 'Family Plot'
The Making of 'The Lost World'
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
In the Teeth of Jaws
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
The Making of '1941'
The Making of 'Jaws'
The Hollywood Soundtrack Story
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
The Kennedy Center Honors
The Royal Variety Performance 1977
Previn and the Pittsburgh
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
60 Minutes
Playhouse 90
The Oscars