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).
Acted in
Music by John Williams
2024
as Self - Composer
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
as Self
John Williams in Tokyo
2024
as Himself
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
2023
as Self
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Self
Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace
2023
as Self
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
as Self
If These Walls Could Sing
2022
as Self
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
2022
as self
The Stories of West Side Story
2022
as Self
Ennio
2022
as Self
Galakonzert mit Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams und Beethoven aus Pittsburgh
2022
as selbst
Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
2022
as Self - Conductor
John Williams & Berliner Philharmonic - The Berlin Concert
2022
as Himself
John Williams Live - Music from the Movies
2021
John Williams dirigiert John Williams mit den Berliner Philharmonikern
2021
A World Without Beethoven?
2020
as Self
John Williams: Live in Vienna
2020
as Self - Conductor
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
as Self - Composer (archive footage)
The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Oma Tres
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self (archive footage)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
as Self - Conductor
Spielberg
2017
as Self
Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
as Self
John Williams at the BBC
2016
as self
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
2016
A John Williams Celebration
2015
as Self
Lincoln: An American Journey
2013
as Self
The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
as Self
AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
2011
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011
as Self
Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self
Music
2010
as Self
Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott
2010
as Himself
Jaws: The Inside Story
2010
as Self
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
as Self / Performer
The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
2009
as Self
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self
Love Will Tear Us Apart
2007
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
as Self
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
2005
as Self
Star Wars: A Musical Journey
2005
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
The Revamping of Dracula
2004
as Self
When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
2003
as Self
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
2003
as Self
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
2002
as Self
The Beginning: Making Episode I
2001
as Self
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
as Self
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001
as Self
Plotting 'Family Plot'
2001
as Self
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001
as Self
The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
as Self
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
In the Teeth of Jaws
1997
as Self
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
as Self
The Making of '1941'
1996
as Himself
The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
as Self
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
as Self
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980
as Self
The Kennedy Center Honors
1978
as Self
Previn and the Pittsburgh
1977
as Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
Playhouse 90
1956
as Self (Pianist)
The Oscars
1953
as Self