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John Williams - Film Score Composer

John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor and pianist. He is considered to be one of the greatest film composers of all time.Wikipedia

Born: February 8, 1932, Floral Park, New York, United States
Compositions: The Imperial March, Duel of the Fates, The Mission,more
Movies and TV shows: From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga,Broadway's Best at Pops, Douthyam
Awards: Academy Award for Best Original Music Score, more
Film music credits: Cinderella Liberty, The Towering Inferno, more
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Original Music Score, more

John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor and pianist. He is considered to be one of the greatest film composers of all time.  In a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including Jaws, Family Plot (Alfred Hitchcock's final film), the Star Wars series, Superman, the Indiana Jones series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the first two Home Alonefilms, Hook, the first two Jurassic Park films, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, the first three Harry Potter films,Catch Me If You Can, Memoirs of a Geisha, War Horse, and Lincoln. He has had a long association with directorSteven Spielberg, composing the music for all but one (The Color Purple) of Spielberg's major feature-length films.

Other notable works by Williams include theme music for four Olympic Games, NBC Sunday Night Football, the NBC Nightly News, the Statue of Liberty's rededication, the television series Lost in Space and Land of the Giants, and the original, not as well known calypso-based theme song to Gilligan's Island. Williams has also composed numerous classical concerti, and he served as the Boston Pops Orchestra's principal conductor from 1980 to 1993; he is now the orchestra's conductor laureate.

Film scores

The following list consists of select films for which John Williams wrote the score and/or songs.

1950s

1954	You Are Welcome[1][2]	?	Tourist Development for Newfoundland	Promotional film for the tourist information office of Newfoundland
1958	Daddy-O	Lou Place	American International Pictures	John Williams' feature film debut

1960s

1960	I Passed for White	Fred M. Wilcox
	Because They're Young	Paul Wendkos
1961	The Secret Ways	Phil Karlson Richard Widmark
1962	Bachelor Flat	Frank Tashlin Budd Grossman
1963	Diamond Head	Guy Green
	Gidget Goes to Rome	Paul Wendkos
1964	The Killers	Don Siegel	The main title and the closing was edited from music originally composed by Henry Mancini for Touch of Evil. Mancini's "Too Little Time" from The Glenn Miller Story, was also incorporated into the score.
1965	None but the Brave	Frank Sinatra
	John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!	J. Lee Thompson
1966	The Rare Breed	Andrew V. McLaglen
	How to Steal a Million	William Wyler	Credited as Johnny Williams
	The Plainsman	David Lowell Rich
	Not with My Wife, You Don't!	Norman Panama
	Penelope	Arthur Hiller
1967	A Guide for the Married Man	Gene Kelly
	Valley of the Dolls	Mark Robson	Oscar nomination (songs written by André and Dory Previn)
	Fitzwilly	Delbert Mann
	Heidi		TV movie
1968	Land of the Giants (TV Series)	Harry Harris
1969	Daddy's Gone A-Hunting	Mark Robson
	Goodbye, Mr. Chips	Herbert Ross	Oscar nomination
	The Reivers	Mark Rydell

1970s

1970	Storia di una donna	Leonardo Bercovici	Universal Pictures	His only score written for a foreign movie
	Jane Eyre	Delbert Mann	NBC	TV movie
1971	Fiddler on the Roof	Norman Jewison	United Artists	Oscar winner (score adaptation)
1972	The Cowboys	Mark Rydell	Warner Bros. Pictures	N/A
	The Screaming Woman	Jack Smight	Universal Television ABC	TV movie
	Images	Robert Altman	Columbia Pictures	Oscar nomination
	The Poseidon Adventure	Ronald Neame	20th Century Fox	Golden Globe and Oscar nominations
	Pete 'n' Tillie	Martin Ritt	Universal Pictures	N/A
1973	The Long Goodbye	Robert Altman	United Artists	Also title song (with Johnny Mercer)
	Tom Sawyer	Don Taylor	United Artists	Golden Globe and Oscar nominations shared with Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman
	The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing	Richard C. Sarafian	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	N/A
	The Paper Chase	James Bridges	20th Century Fox	N/A
	Cinderella Liberty	Mark Rydell	20th Century Fox	Golden Globe and Oscar nominations
1974	Conrack	Martin Ritt	20th Century Fox	N/A
	The Sugarland Express	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures	N/A
	Earthquake	Mark Robson	Universal Pictures	Golden Globe nomination
	The Towering Inferno	John Guillerman	20th Century Fox	Oscar nomination
1975	The Eiger Sanction	Clint Eastwood	Universal Pictures	N/A
	Jaws	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures	Grammy, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Oscar winner
1976	Family Plot	Alfred Hitchcock	Universal Pictures	N/A
	The Missouri Breaks	Arthur Penn	United Artists	N/A
	Midway	Jack Smight	Universal Pictures	N/A
1977	Black Sunday	John Frankenheimer	Paramount Pictures	N/A
	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope	George Lucas	20th Century Fox	Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA winner, 4 Grammy nominations including 3 wins
	Close Encounters of the Third Kind	Steven Spielberg	Columbia Pictures	Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, 3 Grammy nominations including 2 wins
1978	The Fury	Brian De Palma	20th Century Fox	N/A
	Jaws 2	Jeannot Szwarc	Universal Pictures	N/A
	Superman	Richard Donner	Warner Bros. Pictures	Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, 3 Grammy nominations including 2 wins
1979	Dracula	John Badham	Universal Pictures	N/A
	1941	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures Columbia Pictures	N/A

1980s

1980	Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back	Irvin Kershner	20th Century Fox	Golden Globe and Oscar nominations, BAFTA winner, 5 Grammy nominations including 2 wins
1981	Raiders of the Lost Ark	Steven Spielberg	Paramount Pictures	Grammy winner, Oscar nomination
	Heartbeeps	Allan Arkush	Universal Pictures	N/A
1982	E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures	Golden Globe, Oscar, and BAFTA winner, 5 Grammy nominations including 3 wins
	Yes, Giorgio	Franklin J. Schaffner	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	Music composed by Michael J. Lewis; song only – "If We Were In Love" Oscar and Golden Globe nomination
	Monsignor	Frank Perry	20th Century Fox	N/A
1983	Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi	Richard Marquand	20th Century Fox	Grammy and Oscar nominations
1984	Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom	Steven Spielberg	Paramount Pictures	Oscar nomination
	The River	Mark Rydell	Universal Pictures	Golden Globe and Oscar nominations
1986	SpaceCamp	Harry Winer	20th Century Fox ABC Motion Pictures	N/A
1987	The Witches of Eastwick	George Miller	Warner Bros. Pictures	Grammy and Oscar nominations
	Empire of the Sun	Steven Spielberg	Warner Bros. Pictures	Grammy, Golden Globe, and Oscar nominations, BAFTA winner
	Superman IV: The Quest for Peace	Sidney J. Furie	Warner Bros. Pictures	Adapted and conducted by Alexander Courage, Three new themes
1988	The Accidental Tourist	Lawrence Kasdan	Warner Bros. Pictures	Golden Globe and Oscar nominations
1989	Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade	Steven Spielberg	Paramount Pictures	Grammy and Oscar nominations
	Born on the Fourth of July	Oliver Stone	Universal Pictures	Grammy, Golden Globe, and Oscar nominations
	Always	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures	N/A

1990s

1990	Stanley & Iris	Martin Ritt	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer	N/A
	Presumed Innocent	Alan J. Pakula	Warner Bros. Pictures	N/A
	Home Alone	Chris Columbus	20th Century Fox	Grammy and double Oscar nominations
1991	Hook	Steven Spielberg	TriStar Pictures	Oscar and double Grammy nominations
	JFK	Oliver Stone	Warner Bros. Pictures	Oscar nominations
1992	Far and Away	Ron Howard	Universal Pictures	N/A
	Home Alone 2: Lost in New York	Chris Columbus	20th Century Fox	N/A
1993	Jurassic Park	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures	Grammy nomination
	Schindler's List	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures	Golden Globe, Oscar, Grammy, and BAFTA winner
1995	Sabrina	Sydney Pollack	Paramount Pictures	Grammy, Golden Globe, and double Oscar nominations
	Nixon	Oliver Stone	Hollywood Pictures	Oscar nomination
1996	Sleepers	Barry Levinson	Warner Bros. Pictures	Oscar nomination
1997	Rosewood	John Singleton	Warner Bros. Pictures	N/A
	The Lost World: Jurassic Park	Steven Spielberg	Universal Pictures	Grammy nomination
	Seven Years in Tibet	Jean-Jacques Annaud	TriStar Pictures	Grammy and Golden Globe nominations
	Amistad	Steven Spielberg	DreamWorks Pictures	Grammy and Oscar nominations
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Steven Spielberg	DreamWorks Pictures	Golden Globe, Grammy, and Oscar nominations
	Stepmom	Chris Columbus	Columbia Pictures	N/A
1999	Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace	George Lucas	20th Century Fox	Grammy nomination
	Angela's Ashes	Alan Parker	Paramount Pictures	Grammy winner, Golden Globe and Oscar nominations

2000s

2000	The Patriot	Roland Emmerich	Columbia Pictures	Oscar nomination
2001	A.I.: Artificial Intelligence	Steven Spielberg	DreamWorks Pictures	Golden Globe, Grammy, and Oscar nominations
	Harry Potter and the Sorcerers's Stone	Chris Columbus	Warner Bros. Pictures	Oscar nomination and double Grammy nominations,Sorcerer's Stone in U.S.A.
2002	Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones	George Lucas	20th Century Fox	N/A
	Minority Report	Steven Spielberg	DreamWorks Pictures	N/A
	Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	Chris Columbus	Warner Bros. Pictures	Grammy nomination/Adapted and conducted by William Ross
	Catch Me If You Can	Steven Spielberg	DreamWorks Pictures	Grammy and Oscar nominations
2004	Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban	Alfonso Cuarón	Warner Bros. Pictures	Grammy and Oscar nominations
	The Terminal	Steven Spielberg	DreamWorks Pictures	N/A
2005	Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith	George Lucas	20th Century Fox	Double Grammy nominations
	War of the Worlds	Steven Spielberg	Paramount Pictures	Grammy nomination
	Memoirs of a Geisha	Rob Marshall	Columbia Pictures	Oscar nomination, Golden Globe and BAFTA winner, double Grammy nominations including one win. First time approaching filmmakers to do the score.
	Munich	Steven Spielberg	DreamWorks Pictures	Oscar nomination, Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition; and Grammy nomination for Best Score Soundtrack Album
2008	Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull	Steven Spielberg	Paramount Pictures	At the 51st Grammy Awards, John Williams won an award for "The Adventures of Mutt," with a nomination in Best Score Soundtrack Album For A Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media

2010s

2011	The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn	Steven Spielberg	Grammy and Oscar nominations, Annie Award winner. Williams's first score for an animated film.
	War Horse		Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA nominations
2012	Lincoln		Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Grammy nominations
2013	The Book Thief	Brian Percival	Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations. Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.
2015	Star Wars: The Force Awakens	J.J. Abrams	Grammy winner, Oscar and BAFTA nominations. First J.J. Abrams theatrical film without his long-time composer Michael Giacchino.
2016	The BFG	Steven Spielberg	N/A
2017	Star Wars: The Last Jedi[3]	Rian Johnson	N/A
	The Post	Steven Spielberg	N/A
2019	Star Wars: Episode IX	J.J. Abrams	N/A

2020s

Year	Title	Director	Notes
2020	Indiana Jones 5[4]	Steven Spielberg	N/A

Source:  Wikipedia