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110 titles. 1. Daddy-O (1958) Approved | 74 min | Crime, Music, Mystery. 2.8. Rate. A singing truck driver meets a feisty blonde who challenges him to a drag race. When he is offered a new job that also includes drug running, he must fight to save his friends and himself.
- Star Wars (1977) For a film in the ‘space opera’ genre, only a soundtrack of operatic proportions could suffice – and it’s safe to say that John Williams delivered in spades.
- Schindler’s List (1994) It’s hard to imagine a more perfectly poignant score for Steven Spielberg’s Schindler’s List than the one that John Williams wrote, but even the composer himself had his doubts.
- E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) As the wise director Steven Spielberg once said, “Without John Williams, bikes don’t fly” – and this is precisely the score that proves it.
- Jurassic Park (1993) No one does awe and wonder quite like John Williams – and his main theme for Jurassic Park is no exception. You can’t help but get a sense of the magnificence and sheer scale of these prehistoric creatures from his stately music.
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- Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977) It is hard to imagine a world in which anyone but John Williams composed the Star Wars score, and luckily, we don’t have to experience that dark reality.
- Jaws (1975) Steven Spielberg’s Jaws is still considered one of the best movies of all time nearly 50 years after its release, and the legendary blockbuster is made even better thanks to John Williams’ score, which earned the composer an Oscar.
- Raiders Of The Lost Ark (1981) In addition to kicking off the Indiana Jones franchise, Steven Spielberg’s Raiders of the Lost Ark also features one of John Williams’ most well-known tracks: the “Raiders March.”
- Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Though composers like Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Hooper, and Alexandre Desplat would go on to provide the music for later films in the franchise, John Williams kicked things off with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) [1] [2] [3] is an American composer and conductor. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinema history.
- John Towner Williams, February 8, 1932 (age 91), New York City, U.S.
- Order of the British Empire
- 1952–present
- 3, including Joseph
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The following list consists of select films for which John Williams composed the score and/or songs . 1950s. 1960s. 1970s. 1980s. 1990s. 2000s. 2010s. 2020s. The Olympics. Williams has composed music for four Olympic Games: "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" – 1984 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles. Written specifically for the opening ceremonies.
Play trailer 2:02. If These Walls Could Sing (2022) 9 Videos. 39 Photos. As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa , Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is "America's composer" time and again.
Jul 30, 2021 · John Williams is one of the greatest and most iconic film composers of all time. Here are his best movie scores and soundtracks, ranked. By Matt O'Neill. Jul 30, 2021.