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Honoring perhaps the greatest movie composer of all time Mr. John Williams. He was making a name for himself even before he began collaborating with Spielberg. His legacy starts in the late 50s with his first composed score for 1958's Daddy-O. Wasn't till 1974 when he finally began working with Spielberg on one of his early projects 1974's The Sugarland Express. Known for composing some of the ...
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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.
- 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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- Indiana Jones. Indiana Jones is where John Williams put in his best work, resulting in the most adventurous feelings that music can give. Everybody knows the theme to Indiana Jones—it goes hand-in-hand with Harrison Ford as one of the most integral elements of the film.
- Star Wars. As a singular scene in a motion picture, there may not be a better merging of music and imagery than that of a young Luke Skywalker looking out over the twin sunset of Tatooine.
- Jurassic Park. Jurassic Park is still as watchable today as it was when it came out in 1993. But one major aspect of the film that led to its enduring legacy—on top of the wonder, the excitement, the horror, the T-Rex and Velociraptors—is the musical score.
- Superman. The triumphant overture. The red, white and blue imagery. And then, it kicks in: "Superman March" by John Williams. His iconic theme for The Man of Steel is one of cinema's most recognizable pieces.
Released: July 20, 2018. The Greatest Showman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film The Greatest Showman. It was released in full on December 8, 2017, by Atlantic Records. [1] The album contains all of the film's musical numbers, but none of the film's underscore. The first pre-order release was on October 26 ...
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The Greatest Showman is a 2017 American biographical musical drama film directed by Michael Gracey (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Jenny Bicks and Bill Condon, and a story by Bicks. The film stars an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Michelle Williams, Rebecca Ferguson, and Zendaya.
• 1mo • 4 min read. More for You. Legendary composer John Williams celebrates his 92nd birthday today and as it’s the 8th of February, we decided to take a listen to our favorite John...
