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His music was like a character in the film, and he deserved every award he won. In fact he is the second most nominated celebrity for the Oscars behind animated legend Walt Disney. On this list, all his works will be included from his first score (Daddy-O) to his most recent project.
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The following list consists of select films for which John Williams composed the score and/or songs.
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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.
A definitive filmography of John Williams, listing feature films, television films and short films for which he has composed music, along with musicals for which he adapted music by other composers.
Catch Me If You Can (2002) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) The Terminal (2004) Revenge of the Sith (2005) War of the Worlds (2005) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Munich (2005) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) The Adventures of Tintin (2011)
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Jul 3, 2024 · List of movies with music composed by John Williams, listed alphabetically with trailers of the movies when available. This list includes any film scores composed by John Williams, ranging from smaller indie movies to larger blockbuster pictures.
