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John WilliamsBiography |
Birth: February, 1932 in Long Island New york
Notes:
- Full name is John Towner Williams
- Probably the greatest film composer to ever live, his filmography reads like a highlight film.
- His trademark is creating memorable themes that every one is humming after the movie.
- Aside from composing all those unforgettable scores, he also conducts the Boston Pops.
- He was educated at UCLA and Julliard, starting out as a concert pianist.
- He has worked with such composers as Bernard Herrmann, Alfred Newman, and Franz Waxman.
- He has composed for all but one of Steven Spielberg's feature films.
- He has also scored the logos for Dreamworks and Amblin Entertainment.
- He has also written music for the Olympics and NBC's "Mission" theme.
- He wrote the music to the TV shows "Gilligan's Island" and "Lost In Space"
- His soundtrack to Star Wars was the best selling classical album in history, until Titanic was released.
- He has won five Academy Awards and three Golden Globes.
- He has also won two Emmy Awards, and 15 Grammy Awards.
Current Movies and Projects:
12/25/98 - Stepmom
5/21/99 - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
5/24/2000 - Jurassic Park 3
2000 - Memoirs of a Geisha
Summer 2001 - Indiana Jones and the Lost Continent
5/24/2002 - Star Wars: Episode II
5/25/2005 - Star Wars: Episode III
Highlight Films:
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Amistad (AA:N) (1997)
Seven Years in Tibet (GG:N) (1997)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Schindler's List (AA:W) (GG:N) (1993)
Far and Away (1992)
Hook (AA:N) (1991)
Home Alone (AA:N) (AA:N) (1990)
Empire of the Sun (AA:N) (GG:N) (1987)
Return of the Jedi (AA:N) (1983)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (AA:W) (GG:W) (1982)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (AA:N) (1981)
The Empire Strikes Back (AA:N) (1980)
Superman (AA:N) (GG:N) (1978)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (AA:N) (GG:N) (1977)
Star Wars (AA:W) (GG:W) (1977)
Jaws (AA:W) (GG:W) (1975)
Fiddler on the Roof (AA:W) (1971)
Links:
The International Movie Database
Movie Tunes - John Williams
Soundtrack Express - John Williams
Film Tracks - John Williams
The Unofficial John Williams Home Page
The Groovy Yak's Site
The John Williams Web Page
The John Williams Score Review
John Williams Unofficial Fanpage