John Williams
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) 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. He has a distinct sound that mixes romanticism, impressionism and atonal music with complex orchestration. He is best known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and has received numerous accolades including 26 Grammy Awards, five Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. With 54 Academy Award nominations, he is the second-most nominated person, after Walt Disney, and is the oldest Oscar nominee in any category, at 92 years old.Williams's early work as a film composer includes ''Valley of the Dolls'' (1967), ''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1969), ''Images'' and ''The Cowboys'' (both 1972), ''The Long Goodbye'' (1973) and ''The Towering Inferno'' (1974). He has collaborated with Spielberg since ''The Sugarland Express'' (1974), composing music for all but five of his feature films. He received five Academy Awards for Best Score for ''Fiddler on the Roof'' (1971), ''Jaws'' (1975), ''Star Wars'' (1977), ''E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial'' (1982) and ''Schindler's List'' (1993). Other memorable collaborations with Spielberg include ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977), the ''Indiana Jones'' franchise (1981–2023), ''Jurassic Park'' (1993), ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998), ''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002), ''War Horse'' (2011), ''Lincoln'' (2012) and ''The Fabelmans'' (2022). He also scored ''Superman'' (1978), the first two ''Home Alone'' films (1990–1992) and the first three ''Harry Potter'' films (2001–2004). Among other directors, he has worked with Alfred Hitchcock, Brian De Palma, Robert Altman, Clint Eastwood and Richard Donner.
Williams has also composed numerous classical concertos and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments. He served as the Boston Pops' principal conductor from 1980 to 1993 and is its laureate conductor. Other works by Williams include theme music for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games; ''NBC Sunday Night Football;'' "The Mission" theme (used by NBC News and Seven News in Australia); the television series ''Lost in Space'', ''Land of the Giants'' and ''Amazing Stories''. Williams announced but then rescinded his intention to retire from film score composing after the release of ''Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny'' in 2023.
Among other accolades, he has received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2004, the National Medal of the Arts in 2009 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1998, the Hollywood Bowl's Hall of Fame in 2000 and the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2004. He has composed the score for nine of the top 25 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office. In 2022, Williams was appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II, "for services to film music". In 2005, the American Film Institute placed Williams's score to ''Star Wars'' first on its list AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores; his scores for ''Jaws'' and ''E.T.'' also made the list. The Library of Congress entered the ''Star Wars'' soundtrack into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Provided by Wikipedia
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A sermon preached upon the fifth of November, 1678. By a Protestant divine by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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A brief discourse concerning the lawfulness of worshipping God by the common-prayer : being an answer to a book, entituled, A brief discourse concerning the unlawfulness of the com... by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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Warnings to the unclean : in a discourse from Rev. XXI. 8. Preacht at Springfield lecture, August 25th. 1698. At the execution of Sarah Smith. By Mr. John Williams pastor of the Ch... by Williams, John, 1664-1729
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A manual: or, Three small and plain treatises : viz. 1. Of prayer, or active 2. Of principles, or positive 3. Resolutions, or oppositive divinity. Written for the private use of a... by Williams, John, 1582-1650
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The certainty of divine revelation : A sermon preached at St. Martins in the Fields, Feb. 4. 1694/5. Being the second of the lecture for the ensuing year, founded by the honourable... by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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The case of lay-communion with the Church of England considered : and the lawfulness of it shew'd from the testimony of above an hundred eminent non-conformists of several perswasi... by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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The characters of divine revelation : A sermon preached at St. Martins in the Fields, March 4. 1694/5. Being the third of the lecture for the ensuing year, founded by the Honourabl... by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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A sermon preach'd at St. Mildred's Poultrey, January 3. 1696/7 : By John Lord Bishop of Chichester, and late rector of the said church, upon his leaving that parish. by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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A brief exposition of the church-catechism, : with proofs from Scripture. / by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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A declaration of the sense of the archbishops and bishops novv in and about London, : upon the occasion of their attendance in Parliament; concerning the irregular and scandalous p... by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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An abstract of those ansvvers vvhich were given in the assembly of the Lords in the high court of Parliament, : unto the nine reasons, sent up from the House of Commons, against th... by Williams, John, 1582-1650
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New England's crises and cultural memory : literature, politics, history, religion, 1620-1860 / by McWilliams, John P.
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Principal surface-water inflow to Puget Sound, Washington, 1981 / by Williams, John R., 1924-
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Classroom in conflict : teaching controversial subjects in a diverse society / by Williams, John A., 1935-
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Appalachia : a history / by Williams, John Alexander, 1938-
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A declaration of the sense of the arch-bishops and bishops now in and about London, upon the occasion of their attendance in Parliament : concerning the irregular and scandalous pr... by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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Estimates of streamflow characteristics for selected small streams, Baker River Basin, Washington / by Williams, John R., 1924-
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A brief discourse concerning the lawfulness of worshipping God by the Common-Prayer. : Being in answer to a book, entituled, A brief discourse concerning the unlawfulness of the Co... by Williams, John, 1636?-1709
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An answer to a late pamphlet, intitled, A letter to a friend in the country, attempting a solution of the scruples and objections of a consciencious or religious nature, commonly m... by Williams, John, 1664-1729
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God in the camp: or, The only way for a people to engage the presence of God with their armies. : Delivered in a sermon preach'd before His Excellency and General Assembly, at a le... by Williams, John, 1664-1729
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