John Williams

About

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 scoresin 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 91 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...

Known for

Disclosure DayMovie • 2026Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneMovie • 2001Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsMovie • 2002Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanMovie • 2004SupermanMovie • 2025Star Wars: The Bad BatchSeries • 2021Schindler's ListMovie • 1993Star WarsMovie • 1977Raiders of the Lost ArkMovie • 1981Jurassic World RebirthMovie • 2025Lost in SpaceSeries • 1965Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinyMovie • 2023War of the WorldsMovie • 2005Indiana Jones and the Last CrusadeMovie • 1989Amazing StoriesSeries • 1985E.T. the Extra-TerrestrialMovie • 1982Minority ReportMovie • 2002Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkMovie • 1992Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal SkullMovie • 2008Jurassic World: Chaos TheorySeries • 2024Catch Me If You CanMovie • 2002Star Wars: The Last JediMovie • 2017Star Wars: The Force AwakensMovie • 2015Jurassic World DominionMovie • 2022