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John Williams

Sound · Born February 8, 1932 · Queens, New York City, New York, USA

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.

Movies with John Williams

• Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) — Oma Tres
• Ennio (2022) — Self
• Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025) — Self
• Music by John Williams (2024) — Self - Composer
• Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2019) — Self (archive footage)
• Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004) — Self
• Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison Ford (2023) — Self
• Spielberg (2017) — Self
• Score: A Film Music Documentary (2017) — Self
• If These Walls Could Sing (2022) — Self
• Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode III (2005) — Self
• Monty and the Movies — Self (archive footage)