John Williams

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 a…

Known for

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

60 Minutes

60 Minutes

1968

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90

1956

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

2019

Acting(85)

2025Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside StorySelf

2024Henry Mancini: 100 at the Hollywood BowlSelf

2024Music by John WilliamsSelf - Composer

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Kennedy Center Honors

1978

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

2020

2024John Williams: A Legacy In SoundSelf

2024Disney Legends Awards CeremonySelf

2024John Williams in TokyoSelf

2023Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones and Harrison FordSelf

2023The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of DestinySelf

2023Anne-Sophie Mutter - VivaceSelf

2023The Fabelmans: A Family in FilmSelf

2022If These Walls Could SingSelf

2022Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screenself

2022The Stories of West Side StorySelf

2022Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Friends: Beethoven and Williamsselbst

2022Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film ThemesSelf - Conductor

2021John Williams Live - Music from the Movies

2021John Williams: The Berlin ConcertSelf

2020A World Without Beethoven?Self

2020John Williams: Live in ViennaSelf - Conductor

2020Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The MandalorianSelf - Composer (archive footage)

2020The Skywalker LegacySelf

2019Star Wars: The Rise of SkywalkerOma Tres

2019Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic SoundSelf (archive footage)

2019Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure AwaitsSelf

2018Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at TanglewoodSelf - Conductor

2017SpielbergSelf

2017Score: A Film Music DocumentarySelf

2016John Williams at the BBCself

2016John Williams: The Seventh SymphonySelf (archive footage)

2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015A John Williams CelebrationSelf

2013Lincoln: An American JourneySelf

2013Tanglewood 75th Anniversary CelebrationHimself

2012The 'E.T.' JournalsSelf

2011AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John WilliamsSelf

2011A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years LaterSelf

2011Return to Jurassic ParkSelf

2010Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond ScottSelf

2010Jaws: The Inside StorySelf

2009Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on MeSelf / Performer

2009The Shark Is Still WorkingSelf

2009The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' StorySelf

2009No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosSelf

2007Love Will Tear Us Apart

2006You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of SupermanSelf

2006Frankie Laine: An American DreamerSelf

2005Within a Minute: The Making of Star Wars Episode IIISelf

2005Star Wars: A Musical Journey

2004Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?Self (archive footage)

2004The Revamping of DraculaSelf

2004Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars TrilogySelf

2004When Star Wars Ruled the WorldSelf

2003The Music of 'Indiana Jones'Self

2003Catch Me If You Can: Behind the CameraSelf

2003Building a Scene

2002The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John WilliamsSelf

2001The Beginning: The Making of Star Wars Episode ISelf

2001The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'Self

2001Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'Self

2001Making 'Superman': Filming the LegendSelf

2001Plotting 'Family Plot'Self

1997The Making of 'The Lost World'Self

1997Star Wars: The Magic & the MysterySelf

1997In the Teeth of JawsSelf

1996The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'Self

1996The Making of '1941'Self

1995The Making of 'Jaws'Self

1995The Hollywood Soundtrack StorySelf

1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1989The Secret Policeman’s Biggest BallSelf

1983From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a SagaSelf

1980The Making of The Empire Strikes BackSelf

1980SP FX: The Empire Strikes BackSelf

1980Star Wars: Music by John WilliamsSelf

1978The Kennedy Center HonorsSelf

1977The Royal Variety Performance 1977

1977Previn and the PittsburghSelf

1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self

196860 MinutesSelf

1956Playhouse 90Self (Pianist)

1953The OscarsSelf

Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano

Live at the Shrine! John Williams and the World Premiere of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: The 20th AnniversarySelf

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