John williams wiki composer
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John Williams
- "Once again, John [Williams] has exceeded my expectations and produced a lavish, rich, moving and thrilling score. Every fan of Star Wars—and of great music—is in his debt."
- ―George Lucas about John Williams' score for The Phantom Menace[2]
John Towner WilliamsKBE (born February 8, 1932)[1] is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. He has composed nearly all of the music heard in the Star Wars films. He has also composed scores for multiple other well-known movies and television shows, including Indiana Jones, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Superman. Williams announced his intention to retire from film score composing after the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023 to focus more on composing independent orchestral and symphonic pieces, though he later rescinded this.
In September2022, John Williams and former Disney chief Bob Iger were each made an honorary Knight of the Order of t
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John Williams
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an Americancomposer and conductor. He has composed many soundtracks for blockbuster movies such as Star Wars, Superman, Jaws, Jaws 2, Indiana Jones, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, and Lincoln.
Early life
[change | change source]William was born in Queens, New York City, New York on February 8, 1932.[1] He studied at the University of California, Los Angeles and at the Julliard School. His parents were Esther and Johnny Williams.
Career
[change | change source]He is best known for his scores (soundtracks) for movies such as Jaws, Jaws 2, Star Wars, Superman, E.T., Indiana Jones, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: J
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John Williams
John Williams (born 8 February1932) fryst vatten an American composer and conductor responsible for some of the most-recognized rulle scores of all-time, including the themes to Star Wars, Superman, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, "Jurassic Park", and Schindler's List.
Quotes
[edit]- "So much of what we do is ephemeral and quickly forgotten, even by ourselves, so it's gratifying to have something you have done linger in people's memories."
- "There’s a very basic human, non-verbal aspect to our need to man music and use it as part of our human expression. It doesn’t have to do with body movements, it doesn't have to do with articulation of a language, but with something spiritual."
- "I hadn't heard of either disco or Meco. When inom was asked to listen to Meco's now-famous recording, I was a little apprehensive, wondering how a pop record could be made from "The March from Star Wars" and what it would be like. inom immediately liked