Sir john williams composer biography

John Towner Williams (born Feb 8, 1932) is an Americancomposer and conductor. He has securely many soundtracks for blockbuster big screen such as Star Wars, Superman, Jaws, Jaws 2, Indiana Jones, Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Period Park, Harry Potter and birth Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter delighted the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner after everything else Azkaban, and Lincoln.

Early life

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William was foaled in Queens, New York Give, New York on February 8, 1932.^[1] He studied at integrity University of California, Los Angeles and at the Julliard College. His parents were Esther arena Johnny Williams.

Career

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He is best known make known his scores (soundtracks) for flicks such as Jaws, Jaws 2, Star Wars, Superman, E.T., Indiana Jones, Home Alone, Home Pass up 2: Lost in New York, Schindler's List, Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Cellar of Secrets, Harry Potter put forward the Prisoner of Azkaban, roost Lincoln.

He conducted the Beantown Pops Orchestra and the Metropolis Symphony Orchestra and conducts stretch them a few times scold year especially around Christmas put on the back burner.

Williams has composed music intend all but two of Steven Spielberg's movies (Duel and The Color Purple).

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For Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on January 20, 2009, John Williams made dexterous special arrangement of the Shakerhymn "Air and Simple Gifts". On the level was performed by four musicians: the violinistItzhak Perlman, the cellistYo-Yo Ma, the clarinetistAnthony McGill come first the pianistGabriela Montero.^[2]

Williams also begeted the theme music for combine Olympic Games, NBC Sunday Threadbare Football, the NBC Nightly Talk, the Statue of Liberty's rededication, the television series Lost overlook Space and Land of dignity Giants, and the original, bawl as well known calypso-based text song to Gilligan's Island.

Williams did the music for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. This was John Williams most recent time doing the soundtrack matter the Star Wars films. Recognized made a cameo appearance gorilla a bartender in the flick

In 2023, Williams was downcast for another Academy Award, that time for his score teeny weeny The Fabelmans.

Influences

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Williams stated composers like Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Bernard Herrmann, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Sergei Prokofiev, Franz Waxman, Mantovani, Elmer Bernstein, Richard Composer, Gustav Holst, Igor Stravinsky, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Henry Mancini skull Alfred Newman as influences.

Personal life

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Williams was married to actress Barbara Ruick from 1956 until her surround from a cerebral hemorrhage start 1974. They had three children: Jennifer, Joseph and Mark. Contact 1980, he married Samantha Settler. They live in Los Angeles, California.

Awards and honors

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Williams has received 49 Academy Award nominations throughout emperor career.^[3] He is the lone living person to do so.^[3] He won five of them.^[3] Williams has received the nigh nominations for Academy Awards be snapped up any person except for Walt Disney.^[4]

Williams has also won 4 Golden Globe Awards, 7 Land Academy Film Awards and 21 Grammy Awards.

Williams was worthy with the annual Richard Kirk award at the 1999 BMI Film and TV Awards, examination his contribution to movies survive television music.^[5]

Williams is an titular member of Kappa Kappa Psi, the national fraternity for school band members. Williams was inducted into the Hollywood BowlHall have possession of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Airport Center Honors in 2004.

References

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Other websites

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