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John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932), is an Academy Award, Grammy, Golden Globe and BAFTA Award-winning American composer, conductor and pianist. In a career that spans six decades, Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in history, including all but one of Steven Spielberg`s feature films, Star Wars, Superman, Born on the Fourth of July, and Harry Potter. In addition, he has composed theme music for four Olympic Games, NBC Nightly News, and numerous television series and concert pieces. He served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993, and is now the orchestra`s laureate conductor.

Williams is a five-time winner of the Academy Award. He has also won 4 Golden Globes, 7 BAFTA Awards and 10 Grammy Awards.[1] With 45 Academy Award nominations, Williams is, together with composer Alfred Newman, the second most nominated individual after Walt Disney.[2] He was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.

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Star wars, ET,Jaws Indiana Jones Close encounters of the third kind Harry potter. This man made some of the best theme music since world war 2. Thank you John.
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  • [about his friend, Jerry Goldsmith] His chameleon adaptability was a prerequisite to longevity and success in Hollywood. We used to call him Gorgeous. He was the golden boy, a beautiful presence. His music had a freshness, and he had a freshness.
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  • During a live orchestral concert of film music in late 2004, Williams presented a tribute to the late Jerry Goldsmith, David Raksin, and Elmer Bernstein, explaining how he played piano on some of their scores at the beginning of his career. He joked "They were my former employers - I must have been something like 12 when I played for them.".
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  • His son, Joseph Williams, became a member of the band Toto in 1986.
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  • Worked extensively with the London Symphony Orchestra
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  • Performed the famous piano riff on the original recording of Henry Mancini's theme to "Peter Gunn" (1958).
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  • Composed the score to Alfred Hitchcock's final film.
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  • 2002 distinguished him as the most Oscar-nominated living individual, with an astounding 41 nominations. In 2003 his total increased to 42, after receiving a nomination for Catch Me If You Can (2002). In 2004, he received his 43rd nomination, for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).
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  • Conductor of the Boston Pops for 12 years.
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  • Attended UCLA, Los Angeles City College & Juilliard
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  • Son of jazz musician Johnny Williams, who was best known as the drummer in The Raymond Scott Quintette.
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  • Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1998.
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  • Recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004, along with Elton John, Joan Sutherland, Warren Beatty, and Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee.
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  • Father of composer Joseph Williams. The two worked together on Return of the Jedi, collaborating on the song performed by the alien band in Jabba's Palace. However, the song was replaced for the Special Edition.
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  • Honorary Member of Kappa Kappa Psi National Honrary Band Fraternity. Member of Boston University Chapter Theta Beta, Brother # 93, Nickname: "Pops"
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  • Is a recipient of the prestigious Connor Award given by the Phi Alpha Tau brotherhood of Emerson College located in Boston, Massachusetts.
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  • Son-in-law of actors Mel Ruick and Lurene Tuttle
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  • Composed his first symphony at the urging of fellow film composer Bernard Herrmann.
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  • Grand marshal, Tournament of Roses parade [2004]
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  • Composed for all but two of Steven Spielberg's feature films.
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  • In 2006, he tied Alfred Newman for the most number of Oscar nominations (45) received by a composer-conductor, when he was nominated for "Memoirs of a Geisha" and "Munich".
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  • Composer of the biggest-selling instrumental single of all-time, and the only one to be officially awarded Platinum status - 2 million units by the RIAA, Meco's recording of "Star Wars Theme and Cantina Band". And, according to the Recording Industry Association of America, Meco's "Star Wars and Other Galactic Funk" album also outsold Williams' soundtrack by 300,000 units.
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  • Frequently works with Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Chris Columbus.
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  • Passed on scoring Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005), in favor of Memoirs of a Geisha (2005).
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