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   John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) [1] [2] [3] 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 scores in cinema history.

2. www.britannica.com › biography › John-WilliamsJohn Williams | Biography, Movies, & Facts | Britannica

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   4 days ago · John Williams (born February 8, 1932, Queens, New York, U.S.) is an American composer who created some of the most iconic film scores of all time. He scored more than a hundred movies, many of which were directed by Steven Spielberg. Williams is also known for his work on numerous Star Wars films.

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   John Williams: Biography. In a career that spans five decades, John Williams has become one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film and for the concert stage. He has served as music director and laureate conductor of one of the country’s treasured musical institutions, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and he maintains ...

4. www.biography.com › musicians › john-williamsJohn Williams: Biography, Composer, 2024 Oscar Nominee

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   Mar 10, 2024 · John Williams is an Oscar - and Grammy Award –winning composer and conductor known for creating some of the most recognizable movie scores in history, including for Jaws, E.T. the...

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   John Williams. Music Department: Jurassic Park. As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is "America's composer" time and again.

   • Birth Date: February 8, 1932

6. www.classical-music.com › composers › williams-johnWilliams, John - Classical Music

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   It’s likely more people around the world know some music written by John Williams than they do Bach or Beethoven. From Star Wars to Harry Potter, via Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park, his music for films has made him a bit of a superstar. Here’s everything you ought to know about the legendary composer. Michael Beek.

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   Who is John Williams?

   • John Williams is an American composer who created some of the most iconic film scores of all time. He scored more than a hundred films, many of which were directed by Steven Spielberg. Williams is also known for his work on numerous Star Wars films. Learn more about Williams’s life and career.

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   • John Williams. Music Department: Jurassic Park. As one of the best known, awarded, and financially successful composers in US history, John Williams is as easy to recall as John Philip Sousa, Aaron Copland or Leonard Bernstein, illustrating why he is "America's composer" time and again.

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   Who are John Williams Brothers?

   • The composer is the eldest of four! He has two brothers, Don and Jerry, and a sister, Joan. Both brothers are talented musicians in their own right, primarily percussionists. Don is also an arranger and conductor. They perform regularly in Hollywood orchestras and have appeared on many of their brother’s film scores. Is John Williams married?

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   Where did John Williams grow up?

   • Williams’s father moved the family to Los Angeles in the late ’40s, when Johnny Sr. took up a position as percussionist in the Columbia Studio Orchestra. As a result the teenage Williams grew up around film scoring, alongside the jazz which was popular in the family home. How did John Williams's film career start?

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   Did John Williams write a film score?

   • Williams worked under legendary composers like Alfred Newman and Bernard Herrmann, going on to write arrangements. Soon he was writing his own scores for television, and then film. What was John Williams's first film score? Williams’s first feature film credit is for 1958’s Daddy-O (also known as Downbeat).

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   Who is John Towner Williams?

   • John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] is an American composer and conductor.

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8. www.classicfm.com › composers › williamsJohn Williams | Film composer | Biography, music, films and facts

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   Biography. John Williams (1932-present) is the most prolific and widely honoured living composer of film music and the most Oscar-nominated person alive. Life and Music. He was born in New York but moved to Los Angeles with his family when he was 16. He attended UCLA and studied composition with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.