Elementary/primary education Composer of the Week presentation featuring Academy Award Winner (c) John Williams, 20th and 21st century composer.
- 1.Sounds of the Silver Screen
John Williams
Composer of the Movies
2. John WilliamsBasic Information
Birthdate
Born February 8, 1932
Birthplace/Hometown
Long Island, New York
Nationality
American
Style/Period
Modern 1920-Present
3. Interesting Facts
Moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1948.
Studied composition at UCLA.
Served in the Air Force.
Studied piano at the Juilliard School of Music.
Has composed the music for close to 80 films and has composed some
of the most famous themes ever written for cinema. Some of these
include Harry Potter, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET
- the Extraterrestrial, Jurassic Park, the Star Wars Pre-episode
and Trilogy, the Indiana Jones Trilogy, Home Alone, and Empire of
the Sun.
Has received45 Academy Award nominations (the most for any person
alive and tied for second after Walt Disney for most overall) and
has been awarded with five Oscars,seven British Academy
Awards,twenty-one Grammies andfour Golden Globes.
Named the 19th conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1980,
retiring in 1993.
Has appeared as guest conductor with many major orchestras,
including the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and has also written many
concert pieces
Composed the themes for the NBC News, the 1987 International
Special Olympics, and the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic
Games.
4. Famous WorksComposed film scores for the following movies (just
to name a few)
5. Jaws 6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind 7. ET - the
Extraterrestrial 8. Jurassic Park 9. The Star Wars Prequel and
Trilogy 10. The Indiana Jones series 11. Superman
