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List of compositions by John Williams

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This is a list of compositions by John Williams.

Film scores

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The following list consists of select films for which John Williams composed the score and/or songs.

1950s

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Year Title Director Studio Notes
1954 You Are Welcome[1][2][3] Oliver L. Vardy Studio Hamburg Promotional film for the tourist information office of Newfoundland
1958 Daddy-O Lou Place American International Pictures Feature film debut
Credited as Johnny Williams.
1959 Gidget Paul Wendkos Columbia Pictures Orchestrator

1960s

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Year Title Director Studio Notes
1960 I Passed for White Fred M. Wilcox Allied Artists Pictures Credited as Johnny Williams
Because They're Young Paul Wendkos Jerry Bresler Productions
Columbia Pictures
1961 The Secret Ways Phil Karlson
Richard Widmark
Heath Productions
Universal Pictures
1962 Bachelor Flat Frank Tashlin
Budd Grossman
20th Century Fox
1963 Diamond Head Guy Green Jerry Bresler Productions
Columbia Pictures
Gidget Goes to Rome Paul Wendkos Columbia Pictures
1964 Nightmare in Chicago Robert Altman Roncom Films
NBC
Television film
The Killers Don Siegel Revue Studios
Universal Pictures
Credited as Johnny Williams
Adapted material by Henry Mancini
Redcap ABC
ITV
Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episode "Nightwatch"
1965 Lost in Space Anton M. Leader
Sobey Martin
Paul Stanley
Irwin Allen Productions
Jodi Productions Inc.
Van Bernard Productions Inc.
20th Century Fox Television
CBS
Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episodes "The Reluctant Stowaway," "Island in the Sky", "The Hungry Sea" and "My Friend, Mr. Nobody"
None but the Brave Frank Sinatra Tokyo Eiga
Toho
Artanis Productions
Warner Bros.
Credited as Johnny Williams
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! J. Lee Thompson Parker–Orchard Productions
20th Century Fox
Credited as Johnny Williams
1966 The Rare Breed Andrew V. McLaglen Universal Pictures
How to Steal a Million William Wyler World Wide Productions
20th Century Fox
The Plainsman David Lowell Rich Universal Pictures
Not with My Wife, You Don't! Norman Panama Fernwood Productions
Reynard Productions
Warner Bros.
Penelope Arthur Hiller Euterpe
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Jericho Barry Shear Arena Productions
MGM Television
CBS
Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episode "The Ghostbreaker"
Time Tunnel Irwin Allen Irwin Allen Productions
Kent Productions Inc.
20th Century Fox Television
ABC
Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episode "Rendezvous With Yesterday"
1967 Valley of the Dolls Mark Robson 20th Century Fox Credited as Johnny Williams
Songs written by André and Dory Previn
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
A Guide for the Married Man Gene Kelly Credited as Johnny Williams

Composed title song (written by Leslie Bricusse, performed by The Turtles)

Fitzwilly Delbert Mann The Mirisch Corporation
United Artists
Credited as Johnny Williams
1968 Sergeant Ryker Buzz Kulik Universal Pictures
Land of the Giants Irwin Allen Irwin Allen Productions
Kent Productions Inc.
20th Century Fox Television
ABC
Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episode "The Crash". Replaced a score by Alexander Courage
Heidi Delbert Mann NBC Television film
1969 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Mark Robson National General Pictures
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Herbert Ross APJAC Productions
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US)
David Ortan (UK)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation (shared with Leslie Bricusse)
The Reivers Mark Rydell Cinema Center Films
Duo Films
Solar Productions
National General Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score — For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical)

1970s

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Year Title Director Studio Notes
1970 Story of a Woman Leonardo Bercovici Westward Films
Universal Pictures
Only score for a non-English language film
Jane Eyre Delbert Mann British Lion Film Corporation Television film
1971 Fiddler on the Roof Norman Jewison The Mirisch Company
Cartier Productions
United Artists
Adapted from material by Jerry Bock
Academy Award for Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score
1972 The Cowboys Mark Rydell Warner Bros.
The Screaming Woman Jack Smight Universal Television
ABC
Television film
The Poseidon Adventure Ronald Neame Kent Productions, Ltd.
20th Century Fox
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Pete 'n' Tillie Martin Ritt Universal Pictures Credited as John T. Williams
Images Robert Altman Hemdale Film Corporation
Columbia Pictures (US)
Hemdale Film Distributors (UK)
Composed with Stomu Yamashta
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
1973 The Long Goodbye Lion's Gate Films
United Artists
Also title song (with Johnny Mercer)
Tom Sawyer Don Taylor Reader's Digest
United Artists
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation (shared with Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (shared with Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman)
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Richard C. Sarafian Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Replaced a score by Michel Legrand.
The Paper Chase James Bridges 20th Century Fox
Cinderella Liberty Mark Rydell Sanford Productions
20th Century Fox
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Nice to Be Around," lyrics by Paul Williams)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
1974 Conrack Martin Ritt 20th Century Fox
The Sugarland Express Steven Spielberg The Zanuck/Brown Company
Universal Pictures
First collaboration with Steven Spielberg
Earthquake Mark Robson The Filmakers Group
Universal Pictures
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
The Towering Inferno John Guillermin 20th Century Fox
Warner Bros.
Irwin Allen Productions
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (shared with Jaws)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
1975 The Eiger Sanction Clint Eastwood The Malpaso Company
Universal Pictures
Jaws Steven Spielberg The Zanuck/Brown Company
Universal Pictures
Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (shared with The Towering Inferno)
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
1976 Family Plot Alfred Hitchcock Universal Pictures
The Missouri Breaks Arthur Penn United Artists
Midway Jack Smight The Mirisch Corporation
Universal Pictures
1977 Black Sunday John Frankenheimer Paramount Pictures
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope George Lucas Lucasfilm Ltd.
20th Century Fox
Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Main Title from Star Wars")
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Columbia Pictures
EMI Films
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind")
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
1978 The Fury Brian De Palma Frank Yablans Presentations
20th Century Fox
Jaws 2 Jeannot Szwarc The Zanuck/Brown Company
Universal Pictures
Superman Richard Donner Dovemead Ltd.
Film Export, A.G.
International Film Production
Warner Bros.
Columbia Pictures
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Superman March")
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("Superman March")
1979 Dracula John Badham The Mirisch Company
Universal Pictures
1941 Steven Spielberg A-Team Productions
Universal Pictures (North America)
Columbia Pictures (International)

1980s

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Year Title Director Studio Notes
1980 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner Lucasfilm Ltd.
20th Century Fox
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (The Empire Strikes Back - Soundtrack)
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Imperial March")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Yoda's Theme")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("Yoda's Theme")
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg Lucasfilm Ltd.
Paramount Pictures
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Heartbeeps Allan Arkush Universal Pictures
1982 E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg Amblin Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Flying" - Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording ("Flying" - Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Adventure on Earth")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial soundtrack)
Yes, Giorgio Franklin J. Schaffner Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United Artists
Songs only; score composed by Michael J. Lewis
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("If We Were In Love," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("If We Were In Love," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Monsignor Frank Perry Frank Yablans Presentations
20th Century Fox
Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand Lucasfilm Ltd.
20th Century Fox
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Steven Spielberg Lucasfilm Ltd.
Paramount Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
The River Mark Rydell Universal Pictures Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
1986 SpaceCamp Harry Winer ABC Motion Pictures
20th Century Fox
1987 The Witches of Eastwick George Miller Guber-Peters Company
Kennedy Miller
Warner Bros.
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Empire of the Sun Steven Spielberg Amblin Entertainment
Warner Bros.
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Sidney J. Furie The Cannon Group, Inc.
Golan-Globus Productions
Warner Bros.
Columbia Pictures
Adapted and conducted by Alexander Courage, three new themes
1988 The Accidental Tourist Lawrence Kasdan Warner Bros. Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Steven Spielberg Lucasfilm Ltd.
Paramount Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone Ixtlan Productions
Universal Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
Always Steven Spielberg Amblin Entertainment
Universal Pictures
United Artists

1990s

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Year Title Director Studio Notes
1990 Stanley & Iris Martin Ritt Lantana Productions
Star Partners II Ltd.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
United Artists
Presumed Innocent Alan J. Pakula Mirage Enterprises
Warner Bros.
Home Alone Chris Columbus Hughes Entertainment
20th Century Fox
Replaced Bruce Broughton
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Somewhere in My Memory," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse)
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television ("Somewhere in My Memory," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse)
1991 Hook Steven Spielberg Amblin Entertainment
TriStar Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("When You're Alone," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse)
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
JFK Oliver Stone Le Studio Canal+
Regency Enterprises
Alcor Films
Ixtlan Corporation
Warner Bros.
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
1992 Far and Away Ron Howard Imagine Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Chris Columbus Hughes Entertainment
20th Century Fox
1993 Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg Universal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Schindler's List Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
1995 Sabrina Sydney Pollack Mirage Enterprises
Sandollar Productions
Paramount Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Moonlight," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television ("Moonlight," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Nixon Oliver Stone Hollywood Pictures
Illusion Entertainment Group
Cinergi Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
1996 Sleepers Barry Levinson PolyGram Filmed Entertainment
Propaganda Films
Baltimore Pictures
Astoria Films
Warner Bros. (North America)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
1997 Rosewood John Singleton Peters Entertainment
New Deal Productions
Warner Bros.
Replaced Wynton Marsalis
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg Universal Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Seven Years in Tibet Jean-Jacques Annaud TriStar Pictures
Mandalay Entertainment
Sony Pictures Releasing (US)
Summit Entertainment (International)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Amistad Steven Spielberg HBO Films
DreamWorks Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
1998 Saving Private Ryan Steven Spielberg Amblin Entertainment
Mutual Film Company
DreamWorks Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Stepmom Chris Columbus Columbia Pictures
1492 Pictures
Replaced Patrick Doyle
1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace George Lucas Lucasfilm Ltd.
20th Century Fox
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Angela's Ashes Alan Parker Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
Scott Rudin Productions
David Brown Productions
Dirty Hands Productions
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (Theme from Angela's Ashes)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

2000s

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Year Title Director Studio Notes
2000 The Patriot Roland Emmerich Columbia Pictures
Centropolis Entertainment
Mutual Film Company
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg DreamWorks Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Stanley Kubrick Productions
Warner Bros. Pictures (North America)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Chris Columbus Warner Bros. Pictures
Heyday Films
1492 Pictures
Released internationally as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Hedwig's Theme")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones George Lucas Lucasfilm Ltd.
20th Century Fox
Minority Report Steven Spielberg 20th Century Fox
DreamWorks Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Blue Tulip Productions
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chris Columbus Warner Bros. Pictures
Heyday Films
1492 Pictures
Adapted and conducted by William Ross
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Catch Me If You Can Steven Spielberg Amblin Entertainment
DreamWorks Pictures
Parkes/MacDonald Productions
Kemp Company
Splendid Pictures
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement ("Escapades" for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra - 2017)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso Cuarón Warner Bros. Pictures
Heyday Films
1492 Pictures
Williams' final score for a Harry Potter film
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
The Terminal Steven Spielberg Amblin Entertainment
DreamWorks Pictures
Parkes/MacDonald Productions
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith George Lucas Lucasfilm Ltd.
20th Century Fox
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Anakin's Betrayal")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
War of the Worlds Steven Spielberg Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Cruise/Wagner Productions
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Ferry Scene")
Memoirs of a Geisha Rob Marshall Columbia Pictures
DreamWorks Pictures
Spyglass Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment
Red Wagon Entertainment
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Sayuri's Theme and End Credits")
Munich Steven Spielberg Amblin Entertainment
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Alliance Atlantis
Universal Pictures (US)
DreamWorks Pictures (International)
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("A Prayer for Peace")
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
2006 Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut Richard Donner Warner Bros. Pictures
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Steven Spielberg Lucasfilm Ltd.
Paramount Pictures
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Adventures of Mutt")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media

2010s

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Year Title Director Studio Notes
2011 The Adventures of Tintin Steven Spielberg Paramount Pictures
Nickelodeon Movies
Columbia Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
WingNut Films
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Hemisphere Media Capital
First score for an animated film
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
War Horse DreamWorks Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
Reliance Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2012 Lincoln DreamWorks Pictures
Touchstone Pictures
20th Century Fox
Participant Media
Reliance Entertainment
Dune Entertainment
Amblin Entertainment
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (United States and Canada)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
2013 The Book Thief Brian Percival Fox 2000 Pictures
Sunswept Entertainment
Studio Babelsberg
TSG Entertainment
20th Century Fox
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Book Thief")
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2015 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens J. J. Abrams Lucasfilm Ltd.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Bad Robot
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
2016 The BFG Steven Spielberg Walt Disney Pictures
Amblin Entertainment
Reliance Entertainment
Walden Media
The Kennedy/Marshall Company
Mister Smith Entertainment
2017 Dear Basketball Glen Keane Granity Studios
Believe Entertainment Group
Glen Keane Productions
Short film
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi Rian Johnson Lucasfilm Ltd.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Post Steven Spielberg 20th Century Fox
DreamWorks Pictures
Participant Media
Amblin Entertainment
Amblin Partners
Pascal Pictures
Star Thrower Entertainment
Mister Smith Entertainment
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Ron Howard Lucasfilm Ltd.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Credited for Han Solo theme and original Star Wars music
Score composed and adapted by John Powell[4][5]
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Mine Mission," shared with John Powell)
2019 Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker J. J. Abrams Lucasfilm Ltd.
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Bad Robot
Williams's final score for a Star Wars film[6]
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

2020s

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Year Title Director Studio Notes
2022 The Fabelmans Steven Spielberg Amblin Entertainment
Reliance Entertainment
Universal Pictures
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
2023 Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny James Mangold Walt Disney Pictures
Lucasfilm Ltd.
Paramount Pictures
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Helena's Theme")
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

The Olympics

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Williams has composed music for four Olympic Games:

  • "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" – 1984 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles
    Written specifically for the opening ceremonies. In a 1996 re-release, the opening trumpet fanfare was replaced with "Bugler's Dream", a previous Olympic Theme written by Leo Arnaud. This recording has been used as the theme for NBC's Olympic coverage ever since. Williams received a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.
  • "The Olympic Spirit" – 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul
    Commissioned by NBC Sports for their television coverage. Williams received a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Composition.
  • "Summon the Heroes" – 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta, Georgia
    Written in commemoration of the Centennial of the Modern Olympic Games. Premiering on July 19, 1996, the piece features heavy use of the brass and wind sections and is approximately six minutes in length. Principal Boston Pops trumpeter Timothy Morrison played the opening solo on the album recording. It has been arranged for various types of ensembles, including wind ensembles. This theme is now used prevalently by NBC for intros and outros to commercial breaks of the Olympics.
  • "Call of the Champions" – 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah

Television

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Year Title Network Notes
1958 Playhouse 90 CBS Episode: "The Right Hand Man"
1958–1959 M Squad NBC
1958–1964 Wagon Train NBC
ABC
1959 Markham CBS Episode: "Woman of Arles"
1959–1960 Bachelor Father CBS
NBC
ABC
1960 Tales of Wells Fargo NBC
1960–1962 Checkmate CBS Theme
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
General Electric Theater Episodes: "Ten Days in the Sun" and "Journal of Hope"
1961 Kraft Mystery Theatre NBC
1961–1963 Alcoa Premiere ABC Theme
1962–1963 Wide Country NBC Theme
1963 The Eleventh Hour Episode: "The Bronze Locust"
1963–1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre Theme
1963–1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Theme
1964 Breaking Point ABC Episode: "Better Than a Dead Lion"
1964–1965 Gilligan's Island CBS Episode: pilot
1965 Ben Casey ABC Episode: "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow"
Lost in Space CBS Episodes: "My Friend, Mr. Nobody", The Hungry Sea", "Island in the Sky" and "The Reluctant Stowaway"
1966 The Tammy Grimes Show ABC Theme
Episode: "How to Steal a Girl Even If It's Only Me"
1966–1968 The Time Tunnel Theme
Episode: "Rendezvous with Yesterday"
1968 Land of the Giants Episode: "The Crash"
CBS Playhouse CBS Episode: "Saturday Adoption"
1976 48th Academy Awards ABC Musical director
1981–2005 Evening at Pops PBS Theme
1985–1987 Amazing Stories NBC Theme
Episodes: "The Mission" and "Ghost Train"
2009 Great Performances PBS Theme
2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ Theme
Score composed by Natalie Holt
Theme adapted by William Ross

Miscellaneous

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Concertos

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Composition Year Title Premiere Date Premiere Performers Notes
1969 Concerto for Flute and Orchestra 1981 Leonard Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Peter Lloyd, flute – St. Louis
1976 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra 1981-01-29 Leonard Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Mark Peskanov, violin – St. Louis Composed at the suggestion of Barbara Ruick, first wife of the composer. Begun in 1974, shortly after Ruick's death, and completed in 1976
1985 Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra 1985-05-08 John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Chester Schmitz, tuba – Boston Composed in 1985 for the Centennial of the Boston Pops
1991 Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra 1991-04-13 John Williams/Riverside County Philharmonic – Michele Zukovsky, clarinet – Los Angeles Composed in 1991 for Michele Zukovsky, principal clarinet of the LA Philharmonic[8]
1993 Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (The Five Sacred Trees) 1995-04-15 Kurt Masur/New York PhilharmonicJudith LeClair, bassoon Composed in 1993 for the 150th celebration of the New York Philharmonic
1994 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra 1994-07-07 John Williams/Boston Symphony OrchestraYo-Yo Ma, cello – Tanglewood Composed in 1994 for the opening of the Seiji Ozawa Hall in Tanglewood
1996 Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra 1996-10 Christoph von Dohnányi/Cleveland Orchestra – Michael Sachs, trumpet Composed in 1996 for Michael Sachs, first trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra
1997 rev. 2002 Elegy for Cello and Orchestra Premiered by John Williams, piano, and John Waltz, cello. Later arranged for cello and orchestra Composed in 1997 for a memorial service in Los Angeles. Based on a secondary theme from Seven Years in Tibet
2000 TreeSong for Violin and Orchestra 2000-07-08 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Gil Shaham, violin Composed in 2000 for Gil Shaham
2001 Heartwood: Lyric Sketches for Cello and Orchestra 2002-08-04 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Boston Composed in 2001 for Yo-Yo Ma
2003 Concerto for Horn and Orchestra 2003-11-29 John Williams/Chicago Symphony OrchestraDale Clevenger, horn – Chicago Composed for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's principal horn Dale Clevenger
2007 Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola 2007-08-17 John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Victor Romanul, violin – Michael Zaretsky, viola – Tanglewood Composed for Michael Zaretsky
2009 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra 2009-05-26 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Boston Composed for Cathy Basrak. Unreleased
2009 On Willows and Birches (Concerto for Harp and Orchestra) 2009-09-23 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Boston Composed for Ann Hobson Pilot
2011 Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra 2011-05-25 John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Keisuke Wakao, oboe – Boston Composed for Keisuke Wakao
2014 Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra 2014-07-03 China Philharmonic OrchestraLang Lang, piano – Beijing Composed for the Music in the Summer Air Festival
2017 Markings for solo violin, strings, and harp 2017-07-16 Andris Nelsons/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin – Tanglewood Composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter
2018 Highwood's Ghost, An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra 2018-08-19 Andris Nelsons/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Jessica Zhou, harp – Tanglewood Composed for Yo-Yo Ma and Jessica Zhou
2021 Violin Concerto No. 2 2021-07-24 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin – Tanglewood Composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter

Celebration pieces and other concert works

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  • "Prelude and Fugue for Orchestra" (1965). Premiered by the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra conducted by Stan Kenton. The original Kenton version is on the album Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra. Another recording is available for download in MP3 at the United States Marine Band website.
  • "Essay for Strings" (1965)
  • "Symphony No. 1" (1966), premiered by Houston Symphony under André Previn in 1968. Williams reworked the piece in 1988 (scheduled to be performed by the San Francisco Symphony during a visit as guest conductor in early 1990s but pulled before the performance).
  • "Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble" (1968), commissioned and first recorded in 1970 by Eastman Wind Ensemble under Donald Hunsberger.[9]
  • "A Nostalgic Jazz Odyssey" (1971)
  • Thomas and The King (musical, 1975), premiered in London. Recorded in 1981 by the Original Cast.
  • "Jubilee 350 Fanfare" (1980), premiered by the Boston Pops conducted by Williams. Piece celebrating the 350th anniversary of the City of Boston
  • "Fanfare for a Festive Occasion" (1980), composed for by the Boston Civic Orchestra and its conductor Max Hobart, and premiered on November 14, 1980.[10]
  • "Pops on the March" (1981). Composed as a tribute to Arthur Fiedler
  • "America, the Dream Goes On" (1982)
  • "Esplanade Overture" (1983)
  • Liberty Fanfare (1986), premiered on July 4, 1986, by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Piece composed for the Liberty Weekend Centennial of the Statue of Liberty
  • "Celebration Fanfare" (1986). Composed for the sesquicentennial of the Texas Declaration of Independence
  • "A Hymn to New England" (1987)
  • "We're Looking Good!" (1987). Composed for the 1987 Special Olympics World Games
  • "Fanfare for Michael Dukakis" (1988). Composed for Michael Dukakis' presidential campaign and premiered at the 1988 Democratic National Convention
  • "Fanfare for Ten-Year-Olds" (1988)
  • "For New York" (Variations on theme by Leonard Bernstein) (1988). Composed for Leonard Bernstein's 70th birthday celebrations
  • "Winter Games Fanfare" (1989)
  • "Celebrate Discovery!" (1990). Composed for the 500th anniversary celebration of the arrival of Columbus in America
  • "Aloft... To the Royal Masthead" (1992), for the visiting Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
  • "Sound the Bells!" (1993), composed in honor of the wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako.
  • "Song for World Peace" (1994)
  • "Variations on Happy Birthday" (1995)
  • "Satellite Celebration" (1995)
  • "Seven for Luck" (1998)
  • "American Journey" (1999). Portions premiered as accompaniment to a film by Steven Spielberg as part of the Millennium Celebration in Washington D.C. December 31, 1999
  • "For Seiji!" (1999). Tribute to conductor Seiji Ozawa, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on April 23, 1999
  • "Three Pieces for Solo Cello" (2001)
  • "Soundings" (2003), composed for the Walt Disney Concert Hall
  • "Star Spangled Banner" (2007), special arrangement for game 1 of the 2007 World Series played by the Boston Pops Orchestra
  • "A Timeless Call" (2008). Score to the Steven Spielberg war veteran tribute film shown on day 3 of the 2008 Democratic National Convention
  • "Air and Simple Gifts", performed by Itzhak Perlman on violin, Yo-Yo Ma on cello, Gabriela Montero on piano, and Anthony McGill on clarinet. Composed for the Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration
  • "Viktor's Tale" (2010), for clarinet and concert band. From "The Terminal".
  • "La Jolla Quartet: A Chamber Piece for Violin, Cello, Clarinet, and Harp" (2011). Premiered August 2011 at the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest[11]
  • "A Young Person's Guide to the Cello" for solo cello (2011)
  • "Fanfare for Fenway" (2012), Premiered April 2012 as part of the Boston Red Sox's commemoration of their 100th anniversary in Fenway Park.[12]
  • "Rounds" (2012), for solo guitar - Composed for Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas and premiered in June 2012 at the Parkening International Guitar Competition in Malibu.[13]
  • "Fanfare for 'The President's Own'" (2013), Premiered May 2013 for the United States Marine Band's 215th anniversary.[14]
  • "Conversations" (2013), a four-movement work for solo piano. The first two movements were premiered by pianist Gloria Cheng on July 22, 2013, at the Mendocino Music Festival in California. She premiered the entire work in November on the Piano Spheres series in Los Angeles.[15] A recording of "Conversations" was released on February 10, 2015, as part of Gloria Cheng's solo album 'Montage'.[16]
  • "Music for Brass" for Brass Ensemble and Percussion (2014), premiered on June 12 by the National Brass Ensemble.[17]
  • "A Toast!" (2014), celebrating the arrival of Andris Nelsons as new music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
  • "Just Down West Street...on the left" (2015), Tanglewood Music Center 75th Anniversary commission.
  • Theme and ambient music for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attractions (2018–2019)[18]
  • "Overture to the Oscars", premiered at Tanglewood's 'Film Night' 2021 (August 13)[19]
  • "Fanfare for Solo Trumpet", composed for David Geffen Hall Reopening (2022)[20]
  • "Centennial Overture", composed in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Hollywood Bowl (2022)[21]
  • "Of Grit and Glory", composed for ESPN College Football Championship (2023)[22]

References

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  1. ^ ""You Are Welcome" – John Williams film score from 1954".
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  4. ^ Burlingame, Jon (2017-12-30). "'Solo' Locks In Key 'Star Wars' Veteran". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  5. ^ Powell, John (2018-05-08). "Tracklist for Solo: A Star Wars Story's Soundtrack Album". Facebook. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
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  7. ^ John Eggerton,"Are You Ready For Some Gridiron Violins?" in Broadcasting & Cable, August 30, 2006.
  8. ^ David Blumberg (2011). "Clarinet Concerto recording". Mytempo.com. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
  9. ^ "Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble". The John Williams Web Pages. Archived from the original on 2011-09-28. Retrieved 2011-10-21.
  10. ^ "Fanfare for a Festive Occasion". The John Williams Web Pages. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-11-12.
  11. ^ "John Williams Fan Network – Jwfan". Jwfan.com. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  12. ^ "John Williams, Boston Pops Perform 'Fanfare for Fenway' in Tribute to Park's 100th Anniversary". Jwfan.com. Retrieved 2012-04-21.
  13. ^ "John Williams' Guitar Piece 'Rounds' Online". Jwfan.com. 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  14. ^ "New Williams Fanfare to Premiere Next Week". Jwfan.com. 2013-05-16. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
  15. ^ "'Conversations': New Concert Work for Piano Solo", Jwfan.com, 2013-05-31, retrieved 2013-06-18
  16. ^ John Williams' 'Conversations' for Piano Solo to be Released February 10, Jwfan.com, 2014-06-29, retrieved 2014-07-03
  17. ^ "National Brass Ensemble in Concert". Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  18. ^ Nyren, Erin (November 18, 2018). "John Williams to Compose New 'Star Wars' Music for Disney Parks Attractions". Variety. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
  19. ^ "Tanglewood's 'Film Night' 2021: Reviews, Photos and More ('Overture to the Oscars' World Premiere) – JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network – JWFAN".
  20. ^ "VIDEO: 'Fanfare for Solo Trumpet' – New Williams Work for David Geffen Hall Reopening – JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network – JWFAN".
  21. ^ "VIDEO: John Williams Conducts New Fanfare 'Centennial Overture' at the Hollywood Bowl (World Premiere) – JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network – JWFAN".
  22. ^ "John Williams Writes New Theme for ESPN College Football Championship (UPDATED with Video) – JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network – JWFAN".

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