John Williams

John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) 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 scoresin cinema history. He has a distinct sound that mixes romanticism, impressionism and atonal music with complex orchestration. He is best known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and has received numerous accolades including 26 Grammy Awards, five Academy Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, three Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. With 54 Academy Award nominations, he is the second-most nominated person, after Walt Disney, and is the oldest Oscar nominee in any category, at 91 years old.

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

Played Oma Tres

Average Rating

6.3

10450 votes

Release Date

Dec 18, 2019

6 years ago
Return to Jurassic Park

Played Self

Average Rating

6.6

841 votes

Release Date

Feb 05, 2011

15 years ago
Ennio

Played Self

Average Rating

8.3

357 votes

Release Date

Feb 17, 2022

4 years ago
Spielberg

Played Self

Average Rating

7.6

297 votes

Release Date

Oct 05, 2017

8 years ago
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Played Self

Average Rating

7.7

200 votes

Release Date

Sep 20, 2004

21 years ago
Score: A Film Music Documentary

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

115 votes

Release Date

Mar 16, 2017

9 years ago
Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.8

73 votes

Release Date

Oct 25, 2019

6 years ago
Music by John Williams

Played Self - Composer

Average Rating

8.0

71 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 2024

1 year ago
The Skywalker Legacy

Played Self

Average Rating

7.7

43 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 2020

6 years ago
The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story

Played Self

Average Rating

7.3

38 votes

Release Date

Apr 24, 2009

17 years ago
Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

34 votes

Release Date

May 06, 2003

23 years ago
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story

Played Self

Average Rating

7.5

34 votes

Release Date

Jun 20, 2025

9 months ago
The Making of 'Jaws'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.7

29 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 1995

30 years ago
If These Walls Could Sing

Played Self

Average Rating

6.6

26 votes

Release Date

Sep 03, 2022

3 years ago
The Beginning: Making Episode I

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

26 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 2001

24 years ago
The Shark Is Still Working

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

23 votes

Release Date

May 02, 2009

17 years ago
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford

Played Self

Average Rating

7.7

22 votes

Release Date

Dec 01, 2023

2 years ago
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga

Played Self

Average Rating

7.1

19 votes

Release Date

Dec 03, 1983

42 years ago
Star Wars: A Musical Journey

Average Rating

7.0

18 votes

Release Date

May 03, 2005

21 years ago
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III

Played Self

Average Rating

6.9

17 votes

Release Date

Nov 01, 2005

20 years ago
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

Played Self

Average Rating

7.4

15 votes

Release Date

Oct 01, 1996

29 years ago
John Williams & the Berlin Philharmonic - The Berlin Concert

Played Himself

Average Rating

7.2

12 votes

Release Date

Feb 04, 2022

4 years ago
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos

Played Self

Average Rating

5.9

12 votes

Release Date

Jan 11, 2009

17 years ago
The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

Played Self

Average Rating

6.4

12 votes

Release Date

Aug 29, 2023

2 years ago
The Fabelmans: A Family in Film

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

11 votes

Release Date

Feb 14, 2023

3 years ago
John Williams - Live in Vienna

Played Self - Conductor

Average Rating

9.1

11 votes

Release Date

Jun 01, 2020

5 years ago
Jaws: The Inside Story

Played Self

Average Rating

7.3

10 votes

Release Date

Jun 16, 2010

16 years ago
When Star Wars Ruled the World

Played Self

Average Rating

8.8

10 votes

Release Date

Sep 18, 2004

21 years ago
The Stories of West Side Story

Played Self

Average Rating

7.8

9 votes

Release Date

Mar 02, 2022

4 years ago
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.8

9 votes

Release Date

May 08, 2001

25 years ago
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits

Played Self

Average Rating

6.1

7 votes

Release Date

Sep 29, 2019

6 years ago
Star Wars: Music by John Williams

Played Self

Average Rating

7.3

6 votes

Release Date

May 18, 1980

46 years ago
The Making of 'The Lost World'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.8

6 votes

Release Date

May 08, 1997

29 years ago
John Williams in Tokyo

Played Self

Average Rating

8.4

5 votes

Release Date

May 03, 2024

1 year ago
The Making of '1941'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.6

5 votes

Release Date

May 28, 1996

30 years ago
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.2

5 votes

Release Date

Oct 21, 2003

22 years ago
You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

5 votes

Release Date

Nov 28, 2006

19 years ago
A John Williams Celebration

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

4 votes

Release Date

Jun 30, 2015

10 years ago
Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

Played Self

Average Rating

7.8

4 votes

Release Date

May 01, 2001

25 years ago
Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

Played Self

Average Rating

6.8

4 votes

Release Date

May 01, 2001

25 years ago
Lincoln: An American Journey

Played Self

Average Rating

5.5

4 votes

Release Date

Jan 16, 2013

13 years ago
A World Without Beethoven?

Played Self

Average Rating

7.2

4 votes

Release Date

Sep 15, 2020

5 years ago
Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me

Played Self / Performer

Average Rating

7.2

4 votes

Release Date

Nov 04, 2009

16 years ago
Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?

Played Self

Average Rating

4.8

3 votes

Release Date

Dec 09, 2004

21 years ago
Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott

Played Himself

Average Rating

5.8

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 17, 2010

15 years ago
Plotting 'Family Plot'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.2

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 06, 2001

25 years ago
The Making of The Empire Strikes Back

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

3 votes

Release Date

Sep 22, 1980

46 years ago
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen

Played self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Apr 29, 2022

3 years ago
The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball

Played Self

Average Rating

7.5

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1989

37 years ago
In the Teeth of Jaws

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 1997

29 years ago
John Williams at the BBC

Played self

Average Rating

5.0

2 votes

Release Date

Mar 18, 2016

10 years ago
Disney Legends Awards Ceremony

Played Self

Average Rating

6.0

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 12, 2024

1 year ago
AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Nov 07, 2011

14 years ago
Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood

Played Self - Conductor

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Dec 28, 2018

7 years ago
The 'E.T.' Journals

Played Self

Average Rating

10.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 09, 2012

13 years ago
John Williams: The Seventh Symphony

Played Self (archive footage)

Average Rating

6.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 02, 2016

10 years ago
The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2002

24 years ago
The Revamping of Dracula

Played Self

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Oct 19, 2004

21 years ago
John Williams: A Legacy In Sound

Played Self

Average Rating

7.0

1 votes

Release Date

Sep 03, 2024

1 year ago
Building a Scene

Average Rating

5.0

1 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2003

23 years ago
John Williams Live - Music from the Movies

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Dec 25, 2021

4 years ago
Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 06, 1997

29 years ago
Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Mar 28, 2023

3 years ago
Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes

Played Self - Conductor

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 2022

4 years ago
Love Will Tear Us Apart

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 01, 2007

19 years ago
A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Sep 16, 2011

14 years ago
Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Friends: Beethoven and Williams

Played selbst

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Feb 13, 2022

4 years ago
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 2006

20 years ago
Music

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 15, 2010

15 years ago
Montage: Great Film Composers and The Piano

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

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