John Towner Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest film composers of all time, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history in a career spanning over six decades. Williams has won 25 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. With 52 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney. In 2005 the American Film Institute selected Williams's score to 1977's Star Wars as the greatest American film score of all time. The Library of Congress also entered the Star Wars soundtrack into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
John Williams
Active - 1972 - Present |
Birth - Feb 8, 1932 |
Genres - Documentary, Music, Biography, Family, Comedy
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Subgenres - Biographical Film, Musical, Space Opera
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John T. Williams, John T. Williams Jr., John Williams Jr., Johnny Williams-
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