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There is more than one artist with this name.
1) John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932), composer of film music.
2) John Williams, classical guitar player.
3) John Williams, blues/jazz guitarist.
1) John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is one of the most widely recognized composers of film scores. As of 2006, he has received 45 music-related Academy Award nominations, an accomplishment surpassed only by Walt Disney.
Williams is best known for heroic, rousing themes in adventure and fantasy films. This includes some of the highest grossing films of all time, such as the Star Wars movies, the Superman movies, Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, and the first three Harry Potter movies. His richly thematic and highly popular 1977 score to the first Star Wars film was selected by the American Film Institute as the greatest American movie score of all time. Five of his film scores won Oscars.
His long career has also included many sensitive dramatic scores (such as Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, and Munich) and quirky character studies (like Catch Me If You Can, the theme for which makes extensive use of jazz, perhaps in homage to Mancini’s famous music for The Pink Panther). Also noteworthy are his recent collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman on the score for Memoirs of a Geisha, as well as Williams’ other more experimental concert works.
1) John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932), composer of film music.
2) John Williams, classical guitar player.
3) John Williams, blues/jazz guitarist.
1) John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is one of the most widely recognized composers of film scores. As of 2006, he has received 45 music-related Academy Award nominations, an accomplishment surpassed only by Walt Disney.
Williams is best known for heroic, rousing themes in adventure and fantasy films. This includes some of the highest grossing films of all time, such as the Star Wars movies, the Superman movies, Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Raiders of the Lost Ark, Jurassic Park, and the first three Harry Potter movies. His richly thematic and highly popular 1977 score to the first Star Wars film was selected by the American Film Institute as the greatest American movie score of all time. Five of his film scores won Oscars.
His long career has also included many sensitive dramatic scores (such as Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, and Munich) and quirky character studies (like Catch Me If You Can, the theme for which makes extensive use of jazz, perhaps in homage to Mancini’s famous music for The Pink Panther). Also noteworthy are his recent collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman on the score for Memoirs of a Geisha, as well as Williams’ other more experimental concert works.
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John Williams - Remembering Munich
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John Williams - Liberty Fanfare
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John Williams - Triangular_Situations
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John Williams Star Wars theme
Top Albums
Top Tracks
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Duel of the Fates
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The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)
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Battle of the Heroes
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Cantina Band
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Prologue
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Enter Lord Vader
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The Immolation Scene
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End Credits
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Imperial Attack
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Shoutbox
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Bastard1 wrote:
The only guy to write a good score for a Harry Potter abortion, err, film. Respect.
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nikolakisgreece wrote:
the soundtrack of memoirs of the geisha is just ...magnificent i loooove this music !!!
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mlml77inet3 wrote:
in my opinion DARTH MAUL is the coolest character in the whole star wars universe.. too bad he already had to die in episode I [and even there should be more fights with him involved]
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EpicDragon wrote:
hi my freind told me this was punk rawwk but it doesnt sound like it . is this liek new punk rawk style cuz if so then its awsum!1
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Casevil wrote:
Duel of the Fates owns.
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chef311 wrote:
Rivaled, however slightly, only by Danny Elfman
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tayshaun100 wrote:
why nobody listen "Indiana Jones Theme"-in my opinion it's the best, and if not the best-minimum in top 3! plz, listen Indiana Jones! ;))
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nemesis356 wrote:
wrong picture get it sorted.
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badoom_bum wrote:
HE IS A GENIUS <3
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nolise wrote:
i think he's richer than mick jagger
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manik78vr wrote:
the lord of orchestration
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IrishCanadian wrote:
Wonderful music!
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Alesarnataro wrote:
Thanks for your wonderful music!!!
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ashtrayxx wrote:
i feel like such a nerd... but great music *__*
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The E.T. and Jurassic Park soundtracks are beautiful.
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lea_chan wrote:
"Hedwig's theme" always gets me in the "harry potter mood". :D i love it ♥
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DalviTrucK wrote:
thanks vyaas!!! this john williams is not the same i was searching for! i recomend to lisent to John Christopher Williams! He plays songs from the classic guitar paraguayan player Agustin Barrios like nobody!
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pichyou wrote:
he's damn talented...
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Vyaas wrote:
For those of you who listen to the guitarist John Williams,visit http://www.last.fm/music/John+Christopher+Williams and contribute.I can't seem to change the similar artists...
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hyperglide wrote:
His best song is Snowspeeders take flight From Episode V. That one is used in Shadows of the Empire when Dash Rendar is on the train. Man this track gets me SOO pumped, and fired up. Like i'm ready to kick some ass. I love how the strings feel so aggressive.
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