John Williams The Man, The Music, The Legacy.

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Quick Bio

• John Towner Williams • Born February 8, 1932 to Esther and Johnny

Williams.• He is now 81. • Williams was born in Long Island, New York.

• 1952 – Drafted and still the music grows, service ended in 1955. (Air Force)

• Julliard & Jazz piano throughout the duration of Williams Marriage to Barbra Ruick, and the birth of their three children.

Life Will Move Along…

• After Julliard – Williams headed back to L.A. Where

he worked as an orchestrator in film studios.

• Working with Universal Studios Williams, was given

music credit on the film “Creature from the Black

Lagoon”

• Williams soon gained the notice of many in

Hollywood for his ability to compose jazz, piano, and

symphonic music.

He must own a lot of suits in his line of work.

Influences & Style

• 1) Sergei Prokofiev

• 2) Erich Wolfgang Korngold

• 3) Igor Stravinsky

• 4) Leonard Bernstein

• 5) Gustav Holst

• John Williams is a borrower of sorts.

• He takes themes, melodies, ideas, from older more classical composers and breathes new life into them, bringing them into the spotlight of today.

• Sly old man making us listen to “classical music” while at the moveis.

Influences & Style Cont.

•Williams is known for his jazz styles, symphonic, and piano styles of music. • In my opinion John Williams is the

epitome of American “classical” music.

There’s More?

• John Williams has been composing concertos

and other ochestratial works, as well as

chamber works since 1965.

• Has conducted Boston Pops Orchestra, The

Los Angeles Philharmonic, served as the

Grand Marshall for the Rose Bowl, and

annually conducts the New York Philharmonic.

Character Themes

• John Williams is famous for his character themes.

• "Luke's Theme" is among the most widely recognized songs in film history.

• Both the film and its soundtrack were immensely successful

• It remains the highest grossing non-popular music recording of all-time

• Williams won another Academy Award for Best Original Score.

Popular film compositions

• Home Alone 1 & 2 • Schinders List• Jurassic Park• Harry Potter 1-3 • Star Wars• Jaws• Indiana Jones• Lincoln

Awards

• John Williams has been nominated for:• 24 Golden Globe Awards,

winning 4 of them.• 59 Grammy Awards, winning 21

of them. • 13 BAFTA (British Academy Film

Awards), winning 7 of them.• 48 Academy Awards, winning 5

of them. • 6 Emmy Awards, winning 3 of

them.

• John Williams holds the record for most Oscar nomiations for a living person. Walt Disney holds the record for the most Oscar Nominations at 59.

• He been inducted into the American Classical Music Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame. In 2004, he received Kennedy Center Honors. He won a Classic Brit Award in 2005 for his soundtrack work of the previous year.

Works Cited

• Multiple. "The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians [Hardcover]." The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians: Stanley Sadie, John Tyrrell.

• "John Williams." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 29 Apr. 2013. Web. 17 Apr. 2013. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams>.

• "John Williams." IMDb. IMDb.com, n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2013. <http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002354/>.

• "John Williams - Composer." John Williams. N.p., n.d. Web. 17 Apr. 2013. <http://www.mfiles.co.uk/composers/John-Williams.htm>.