John Williams is one of the most highly regarded & internationally recognised film composers of the 20th century. Born in 1932 his career has spanned seven decades, John has written some of the most famous scores in film history, including 'ET', 'Jaws', 'Indiana Jones', 'Jurassic Park' & 'Harry Potter'. With 52 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney.
John Williams has a massive list of awards that includes over 52 Oscar nominations (5 wins) and a slew of Emmys (2 wins), Golden Globes (3 wins), Grammys (25 wins), American Film Institute (including a Lifetime Achievement Award) and BAFTA (7 wins) citations. His richly thematic & hugely popular 1977 score to the first 'Star Wars' film was selected by the American Film Institute as the greatest American movies score of all time.
William's music features on ' Concerto TV '.
'Williams' music is firmly from the classical tradition, based heavily on the style of the late-romantics such as Gustav Mahler and Richard Strauss.'
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