John Williams
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Star Wars theme named Best Science Fiction Film Soundtrack of All Time"With his score for Star Wars, John Williams created one of the most iconic and unforgettable soundtracks of all time," the Telegraph quoted Matt McAllister, editor of Totalscifionline, the website that conducted the survey as saying. In this article: Star Wars, John Williams, Star Wars movies, Academy Award, Grammy Award, Richard Strauss, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Vangelis, and Star Trek |
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Wikipedia | August 03, 2009
Roger Argente
...Music Festival. In great demand as a session musician, Roger has recorded film scores with top studio composer's Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, James Horner, Michael Kamen, Howard Shore, David Arnold, Hans Zimmer, John Barry , Elmer...
In this article: Trinity College of Music, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Northern College of Music, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, and London Symphony Orchestra
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Business Wire Entertainment News | April 08, 2008
Composer Christopher Young to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
...Jerry Goldsmith, Thomas Newman, Michael Kamen, Mark Mothersbaugh, Danny Elfman, Alan Menken, Mike Post, Lalo Schifrin and John Williams. The ceremony will salute BMI's Emmy-winning composers from the past year. BMI will also...
In this article: Christopher Young, Los Angeles, Fiscal year, Broadcast Music, Inc., Mike Post, Harry Gregson-Williams, and Michael Kamen
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Wikipedia | November 04, 2009
James Horner
...daughter of the famous composer and peer Jerry Goldsmith. Just like his counterpart Jerry Fielding, Horner's scores blends the musical essences of Jerry Goldsmith and John Williams. Also, like his other counterpart Les Baxter, he began his...
In this article: James Roy Horner, Academy Awards, Titanic, Will Jennings, University of California, Los Angeles, Les Baxter, Golden Globe Awards, Jerry Goldsmith, Roger Corman, and B movie
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Business Wire Entertainment News | April 20, 2009
Composer David Newman to Receive Richard Kirk Award at BMI Film & Television Awards
...Gregson-Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Michael Kamen, Mark Mothersbaugh, Danny Elfman, Alan Menken, Mike Post, Lalo Schifrin, John Barry and John Williams. Academy Award-nominated composer David Newman has helped create and elevate American pop...
In this article: BMI Foundation, David Newman, Mike Post, Academy Award, Fiscal year, Broadcast Music, Inc., Pete Carpenter, and Harry Gregson-Williams
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Wikipedia | October 24, 2009
John Patitucci
...King, Astrud and Joao Gilberto, Airto Moreira and Flora Purim. Patitucci has worked with film composers such as Jerry Goldsmith, Ry Cooder, Henry Mancini, and John Williams. Patitucci has led several projects of his own, in addition to...
In this article: John Patitucci, Most Valuable Player, Chick Corea, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Michael Brecker, Natalie Cole, and Herbie Hancock
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Wired: Underwire | June 04, 2008
Movie, TV Fans Remember Best Genre Composers The Underwire from Wired.com
...we recently covered the sad loss of the great Alexander Courage. Courage should also be remembered for orchestrating much of Goldsmith and Williams's work over the years. Earle Hagen, who died last week at the age of 89, wrote the themes...
In this article: Jerry Goldsmith, Earle Hagen, Herman Stein, James Horner, Oscars, Wired.com, Alexander Courage, James Bond, and Planet of the Apes
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Wikipedia | October 11, 2009
National Philharmonic Orchestra
...1991 for Duck Records. The orchestra has been featured on the soundtrack of many films (particularly those scored by Jerry Goldsmith) as well as a selection of Star Wars suites from the John Williams catalogue. Bernard Hermann regularly...
In this article: Charles Gerhardt, RCA, Richard Bonynge, Michael Kamen, The Nutcracker, Reader's Digest, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Decca, and Leopold Stokowski
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Variety.com - Web Exclusive | May 28, 2008
Composer Sandy Courage dies
...film "Yes, Giorgio." As composing work in TV waned, Courage returned to orchestration for composer friends including John Williams ("Fiddler on the Roof," "The Poseidon Adventure," "Jurassic Park") and Jerry Goldsmith (""Basic...
In this article: Kellee Santiago, Emmy, Orchestration, and Oscar
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Wikipedia | October 19, 2009
Sandy Thorburn
...from the University of Toronto, and is one of a very few Canadian academics who has studied with notable film composers Jerry Goldsmith, John Williams, Bruce Broughton, Henry Mancini, and Buddy Baker at the University of Southern California...
In this article: The Thousand Islands Playhouse, University of Toronto, Toronto, Oliver, Newsworld, Anne and Gilbert, and University of Western Ontario
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John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career that spans six decades, Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in Hollywood history, including Star Wars, Superman, Home Alone, the first three Harry Potter movies and all but two of Steven Spielberg's feature films including the Indiana Jones series, Schindler's List, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park and Jaws. He also composed the soundtrack for the hit 1960s TV series Lost in Space.
Williams has composed theme music for four Olympic Games, the NBC Nightly News, the inauguration of Barack Obama, and numerous television series and concert pieces. He served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993, and is now the orchestra's laureate conductor.
Williams is a five-time winner of the Academy Award. He has also won four Golden Globe Awards, seven BAFTA Awards and 21 Grammy Awards. With 45 Academy Award nominations, Williams is, together with composer Alfred Newman, the second most nominated individual after Walt Disney. He was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.
Williams' theme music from the film The Patriot was played after Barack Obama's election victory speech.
- Name At Birth:
- John Towner Williams
- Birth Date:
- February 08, 1932
- Occupation:
- composer, pianist, conductor
- Years Active:
- 1952 – present
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