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'''John Williams''' is an award-winning [[American]] [[composer]] who is best known for his work with directors [[George Lucas]] and [[Steven Spielberg]]. Williams has written and conducted scores for numerous high-budget [[film]]s, including ''[[Jaws]]'', the ''[[Star Wars]]'' cycle, the ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|Indiana Jones]]'' films, and ''[[Superman (film, 1978)|Superman]]''. He has also composed for numerous television shows as well as general concert music. He has been credited for bringing back large symphonic scores to the film industry and is known for his obsession for detail in his scores.
  
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Now, this is a story all about how
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Williams attended UCLA, [[Los Angeles]] City College, where he studied composition privately. In January 1980, he was named Conductor of the [[Boston]] Pops Orchestra and now currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following his retirement in December 1993, after 14 seasons. In 1993 Williams produced the scores for the major motion pictures ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' and ''[[Schindler's List]]''; both soundtracks became top commercial sellers.
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My life got flipped-turned upside down
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And I liked to take a minute
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He has won many significant awards including five [[Academy Award|Oscar]]s, seven [[British Academy Awards]], twenty [[Grammy Award]]s, four [[Emmy Awards]], four [[Golden Globes]], and numerous other awards.
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Just sit right there
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I'll tell you how I became the prince of a town called Bel Air
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In west Philadelphia born and raised
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== Works ==
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On the playground was where I spent most of my days
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<blockquote>
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Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' all cool
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Williams has composed the music and served as a music director for more than one hundred films. Several of his works include the following (going from most recent to oldest):
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And all shootin some b-ball outside of the school
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When a couple of guys
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Who were up to no good
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Startin makin trouble in my neighborhood
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I got in one lil fight and my mom got scared
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She said 'You're movin' with your auntie and uncle in bel Air'
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I begged and pleaded with her day after day
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*''[[Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens|Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' (2015)
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But she packed my suite case and send me on my way
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*''The Book Thief'' (2013)
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She gave me a kiss and then she gave me my ticket.
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*''Lincoln'' (2012)
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I put my walkman on and said, 'I might as well kick it'.
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*''War Horse'' (2011)
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*''The Adventures of Tintin'' (2011)
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*''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' (2008)
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*''War of the Worlds'' (2005)
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*''Memoirs of a Geisha'' (2005)
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*''Munich'' (2005)
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*''[[Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith]]'' (2005)
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*''The Terminal'' (2004)
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' (2004)
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*''Catch Me If You Can'' (2002)
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Minority Report]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]]'' (2002)
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*''[[Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'' (2001)
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*''A.I.: Artificial Intelligence'' (2001)
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*''The Patriot'' (2000)
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*''Angela's Ashes'' (1999)
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*''[[Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]'' (1999)
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*''Stepmom'' (1998)
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*''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998)
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*''Amistad'' (1997)
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*''Seven Years in Tibet'' (1997)
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*''The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997)
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*''Rosewood'' (1997)
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*''Sleepers'' (1996)
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*''Nixon'' (1995)
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*''Sabrina'' (1995)
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*''[[Schindler's List]]'' (1993)
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*''[[Jurassic Park]]'' (1993)
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*''Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992)
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*''Far and Away'' (1992)
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*''[[JFK]]'' (1991)
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*''Hook'' (1991)
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*''Home Alone'' (1990)
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*Presumed Innocent (1990)
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*''Stanley & Iris'' (1990)
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*''Born on the Fourth of July'' (1989)
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*''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' (1989)
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*''The Accidental Tourist'' (1988)
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*''Empire of the Sun'' (1987)
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*''The Witches of Eastwick'' (1987)
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*''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'' (1984)
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*''The River'' (1984)
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*''[[Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi]]'' (1983)
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*E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
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*''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' (1981)
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*''[[Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back]]'' (1980)
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*''1941'' (1979)
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*''[[Superman (film, 1978)|Superman]]'' (1978)
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*''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'' (1977)
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*''[[Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope]]'' (1977)
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*''Jaws'' (1975)
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*''The Towering Inferno'' (1974)
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*''Tom Sawyer'' (1973)
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*''The Poseidon Adventure'' (1972)
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*''Fiddler on the Roof'' (1971) - Score Adaptation
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*''Goodbye, Mr. Chips'' (1969)
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*''Valley of the Dolls'' (1967)
  
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First class, yo this is bad
 
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Drinking orang juice out of a champagne glass.
 
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Is this what the people of Bel-Air Living like?
 
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Hmmmmm this might be alright.
 
  
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But wait I hear the pricey booze, wine all that
 
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Is Bel-Air the type of place they send this cool cat?
 
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I don't think sow
 
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I'll see when I get there
 
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I hope they're prepared for the prince of Bel-Air
 
  
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Well, the plane landed and when I came out
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[http://www.johnwilliamscomposer.com/ John Williams Official Site]
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There was a dude who looked like a cop and yelled my name out
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I ain't trying to get arrested
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I just got here
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I sprang with the quickness like lightening, disappeared
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I whistled for a cab and when it came near
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==Compositions==
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The license plate said fresh and it had dice in the mirror
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*[http://www.jwfan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=782&Itemid=35 List of Williams Filmography Work]
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If anything I can say this cab is rare
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*[http://www.jwfan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=784&Itemid=37 List of Williams Television Work]
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But I thought 'Now forget it' - 'Yo homes to Bel Air'
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*[http://www.jwfan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=783&Itemid=36 List of Williams Concert Work]
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==External links==
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I pulled up to the house about 7 or 8
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*[http://www.jwfan.com/index.php John Williams Fan Network]
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And I yelled to the cabbie 'Yo homes smell ya later'
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[[Category:Composers|Williams, John]]
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I looked at my kingdom
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[[Category:California|Williams, John]]
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I was finally there
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To sit on my throne as the Prince of Bel Air
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Revision as of 00:07, April 11, 2018

John Williams is an award-winning American composer who is best known for his work with directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. Williams has written and conducted scores for numerous high-budget films, including Jaws, the Star Wars cycle, the Indiana Jones films, and Superman. He has also composed for numerous television shows as well as general concert music. He has been credited for bringing back large symphonic scores to the film industry and is known for his obsession for detail in his scores.

Williams attended UCLA, Los Angeles City College, where he studied composition privately. In January 1980, he was named Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra and now currently holds the title of Boston Pops Laureate Conductor which he assumed following his retirement in December 1993, after 14 seasons. In 1993 Williams produced the scores for the major motion pictures Jurassic Park and Schindler's List; both soundtracks became top commercial sellers.

He has won many significant awards including five Oscars, seven British Academy Awards, twenty Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, and numerous other awards.

Works

Williams has composed the music and served as a music director for more than one hundred films. Several of his works include the following (going from most recent to oldest):


John Williams Official Site

Compositions

External links

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