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John Williams
By: Dominick Mirabelli
Biographical Information
John Williams Was Born
February 8, 1932
Born In Floral Park,
Long Island, New York
Family
• Son Of Esther and
John Williams Sr
Move
• 1948
• Williams family m
moves to Los Angeles
Father Was A Jazz Percussionist
Raymond Scott Quintet
Education
North Hollywood High
School (1950)
University of California
at Los Angeles
(UCLA) (1952)
Studied
• Studied with Italian
composer Mario
Castelnuovo Tedesco
Service
• 1952-1955 Drafted
• U.S. Air Force
• Conducted Air Force
Band
Post War
• 1955 move back to
New York
• Attends Julliard
School
• Studies Piano W/
Rosina Lhevinne
Personal Life
• Marries Barbara Ruick
1956
• She later passes March
3, 1974
Children
• Three Children
• Jennifer (born 1956),
Mark (born 1958), and
Joseph (born 1960)
nd
2
Marriage
• Second marriage to
Samantha Winslow, on
July 21, 1980.
Music Life
20th and 21st Century Composer
Modern Era of Music
Style of music neromanticism,
Large scale orchestral music
Boston Pops Orchestra
• 1980-1993 principal
conductor Succeeding
Arthur Fielder
Expands The Horizon
• 1959 John Williams
starts conduction
music for film/movies
Leitmotif
Leitmotif inspired much of
His film music
Most popular leitmotif are
From Star Wars
“Force theme’
“Princess Leia’s theme’
“Luke’s theme”
Popular Films Williams
Conducted Music For
Jaws
Superman
Indiana Jones
E.T.
Star Wars
Jurassic Park
X-Men
Harry Potter
Awards Nominations
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45 Academy Award Nominations
5 Emmy Nominations
19 Golden Globe Nominations
59 Grammy Nominations
Awards WON
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15 Honorary Degree Awards
5 Academy Awards
2 Emmy Awards
4 Golden Globe Awards
18 Grammy Awards
5 BAFTA (British Academy of Film)