# List of compositions by John Williams

This is a list of compositions by John Williams.

## Film scores

The following list consists of select films for which John Williams composed the score and/or songs.

### 1950s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 1954 | You Are Welcome | Oliver L. Vardy | Studio Hamburg | Promotional film for the tourist information office of Newfoundland |
| 1958 | Daddy-O | Lou Place | American International Pictures | Feature film debut Credited as Johnny Williams. |
| 1959 | Gidget | Paul Wendkos | Columbia Pictures | Orchestrator |

### 1960s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 1960 | I Passed for White | Fred M. Wilcox | Allied Artists Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1960 | Because They're Young | Paul Wendkos | Jerry Bresler Productions Columbia Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1961 | The Secret Ways | Phil Karlson Richard Widmark | Heath Productions Universal Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1962 | Bachelor Flat | Frank Tashlin Budd Grossman | 20th Century Fox | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1963 | Diamond Head | Guy Green | Jerry Bresler Productions Columbia Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1963 | Gidget Goes to Rome | Paul Wendkos | Columbia Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1964 | Nightmare in Chicago | Robert Altman | Roncom Films NBC | Television film |
| 1964 | The Killers | Don Siegel | Revue Studios Universal Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams Adapted material by Henry Mancini |
| 1964 | Redcap | — | ABC ITV | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episode "Nightwatch" |
| 1965 | Lost in Space | Anton M. Leader Sobey Martin Paul Stanley | Irwin Allen Productions Jodi Productions Inc. Van Bernard Productions Inc. 20th Century Fox Television CBS | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episodes "The Reluctant Stowaway," "Island in the Sky", "The Hungry Sea" and "My Friend, Mr. Nobody". Williams composed two different opening themes, one used only for the first season; the second was also adapted by other composers for later film and TV remakes of the series. |
| 1965 | None but the Brave | Frank Sinatra | Tokyo Eiga Toho Artanis Productions Warner Bros. | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1965 | John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | J. Lee Thompson | Parker–Orchard Productions 20th Century Fox | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed | Andrew V. McLaglen | Universal Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1966 | How to Steal a Million | William Wyler | World Wide Productions 20th Century Fox | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1966 | The Plainsman | David Lowell Rich | Universal Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1966 | Not with My Wife, You Don't! | Norman Panama | Fernwood Productions Reynard Productions Warner Bros. | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1966 | Penelope | Arthur Hiller | Euterpe Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1966 | Jericho | Barry Shear | Arena Productions MGM Television CBS | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episode "The Ghostbreaker" |
| 1966 | Time Tunnel | Irwin Allen | Irwin Allen Productions Kent Productions Inc. 20th Century Fox Television ABC | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episode "Rendezvous With Yesterday" |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Mark Robson | 20th Century Fox | Credited as Johnny Williams Songs written by André and Dory Previn Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment |
| 1967 | A Guide for the Married Man | Gene Kelly | 20th Century Fox | Credited as Johnny Williams Composed title song (written by Leslie Bricusse, performed by The Turtles) |
| 1967 | Fitzwilly | Delbert Mann | The Mirisch Corporation United Artists | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1968 | Sergeant Ryker | Buzz Kulik | Universal Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Irwin Allen | Irwin Allen Productions Kent Productions Inc. 20th Century Fox Television ABC | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episode "The Crash". Replaced a score by Alexander Courage |
| 1968 | Heidi | Delbert Mann | NBC | Television film |
| 1969 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting | Mark Robson | National General Pictures |
| 1969 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Herbert Ross | APJAC Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (US) David Ortan (UK) | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation (shared with Leslie Bricusse) |
| 1969 | The Reivers | Mark Rydell | Cinema Center Films Duo Films Solar Productions National General Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score — For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical) |

### 1970s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 1970 | Story of a Woman | Leonardo Bercovici | Westward Films Universal Pictures | Only score for a non-English language film |
| 1970 | Jane Eyre | Delbert Mann | British Lion Film Corporation | Television film |
| 1971 | Fiddler on the Roof | Norman Jewison | The Mirisch Company Cartier Productions United Artists | Adapted from material by Jerry Bock Academy Award for Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score |
| 1972 | The Cowboys | Mark Rydell | Warner Bros. | — |
| 1972 | The Screaming Woman | Jack Smight | Universal Television ABC | Television film |
| 1972 | The Poseidon Adventure | Ronald Neame | Kent Productions, Ltd. 20th Century Fox | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 1972 | Pete 'n' Tillie | Martin Ritt | Universal Pictures | Credited as John T. Williams |
| 1972 | Images | Robert Altman | Hemdale Film Corporation Columbia Pictures (US) Hemdale Film Distributors (UK) | Composed with Stomu Yamashta Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score |
| 1973 | The Long Goodbye | Robert Altman | Lion's Gate Films United Artists | Also title song (with Johnny Mercer) |
| 1973 | Tom Sawyer | Don Taylor | Reader's Digest United Artists | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation (shared with Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (shared with Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman) |
| 1973 | The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing | Richard C. Sarafian | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | Replaced a score by Michel Legrand. |
| 1973 | The Paper Chase | James Bridges | 20th Century Fox | — |
| 1973 | Cinderella Liberty | Mark Rydell | Sanford Productions 20th Century Fox | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Nice to Be Around," lyrics by Paul Williams) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 1974 | Conrack | Martin Ritt | 20th Century Fox | — |
| 1974 | The Sugarland Express | Steven Spielberg | The Zanuck/Brown Company Universal Pictures | First collaboration with Steven Spielberg |
| 1974 | Earthquake | Mark Robson | The Filmakers Group Universal Pictures | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 1974 | The Towering Inferno | John Guillermin | 20th Century Fox Warner Bros. Irwin Allen Productions | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (shared with Jaws) Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score |
| 1975 | The Eiger Sanction | Clint Eastwood | The Malpaso Company Universal Pictures | — |
| 1975 | Jaws | Steven Spielberg | The Zanuck/Brown Company Universal Pictures | Academy Award for Best Original Score BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (shared with The Towering Inferno) Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special |
| 1976 | Family Plot | Alfred Hitchcock | Universal Pictures | — |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks | Arthur Penn | United Artists | — |
| 1976 | Midway | Jack Smight | The Mirisch Corporation Universal Pictures | — |
| 1977 | Black Sunday | John Frankenheimer | Paramount Pictures | — |
| 1977 | Star Wars | George Lucas | Lucasfilm Ltd. 20th Century Fox | Academy Award for Best Original Score BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Main Title from Star Wars") Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Nominated—Grammy Award for Album of the Year |
| 1977 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Steven Spielberg | Columbia Pictures EMI Films | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind") Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance |
| 1978 | The Fury | Brian De Palma | Frank Yablans Presentations 20th Century Fox | — |
| 1978 | Jaws 2 | Jeannot Szwarc | The Zanuck/Brown Company Universal Pictures | — |
| 1978 | Superman | Richard Donner | Dovemead Ltd. Film Export, A.G. International Film Production Warner Bros. Columbia Pictures | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Superman March") Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("Superman March") |
| 1979 | Dracula | John Badham | The Mirisch Company Universal Pictures | — |
| 1979 | 1941 | Steven Spielberg | A-Team Productions Universal Pictures (North America) Columbia Pictures (International) | — |

### 1980s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back | Irvin Kershner | Lucasfilm Ltd. 20th Century Fox | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (The Empire Strikes Back - Soundtrack) Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Imperial March") Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Yoda's Theme") Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("Yoda's Theme") |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Steven Spielberg | Lucasfilm Ltd. Paramount Pictures | Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music |
| 1981 | Heartbeeps | Allan Arkush | Universal Pictures | — |
| 1982 | E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures | Academy Award for Best Original Score BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial") Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording ("Flying Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial") Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Adventures on Earth") Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial soundtrack) |
| 1982 | Yes, Giorgio | Franklin J. Schaffner | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists | Songs only; score composed by Michael J. Lewis Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("If We Were In Love," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman) Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("If We Were In Love," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman) |
| 1982 | Monsignor | Frank Perry | Frank Yablans Presentations 20th Century Fox | Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score |
| 1983 | Return of the Jedi | Richard Marquand | Lucasfilm Ltd. 20th Century Fox | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special |
| 1984 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Steven Spielberg | Lucasfilm Ltd. Paramount Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score |
| 1984 | The River | Mark Rydell | Universal Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 1986 | SpaceCamp | Harry Winer | ABC Motion Pictures 20th Century Fox | — |
| 1987 | The Witches of Eastwick | George Miller | Guber-Peters Company Kennedy Miller Warner Bros. | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1987 | Empire of the Sun | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment Warner Bros. | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1987 | Superman IV: The Quest for Peace | Sidney J. Furie | The Cannon Group, Inc. Golan-Globus Productions Warner Bros. Columbia Pictures | Adapted and conducted by Alexander Courage, three new themes |
| 1988 | The Accidental Tourist | Lawrence Kasdan | Warner Bros. | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 1989 | Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Steven Spielberg | Lucasfilm Ltd. Paramount Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1989 | Born on the Fourth of July | Oliver Stone | Ixtlan Productions Universal Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental |
| 1989 | Always | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment Universal Pictures United Artists | — |

### 1990s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 1990 | Stanley & Iris | Martin Ritt | Lantana Productions Star Partners II Ltd. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer United Artists | — |
| 1990 | Presumed Innocent | Alan J. Pakula | Mirage Enterprises Warner Bros. | — |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Chris Columbus | Hughes Entertainment 20th Century Fox | Replaced Bruce Broughton Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Somewhere in My Memory," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television ("Somewhere in My Memory," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) |
| 1991 | Hook | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment TriStar Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("When You're Alone," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1991 | JFK | Oliver Stone | Le Studio Canal+ Regency Enterprises Alcor Films Ixtlan Corporation Warner Bros. | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score |
| 1992 | Far and Away | Ron Howard | Imagine Entertainment Universal Pictures | — |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Chris Columbus | Hughes Entertainment 20th Century Fox | — |
| 1993 | Jurassic Park | Steven Spielberg | Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment | Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1993 | Schindler's List | Steven Spielberg | Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment | Academy Award for Best Original Score BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 1995 | Sabrina | Sydney Pollack | Mirage Enterprises Sandollar Productions Paramount Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Moonlight," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman) Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television ("Moonlight," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman) |
| 1995 | Nixon | Oliver Stone | Hollywood Pictures Illusion Entertainment Group Cinergi Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score |
| 1996 | Sleepers | Barry Levinson | PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Propaganda Films Baltimore Pictures Astoria Films Warner Bros. (North America) | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score |
| 1997 | Rosewood | John Singleton | Peters Entertainment New Deal Productions Warner Bros. | Replaced Wynton Marsalis |
| 1997 | The Lost World: Jurassic Park | Steven Spielberg | Universal Pictures Amblin Entertainment | Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1997 | Seven Years in Tibet | Jean-Jacques Annaud | TriStar Pictures Mandalay Entertainment Sony Pictures Releasing (US) Summit Entertainment (International) | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1997 | Amistad | Steven Spielberg | HBO Films DreamWorks Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment Mutual Film Company DreamWorks Pictures Paramount Pictures | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 1998 | Stepmom | Chris Columbus | Columbia Pictures 1492 Pictures | Replaced Patrick Doyle |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | George Lucas | Lucasfilm Ltd. 20th Century Fox | Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| 1999 | Angela's Ashes | Alan Parker | Paramount Pictures Universal Pictures Scott Rudin Productions David Brown Productions Dirty Hands Productions | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (Theme from Angela's Ashes) Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |

### 2000s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 2000 | The Patriot | Roland Emmerich | Columbia Pictures Centropolis Entertainment Mutual Film Company | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score |
| 2001 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence | Steven Spielberg | DreamWorks Pictures Amblin Entertainment Stanley Kubrick Productions Warner Bros. Pictures (North America) | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Chris Columbus | Warner Bros. Pictures Heyday Films 1492 Pictures | Released in the US as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Hedwig's Theme") Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| 2002 | Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones | George Lucas | Lucasfilm Ltd. 20th Century Fox | — |
| 2002 | Minority Report | Steven Spielberg | 20th Century Fox DreamWorks Pictures Amblin Entertainment Blue Tulip Productions | — |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Chris Columbus | Warner Bros. Pictures Heyday Films 1492 Pictures | Adapted and conducted by William Ross Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| 2002 | Catch Me If You Can | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures Parkes/MacDonald Productions Kemp Company Splendid Pictures | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement ("Escapades" for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra - 2017) Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| 2004 | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | Alfonso Cuarón | Warner Bros. Pictures Heyday Films 1492 Pictures | Williams' final score for a Harry Potter film Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| 2004 | The Terminal | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment DreamWorks Pictures Parkes/MacDonald Productions | — |
| 2005 | Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith | George Lucas | Lucasfilm Ltd. 20th Century Fox | Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Anakin's Betrayal") Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| 2005 | War of the Worlds | Steven Spielberg | Paramount Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Amblin Entertainment Cruise/Wagner Productions | Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Ferry Scene") |
| 2005 | Memoirs of a Geisha | Rob Marshall | Columbia Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Spyglass Entertainment Amblin Entertainment Red Wagon Entertainment | BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Sayuri's Theme and End Credits") |
| 2005 | Munich | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company Alliance Atlantis Universal Pictures (US) DreamWorks Pictures (International) | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("A Prayer for Peace") Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull | Steven Spielberg | Lucasfilm Ltd. Paramount Pictures | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Adventures of Mutt") Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media |

### 2010s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 2011 | The Adventures of Tintin | Steven Spielberg | Paramount Pictures Nickelodeon Movies Columbia Pictures Amblin Entertainment WingNut Films The Kennedy/Marshall Company Hemisphere Media Capital | First score for an animated film Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| 2011 | War Horse | Steven Spielberg | DreamWorks Pictures Touchstone Pictures Reliance Entertainment Amblin Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 2012 | Lincoln | Steven Spielberg | DreamWorks Pictures Touchstone Pictures 20th Century Fox Participant Media Reliance Entertainment Dune Entertainment Amblin Entertainment The Kennedy/Marshall Company Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (United States and Canada) | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| 2013 | The Book Thief | Brian Percival | Fox 2000 Pictures Sunswept Entertainment Studio Babelsberg TSG Entertainment 20th Century Fox | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Book Thief") Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens | J. J. Abrams | Lucasfilm Ltd. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Bad Robot | Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music |
| 2016 | The BFG | Steven Spielberg | Walt Disney Pictures DreamWorks Pictures Amblin Entertainment Reliance Entertainment Walden Media The Kennedy/Marshall Company Mister Smith Entertainment | — |
| 2017 | Dear Basketball | Glen Keane | Granity Studios Believe Entertainment Group Glen Keane Productions | Short film |
| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi | Rian Johnson | Lucasfilm Ltd. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| 2017 | The Post | Steven Spielberg | 20th Century Fox DreamWorks Pictures Participant Media Amblin Entertainment Amblin Partners Pascal Pictures Star Thrower Entertainment Mister Smith Entertainment | Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story | Ron Howard | Lucasfilm Ltd. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Credited for Han Solo theme and original Star Wars music Score composed and adapted by John Powell Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Mine Mission," shared with John Powell) |
| 2019 | Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker | J. J. Abrams | Lucasfilm Ltd. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Bad Robot | Williams's final score for a Star Wars film Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |

### 2020s

| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
| 2022 | The Fabelmans | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment Reliance Entertainment Universal Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | James Mangold | Walt Disney Pictures Lucasfilm Ltd. Paramount Pictures | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Helena's Theme") Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |

## The Olympics

Williams has composed music for four Olympic Games:
* "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" – 1984 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles
    Written specifically for the opening ceremonies. In a 1996 re-release, the opening trumpet fanfare was replaced with "Bugler's Dream", a previous Olympic Theme written by Leo Arnaud. This recording has been used as the theme for NBC's Olympic coverage ever since. Williams received a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.
* "The Olympic Spirit" – 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul
    Commissioned by NBC Sports for their television coverage. Williams received a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Composition.
* "Summon the Heroes" – 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta, Georgia
    Written in commemoration of the Centennial of the Modern Olympic Games. Premiering on July 19, 1996, the piece features heavy use of the brass and wind sections and is approximately six minutes in length. Principal Boston Pops trumpeter Timothy Morrison played the opening solo on the album recording. It has been arranged for various types of ensembles, including wind ensembles. This theme is now used prevalently by NBC for intros and outros to commercial breaks of the Olympics.
* "Call of the Champions" – 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah

## Television

| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | CBS | Episode: "The Right Hand Man" |
| 1958–1959 | M Squad | NBC | — |
| 1958–1964 | Wagon Train | NBC ABC | — |
| 1959 | Markham | CBS | Episode: "Woman of Arles" |
| 1959–1960 | Bachelor Father | CBS NBC ABC | — |
| 1960 | Tales of Wells Fargo | NBC | — |
| 1960–1962 | Checkmate | CBS | Theme Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| 1960–1962 | General Electric Theater | CBS | Episodes: "Ten Days in the Sun" and "Journal of Hope" |
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | NBC | — |
| 1961–1963 | Alcoa Premiere | ABC | Theme |
| 1962–1963 | Wide Country | NBC | Theme |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | NBC | Episode: "The Bronze Locust" |
| 1963–1965 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | NBC | Theme |
| 1963–1967 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | NBC | Theme |
| 1964 | Breaking Point | ABC | Episode: "Better Than a Dead Lion" |
| 1964–1965 | Gilligan's Island | CBS | Episode: pilot |
| 1965 | Ben Casey | ABC | Episode: "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow" |
| 1965 | Lost in Space | CBS | Episodes: "My Friend, Mr. Nobody", The Hungry Sea", "Island in the Sky" and "The Reluctant Stowaway" |
| 1966 | The Tammy Grimes Show | ABC | Theme Episode: "How to Steal a Girl Even If It's Only Me" |
| 1966–1968 | The Time Tunnel | ABC | Theme Episode: "Rendezvous with Yesterday" |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | ABC | Episode: "The Crash" |
| 1968 | CBS Playhouse | CBS | Episode: "Saturday Adoption" |
| 1976 | 48th Academy Awards | ABC | Musical director |
| 1981–2005 | Evening at Pops | PBS | Theme |
| 1985–1987 | Amazing Stories | NBC | Theme Episodes: "The Mission" and "Ghost Train" |
| 2009 | Great Performances | PBS | Theme |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Disney+ | Theme Score composed by Natalie Holt Theme adapted by William Ross |
* For NBC (United States):
** NBC News – "The Mission"
*** NBC Nightly News
*** The Today Show
*** Meet the Press
** NBC Sunday Night Football

## Concertos

| Composition Year | Title | Premiere Date | Premiere Performers | Notes |
| 1969 | Concerto for Flute and Orchestra | 1981 | Leonard Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Peter Lloyd, flute – St. Louis | |
| 1976 | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra | 1981-01-29 | Leonard Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Mark Peskanov, violin – St. Louis | Composed at the suggestion of Barbara Ruick, first wife of the composer. Begun in 1974, shortly after Ruick's death, and completed in 1976 |
| 1985 | Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra | 1985-05-08 | John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Chester Schmitz, tuba – Boston | Composed in 1985 for the Centennial of the Boston Pops |
| 1991 | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra | 1991-04-13 | John Williams/Riverside County Philharmonic – Michele Zukovsky, clarinet – Los Angeles | Composed in 1991 for Michele Zukovsky, principal clarinet of the LA Philharmonic |
| 1993 | Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (The Five Sacred Trees) | 1995-04-15 | Kurt Masur/New York Philharmonic – Judith LeClair, bassoon | Composed in 1993 for the 150th celebration of the New York Philharmonic |
| 1994 | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra | 1994-07-07 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Tanglewood | Composed in 1994 for the opening of the Seiji Ozawa Hall in Tanglewood |
| 1996 | Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra | 1996-10 | Christoph von Dohnányi/Cleveland Orchestra – Michael Sachs, trumpet | Composed in 1996 for Michael Sachs, first trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra |
| 1997 rev. 2002 | Elegy for Cello and Orchestra | | Premiered by John Williams, piano, and John Waltz, cello. Later arranged for cello and orchestra | Composed in 1997 for a memorial service in Los Angeles. Based on a secondary theme from Seven Years in Tibet |
| 2000 | TreeSong for Violin and Orchestra | 2000-07-08 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Gil Shaham, violin | Composed in 2000 for Gil Shaham |
| 2001 | Heartwood: Lyric Sketches for Cello and Orchestra | 2002-08-04 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Boston | Composed in 2001 for Yo-Yo Ma |
| 2003 | Concerto for Horn and Orchestra | 2003-11-29 | John Williams/Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Dale Clevenger, horn – Chicago | Composed for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's principal horn Dale Clevenger |
| 2007 | Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola | 2007-08-17 | John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Victor Romanul, violin – Michael Zaretsky, viola – Tanglewood | Composed for Michael Zaretsky |
| 2009 | Concerto for Viola and Orchestra | 2009-05-26 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Boston | Composed for Cathy Basrak. Unreleased |
| 2009 | On Willows and Birches (Concerto for Harp and Orchestra) | 2009-09-23 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Boston | Composed for Ann Hobson Pilot |
| 2011 | Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra | 2011-05-25 | John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Keisuke Wakao, oboe – Boston | Composed for Keisuke Wakao |
| 2014 | Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra | 2014-07-03 | China Philharmonic Orchestra – Lang Lang, piano – Beijing | Composed for the Music in the Summer Air Festival |
| 2017 | Markings for solo violin, strings, and harp | 2017-07-16 | Andris Nelsons/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin – Tanglewood | Composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter |
| 2018 | Highwood's Ghost, An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra | 2018-08-19 | Andris Nelsons/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Jessica Zhou, harp – Tanglewood | Composed for Yo-Yo Ma and Jessica Zhou |
| 2021 | Violin Concerto No. 2 | 2021-07-24 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin – Tanglewood | Composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter |

## Celebration pieces and other concert works

* "Prelude and Fugue for Orchestra" (1965). Premiered by the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra conducted by Stan Kenton. The original Kenton version is on the album Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra. Another recording is available for download in MP3 at the United States Marine Band website.
* "Essay for Strings" (1965)
* "Symphony No. 1" (1966), premiered by Houston Symphony under André Previn in 1968. Williams reworked the piece in 1988 (scheduled to be performed by the San Francisco Symphony during a visit as guest conductor in early 1990s but pulled before the performance).
* "Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble" (1968), commissioned and first recorded in 1970 by Eastman Wind Ensemble under Donald Hunsberger.
* "A Nostalgic Jazz Odyssey" (1971)
* Thomas and The King (musical, 1975), premiered in London. Recorded in 1981 by the Original Cast.
* "Jubilee 350 Fanfare" (1980), premiered by the Boston Pops conducted by Williams. Piece celebrating the 350th anniversary of the City of Boston
* "Fanfare for a Festive Occasion" (1980), composed for by the Boston Civic Orchestra and its conductor Max Hobart, and premiered on November 14, 1980.
* "Pops on the March" (1981). Composed as a tribute to Arthur Fiedler
* "America, the Dream Goes On" (1982)
* "Esplanade Overture" (1983)
* Liberty Fanfare (1986), premiered on July 4, 1986, by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Piece composed for the Liberty Weekend Centennial of the Statue of Liberty
* "Celebration Fanfare" (1986). Composed for the sesquicentennial of the Texas Declaration of Independence
* "A Hymn to New England" (1987)
* "We're Looking Good!" (1987). Composed for the 1987 Special Olympics World Games
* "Fanfare for Michael Dukakis" (1988). Composed for Michael Dukakis' presidential campaign and premiered at the 1988 Democratic National Convention
* "Fanfare for Ten-Year-Olds" (1988)
* "For New York" (Variations on theme by Leonard Bernstein) (1988). Composed for Leonard Bernstein's 70th birthday celebrations
* "Winter Games Fanfare" (1989)
* "Celebrate Discovery!" (1990). Composed for the 500th anniversary celebration of the arrival of Columbus in America
* "Aloft... To the Royal Masthead" (1992), for the visiting Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
* "Sound the Bells!" (1993), composed in honor of the wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako.
* "Song for World Peace" (1994)
* "Variations on Happy Birthday" (1995)
* "Satellite Celebration" (1995)
* "Seven for Luck" (1998)
* "American Journey" (1999). Portions premiered as accompaniment to a film by Steven Spielberg as part of the Millennium Celebration in Washington D.C. December 31, 1999
* "For Seiji!" (1999). Tribute to conductor Seiji Ozawa, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on April 23, 1999
* "Three Pieces for Solo Cello" (2001)
* "Soundings" (2003), composed for the Walt Disney Concert Hall
* "Star Spangled Banner" (2007), special arrangement for game 1 of the 2007 World Series played by the Boston Pops Orchestra
* "A Timeless Call" (2008). Score to the Steven Spielberg war veteran tribute film shown on day 3 of the 2008 Democratic National Convention
* "Air and Simple Gifts", performed by Itzhak Perlman on violin, Yo-Yo Ma on cello, Gabriela Montero on piano, and Anthony McGill on clarinet. Composed for the Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration
* "Viktor's Tale" (2010), for clarinet and concert band. From "The Terminal".
* "La Jolla Quartet: A Chamber Piece for Violin, Cello, Clarinet, and Harp" (2011). Premiered August 2011 at the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest
* "A Young Person's Guide to the Cello" for solo cello (2011)
* "Fanfare for Fenway" (2012), Premiered April 2012 as part of the Boston Red Sox's commemoration of their 100th anniversary in Fenway Park.
* "Rounds" (2012), for solo guitar - Composed for Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas and premiered in June 2012 at the Parkening International Guitar Competition in Malibu.
* "Fanfare for 'The President's Own'" (2013), Premiered May 2013 for the United States Marine Band's 215th anniversary.
* "Conversations" (2013), a four-movement work for solo piano. The first two movements were premiered by pianist Gloria Cheng on July 22, 2013, at the Mendocino Music Festival in California. She premiered the entire work in November on the Piano Spheres series in Los Angeles. A recording of "Conversations" was released on February 10, 2015, as part of Gloria Cheng's solo album 'Montage'.
* "Music for Brass" for Brass Ensemble and Percussion (2014), premiered on June 12 by the National Brass Ensemble.
* "A Toast!" (2014), celebrating the arrival of Andris Nelsons as new music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
* "Just Down West Street...on the left" (2015), Tanglewood Music Center 75th Anniversary commission.
* Theme and ambient music for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attractions (2018–2019)
* "Overture to the Oscars", premiered at Tanglewood's 'Film Night' 2021 (August 13)
* "Fanfare for Solo Trumpet", composed for David Geffen Hall Reopening (2022)
* "Centennial Overture", composed in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Hollywood Bowl (2022)
* "Of Grit and Glory", composed for ESPN College Football Championship (2023)