In a career spanning over six decades , he has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history , including Jaws , Family Plot ( Alfred Hitchcock 's final film ) , the Star Wars series , Superman , the Indiana Jones series , E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial , the first two Home Alone films , Hook , Jurassic Park , Schindler 's List , Saving Private Ryan , the first three Harry Potter films , Catch Me If You Can , Memoirs of a Geisha , War Horse , and Lincoln .
He is best known for his scores ( soundtracks ) for movies such as Jaws , Star Wars , Superman , E.T. , Indiana Jones , Home Alone , Schindler 's List , Jurassic Park , Harry Potter , and Lincoln .