John Williams

John Towner Williams KBE (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. He has composed nearly all of the music heard in the Star Wars films. He has also composed scores for multiple other well-known movies and television shows, including Indiana Jones, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Superman. Williams announced his intention to retire from film score composing after the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023 to focus more on composing independent orchestral and symphonic pieces, though he later rescinded this.
In September 2022, John Williams and former Disney chief Bob Iger were each made an honorary Knight of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II, with Williams being approved for his services to film music as a composer and conductor in the United Kingdom.
==Biography==
In 1977, he composed the music for Star Wars, which turned out to be a huge success. Star Wars became the best-selling score-only soundtrack of all time and won him an Oscar.
Williams's son, Joseph Williams, chose a musical career like his father. The two worked together on Return of the Jedi and Attack of the Clones.
Rick McCallum stated at Star Wars Reunion II that he had hoped to have John Williams on the musical score for the Star Wars live-action TV series and added that each episode would have had its own original score.
Williams announced his intention to retire from film score composing after the release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023 to focus more on composing independent orchestral and symphonic pieces, though he later rescinded this.
==Works==
===Discography===
===Filmography===
Year	Title 	Contribution(s)
2017	Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi 	off-screen performer for "The Long Goodbye"
2019	Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker	Oma Tres
==Awards==
===Academy Awards===
Year	Project 	Category 	Result
1977	Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope 	Best Original Score	
1980	Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back	Best Original Score	
1983	Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi 	Best Original Score	
2015	Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens 	Best Original Score	
2017	Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi 	Best Original Score	
2019	Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker 	Best Original Score	
===BAFTA Awards===
Year	Project 	Category 	Result
1978	Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope 	Original Film Music	
1980	Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back	Original Film Music	
2015	Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens 	Original Film Music	
2019	Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker 	Original Film Music	
==Sources==
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*The Star Wars Album
*The Jedi Master's Quizbook
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*Dark Forces Official Player's Guide
*We Don't Do Weddings: The Band's Tale audio drama
*The Secrets of Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
*Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire Limited Collector's Edition
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*The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
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*Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
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==Notes and references==
==External links==
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*JOHN WILLIAMS Fan Network
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*John Williams discography at Discogs
Category:Real-world composers
Category:Solo: A Star Wars Story production staff
Category:Star Wars original trilogy production staff
Category:Star Wars prequel trilogy production staff
Category:Star Wars sequel trilogy production staff
Category:Star Wars: Episode IX The Rise of Skywalker actors