The living legend John Williams is the composer of the Star Wars soundtrack and producer of the most popular symphonic soundtracks of the modern era. He was nominated for the Oscar awards 50 times and won 5 Grammy awards. The American composer always had music in his life from an early age. He was born into a musician family and started learning to play the piano when he was 7. He took his first steps into Hollywood when he started composing music for TV shows like Lost in Space.
Let's look at some of his most famous works together:
Fiddler on the Roof
Williams won his first Oscar for this soundtrack.
Jaws
Steven Spielberg and John Williams met in the 1970s and their long-term friendship began. Although the duo's first job together was Sugarland Express, the movie Jaws and its soundtrack has become an unforgettable classic in the history of cinema. This movie soundtrack earned Williams his 2nd Oscar.
Star Wars
John Williams composed this epic music for Star Wars, the science fiction-fantasy classic written by George Lucas. He won his 3rd Oscar, thanks to the legendary soundtrack of this movie. William’s compositions, that are seen as almost complementary to Lucas' films, created an unbreakable bond with the director and they successfully continued 5 sequels together.
Schindler’s List
Composed and conducted by John Williams, the original score features violinist Itzhak Perlman. The album won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. It also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score.
Theme from Schindler's List is one of the most recognized contemporary film scores, particularly the violin solo. Many high-level figure skaters have used this in their programs, including Katarina Witt, Irina Slutskaya, Anton Schulepov, Yuna Shiraiwa, Paul Wylie, Johnny Weir, Tatiana Navka, Roman Sadovsky, Satoko Miyahara, Nicole Schott, Jason Brown and Yulia Lipnitskaya.
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