J OHN W ILLIAMS Is the man. B IOGRAPHY J OHN T OWNER W ILLIAMS Born February 8, 1932 Premiered first original composition at 19 Attended UCLA, LA City.

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J OHN W ILLIAMS Is the man

B IOGRAPHY

J OHN T OWNER W ILLIAMS Born February 8, 1932 Premiered first original composition at 19 Attended UCLA, LA City College, and the Julliard School Worked as a staff arranger in Hollywood

50’ S 60’ S & 70’ S Became staff arranger at Columbia and 20 th Century Fox Married Barbara Ruick Wrote music for T.V. shows Met Steven Spielberg and George Lucas

1980’ S Wrote scores for several films Married Samantha Winslow Became 19 th Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra Two exceptions to Spielberg partnership

1990’ S TO PRESENT Finished scoring the Star Wars saga Nominated for 48 Oscars Won: 5 Academy Awards 7 BAFTA Awards 4 Golden Globes 21 Grammys Awarded 20 honorary degrees.

C OMPOSITION H ISTORIES

T HE I MPERIAL M ARCH Also known as: Imperial Death March Darth Vader’s Theme Premiered April 29, 1980 Leitmotif associated with Darth Vader

S UPERMAN : M AIN T HEME Debuted during film Has been reused for most Superman films Upheld William’s reputation for bold orchestral fanfare

R AIDERS OF THE L OST A RK Full concert version debuted during the final credits Various themes heard throughout the film Nominated for an Academy Award

J AWS Spielberg initially wasn’t a fan Iconic two-note theme Effectively captured the intensity of the film

L ISTENING G UIDE

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S UPERMAN : M AIN T HEME om/artist/john- williams/album/john- williams-40-years-of- film- music/track/superman -main-theme

R AIDERS OF THE L OST A RK om/artist/john- williams/album/john- williams-40-years-of- film- music/track/raiders-of- the-lost-ark-raiders- of-the-lost-ark

J AWS om/artist/john- williams/album/john- williams-40-years-of- film-music/track/jaws

B IBLIOGRAPHY

Burlingame, Jon. "John Williams." V Plusa 6 January 2009: A23. "Master Class." Variety 30 November 2005: A2, A13. Filmtracks.com. Jaws. 23 March Raiders of the Lost Ark. 27 September Superman. 5 November

B IBLIOGRAPHY IMDb. Biography for John Williams Sony BMG Music Entertainment Sullivan, Jack. "Conversations With John Williams." Chronicle of Higher Education 12 January 2007: B12- B13. "John Williams Close Encounters With a Modest Icon." Music in Concert July/August 2006: The John Williams Web Pages. 05 June

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