By Benjamin J. Funk

 Born February 8 th  Flushing, New York.  Son of Esther and John Williams Sr.  Two brothers and one sister.  Music a large part of the family’s lives.

 Started playing Piano at age Seven  Also Played:  Trombone  Trumpet  Clarinet

 School Experience  Northern California High School  UCLA  Julliard  Military Career  Arranged music for U.S. Air Force band.

 Pianist  Jazz pianist for clubs and studio recording.  Hollywood Studios  “Peter Gunn”  Credited as Johnny Williams

 Sugarland Express  Jaws  Close Encounters of the Third Kind  American Graffiti  Star Wars  Indiana Jones  E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial

 Boston Pops  Harry Potter  Symphonies  Sinfonietta  Concerto

 The Theme from Jurassic Park  3:27  "Sixty-five million years ago, dinosaurs roamed the earth. Now, through the miracle of DNA cloning and John Williams' talent, we're back in the Jurassic Era, listening to a score I can only call classic, vintage Williams."  Star Wars Main Title; The Arrival at Naboo  2:55  The London Symphony Orchestra, at Abby Road Studios, London

 Duel of the Fates  4:14  the London Symphony Orchestra and the New London Children's Choir doing the vocals. This music played during one of the greatest scenes of the entire movie, and arguably the greatest light saber fight in the entire saga.  The Prologue to Harry Potter  2:13  This song was only on the original Harry Potter album

 Though each song is different, they all have John Williams signature to them.  The listening guide takes us through 33 years worth of music.  Though the Star Wars theme that I used in this guide was from the 2000 performance by the London Symphony Orchestra.

 The brass section start out with a broad rang low to high in piano duple time.  The woodwinds come in to add a higher note. Either a harp or a chime combined with piano do a light interlude.  The low strings come in following the theme the brass section started in the beginning. A set of high strings come in to form a full and robust orchestra.  The full orchestra playing forte; still able to pick out every instrument. The drums come in rumbling hard.

 The strings come in playing the main theme. Voices softly coming in, you can barely hear them under the rest of the orchestra.  The voices come in stronger. Voices, woodwinds and strings and brass follow the rhythm of the theme.  Voices are poking out on top of the rest in an "Oooo". Mezzo-piano into Forte.  It slows into a piano, and all fall silent except the harp which plucks into the end of the song. Silence.

 The brass section comes in Forte followed closely by the drums; And there is a group of soft strings barely noticeable playing in the background. The string section come in mezzo- forte the brass and drums are playing piano.  The full orchestra descends. The entire orchestra plays the main theme.  The brass section do a molto-allegro ascending rush con fuoco. All fall silent except the strings which kind of flutter and sway, with light brass playing.

 There is light brass; fluttering and spiraling.  The Brass add strength and moto.  All playing their own thing, no one following the common theme piano.  The entire orchestra is playing piano; the brass section is the most noticeable.  The strings are light and soft to end.

 The New London Children's Choir come in unison with "Kor-ah, Mah-tah, Kor-ah, Rah-tah-mah. Kor-ah, Rah-tah-mah. Yood-hah, Kor-ah.“ The strings come in pianissimo-allegro.  The woodwinds come in piano, while the strings continue along with the main theme. The string and woodwinds continue to build and grow faster and louder closer to mezzo-piano. Harp does this whooshing ascend like a wind chime.  The brass section comes in following the main theme. The timpani comes in Vivace.  The choir comes back in, repeating their lyrics over top the Orchestra. The string and woodwind sections continue on the main theme. The choir and brass are forte.  The entire orchestra and choir are forte and continue with the main theme.

 Caesura. The string section pick back up pianissimo, followed by the woodwind section playing lightly along with the strings.  The brass section come in playing the same thing the woodwinds started. The string section pick up the volume to fortissimo.  The choir comes in fortissimo with, "Kor-ah, Daa-nyah, Kor-ah, Rah-tah-mah.“ The Choir is still singing the same thing fortissimo, with the orchestra playing a syncopated fortissimo, which is making the music very choppy.  The brass and percussion are spiraling upward, with the choir singing along.

 Caesura  The string section pick up pianissimo, followed by the woodwind section playing lightly along with the strings. The choir come in mezzo-piano singing, "Kor-ah, Daa-nyah, Kor-ah, Rah-tah- mah.“  Choir and Orchestra continue to build to fortissimo. The brass and percussion sections spiral upward to the end.  Silence.

 Celesta comes in with a soft and light magical theme. Strings Pianissimo come in with a windy sound as the Celesta builds.  Flutes continue with the theme as they come in Pianissimo. Strings plucking. Brass pick up the theme Forte.  Glockenspiel syncopated. Strings come in fluttering.  Glockenspiel syncopated upward spiral to the end.

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