About the artist
John Towner Williams is an American composer and conductor, born on February 8, 1932, in Queens, New York. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential film composers in history, having scored more than a hundred films across a career spanning decades. His long-standing collaboration with director Steven Spielberg produced many of his most celebrated works, and he is equally known for his scores to the «Star Wars» saga, the «Indiana Jones» series, and the «Harry Potter» films.
Williams’s music is defined by sweeping orchestral themes, memorable leitmotifs, and a command of the full symphonic palette, drawing on late-Romantic and early-20th-century orchestral traditions. Pieces like «Duel of the Fates» showcase his choral and rhythmic intensity, while cues such as «Somewhere in My Memory» reveal his gift for warm, intimate melody. His holiday and fantasy-adjacent work, including arrangements like «Carol of the Bells», further demonstrates his range beyond pure orchestral scoring.
Beyond film, Williams has composed concert works and served as a conductor, including a long tenure leading the Boston Pops Orchestra. His themes have become part of the broader cultural vocabulary, recognizable even to audiences who have never seen the films they accompany, cementing his place as one of the defining musical voices of modern cinema.
Popular tracks
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Somewhere in My Memory
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Duel of the Fates
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Carol of the Bells
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Double Trouble
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Anything Goes (From ”Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom”)
Ezh - 6
Jedi Rocks
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Star of Bethlehem
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Ewok Celebration and Finale
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Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
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Christmas Star
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Main Title ”Somewhere in My Memory”
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Dry Your Tears, Afrika
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Discography
Jaws (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - 2025 Mix)
2025
Jaws (Original Motion Picture Score - Remastered)
2025
Jurassic Park III (Remastered And Expanded Original Soundtrack)
2024
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Expanded And Remastered Original Soundtrack)
2023
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2023
The Fabelmans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2022
Christmas Collection
2022
Solo: A Star Wars Story (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [The Deluxe Edition]
2020
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (FYC)
2019
Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge (Symphonic Suite)
2019
Schindler’s List (25th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack)
2018
The Post (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017
Star Wars: The Last Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017
The BFG (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2016
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2015
The Book Thief (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2013
The Fury (Expanded Original Motion Picture Score)
2013
Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2012
War Horse (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2011
The Adventures of Tintin (Music From the Motion Picture)
2011
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2008
Images (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2007
Munich (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2005
Memoirs of a Geisha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2005
War of the Worlds (Music From the Motion Picture)
2005
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2005
The Terminal (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2004
Music From The Star Wars Saga
2004
The Star Wars Trilogy (Episodes IV-VI)
2004
Catch Me If You Can (Music from the Motion Picture)
2002
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2002
Minority Report (Original Motion Picture Score)
2002
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2002
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2001
A.I. (Music from the Motion Picture)
2001
Angela’s Ashes (Music From the Motion Picture)
1999
Greatest Hits 1969-1999
1999
Great Composers: John Williams
1999
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1999
Midway (Original Motion Picture Score)
1998
Saving Private Ryan (Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1998
The Magic of John Williams
1998
Amistad (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1997
Seven Years in Tibet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1997
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Original Motion Picture Score)
1997
Rosewood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1997
Summon the Heroes
1996
Nixon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1995
Raiders of the Lost Ark (Expanded Edition)
1995
Schindler’s List (Original Motion Picture Score)
1994
Jurassic Park (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1993
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Original Score)
1992
Far and Away (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992
JFK (Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1992
Hook (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1991
Home Alone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
Always (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1990
John Williams Conducts John Williams: The Star Wars Trilogy (Star Wars / The Empire Strikes Back / Return of the Jedi)
1990
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1989
The Empire Strikes Back: Symphonic Suite (Original Motion Picture Score)
1988
The Accidental Tourist (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1987
Fragments of a Dream
1987
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1984
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1983
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1983
The Star Wars Trilogy: Star Wars / The Empire Strikes Back / Return of the Jedi by John Williams: Utah Symphony Orchestra / Varujan Kojian
1983
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Music from the Original Soundtrack)
1982
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1981
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1980
Superman: The Movie (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
1978
The Fury (Original Soundtrack Recording)
1978
Star Wars: A New Hope (Original Motion Picture Score)
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1977
Alfred Hitchcock’s Family Plot
1976
Jaws (Music From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1975
The Sugarland Express (Soundtrack)
1974
Irwin Allen’s The Towering Inferno (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1974
The Poseidon Adventure (Original Motion Picture Score)
1972
The Cowboys (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack / Deluxe Edition)
1972
Fiddler on the Roof (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1971
Jane Eyre (Original Soundtrack)
1971
Superman: The Movie (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture)
A.I. (Music from the Motion Picture)
Star Wars (Original Soundtrack)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Lincoln (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Memoirs of a Geisha (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Movie Masterpieces
Joy To The World
Not With My Wife, You Don’t! (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1966
World on a String
1957