John Williams By Dominick Mirabelli Biographical Information John
John Williams By: Dominick Mirabelli
Biographical Information John Williams Was Born February 8, 1932
Born In Floral Park, Long Island, New York
Family • Son Of Esther and John Williams Sr
Move • 1948 • Williams family m moves to Los Angeles
Father Was A Jazz Percussionist Raymond Scott Quintet
Education North Hollywood High School (1950) University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) (1952)
Studied • Studied with Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo Tedesco
Service • 1952 -1955 Drafted • U. S. Air Force • Conducted Air Force Band
Post War • 1955 move back to New York • Attends Julliard School • Studies Piano W/ Rosina Lhevinne
Personal Life • Marries Barbara Ruick 1956 • She later passes March 3, 1974
Children • Three Children • Jennifer (born 1956), Mark (born 1958), and Joseph (born 1960)
nd 2 Marriage • Second marriage to Samantha Winslow, on July 21, 1980.
Music Life 20 th and 21 st Century Composer Modern Era of Music Style of music neromanticism, Large scale orchestral music
Boston Pops Orchestra • 1980 -1993 principal conductor Succeeding Arthur Fielder
Expands The Horizon • 1959 John Williams starts conduction music for film/movies
Leitmotif inspired much of His film music Most popular leitmotif are From Star Wars “Force theme’ “Princess Leia’s theme’ “Luke’s theme”
Popular Films Williams Conducted Music For Jaws Superman
Indiana Jones E. T.
Star Wars
Jurassic Park X-Men
Harry Potter
Awards Nominations • • 45 Academy Award Nominations 5 Emmy Nominations 19 Golden Globe Nominations 59 Grammy Nominations
Awards WON • • • 15 Honorary Degree Awards 5 Academy Awards 2 Emmy Awards 4 Golden Globe Awards 18 Grammy Awards 5 BAFTA (British Academy of Film)
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