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Title: John Williams


1
John Williams
  • By Curtis Caron Coady Webber
  • In a galaxy far far away, there lived a Composer,
    this is his story

2
Information
  • Date Of Birth- February 8, 1932, Long Island, New
    York
  • Nationality- American
  • Style/Period- Modern 1920-Present

3
Famous Works
  • Star Wars
  • Indiana Jones Trilogy
  • E.T- The Extraterrestrial
  • Jurassic Park
  • Jaws
  • Home Alone
  • Harry Potter
  • Superman
  • Composed the themes for the1987 International
    Special Olympics and the 1984, 1988, and 1996
    Summer Olympic Games

4
Composers Life
  • John Williams moved out of New York and went to
    Los Angeles in 1948
  • After serving in the Air Force, he moved back to
    New York to study piano at the Juilliard School
    of Music
  • John Williams has been nominated for 21 Golden
    Globes, 59 Grammys, and 45 Oscars

5
Interesting Details
  • With 45 Academy Award nominations, Williams is,
    together with composer Alfred Newman, the second
    most nominated person after Walt Disney
  • He was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of
    Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy
    Center Honors in 2004.

6
Bibliography
  • http//www.dsokids.com/listen/ComposerDetail.aspx?
    composerID68
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams
  • http//www.imdb.com/name/nm0002354/

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The End
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Name That Music!!
  • Number 1 http//www.ilike.com/artist/JohnWilliam
    s/track/StarWarsMainTheme
  • Number 2 http//www.dsokids.com/listen/ComposerDe
    tail.aspx?composerID68
  • Number 3 http//itunes.apple.com/us/album/superma
    n-the-movie-soundtrack/id50235853
  • Number 4 http//www.amazon.com/gp/recsradio/radio
    /B000002NZU/refpd_krex_listen_dp_img?ieUTF8refT
    agSuffixdp_img
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