Biography
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scoresin cinema history. He has a distinct sound that mixes romanticism, impressionism and atonal music with complex orchestration. He is best known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and has received numerous accolades including 26 Grammy Awards, five Academ...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
as Self
The authorized documentary celebrating the film that redefined Hollywood, 50 years after its premiere. Featuring rare archival footage and interviews ...

Jonas Kaufmann: The Sound of Movies
2024
Compositor
Singin' in the Rain, Strangers in the Night, What a Wonderful World: accompanied by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, conducted by maestro Jochen...

Music by John Williams
2024
as Self - Composer
His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro ...

Music by John Williams
2024
Music
His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro ...

John Williams: A Legacy In Sound
2024
as Self
John Williams: A Legacy in Sound (2024) Explore the legendary career of John Williams, the composer behind iconic scores like "Star Wars" and "Jurass...

Disney Legends Awards Ceremony
2024
as Self
Since 1987, the Disney Legends Awards program has honored individuals for the significant impact they've had on the Disney legacy. See the 2024 honore...

John Williams in Tokyo
2024
as Self
30 years after his last visit to Japan, John Williams has returned for a special concert – making his debut with the world-famous Saito Kinen Orchestr...

Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
2023
as Self
An in-depth look at an incredible moment in film history when Steven Spielberg and George Lucas assembled an amazing creative team to collaborate on a...
Zeppelin Wars and The Last Chapter
2023
Music

Eastwood Symphonic
2023
Music
Bassist and composer Kyle Eastwood reunites his quintet with the Orchestre National de Lyon to pay tribute to the career of his father, legendary acto...

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
as Self
Join the adventure with the cast and crew, showcasing new characters, stunts, music, locations, production design, and visual effects in five chapters...

The Making of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
Original Music Composer
Join the adventure with the cast and crew, showcasing new characters, stunts, music, locations, production design, and visual effects in five chapters...

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
2023
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Orchestrator
Finding himself in a new era, and approaching retirement, Indy wrestles with fitting into a world that seems to have outgrown him. But as the tentacle...

Anne-Sophie Mutter - Vivace
2023
as Self
The child prodigy turns 60! At the tender age of 13, Anne-Sophie Mutter was discovered by star conductor Herbert von Karajan. An unprecedented world c...

The Fabelmans: A Family in Film
2023
as Self
A fascinating behind-the-scenes special about Steven Spielberg's "The Fabelmans."

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Hidden Adventure
2022
Main Title Theme Composer
After a big storm, food is scarce — and hungry dinos are everywhere. It's up to you to help the Camp Fam survive in this thrilling interactive special...

The Fabelmans
2022
Original Music Composer
Growing up in post-World War II era Arizona, young Sammy Fabelman aspires to become a filmmaker as he reaches adolescence, but soon discovers a shatte...

If These Walls Could Sing
2022
as Self
The untold story of the Abbey Road studio, all-star interviews and intimate access to the premises.

Piano Cinéma
2022
Original Music Composer
Jean-Michel Bernard's piano tribute concert to cinema.

Jurassic World Dominion
2022
Main Title Theme Composer
Four years after Isla Nublar was destroyed, dinosaurs now live—and hunt—alongside humans all over the world. This fragile balance will reshape the fut...

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen
2022
as self
The fall of 2021 marked the 50th anniversary of Fiddler on the Roof, the film Pauline Kael (The New Yorker) called "the most powerful movie musical ev...

The Stories of West Side Story
2022
as Self
Rejoice in the astonishing all-new footage of Spielberg at work in documentary filmmaker Laurent Bouzereau’s revealing The Stories of West Side Story....

Ennio
2022
as Self
A portrait of Ennio Morricone, the most popular and prolific film composer of the 20th century, the one most loved by the international public, a two-...
Anne-Sophie Mutter, John Williams & Friends: Beethoven and Williams
2022
as selbst
Superstar violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter rounds off the musical celebrations for her 60th-birthday year with this very special concert with the Pittsbur...

Williams: Violin Concerto No. 2 & Selected Film Themes
2022
as Self - Conductor

John Williams & the Berlin Philharmonic - The Berlin Concert
2022
as Himself
John Williams has made cinematic history with his film scores and transported entire generations into his musical worlds. He has composed the soundtra...

John Williams Live - Music from the Movies
2021
The finest film themes and scores from the Berliner Philharmonie. Expect Jaws, Superman and Star Wars.

John Williams Live - Music from the Movies
2021
Original Music Composer
The finest film themes and scores from the Berliner Philharmonie. Expect Jaws, Superman and Star Wars.

A World Without Beethoven?
2020
as Self
"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To answer it, t...

John Williams: Live in Vienna
2020
as Self - Conductor
DG presents John Williams in Vienna, the live recordings of the Hollywood legend's Vienna Philharmonic 2020 debut. Saying it's "one of the greatest ho...

John Williams: Live in Vienna
2020
Music
DG presents John Williams in Vienna, the live recordings of the Hollywood legend's Vienna Philharmonic 2020 debut. Saying it's "one of the greatest ho...

The Skywalker Legacy
2020
as Self
The story lives forever in this feature-length documentary that charts the making of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
as Oma Tres
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener...

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2019
Original Music Composer
The surviving Resistance faces the First Order once again as the journey of Rey, Finn and Poe Dameron continues. With the power and knowledge of gener...

Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound
2019
as Self (archive footage)
The history of cinematic sound, told by legendary sound designers and visionary filmmakers.

Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
2019
as Self
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the new lands at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida and Disneyland Resort in Southern California.

Battle at Big Rock
2019
Main Title Theme Composer
A family's camping trip at Big Rock National Park becomes a terrifying fight for survival.

Leonard Bernstein Centennial Celebration at Tanglewood
2018
as Self - Conductor
In honor of Leonard Bernstein’s 100th birthday, Tanglewood—the famed summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra—dedicated its entire 2018 season to ...

The Post
2017
Original Music Composer
A cover-up that spanned four U.S. Presidents pushed the country's first female newspaper publisher and a hard-driving editor to join an unprecedented ...

Star Wars: The Last Jedi
2017
Original Music Composer
Rey develops her newly discovered abilities with the guidance of Luke Skywalker, who is unsettled by the strength of her powers. Meanwhile, the Resist...

Spielberg
2017
as Self
A documentary on the life and career of one of the most influential film directors of all time, Steven Spielberg.

Dear Basketball
2017
Music
An animated telling of Kobe Bryant's titular poem, signaling his retirement from the sport that made his name.

Score: A Film Music Documentary
2017
as Self
Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on t...

Hoshino
2016
Original Music Composer
The tale of blind Jedi Master Ko Hoshino and her journey to becoming one with the Force.

The BFG
2016
Original Music Composer
An orphan little girl befriends a benevolent giant who takes her to Giant Country, where they attempt to stop the man-eating giants that are invading ...

Down to Earth
2016
Music
Two legendary assassins, Hamlet and Macbeth, receive an invitation from a mysterious man named Thundering. He does not show up which sends them on a d...

John Williams at the BBC
2016
as self
Fifty years of performances from guitarist John Williams that takes in classical masterworks, the prog rock of Sky and comedy with Eric Sykes, as well...

John Williams: The Seventh Symphony
2016
as Self (archive footage)
A discussion of Williams' iconic work and new material for The Force Awakens.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2015
Original Music Composer
Thirty years after defeating the Galactic Empire, Han Solo and his allies face a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren and his army of Stormtroopers.

A John Williams Celebration
2015
as Self
For the 2014/15 Opening Night Concert and Gala, the Los Angeles Philharmonic paid loving tribute to composer John Williams, long a champion and close ...

The Book Thief
2013
Original Music Composer
While subjected to the horrors of WWII Germany, young Liesel finds solace by stealing books and sharing them with others. Under the stairs in her home...

Lincoln: An American Journey
2013
as Self
Documentary on the making of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" (2012).

Lincoln
2012
Original Music Composer
The revealing story of the 16th US President's tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln p...

The 'E.T.' Journals
2012
as Self
The following documentary is composed exclusively of original behind-the-scenes footage shot during the production of "E.T." in 1981. It follows the o...

War Horse
2011
Original Music Composer
On the brink of the First World War, Albert's beloved horse Joey is sold to the Cavalry by his father. Against the backdrop of the Great War, Joey beg...

AFI's Master Class - The Art of Collaboration: Steven Spielberg and John Williams
2011
as Self
Filmmaker Steven Spielberg and composer John Williams sit down to discuss their four-decade friendship and working relationship in front of a class at...

The Adventures of Tintin
2011
Original Music Composer
Intrepid young reporter, Tintin, and his loyal dog, Snowy, are thrust into a world of high adventure when they discover a ship carrying an explosive s...

A Conversation with the Masters: The Empire Strikes Back 30 Years Later
2011
as Self
George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Lawrence Kasdan and John Williams look back at The Empire Strikes Back 30 years later.

LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
2011
Original Music Composer
Master Yoda must go retrieve secret battle plans. However, things become a little more complicated when a class of younglings join the mission.

Return to Jurassic Park
2011
as Self
A multi-part documentary about the making of the Jurassic Park trilogy. Each part walks through the making of part of one of the films, including the ...

LEGO Star Wars: Bombad Bounty
2010
Main Title Theme Composer
Darth Vader hires Boba Fett to track down Jar Jar Binks, who has caused a lot of trouble for Vader. This leads Binks and Fett on a game of cat-and-mou...

Music
2010
as Self
The story of music and the music industry told through interviews with musicians, composers and producers across genres.

Deconstructing Dad: The Music, Machines and Mystery of Raymond Scott
2010
as Himself
His filmmaker son probes the professional and private lives of his remote but fascinating father: bandleader, composer, inventor, and electronic music...

Jaws: The Inside Story
2010
as Self
Steven Spielberg takes us behind the cameras for the making of a classic movie.

Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me
2009
as Self / Performer
Commemorating the centennial of Mercer's birth, this documentary is part biography, part archive, and part recontextualization, taking Mercer's tunes ...

LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
2009
Original Music Composer
When R2-D2 gets lost in space, Anakin Skywalker and his apprentice Ahsoka Tano set off on a mission to find their droid pal.

The Shark Is Still Working: The Impact & Legacy of "Jaws"
2009
as Self
After three decades, Jaws continues to intrigue, thrill and frighten viewers. This documentary focuses on the many ways in which Jaws has helped to sh...

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story
2009
as Self
The troubled fraternal relationship between songwriters Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, the Oscar and Grammy-winning Sherman Brothers, famou...

No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos
2009
as Self
The artistry, triumph and lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond. With film school equipment, they shoot ...

A Timeless Call
2008
Music
U.S. Veteran tribute made for the 2008 Democratic convention.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
2008
Original Music Composer
Set during the Cold War, the Soviets—led by sword-wielding Irina Spalko—are in search of a crystal skull which has supernatural powers related to a my...

Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick
2008
Music
Four shorts based on all four Indiana Jones movies with a little Lego twist and inside jokes.
Love Will Tear Us Apart
2007
John Williams talks about Adapting the Score of Fiddler on the roof to the Big Screen.

You Will Believe: The Cinematic Saga of Superman
2006
as Self
A 5-part documentary of the history of Superman in the movies. • Origin - Superman in the media and the challenges the Salkinds faced • Vision - Cre...

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006
Original Music Composer
Superman agrees to sacrifice his powers to start a relationship with Lois Lane, unaware that three Kryptonian criminals he inadvertently released are ...

An Inconvenient Truth
2006
Thanks
A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
as Self
"Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by two-time Gra...

Munich
2005
Original Music Composer
During the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, eleven Israeli athletes are taken hostage and murdered by a Palestinian terrorist group known as Black Septem...

Memoirs of a Geisha
2005
Original Music Composer
In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
2005
as Self
This documentary offers a glimpse into all the people, departments, and work that went into creating the film, specifically, the fight between Anakin ...

War of the Worlds
2005
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Ray Ferrier is a divorced dockworker and less-than-perfect father. Soon after his ex-wife and her new husband drop off his teenage son and young daugh...

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
2005
Original Music Composer
The evil Darth Sidious enacts his final plan for unlimited power – and the heroic Jedi Anakin Skywalker must choose a side.

Star Wars: A Musical Journey
2005
Star Wars: In Concert, originally called Star Wars: A Musical Journey, was a worldwide series of concerts featuring specially edited footage from all ...

Remember the Secret Policeman's Ball?
2004
as Self
The Secret Policeman benefit shows for Amnesty International brought together comedy grand masters - from Python and Beyond the Fringe - and performer...

The Revamping of Dracula
2004
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of "Dracula" (1979).

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
as Self
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
2004
Original Music Composer
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.

When Star Wars Ruled the World
2004
as Self
A VH1 television special wherein the cast discuss the making of the films and what made the franchise a phenomenon.

The Terminal
2004
Original Music Composer
An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded in JFK airport, and must take up temporary residence there.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004
Original Music Composer
Year three at Hogwarts means new fun and challenges as Harry learns the delicate art of approaching a Hippogriff, transforming shape-shifting Boggarts...

The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
2003
as Self
In this 2003 featurette, John Williams recalls composing the music for the first three Indiana Jones pictures and alludes to the possibility of scorin...

Catch Me If You Can: Behind the Camera
2003
as Self
A behind-the-scenes look at the making of Stephen Spielberg's "Catch Me If You Can."

Catch Me If You Can
2002
Original Music Composer
A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor...

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002
Original Music Composer
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger aw...

Minority Report
2002
Original Music Composer
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the ...

Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
2002
Original Music Composer
Following an assassination attempt on Senator Padmé Amidala, Jedi Knights Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi investigate a mysterious plot that could...

The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
2002
as Self
John Williams discusses the music of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."

The Music of E.T.: A Discussion with John Williams
2002
Music, Thanks
John Williams discusses the music of "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001
Original Music Composer
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with ...

The Beginning: Making Episode I
2001
as Self
The entire process of making Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is shown here in this documentary. From pre-production through post-prod...

A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Original Music Composer
David, a robotic boy—the first of his kind programmed to love—is adopted as a test case by a Cybertronics employee and his wife. Though he gradually b...

The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
as Self
A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001
as Self
Marc McClure presents a documentary on the making of 'Superman' (1978).

Plotting 'Family Plot'
2001
as Self
Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's "Family Plot".

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001
as Self
Documentary on the making of the 1978 film 'Superman.'

The Patriot
2000
Original Music Composer
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the s...
The Unfinished Journey
1999
Original Music Composer
A short about American life and history produced for the millennium New Year's Eve celebration.

Angela's Ashes
1999
Original Music Composer
An Irish Catholic family returns to 1930s Limerick after a child's death in America. The unemployed I.R.A. veteran father struggles with poverty, prej...

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
1999
Original Music Composer
Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for reve...

Stepmom
1998
Original Music Composer
Jackie is a divorced mother of two. Isabel is the career minded girlfriend of Jackie’s ex-husband Luke, forced into the role of unwelcome stepmother t...

Saving Private Ryan
1998
Original Music Composer, Conductor
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain Joh...

Lost In Space Forever
1998
Original Music Composer
Host John Larroquette takes viewers on a nostalgic trip through the 1965-1968 sci-fi comedy series. The disc's rare footage include Guy Williams's scr...

Amistad
1997
Original Music Composer
In 1839, the slave ship Amistad set sail from Cuba to America. During the long trip, Cinque leads the slaves in an unprecedented uprising. They are th...

Seven Years in Tibet
1997
Original Music Composer
Austrian mountaineer Heinrich Harrer journeys to the Himalayas without his family to head an expedition in 1939. But when World War II breaks out, the...

The Lost World: Jurassic Park
1997
Original Music Composer
Four years after Jurassic Park's genetically bred dinosaurs ran amok, multimillionaire John Hammond shocks chaos theorist Ian Malcolm by revealing tha...

The Making of 'The Lost World'
1997
as Self
Behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of director Steven Spielberg's 1997 film "The Lost World."

Rosewood
1997
Original Music Composer
Spurred by a white woman's lie, vigilantes destroy a black Florida town and slay inhabitants in 1923.

Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery
1997
as Self
Host Howie Long takes viewers on a tour of the "Star Wars" universe, as Fox TV celebrates the re-release of the original three legendary films in this...

In the Teeth of Jaws
1997
as Self
BBC documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's Jaws.

Sleepers
1996
Original Music Composer
Two gangsters seek revenge on the state jail worker who during their stay at a youth prison sexually abused them. A sensational court hearing takes pl...

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
as Self
A behind-the-scenes documentary about the making of Steven Spielberg's 1982 film "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial."

Atlanta 1996: Games of the XXVI Olympiad - Opening Ceremony
1996
Conductor
Live coverage of the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics which took place in the evening on Friday 19 July in the Centennial Olympic Stadium,...

The Making of '1941'
1996
as Self
A non-narrated documentary, told mainly in interviews with the filmmakers, on the making of the cult comedy classic, featuring outtakes, rare behind-t...

Nixon
1995
Original Music Composer
A look at President Richard M. Nixon—a man carrying the fate of the world on his shoulders while battling the self-destructive demands from within—spa...

Sabrina
1995
Original Music Composer, Songs
Sabrina Fairchild, a chauffeur's daughter, grew up at the Long Island estate of the wealthy Larrabee family enchanted with their sparkling world of pr...

The Making of 'Jaws'
1995
as Self
A documentary on the making of one of the greatest films ever made, filled with trivia, interviews from cast and crew and never-before-seen footage.

Schindler's List
1993
Original Music Composer
The true story of how businessman Oskar Schindler saved over a thousand Jewish lives from the Nazis while they worked as slaves in his factory during ...

Jurassic Park
1993
Original Music Composer
A wealthy entrepreneur secretly creates a theme park featuring living dinosaurs drawn from prehistoric DNA. Before opening day, he invites a team of e...

Young Indy Around the World
1993
Music
Documentary chronicling the making of the Young Indiana Jones series from pre-production to post-production.

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Original Music Composer
Instead of flying to Florida with his folks, Kevin ends up alone in New York, where he gets a hotel room with his dad's credit card—despite problems f...

Far and Away
1992
Original Music Composer
A young couple escapes Ireland, dreaming of a new life during the land giveaway in Oklahoma. As they struggle to survive against betrayal and harsh wi...

JFK
1991
Original Music Composer
Follows the investigation into the assassination of President John F. Kennedy led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

Hook
1991
Original Music Composer, Songs
The boy who wasn't supposed to grow up—Peter Pan—does just that, becoming a soulless corporate lawyer whose workaholism could cost him his wife and ki...

Home Alone
1990
Original Music Composer
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. Wh...

Presumed Innocent
1990
Original Music Composer
Rusty Sabich is a deputy prosecutor engaged in an obsessive affair with a coworker who is murdered. Soon after, he's accused of the crime. And his fig...

Stanley & Iris
1990
Original Music Composer
An illiterate cook at a company cafeteria tries for the attention of a newly widowed woman. As they get to know one another, she discovers his inabili...

Always
1989
Original Music Composer
The spirit of a recently deceased expert pilot mentors a newer pilot while watching him fall in love with the girlfriend that he left behind.

Born on the Fourth of July
1989
Original Music Composer
Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, Ron Kovic becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought fo...

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1989
Original Music Composer
In 1938, an art collector appeals to eminent archaeologist Dr. Indiana Jones to embark on a search for the Holy Grail. Indy learns that a medieval his...

The Secret Policeman’s Biggest Ball
1989
as Self
After the criticisms of the 1987 show’s disproportionate focus on music - and the financial disaster of its music-only Festival Of Youth weekend conce...

The Accidental Tourist
1988
Original Music Composer
After the death of his son, travel writer Macon Leary seems to be sleep walking through life. Macon's wife is having similar problems. They separate, ...

Empire of the Sun
1987
Original Music Composer
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured w...

The Witches of Eastwick
1987
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Three single women in a picturesque Rhode Island village have their wishes granted - at a cost - when a mysterious and flamboyant man arrives in their...

Amazing Stories
1986
Original Music Composer
A feature film edited from three episodes of Amazing Stories (1985): The Mission, Mummy Daddy and Go to the Head of the Class.

SpaceCamp
1986
Original Music Composer
Andie Bergstrom, an astronaut eagerly awaiting her first trip to space, runs a summer camp for teenagers with her NASA-employed husband, Zach. One nig...

The River
1984
Original Music Composer
Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to s...

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1984
Original Music Composer
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees – and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting ...

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
as Self
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at ...

From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
1983
Original Music Composer
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at ...

Return of the Jedi
1983
Original Music Composer
Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, while the Emperor seeks to destroy the Rebellion onc...

Cinderella Revolution
1983
Music
Cinderella Revolution is a science-fiction comedy about a hopeless boy who has no luck with women, and has a run-in with a banished alien searching fo...

Monsignor
1982
Original Music Composer
The vows of an ambitious young American priest are tested during World War II. Not only does Father John Flaherty get involved with the black market t...

Yes, Giorgio
1982
Songs
A famous opera singer, Giorgio Fini, loses his voice during an American tour. He goes to a female throat specialist, Pamela Taylor, whom he falls in l...

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
Original Music Composer
An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliot who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extr...

Heartbeeps
1981
Original Music Composer
Two domestic robots fall in love and run off together.
Great Movie Stunts: Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Original Music Composer
A documentary hosted by Harrison Ford about the stunts of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark.'

Raiders of the Lost Ark
1981
Original Music Composer
When Dr. Indiana Jones – the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist – is hired by the government to locate the legen...

Superman II
1980
Music, Theme Song Performance
Three Kryptonian criminals led by General Zod team up with Lex Luthor to conquer Earth, forcing a depowered Superman to regain his strength and stop t...

The Making of The Empire Strikes Back
1980
as Self
Even the most devout Star Wars fan might not know that filmmaker and journalist Michel Parbot was once given unprecedented access to the set, stars, a...

The Empire Strikes Back
1980
Original Music Composer
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Dar...

Star Wars: Music by John Williams
1980
as Self
BBC documentary. Witness John Williams composing the legendary score for The Empire Strikes Back and conducting the London Symphony Orchestra.

1941
1979
Original Music Composer
In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub.

Dracula
1979
Original Music Composer
Romanticized adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 classic. Count Dracula is a subject of fatal attraction to more than one English maiden lady, as he seek...

Superman
1978
Original Music Composer
Mild-mannered Clark Kent works as a reporter at the Daily Planet alongside his crush, Lois Lane. Clark must summon his superhero alter-ego when the ne...

Jaws 2
1978
Original Music Composer
Police chief Brody must protect the citizens of Amity after a second monstrous shark begins terrorizing the waters.

The Fury
1978
Original Music Composer
When a devious plot separates CIA agent Peter Sandza from his son, Robin, the distraught father manages to see through the ruse. Taken because of his ...

Star Wars Concert
1978
as Self
A concert featuring the Star Wars musical score by John Williams in February 1978.

Star Wars Concert
1978
Music
A concert featuring the Star Wars musical score by John Williams in February 1978.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Original Music Composer
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is abou...

Star Wars
1977
Original Music Composer
Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker an...

Black Sunday
1977
Original Music Composer
An Israeli anti-terrorist agent must stop a disgruntled Vietnam vet cooperating in a Black September PLO plot to commit a terrorist attack at the Supe...

Midway
1976
Original Music Composer
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

The Missouri Breaks
1976
Original Music Composer
When vigilante land baron David Braxton hangs one of the best friends of cattle rustler Tom Logan, Logan's gang decides to get even by purchasing a sm...

Family Plot
1976
Original Music Composer
Spiritualist Blanche Tyler and her cab-driving boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.

Jaws
1975
Original Music Composer
When the seaside community of Amity finds itself under attack by a dangerous great white shark, the town's chief of police, a young marine biologist, ...

The Eiger Sanction
1975
Original Music Composer
A classical art professor and collector, who doubles as a professional assassin, is coerced out of retirement to avenge the murder of an old friend.

The Towering Inferno
1974
Original Music Composer
At the opening party of a colossal—but poorly constructed—skyscraper, a massive fire breaks out, threatening to destroy the tower and everyone in it.

Earthquake
1974
Original Music Composer
Various interconnected people struggle to survive when an earthquake of unimaginable magnitude hits Los Angeles, California.

The Sugarland Express
1974
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Married small-time crooks Lou-Jean and Clovis Poplin lose their baby to the state of Texas and resolve to do whatever it takes to get him back. Lou-Je...

Conrack
1974
Original Music Composer
A young, white school teacher is assigned to Yamacraw Island, an isolated fishing community off the coast of South Carolina, populated mostly by poor ...

Cinderella Liberty
1973
Original Music Composer
A lonely Navy sailor falls in love with a Seattle hooker and becomes a surrogate father figure for her son during an extended liberty due to his servi...

The Paper Chase
1973
Original Music Composer
A first-year law student struggles with balancing his coursework and his relationship with the daughter of a stern professor.

The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
1973
Original Music Composer
On the run from her violent husband, Catherine Crocker witnesses a train robbery and is taken prisoner by a frontier outlaw gang, led by a bandit who’...

Tom Sawyer
1973
Original Music Composer
Tom Sawyer and his pal Huckleberry Finn have great adventures on the Mississippi River, pretending to be pirates, attending their own funeral, and wit...

The Long Goodbye
1973
Original Music Composer
In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

Images
1972
Orchestrator, Conductor, Original Music Composer
While holidaying in Ireland, a pregnant children's author finds her mental state becoming increasingly unstable, resulting in paranoia, hallucinations...

Pete 'n' Tillie
1972
Original Music Composer
A fun-loving bachelor woos and weds a secretary, but the bonds of this marriage aren't strong enough to stop his philandering from continuing.

The Poseidon Adventure
1972
Original Music Composer
When their ocean liner capsizes, a group of passengers struggle to survive and escape.

The Screaming Woman
1972
Main Title Theme Composer
A wealthy former mental patient goes home to her estate to rest and recuperate. While walking the grounds one day she hears the screams of a woman com...

The Cowboys
1972
Original Music Composer
When his cattlemen abandon him for the gold fields, rancher Wil Andersen is forced to take on a collection of young boys as his cowboys in order to ge...

Fiddler on the Roof
1971
Music, Orchestrator, Conductor
In a pre-revolutionary Russia, a poor Jewish milkman struggles with the challenges of a changing world as his daughters fall in love and antisemitism ...

Jane Eyre
1970
Original Music Composer
After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she mee...

Story of a Woman
1970
Original Music Composer
Karin studies music in Rome and falls in love with Bruno. She learns that he is married and therefore returns to Sweden. She meets David. They marry a...

The Reivers
1969
Original Music Composer
In turn-of-the-century Mississippi, an 11-year-old boy comes of age as two mischievous adult friends talk him into sneaking the family car out for a t...

Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1969
Original Music Composer, Conductor, Music Supervisor
Academy Award-honoree Peter O'Toole stars in this musical classic about a prim English schoolmaster who learns to show his compassion through the help...

Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1969
Original Music Composer
A mentally disturbed man stalks a woman who had once aborted the child he had fathered.

Heidi
1968
Original Music Composer
Heidi is an orphaned girl initially raised by her aunt Dete in Maienfeld, Switzerland. In order to get a job in Frankfurt, Dete brings 5-year-old Heid...

Sergeant Ryker
1968
Original Music Composer
During the Korean War Sergeant Paul Ryker is accused of defecting to Communist China and then returning to his unit as a spy. He's court-martialed and...

Valley of the Dolls
1967
Original Music Composer
Lured by their dreams of fame and fortune, three ambitious young women enter the world of show business and discover how easy it is to sink into a cel...

Fitzwilly
1967
Original Music Composer
When Miss Vicki's father dies, she becomes the world's greatest philanthropist. Unfortunately, she is flat broke! Her loyal butler, Claude Fitzwilliam...

Ghostbreakers
1967
Original Music Composer
A professor and his beautiful assistant investigate a murder which occurs in a supposedly haunted house.

A Guide for the Married Man
1967
Original Music Composer
A man gives his friend a series of lessons on how to cheat on one's wife without being caught.

Penelope
1966
Original Music Composer, Songs
When Penelope gets married to banker James Elcott, she finds him too preoccupied with work to pay much attention to her, so she robs his bank in disgu...

Not With My Wife, You Don't
1966
Original Music Composer
During the Korean War, Italian nurse Virna Lisi falls in love with two American fliers, Tony Curtis and George C. Scott. Lisi marries Curtis after he ...

The Plainsman
1966
Original Music Composer
Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war.

How to Steal a Million
1966
Original Music Composer
A woman must steal a statue from a Paris museum to help conceal her father's art forgeries.

The Rare Breed
1966
Original Music Composer
When her husband dies en route to America, Martha Price and her daughter Hilary are left to carry out his dream: the introduction of Hereford cattle i...

The Kathryn Reed Story
1965
Original Music Composer
Robert Altman recounts the life of his wife Kathryn Reed, using the format of a documentary, with funny reenactments played by Reed's friends and fami...

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!
1965
Original Music Composer, Conductor
During the Cold War, John Goldfarb crashes his spy plane in the Middle East and is taken prisoner by the local government. His captor, King Fawz, soon...

None But the Brave
1965
Original Music Composer
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary truce and cooperate to survive various tr...

The Killers
1964
Original Music Composer
A hit man and his partner try to find out why their latest victim, a former race-car driver, did not try to get away.

Nightmare in Chicago
1964
Original Music Composer
The story of a serial killer known as "Georgie Porgie." The Chicago turnpike is threatened over a three-day period as the police try to catch him by b...

Gidget Goes to Rome
1963
Original Music Composer
Francis, now 17, is still in love with Moondoggy. She can persuade her parents to allow them a journey to Rome, together with two of her and two of hi...

Diamond Head
1962
Original Music Composer
Rich Hawaiian pineapple grower and US Senatorial candidate Richard Howland tries to control everything and everyone around him, including his headstro...

Stark Fear
1962
Music
A marriage falls apart when a dutiful wife becomes the breadwinner after her husband loses his job. This angers him and after reveling in her humiliat...

Flashing Spikes
1962
Original Music Composer
An old ballplayer, thrown out of baseball due to a bribery scandal, becomes friends with a young phenom. The younger player is at first tainted by his...

Bachelor Flat
1961
Original Music Composer
Professor Bruce Patterson is constantly having to fight off the advances of his young female students and is engaged to Helen Bushmill. While Helen go...

The Secret Ways
1961
Original Music Composer
Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Michael Reynolds is hired to help a threatened Hungarian scientist e...

The Apartment
1960
Orchestrator
Bud Baxter is a minor clerk in a huge New York insurance company, until he discovers a quick way to climb the corporate ladder. He lends out his apart...

Because They're Young
1960
Original Music Composer
Director Paul Wendkos' 1960 film adaptation of the controversial novel "Harrison High", about an idealistic young high-school teacher dealing with ove...

I Passed for White
1960
Original Music Composer
A young woman falls in love and marries, but withholds from her husband information about her family.

Daddy-O
1958
Original Music Composer
Phil, a part-time truck driver and singer who wears his pants far too high, meets a feisty platinum blonde who challenges him to a drag race through G...
Spotlight on Location: The Making of Jaws
N/A
Music
A documentary featuring interviews with key cast and crew