John Williams

John Williams Movies and TV Shows

John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. Widely regarded as one of the greatest American composers of all time, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinematic history in a career spanning over six decades. Williams has won 24 Grammy Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, five Academy Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards. With 51 Academy Award nominations, he is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney. In 2005, the American Film Institute selected Williams's score to 1977's Star Wars as the greatest American film score of all time. The soundtrack to Star Wars was additionally preserved by the Library of Congress into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". Williams has composed for many critically acclaimed and popular movies, including the Star Wars series, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Superman, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones series, the first two Home Alone films, Hook, the first two Jurassic Park films, Schindler's List, and the first three Harry Potter films. He has been associated with director Steven Spielberg since 1974, composing music for all but four of his feature films––Duel, The Color Purple, Bridge of Spies and Ready Player One. Other works by Williams include theme music for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games, NBC Sunday Night Football, "The Mission" theme used by NBC News and Seven News in Australia, the television series Lost in Space and Land of the Giants, and the incidental music for the first season of Gilligan's Island. Williams has also composed numerous classical concertos and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments. He served as the Boston Pops's principal conductor from 1980 to 1993, and is its laureate conductor. He was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl's Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016. Williams composed the score for eight of the top 20 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office (adjusted for inflation). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Williams, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 08/02/1932 (92 years old)
  • Place of birth: Flushing, Queens, New York, United States
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.82 m
  • Net worth: $300,000,000
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
2024

Documentary

Music

84%
2024

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.3
70%
Jurassic World: Chaos Theory
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 84%
role:
Main Title Theme Composer
2024

Action

Adventure

Animation

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Kids

7.5
84%
2023

Action

Adventure

6.5
66%
2022

Action

Adventure

Animation

40%
The Fabelmans
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 77%
role:
Original Music Composer
2022

Drama

7.5
77%
Jurassic World Dominion
IMDB 5.6
TMDB 67%
role:
Main Title Theme Composer
2022

Action

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.6
67%
Obi-Wan Kenobi
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 71%
role:
Main Title Theme Composer
2022

Action

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
71%
2022

Documentary

8.2
87%
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer & 1 more
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
63%
Battle at Big Rock
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 70%
role:
Theme Song Performance
2019

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
70%
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Original Music Composer
2017

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.9
68%
Spielberg
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 76%
role:
Self
2017

Documentary

TV Movie

7.7
76%
Dear Basketball
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 73%
role:
Music
Not available
2017

Animation

7.3
73%
Not available
2017

Documentary

Music

7.5
73%
The Post
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Original Music Composer
2017

Drama

History

7.2
70%
The BFG
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Music Composer
2016

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
62%
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 73%
role:
Original Music Composer
2015

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.8
73%
The Book Thief
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Original Music Composer
2013

Drama

7.5
75%
Lincoln
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 69%
role:
Original Music Composer
2012

Drama

History

7.3
69%
War Horse
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 73%
role:
Original Music Composer
2011

Action

Drama

War & Politics

7.2
73%
The Adventures of Tintin
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 69%
role:
Original Music Composer
2011

Adventure

Animation

Mystery

7.3
69%
Return to Jurassic Park
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 66%
role:
Himself
Not available
2011

Action

Adventure

Documentary

Thriller

7.3
66%
Not available
2009

Documentary

Music

7.7
74%
A Timeless Call
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 52%
role:
Original Music Composer
2008

Documentary

5.5
52%
2008

Action

Adventure

6.2
60%
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Original Music Composer
2006

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
75%
2006

Documentary

7.4
70%
Munich
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 71%
role:
Original Music Composer
2005

Action

Drama

History

Thriller

7.5
71%
Memoirs of a Geisha
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 77%
role:
Original Music Composer
2005

Drama

History

Romance

7.3
77%
The Boondocks
IMDB 8.5
TMDB 79%
role:
Original Music Composer
2005

Action

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

8.5
79%
War of the Worlds
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 65%
role:
Conductor & 1 more
2005

Adventure

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
65%
2005

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
74%
The Terminal
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 73%
role:
Original Music Composer
2004

Comedy

Drama

7.4
73%
2004

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
80%
Catch Me If You Can
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 80%
role:
Original Music Composer
2002

Crime

Drama

8.1
80%
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 77%
role:
Original Music Composer
2002

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
77%
Minority Report
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 73%
role:
Original Music Composer
2002

Action

Mystery

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
73%
2002

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
66%
2001

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
79%
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Original Music Composer
2001

Adventure

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
70%
The Patriot
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Original Music Composer
2000

Action

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.2
71%
Angela's Ashes
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 72%
role:
Original Music Composer
1999

Drama

7.3
72%
1999

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
66%
Stepmom
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 71%
role:
Original Music Composer
1998

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.8
71%
Saving Private Ryan
IMDB 8.6
TMDB 82%
role:
Conductor & 1 more
1998

Drama

History

War & Politics

8.6
82%
Amistad
IMDB 7.3
TMDB 70%
role:
Original Music Composer
1997

Drama

History

Mystery

7.3
70%
Seven Years in Tibet
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Original Music Composer
1997

Adventure

Drama

History

7.1
72%
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
1997

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.6
65%
Rosewood
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 66%
role:
Original Music Composer
1997

Action

Drama

History

Thriller

7.2
66%
Never Mind the Buzzcocks
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 71%
role:
Original Music Composer
1996

Comedy

7.8
71%
Sleepers
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 76%
role:
Original Music Composer
1996

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.5
76%
Nixon
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Original Music Composer
1995

Drama

History

7.1
69%
Sabrina
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 61%
role:
Original Music Composer
1995

Comedy

Romance

6.3
61%
Schindler's List
IMDB 9.0
TMDB 86%
role:
Original Music Composer
1993

Drama

History

War & Politics

9.0
86%
Jurassic Park
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 80%
role:
Original Music Composer
1993

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.2
80%
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Music Composer
1992

Adventure

Comedy

Family

6.9
67%
Far and Away
IMDB 6.6
TMDB 67%
role:
Original Music Composer
1992

Adventure

Drama

Romance

Western

6.6
67%
JFK
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 76%
role:
Original Music Composer
1991

Drama

History

Thriller

8.0
76%
Hook
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 68%
role:
Original Music Composer
1991

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.8
68%
Home Alone
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 74%
role:
Original Music Composer
1990

Comedy

Family

7.7
74%
Presumed Innocent
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 68%
role:
Original Music Composer
1990

Crime

Mystery

Thriller

6.9
68%
Stanley & Iris
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
1990

Drama

Romance

6.3
65%
Always
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
1989

Romance

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
63%
Born on the Fourth of July
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 70%
role:
Original Music Composer
1989

Drama

War & Politics

7.2
70%
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
IMDB 8.2
TMDB 79%
role:
Original Music Composer
1989

Action

Adventure

8.2
79%
The Accidental Tourist
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Music Composer & 1 more
1988

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.7
62%
Empire of the Sun
IMDB 7.7
TMDB 75%
role:
Original Music Composer
1987

Drama

History

War & Politics

7.7
75%
The Witches of Eastwick
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
1987

Comedy

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.5
65%
SpaceCamp
IMDB 5.7
TMDB 59%
role:
Original Music Composer
1986

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
59%
The River
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
1984

Drama

6.3
63%
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 73%
role:
Original Music Composer
1984

Action

Adventure

7.5
73%
Return of the Jedi
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 79%
role:
Original Music Composer
1983

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.3
79%
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 75%
role:
Original Music Composer
1982

Adventure

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.9
75%
Raiders of the Lost Ark
IMDB 8.4
TMDB 79%
role:
Original Music Composer
1981

Action

Adventure

8.4
79%
The Empire Strikes Back
IMDB 8.7
TMDB 84%
role:
Original Music Composer
1980

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.7
84%
1941
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 59%
role:
Original Music Composer
1979

Action

Comedy

War & Politics

5.8
59%
Dracula
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 64%
role:
Original Music Composer
Not available
1979

Horror

Romance

6.5
64%
Not available
Superman
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 71%
role:
Original Music Composer
1978

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.4
71%
Jaws 2
IMDB 5.8
TMDB 60%
role:
Original Music Composer
1978

Horror

Thriller

5.8
60%
The Fury
IMDB 6.3
TMDB 63%
role:
Original Music Composer
1978

Horror

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.3
63%
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 74%
role:
Original Music Composer
1977

Drama

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.6
74%
Star Wars
IMDB 8.6
TMDB 82%
role:
Original Music Composer
1977

Action

Adventure

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

8.6
82%
Midway
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 66%
role:
Original Music Composer
1976

Action

Drama

History

War & Politics

6.7
66%
The Missouri Breaks
IMDB 6.5
TMDB 65%
role:
Original Music Composer
1976

Western

6.5
65%
Family Plot
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 68%
role:
Original Music Composer
1976

Comedy

Crime

Thriller

6.8
68%
Jaws
IMDB 8.1
TMDB 77%
role:
Original Music Composer
1975

Adventure

Horror

Thriller

8.1
77%
The Eiger Sanction
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 61%
role:
Original Music Composer
1975

Action

Adventure

Crime

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
61%
The Towering Inferno
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Original Music Composer
1974

Action

Drama

Thriller

7.0
70%
The Sugarland Express
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 65%
role:
Conductor & 1 more
1974

Crime

Drama

6.7
65%
Earthquake
IMDB 5.9
TMDB 61%
role:
Original Music Composer
1974

Action

Drama

Thriller

5.9
61%
The Paper Chase
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 69%
role:
Original Music Composer
1973

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.2
69%
Images
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Conductor & 2 more
1972

Drama

Horror

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.0
70%
The Poseidon Adventure
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 72%
role:
Original Music Composer
1972

Action

Adventure

Drama

Thriller

7.1
72%
The Cowboys
IMDB 7.4
TMDB 72%
role:
Original Music Composer
1972

Action

Adventure

Drama

Western

7.4
72%
Fiddler on the Roof
IMDB 8.0
TMDB 78%
role:
Music Arranger & 3 more
1971

Drama

Romance

8.0
78%
Valley of the Dolls
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 62%
role:
Original Music Composer
1967

Drama

Music

Romance

6.0
62%
How to Steal a Million
IMDB 7.5
TMDB 75%
role:
Original Music Composer
1966

Comedy

Crime

7.5
75%
Lost in Space
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 71%
role:
Original Music Composer
1965

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.2
71%
The Killers
IMDB 7.0
TMDB 70%
role:
Original Music Composer
1964

Crime

Drama

Mystery

7.0
70%
The Apartment
IMDB 8.3
TMDB 82%
role:
Orchestrator
1960

Comedy

Drama

Romance

8.3
82%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving John Williams are, for example, Music by John Williams, LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy and Jurassic World: Chaos Theory.
The streaming services with the largest selection are Prime Video, Google Play and Amazon.
The best StreamFat ratings are Schindler's List (8.8), The Empire Strikes Back (8.6) and Ennio: The Maestro (8.5).