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'{{short description|Wikipedia list article}} This is a list of compositions by [[John Williams]]. ==Film scores== The following list consists of select films for which [[John Williams]] composed the score and/or [[songs]]. ===1950s=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | 1954 ! ''You Are Welcome''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jwfan.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=23977|title="You Are Welcome" – John Williams film score from 1954}}</ref><ref>http://fpdownload.adobe.com/strobe/FlashMediaPlayback.swf?src=http://collections.mun.ca/videos/extension/image/2603.mp4{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3Yd3o-_00w</ref> | {{N/A}} | Promotional film for the tourist information office of [[Newfoundland and Labrador|Newfoundland]] |- | 1958 ! ''[[Daddy-O]]'' | Lou Place | Feature film debut<br/>Credited as Johnny Williams. |} ===1960s=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes ! Latest CD Release |- | rowspan="2" | 1960 ! ''[[I Passed for White]]'' | [[Fred M. Wilcox (director)|Fred M. Wilcox]] | rowspan=6 | Credited as Johnny Williams |- ! ''[[Because They're Young]]'' | [[Paul Wendkos]] |- | 1961 ! ''[[The Secret Ways]]'' | [[Phil Karlson]]<br />[[Richard Widmark]] |- | 1962 ! ''[[Bachelor Flat]]'' | [[Frank Tashlin]]<br />Budd Grossman | Intrada / Special Collection Volume 83 / 2008 |- | rowspan="2" | 1963 ! ''[[Diamond Head (film)|Diamond Head]]'' | [[Guy Green (filmmaker)|Guy Green]] |- ! ''[[Gidget Goes to Rome]]'' | [[Paul Wendkos]] |- | rowspan="2" | 1964 ! ''[[The Killers (1964 film)|The Killers]]'' | [[Don Siegel]] |Credited as Johnny Williams<br/>Adapted material by [[Henry Mancini]] |- ! ''[[Redcap]]'' | |Credited as Johnny Williams<br/>Television series; Episode "Nightwatch" | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 14 No. 16 / 2011 |- | rowspan="3" | 1965 ! ''[[None but the Brave]]'' | [[Frank Sinatra]] | Credited as Johnny Williams | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 12 No. 12 / 2009 |- ! ''[[The Ghostbreaker]]'' | |Credited as Johnny Williams<br/>Television series; Episode "Ghosts in Glass Houses" | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 8 No. 6 / 2005 |- ! ''[[John Goldfarb, Please Come Home|John Goldfarb, Please Come Home!]]'' | [[J. Lee Thompson]] | rowspan="6" | Credited as Johnny Williams | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 4 No. 17 / 2001 |- | rowspan="6" | 1966 ! ''[[The Rare Breed]]'' | [[Andrew V. McLaglen]] |- ! ''[[How to Steal a Million]]'' | [[William Wyler]] | Intrada / Special Collection Volume 83 / 2008 |- ! ''[[The Plainsman (1966 film)|The Plainsman]]'' | [[David Lowell Rich]] |- ! ''[[Not with My Wife, You Don't!]]'' | [[Norman Panama]] | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 14 No. 14 / 2011 |- ! ''[[Penelope (1966 film)|Penelope]]'' | [[Arthur Hiller]] |- ! ''[[Time Tunnel]]'' | [[Irwin Allen]] |Credited as Johnny Williams<br/>Television series; Episode "Rendezvous With Yesterday" |- | rowspan="3" |1967 !''[[Valley of the Dolls (film)|Valley of the Dolls]]'' |[[Mark Robson (film director)|Mark Robson]] |Credited as Johnny Williams<br />Songs written by André and Dory Previn<br />1st collaboration with Mark Robson<br />Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment]] |- ! ''[[A Guide for the Married Man]]'' | [[Gene Kelly]] |{{N/A}} | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 3 No. 5 / 2000 |- ! ''[[Fitzwilly]]'' |[[Delbert Mann]] | rowspan="2" |Credited as Johnny Williams |- | rowspan="2" |1968 !''[[Sergeant Ryker]]'' |[[Buzz Kulik]] |- ! ''[[Heidi (1968 film)|Heidi]]'' |[[Delbert Mann]] | Television film | Quartet Records / SCE062 / 2013 |- | rowspan="3" | 1969 !''[[Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1969 film)|Daddy's Gone A-Hunting]]'' |[[Mark Robson (film director)|Mark Robson]] |2nd collaboration with Robson |- ! ''[[Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969 film)|Goodbye, Mr. Chips]]'' | [[Herbert Ross]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation]] (shared with [[Leslie Bricusse]]) |- ! ''[[The Reivers (film)|The Reivers]]'' | [[Mark Rydell]] | 1st collaboration with Rydell<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Score — For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical)]] |} ===1970s=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes ! Latest CD Release |- | rowspan="2" | 1970 !''[[Story of a Woman]]'' | [[Leonardo Bercovici]] | Only score for a non-English language film |- ! ''[[Jane Eyre (1970 film)|Jane Eyre]]'' | [[Delbert Mann]] |Television film |- | rowspan="1" | 1971 ! ''[[Fiddler on the Roof (film)|Fiddler on the Roof]]'' | [[Norman Jewison]] | Adapted from material by [[Jerry Bock]]<br>[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score]] |- | rowspan="5" | 1972 ! ''[[The Cowboys]]'' | [[Mark Rydell]] | 2nd collaboration with Rydell |- ! ''[[The Screaming Woman]]'' | [[Jack Smight]] |Television film |- ! ''[[The Poseidon Adventure (1972 film)|The Poseidon Adventure]]'' | [[Ronald Neame]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] | La-La Land Records / LLLCD 1133 / 2010 |- ! ''[[Pete 'n' Tillie]]'' | [[Martin Ritt]] | Credited as John T. Williams<br/>1st collaboration with Ritt |- ! ''[[Images (film)|Images]]'' | [[Robert Altman]] | Composed with [[Stomu Yamashta]]<br>1st collaboration with Altman<br />Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score]] |- | rowspan="5" | 1973 ! ''[[The Long Goodbye (film)|The Long Goodbye]]'' | [[Robert Altman]] | Also title song (with [[Johnny Mercer]])<br/>2nd collaboration with Altman | Quartet Records / QR185 / 2015 |- ! ''[[Tom Sawyer (1973 film)|Tom Sawyer]]'' | [[Don Taylor (actor)|Don Taylor]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation]] (shared with [[Robert B. Sherman]] and [[Richard M. Sherman]])<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] (shared with Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman) | Varèse Sarabande / VSD-6601 / 2004 |- ! ''[[The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing (film)|The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing]]'' | [[Richard C. Sarafian]] | {{N/A}} | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 5 No. 4 / 2002 |- ! ''[[The Paper Chase (film)|The Paper Chase]]'' | [[James Bridges]] | {{N/A}} |- ! ''[[Cinderella Liberty]]'' | [[Mark Rydell]] | 3rd collaboration with Rydell<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] ("Nice to Be Around," lyrics by [[Paul Williams (songwriter)|Paul Williams]])<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] |- | rowspan="4" | 1974 ! ''[[Conrack]]'' | [[Martin Ritt]] | 2nd collaboration with Ritt |- ! ''[[The Sugarland Express]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 1st collaboration with Spielberg |- ! ''[[Earthquake (1974 film)|Earthquake]]'' | [[Mark Robson (film director)|Mark Robson]] | 3rd collaboration with Robson Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] |- ! ''[[The Towering Inferno]]'' | [[John Guillermin]] | [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]] (shared with ''Jaws'')<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score]] |- | rowspan="2" | 1975 ! ''[[The Eiger Sanction (film)|The Eiger Sanction]]'' | [[Clint Eastwood]] | {{N/A}} |- ! ''[[Jaws (film)|Jaws]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 2nd collaboration with Spielberg<br/>[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]] (shared with ''The Towering Inferno'')<br/>[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special]] | Intrada / INT 7145 / 2015 |- | rowspan="3" | 1976 ! ''[[Family Plot]]'' | [[Alfred Hitchcock]] | {{N/A}} | Varèse Sarabande / VCL 1110 1115 / 2010 |- ! ''[[The Missouri Breaks]]'' | [[Arthur Penn]] | {{N/A}} |- ! ''[[Midway (1976 film)|Midway]]'' | [[Jack Smight]] | {{N/A}} | Varèse Sarabande / VCL 1011 1124 / 2011 |- | rowspan="3" | 1977 ! ''[[Black Sunday (1977 film)|Black Sunday]]'' | [[John Frankenheimer]] | {{N/A}} | Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 12 No. 19 / 2010 |- ! ''[[Star Wars: A New Hope|Star Wars]]'' | [[George Lucas]] | 1st collaboration with Lucas<br/>[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("Main Title from ''Star Wars''")<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance]]<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Album of the Year]] |- ! ''[[Close Encounters of the Third Kind]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 3rd collaboration with Spielberg<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("Theme from ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind''")<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance]] |- | rowspan="3" | 1978 ! ''[[The Fury (film)|The Fury]]'' | [[Brian De Palma]] | {{N/A}} |- ! ''[[Jaws 2]]'' | [[Jeannot Szwarc]] | {{N/A}} |- ! ''[[Superman (1978 film)|Superman]]'' | [[Richard Donner]] | [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("''Superman'' Main Title Theme")<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance]] ("''Superman'' - Main Title") |- | rowspan="2" | 1979 ! ''[[Dracula (1979 film)|Dracula]]'' | [[John Badham]] | {{N/A}} |- ! ''[[1941 (film)|1941]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 4th collaboration with Spielberg |} ===1980s=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes ! Latest CD Release |- | rowspan="1" | 1980 ! ''[[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back]]'' | [[Irvin Kershner]] | [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] (''The Empire Strikes Back'' - Soundtrack)<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("The Imperial March")<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("Yoda's Theme")<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance]] ("Yoda's Theme") |- | rowspan="2" |1981 ! ''[[Raiders of the Lost Ark]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 5th collaboration with Spielberg<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]] |- ! ''[[Heartbeeps]]'' | [[Allan Arkush]] | {{N/A}} |- | rowspan="3" | 1982 ! ''[[E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 6th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("Flying" - Theme from ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'')<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special]]<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement|Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording]] ("Flying" - Theme from ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'')<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("Adventure on Earth")<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance]] (''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'' soundtrack) |- ! ''[[Yes, Giorgio]]'' | [[Franklin J. Schaffner]] | Songs only; score composed by Michael J. Lewis<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] ("If We Were In Love," lyrics by [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan & Marilyn Bergman]])<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song]] ("If We Were In Love," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman) | Space Sounds Syndicate / YES-CD19861982 / 2004 |- ! ''[[Monsignor (film)|Monsignor]]'' | [[Frank Perry]] | Nominated—[[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score]] |- | rowspan="1" | 1983 ! ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' | [[Richard Marquand]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special]] |- | rowspan="2" | 1984 ! ''[[Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 7th collaboration with Spielberg<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]] |- ! ''[[The River (1984 film)|The River]]'' | [[Mark Rydell]] | 4th collaboration with Rydell<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] |- | rowspan="1" | 1986 ! ''[[SpaceCamp]]'' | [[Harry Winer]] | {{N/A}} | Space Sounds Syndicate / YES-CD19861982 / 2004 |- | rowspan="3" | 1987 ! ''[[The Witches of Eastwick (film)|The Witches of Eastwick]]'' | [[George Miller (filmmaker)|George Miller]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television]] |- ! ''[[Empire of the Sun (film)|Empire of the Sun]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 8th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television]] |- ! ''[[Superman IV: The Quest for Peace]]'' | [[Sidney J. Furie]] | Adapted and conducted by [[Alexander Courage]], three new themes |- | rowspan="1" | 1988 ! ''[[The Accidental Tourist (film)|The Accidental Tourist]]'' | [[Lawrence Kasdan]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] |- | rowspan="3" | 1989 ! ''[[Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 9th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television]] |- ! ''[[Born on the Fourth of July (film)|Born on the Fourth of July]]'' | [[Oliver Stone]] | 1st collaboration with Stone<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement|Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental]] |- ! ''[[Always (1989 film)|Always]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 10th collaboration with Spielberg |} ===1990s=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | rowspan="3" | 1990 ! ''[[Stanley & Iris]]'' | [[Martin Ritt]] | 3rd collaboration with Ritt |- ! ''[[Presumed Innocent (film)|Presumed Innocent]]'' | [[Alan J. Pakula]] | {{N/A}} |- ! ''[[Home Alone]]'' | [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] | 1st collaboration with Columbus<br/>Replaced [[Bruce Broughton]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] ("Somewhere in My Memory," lyrics by [[Leslie Bricusse]])<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television]] ("Somewhere in My Memory," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse) |- | rowspan="2" | 1991 ! ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 11th collaboration with Spielberg<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] ("When You're Alone," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse)<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television]] |- ! ''[[JFK (film)|JFK]]'' | [[Oliver Stone]] | 2nd collaboration with Stone<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]] |- | rowspan="2" | 1992 ! ''[[Far and Away]]'' | [[Ron Howard]] | 1st collaboration with Howard |- ! ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'' | [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] | 2nd collaboration with Columbus |- | rowspan="2" | 1993 ! ''[[Jurassic Park (film)|Jurassic Park]]'' | rowspan="2" | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 12th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television]] |- ! ''[[Schindler's List]]'' | 13th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television]] |- | rowspan="2" | 1995 ! ''[[Sabrina (1995 film)|Sabrina]]'' | [[Sydney Pollack]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Song]] ("Moonlight," lyrics by [[Alan and Marilyn Bergman|Alan & Marilyn Bergman]])<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television]] ("Moonlight," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman) |- ! ''[[Nixon (film)|Nixon]]'' | [[Oliver Stone]] | 3rd collaboration with Stone<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score]] |- | rowspan="1" | 1996 ! ''[[Sleepers]]'' | [[Barry Levinson]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score]] |- | rowspan="4" | 1997 ! ''[[Rosewood (film)|Rosewood]]'' | [[John Singleton]] | Replaced [[Wynton Marsalis]] |- ! ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 14th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television]] |- ! ''[[Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)|Seven Years in Tibet]]'' | [[Jean-Jacques Annaud]] | Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television]] |- ! ''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]'' | rowspan="2" | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 15th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television]] |- | rowspan="2" | 1998 ! ''[[Saving Private Ryan]]'' | 16th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] |- ! ''[[Stepmom (1998 film)|Stepmom]]'' | [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] | 3rd collaboration with Columbus <br/>Replaced [[Patrick Doyle]] |- | rowspan="2" | 1999 ! ''[[Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace]]'' | [[George Lucas]] | 2nd collaboration with Lucas<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]] |- ! ''[[Angela's Ashes (film)|Angela's Ashes]]'' | [[Alan Parker]] | [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] (Theme from ''Angela's Ashes'')<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] |} ===2000s=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | rowspan="1" | 2000 ! ''[[The Patriot (2000 film)|The Patriot]]'' | [[Roland Emmerich]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]] |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 ! ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 17th collaboration with Spielberg<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]] |- ! ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film)|Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone]]'' | [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] | 4th collaboration with Columbus<br/>Released internationally as ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone''<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("Hedwig's Theme")<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]] |- | rowspan="4" | 2002 ! ''[[Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones]]'' | [[George Lucas]] | 3rd collaboration with Lucas |- ! ''[[Minority Report (film)|Minority Report]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 18th collaboration with Spielberg |- ! ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film)|Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'' | [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] | 5th collaboration with Columbus<br/>Adapted and conducted by [[William Ross (composer)|William Ross]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]] |- ! ''[[Catch Me If You Can]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 19th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement]] ("Escapades" for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra - 2017)<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]] |- | rowspan="2" | 2004 ! ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film)|Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'' | [[Alfonso Cuarón]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]] |- ! ''[[The Terminal]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 20th collaboration with Spielberg |- | rowspan="4" | 2005 ! ''[[Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith]]'' | [[George Lucas]] | 4th collaboration with Lucas<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("Anakin's Betrayal")<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]] |- ! ''[[War of the Worlds (2005 film)|War of the Worlds]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 21st collaboration with Spielberg<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("The Ferry Scene") |- ! ''[[Memoirs of a Geisha (film)|Memoirs of a Geisha]]'' | [[Rob Marshall]] | [[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("Sayuri's Theme and End Credits") |- ! ''[[Munich (2005 film)|Munich]]'' | rowspan="2" | [[Steven Spielberg]] |22nd collaboration with Spielberg<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("A Prayer for Peace")<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]] |- | rowspan="1" | 2008 ! ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'' | 23rd collaboration with Spielberg<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("The Adventures of Mutt")<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media|Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media]] |} ===2010s=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 ! ''[[The Adventures of Tintin (film)|The Adventures of Tintin]]'' | rowspan="3" | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 24th collaboration with Spielberg<br/>First score for an animated film<br/>[[Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]] |- ! ''[[War Horse (film)|War Horse]]'' | 25th collaboration with Spielberg <br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] |- | rowspan="1" | 2012 ! ''[[Lincoln (film)|Lincoln]]'' | 26th collaboration with Spielberg<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]] |- | rowspan="1" | 2013 ! ''[[The Book Thief (film)|The Book Thief]]'' | [[Brian Percival]] | [[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("The Book Thief")<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br />Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] |- | rowspan="1" | 2015 ! ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' | [[J.J. Abrams]] | 1st collaboration with Abrams<br/>[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]]<br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]] |- | rowspan="1" | 2016 ! ''[[The BFG (2016 film)|The BFG]]'' | [[Steven Spielberg]] | 27th collaboration with Steven Spielberg |- | rowspan="3" | 2017 ! ''[[Dear Basketball]]'' | [[Glen Keane]] | Short film |- ! ''[[Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]'' | [[Rian Johnson]] | Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]] |- ! ''[[The Post (film)|The Post]]'' | rowspan="1"| [[Steven Spielberg]] | 28th collaboration with Steven Spielberg<br/>Nominated—[[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score]] |- |2018 !''[[Solo: A Star Wars Story]]'' |[[Ron Howard]] |Credited for Han Solo theme and original ''Star Wars'' music<br />Score composed and adapted by [[John Powell (film composer)|John Powell]]<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/john-williams-star-wars-composer-han-solo-movie-theme-1202650282/|title=‘Solo’ Locks In Key ‘Star Wars’ Veteran |last=Burlingame|first=Jon|date=2017-12-30|work=Variety|access-date=2017-12-30|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/johnpowellmusic/photos/a.1690234244533204.1073741828.1689850014571627/2042042349352390|title=Tracklist for Solo: A Star Wars Story's Soundtrack Album| last=Powell|first=John|date=2018-05-08|work=Facebook|access-date=2018-05-08|language=en-US}}</ref><br />2nd collaboration with Howard<br />Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition]] ("Mine Mission," shared with John Powell) |- | rowspan="1" | 2019 ! ''[[Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker]]''<ref>https://variety.com/2018/film/awards/john-williams-could-set-oscar-record-1202658996/</ref> | [[J.J. Abrams]] |2nd collaboration with Abrams<br />Williams's final score for a ''Star Wars'' film<ref>{{cite news|last1=Kaye|first1=Ben|title=John Williams to retire from Star Wars films following Episode IX|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2018/03/john-williams-to-retire-from-star-wars-films-following-episode-ix/|access-date=7 March 2018|work=[[Consequence of Sound]]|publisher=[[Consequence of Sound]]|date=7 March 2018}}</ref><br/>Nominated—[[Academy Award for Best Original Score]]<br/>Nominated—[[BAFTA Award for Best Film Music]]<br/>Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]] |} ===2020s=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | rowspan="1" | 2022 ! [[Indiana Jones#Future|Untitled fifth ''Indiana Jones'' film]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/movies/190737_steven_spielberg_confirms_that_john_williams_will_return_to_score_the_fifth_indiana_jones_film/|title= Steven Spielberg Confirms That John Williams Will Return to Score the Fifth 'Indiana Jones'}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2021/04/phoebe-waller-bridge-harrison-ford-indiana-jones-5-1234672236/|title='Indiana Jones 5': Phoebe Waller-Bridge Lands Female Lead In Next Installment Opposite Harrison Ford|date=April 9, 2021|first=Justin|last=Kroll|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=April 10, 2021}}</ref> | rowspan="1" | [[James Mangold]] | ''Pre-production'' |} ==The Olympics== Williams has composed music for four Olympic Games: * "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" – [[1984 Summer Olympics]], Los Angeles *: Written specifically for the opening ceremonies. In a 1996 re-release, the opening trumpet fanfare was replaced with "[[Bugler's Dream]]", a previous Olympic Theme written by [[Leo Arnaud]]. This recording has been used as the theme for NBC's Olympic coverage ever since. Williams received a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition. * "The Olympic Spirit" – [[1988 Summer Olympics]], [[Seoul]] *: Commissioned by [[NBC Sports]] for their television coverage. Williams received a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Composition. * "[[Summon the Heroes]]" – [[1996 Summer Olympics]], [[Atlanta]], Georgia *: Written in commemoration of the Centennial of the Modern Olympic Games. Premiering on July 19, 1996, the piece features heavy use of the brass and wind sections and is approximately six minutes in length. Principal Boston Pops trumpeter Timothy Morrison played the opening solo on the album recording. It has been arranged for various types of ensembles, including wind ensembles. This theme is now used prevalently by NBC for [[Introduction (music)|intros]] and [[Conclusion (music)|outro]]s to commercial breaks of the Olympics. * "[[Call of the Champions]]" – [[2002 Winter Olympics]], [[Salt Lake City]], Utah ==Television== * For [[NBC]] (United States): ** ''[[NBC News]]'' – "[[The Mission (theme music)|The Mission]]" *** ''[[NBC Nightly News]]'' *** ''[[Today (NBC program)|The Today Show]]'' *** ''[[Meet the Press]]'' ** ''[[NBC Sunday Night Football]]''<ref>John Eggerton,[http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/100918-Are_You_Ready_For_Some_Gridiron_Violins_.php "Are You Ready For Some Gridiron Violins?"] in ''Broadcasting & Cable,'' August 30, 2006.</ref> * ''[[Alcoa Premiere]]'' * ''[[Amazing Stories (1985 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' (1985) * ''[[Amazing Stories (2020 TV series)|Amazing Stories]]'' (2020) (theme from the 1985 series reused) * ''[[Bachelor Father (U.S. TV series)|Bachelor Father]]'' * ''[[Ben Casey]]'' (the episode "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow") * ''[[Breaking Point (1963 TV series)|Breaking Point]]'' (the episode "Better Than a Dead Lion") * ''[[Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre]]'' * ''[[Checkmate (American TV series)|Checkmate]]'' (Nominated—[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]]) * ''[[General Electric Theater]]'' (the episodes "Ten Days in the Sun" and "Journal of Hope") * ''[[Evening at Pops]]'' (theme, 1981-2005) * ''[[Gilligan's Island]]'' * ''[[Great Performances]]'' (theme) * ''[[Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous]]'' (theme) * ''[[Kraft Mystery Theatre]]'' * ''[[Kraft Suspense Theatre]]'' * ''[[Land of the Giants]]'' (the episode, "The Crash") * ''[[Lost in Space]]'' (the episodes "My Friend, Mr. Nobody", The Hungry Sea", "Island in the Sky" and "The Reluctant Stowaway") * ''[[M Squad]]'' * ''[[Markham (TV series)|Markham]]'' (the episode "Woman of Arles") * ''[[Playhouse 90]]'' (the episode "The Right Hand Man") * ''[[List of Star Wars television series|Star Wars TV shows]]'' (themes) * ''[[Tales of Wells Fargo]]'' * ''[[The Eleventh Hour (1962 TV series)|The Eleventh Hour]]'' (the episode "The Bronze Locust") * ''[[The Tammy Grimes Show]]'' (the episode "How to Steal a Girl Even If It's Only Me") * ''[[The Time Tunnel]]'' (the episode "Rendezvous with Yesterday") * ''[[Wagon Train]]'' * ''[[Wide Country (TV series)|Wide Country]]'' (theme) ==Concertos== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Composition Year ! Title ! Premiere Date ! Premiere Performers ! Notes |- | 1969 || Concerto for Flute and Orchestra || 1981 || [[Leonard Slatkin]]/Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra – Peter Lloyd, Flute – Saint Louis || |- | 1976 || Concerto for Violin and Orchestra || 1981-01-29 || [[Leonard Slatkin]]/Saint Louis Symphony – Mark Peskanov, Violin – Saint Louis || Composed at the suggestion of Barbara Ruick, first wife of the composer. Begun in 1974, shortly after Ruick's death, and completed in 1976 |- | 1985 || Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra || 1985-05-08 || [[John Williams]]/Boston Pops – Chester Schimtz, Tuba – Boston || Composed in 1985 for the Centennial of the Boston Pops |- | 1991 || Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra || 1991-04-13 || [[John Williams]]/Riverside County Philharmonic – Michele Zukovsky, Clarinet – Los Angeles || Composed in 1991 for Michele Zukovsky, principal clarinet of the LA Philharmonic<ref>{{cite web|author=David Blumberg |url=http://www.mytempo.com/ |title=Clarinet Concerto recording |publisher=Mytempo.com |year=2011 |access-date=2011-09-05}}</ref> |- | 1993 || [[The Five Sacred Trees|Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (''The Five Sacred Trees'')]] || 1995-04-15 || [[Kurt Masur]]/New York Philharmonic – Judith LeClair, Basoon || Composed in 1993 for the 150th celebration of the New York Philharmonic |- | 1994 || Concerto for Cello and Orchestra || 1994-07-07 || [[John Williams]]/Boston Symphony – [[Yo-Yo Ma]], Cello – [[Tanglewood]] || Composed in 1994 for the opening of the Seiji Osawa Hall in [[Tanglewood]] |- | 1996 || Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra || 1996-10 || Christoph von Dohnányi/Cleveland Orchestra – Michael Sachs on Trumpet || Composed in 1996 for Michael Sachs, first trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra |- | 1997 rev. 2002 || ''Elegy'' for Cello and Orchestra || || Premiered by [[John Williams]], piano and John Waltz, cello. Later arranged for Cello and Orchestra || Composed in 1997 for a memorial service in Los Angeles. Based on a secondary theme from ''[[Seven Years in Tibet (1997 film)|Seven Years in Tibet]]'' |- | 2000 || ''TreeSong'' for Violin and Orchestra || 2000-07-08 || [[John Williams]]/Boston Symphony – [[Gil Shaham]], Violin || Composed in 2000 for [[Gil Shaham]] |- | 2001 || ''Heartwood'': Lyric Sketches for Cello and Orchestra || 2002-08-04 || [[John Williams]]/Boston Symphony – [[Yo-Yo Ma]], Cello – [[Boston]] || Composed in 2001 for [[Yo-Yo Ma]] |- | 2003 || [[Horn Concerto (Williams)|Concerto for Horn and Orchestra]] || 2003-11-29 || [[John Williams]]/[[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]] – Dale Clevenger, Horn – [[Chicago]] || Composed for the [[Chicago Symphony Orchestra]]'s principal horn Dale Clevenger |- | 2007 || ''Duo Concertante'' for Violin and Viola || 2007-08-17 || [[John Williams]]/Boston Pops – Victor Romanul, Violin – Michael Zaretsky, Viola – [[Tanglewood]] || Composed for Michael Zaretsky |- | 2009 || Concerto for Viola and Orchestra || 2009-05-26 || [[John Williams]]/Boston Symphony – [[Boston]] || Composed for Cathy Basrak. ''Unreleased'' |- | 2009 || ''On Willows and Birches'' (Concerto for Harp and Orchestra) || 2009-09-23 || [[John Williams]]/Boston Symphony – [[Boston]] || Composed for Ann Hobson Pilot |- | 2011 || Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra || 2011-05-25 || [[John Williams]]/Boston Pops – Keisuke Wakao, Oboe – [[Boston]] || Composed for Keisuke Wakao |- |2014 |Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra |2014-07-03 |China Philharmonic Orchestra – Lang Lang, Piano – [[Beijing]] |Composed for the Music in the Summer Air Festival |- | 2017 || ''Markings'' for solo violin, strings, and harp || 2017-07-16 || [[Andris Nelsons]]/Boston Symphony – [[Anne-Sophie Mutter]], violin – [[Tanglewood]] || Composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter |- | 2018 || ''Highwood's Ghost'', An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra || 2018-08-19 || [[Andris Nelsons]]/Boston Symphony – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Jessica Zhou, Harp – [[Tanglewood]] || Composed for Yo-Yo Ma and Jessica Zhou |} ==Celebration pieces and other concert works== * "Prelude and Fugue for Orchestra" (1965). Premiered by the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra conducted by Stan Kenton. The original Kenton version is on the album ''Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra''. Another recording is available for download in MP3 at the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121019075313/http://www.marineband.usmc.mil/audio_resources/discography/FamilyAlbum.htm United States Marine Band website]. * "Essay for Strings" (1965) * "Symphony No. 1" (1966), premiered by Houston Symphony under [[André Previn]] in 1968. Williams reworked the piece in 1988 (scheduled to be performed by the San Francisco Symphony during a visit as guest conductor in early 1990s but pulled before the performance). * "Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble" (1968), commissioned and first recorded in 1970 by [[Eastman Wind Ensemble]] under [[Donald Hunsberger]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnwilliams.org/compositions/sinfonietta.html |title=Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble |publisher=The John Williams Web Pages |access-date=2011-10-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928225339/http://www.johnwilliams.org/compositions/sinfonietta.html |archive-date=2011-09-28 }}</ref> * "A Nostalgic Jazz Odyssey" (1971) * ''[[Thomas and The King]]'' (musical, 1975), premiered in London. Recorded in 1981 by the [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000007SFX/ Original Cast]. * "Jubilee 350 Fanfare" (1980), premiered by the Boston Pops conducted by Williams. Piece celebrating the 350th anniversary of the City of Boston * "Fanfare for a Festive Occasion" (1980), composed for by the Boston Civic Orchestra and its conductor [[Max Hobart]], and premiered on November 14, 1980.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.johnwilliams.org/compositions/festiveoccasion.html |title=Fanfare for a Festive Occasion |publisher=The John Williams Web Pages |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425161523/http://www.johnwilliams.org/compositions/festiveoccasion.html |archive-date=2012-04-25 }}</ref> * "Pops on the March" (1981). Composed as a tribute to [[Arthur Fiedler]] * "America, the Dream Goes On" (1982) * "Esplanade Overture" (1983) * ''[[Liberty Fanfare]]'' (1986), premiered on July 4, 1986 by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Piece composed for the [[Liberty Weekend]] Centennial of the Statue of Liberty * "Celebration Fanfare" (1986). Composed for the sesquicentennial of the [[Texas Declaration of Independence]] * "A Hymn to New England" (1987) * "We're Looking Good!" (1987). Composed for the 1987 [[Special Olympics]] World Games * "Fanfare for Michael Dukakis" (1988). Composed for [[Michael Dukakis]]' presidential campaign and premiered at the [[1988 Democratic National Convention]] * "Fanfare for Ten-Year-Olds" (1988) * "[[For New York]]" (Variations on theme by Leonard Bernstein) (1988). Composed for Leonard Bernstein's 70th birthday celebrations * "Winter Games Fanfare" (1989) * "Celebrate Discovery!" (1990). Composed for the 500th anniversary celebration of the arrival of Columbus in America * "Aloft... To the Royal Masthead" (1992), for the visiting [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]]. * "Sound the Bells!" (1993), composed in honor of the wedding of [[Crown Prince Naruhito]] and [[Crown Princess Masako]]. * "Song for World Peace" (1994) * "Variations on Happy Birthday" (1995) * "Satellite Celebration" (1995) * "Seven for Luck" (1998) * "[[American Journey]]" (1999). Portions premiered as accompaniment to a film by Steven Spielberg as part of the Millennium Celebration in Washington D.C. December 31, 1999 * "For Seiji!" (1999). Tribute to conductor [[Seiji Ozawa]], premiered by the [[Boston Symphony Orchestra]] on April 23, 1999 * "Three Pieces for Solo Cello" (2001) * "[[Soundings (Williams)|Soundings]]" (2003), composed for the [[Walt Disney Concert Hall]] * "[[Star Spangled Banner]]" (2007), special arrangement for game 1 of the [[2007 World Series]] played by the [[Boston Pops Orchestra]] * "A Timeless Call" (2008). Score to the Steven Spielberg war veteran tribute film shown on day 3 of the [[2008 Democratic National Convention]] * "[[Air and Simple Gifts]]", performed by [[Itzhak Perlman]] on violin, [[Yo-Yo Ma]] on cello, [[Gabriela Montero]] on piano, and [[Anthony McGill (musician)|Anthony McGill]] on clarinet. Composed for the [[Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration]] * "Viktor's Tale" (2010), for clarinet and concert band. From "[[The Terminal]]". * "La Jolla Quartet: A Chamber Piece for Violin, Cello, Clarinet, and Harp" (2011). Premiered August 2011 at the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jwfan.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1255 |title=John Williams Fan Network – Jwfan |publisher=Jwfan.com |access-date=2011-09-19}}</ref> * "A Young Person's Guide to the Cello" for solo cello (2011) * "Fanfare for Fenway" (2012), Premiered April 2012 as part of the [[Boston Red Sox|Boston Red Sox's]] commemoration of their 100th anniversary in [[Fenway Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jwfan.com/?p=4164 |title=John Williams, Boston Pops Perform ‘Fanfare for Fenway’ in Tribute to Park’s 100th Anniversary |publisher=Jwfan.com |access-date=2012-04-21}}</ref> * "Rounds" (2012), for solo guitar - Composed for Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas and premiered in June 2012 at the Parkening International Guitar Competition in Malibu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jwfan.com/?p=4811 |title=John Williams’ Guitar Piece ‘Rounds’ Online |publisher=Jwfan.com |date=2012-07-18 |access-date=2013-06-18}}</ref> * "Fanfare for 'The President's Own'" (2013), Premiered May 2013 for the [[United States Marine Band|United States Marine Band's]] 215th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jwfan.com/?p=5611 |title=New Williams Fanfare to Premiere Next Week |publisher=Jwfan.com |date=2013-05-16 |access-date=2013-06-18}}</ref> * "Conversations" (2013), a four-movement work for solo piano. The first two movements were premiered by pianist Gloria Cheng on July 22, 2013 at the Mendocino Music Festival in California. She premiered the entire work in November on the Piano Spheres series in Los Angeles.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.jwfan.com/?p=5687 |title="‘Conversations’: New Concert Work for Piano Solo" |publisher=Jwfan.com |date=2013-05-31 |access-date=2013-06-18}}</ref> A recording of "Conversations" was released on February 10, 2015 as part of Gloria Cheng's solo album 'Montage'.<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.jwfan.com/?p=6889 |title=John Williams’ ‘Conversations’ for Piano Solo to be Released February 10 |publisher=Jwfan.com |date=2014-06-29 |access-date=2014-07-03}}</ref> *"Music for Brass" for Brass Ensemble and Percussion (2014), premiered on June 12 by the National Brass Ensemble.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gmc.sonoma.edu/event/2170779-national-brass-ensemble-in-concert|title=National Brass Ensemble in Concert|access-date=July 3, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419041758/http://gmc.sonoma.edu/event/2170779-national-brass-ensemble-in-concert|archive-date=April 19, 2014}}</ref> *"A Toast!" (2014), celebrating the arrival of Andris Nelsons as new Music Director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. *"Just Down West Street...on the left" (2015), Tanglewood Music Center 75th Anniversary commission. *Theme and ambient music for ''[[Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge]]'' attractions (2018/2019)<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/star-wars-land-disneyland-john-williams-new-attractions-1203031846/|title=John Williams to Compose New ‘Star Wars’ Music for Disney Parks Attractions|last=Nyren|first=Erin|date=November 18, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Sources== {{cite web |title=John Williams Compositions |url=http://www.johnwilliams.org/compositions |website=johnwilliams.org |access-date=20 September 2018}} {{John Williams}} [[Category:Compositions by John Williams| ]] [[Category:Lists of compositions by composer|Williams, John]]'