Composer
John Williams
700 works in the index
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Biography
An American conductor and composer, Williams has created scores for some of the best known motion pictures in Hollywood history, largely due to his long association with director Steven Spielberg. But even before the days of that association, he had won an Academy Award working for director Norman Jewison adapting the score of the Broadway play “Fiddler on the Roof” for use in the 1971 movie. Over the following three years Williams worked with a very different director, Irwin Allen, on the soundtrack for two disaster epics: The Poseidon Adventure (1972) and The Towering Inferno (1974). Those movies in turn brought him to Spielberg’s attention, and their collaboration began with Jaws (1975). The central musical feature of that movie is the “shark theme,” a simple two-note alternation (E and F) that has become in pop culture in the US almost synonymous with approaching danger. Williams has since worked with Spielberg on music for Close Encounters, the Star Wars films, the Indiana Jones pictures, and E.T.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Piano, Voice, Flute, Guitar, Clarinet
- Genres represented
- Classical, pop, Rock, Pop, Film and TV
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 700
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works page 1 of 15
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmoor, 1912 | — | — | — | Piano, Orchestra | — | 126 |
| Star Wars (Main Theme) | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, R | Rock, Classical, Pop | 141 |
| Theme From 'Schindler's List' | — | — | — | Piano, Harp, Organ, Guitar, Cello, violin, Voice, bass, Orchestra | Classical | 79 |
| Raiders March | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Guitar, Flute, violin, Voice, Vocal, Horn, Trumpet, Saxophone | Classical | 85 |
| Theme From "E.T." | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Flute, violin, Voice, Horn, Trumpet, Saxophone | Classical, pop | 52 |
| John Williams Swings! | — | — | — | — | Classical, pop | 64 |
| The Imperial March | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, Vocal, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet | Jazz, Rock, Classical, pop | 112 |
| Theme From 'Jurassic Park' | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Flute, violin, Voice, Vocal, Horn, Trumpet, Saxophone | Classical | 56 |
| The Marches of John Williams, Full Score | — | — | — | Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, bass, Tenor, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet, Tuba, Alto, Lute, percussion, Baritone, S | Classical | 52 |
| Fanfare from E.T. (The Extra | — | — | — | Flute, Oboe, bass, Tenor, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Tuba, Alto, Lute, Snare Drum, Cymbals, Drum, percussi | Classical | 47 |
| Theme From "Jaws" | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | Classical | 37 |
| Can You Read My Mind (Love Theme from Superman) | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, violin, Voice, Vocal, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophone, Viola, Tenor Sax | Rock, Classical, pop | 41 |
| Across the Stars (Love Theme) | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Piccolo, Tenor Saxophone | Rock, Classical, pop | 55 |
| Cantina Band | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, violin, Voice, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, percussion, Saxophone, Handbell, V | Rock, Classical, pop | 82 |
| Princess Leia's Theme | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, Double Bass, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Recorder, Piccolo | Rock, Classical, pop | 75 |
| Duel Of The Fates | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, Vocal, Double Bass, Choir, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Tr | Classical, pop | 74 |
| The Throne Room | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, violin, Trumpet, Recorder | Classical, pop | 60 |
| Remembering Emilie, And Finale | — | — | — | Piano | — | 33 |
| The Captain's Counsel | — | — | — | Piano | — | 32 |
| Lincoln | — | — | — | — | — | 34 |
| May The Force Be With You | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, violin, Voice, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Recorder, Saxophone, Viola, Tenor | Classical | 65 |
| With Malice Toward None | — | — | — | — | — | 30 |
| Schindler's List | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 22 |
| Harry's Wondrous World | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Cello, Flute, violin, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophone, Viola, Tenor Saxophone | Classical | 48 |
| The People's House | — | — | — | — | — | 24 |
| Hymn To The Fallen | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | Classical, pop | 22 |
| The Arena | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Tenor Saxophone | Classical | 32 |
| The Meadow Picnic | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Tenor Saxophone | Classical | 30 |
| Themes from Memoirs of a Geisha, Full Score | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, violin, bass, Orchestra, percussion, Viola | Classical | 21 |
| Qui-Gon's Funeral | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, Vocal | Classical | 30 |
| Hedwig's Theme | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Timpani, Trumpet, Piccolo, percussion, Saxophone, Viola, T | Classical | 54 |
| Far And Away (Main Theme) | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | Classical | 14 |
| Theme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind" | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | Classical | 18 |
| Battle of the Heroes | — | — | — | Piano | Rock, Classical, pop | 36 |
| Luke And Leia | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, violin, Voice, Trumpet | Classical | 24 |
| Anakin's Theme | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Flute, Choir, Clarinet | Classical, pop | 36 |
| Quidditch | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 15 |
| Yoda's Theme | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Flute, violin, Voice, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Recorder, Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone | Classical | 39 |
| Getting Out The Vote | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
| Sugarland Express (Main Theme) | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice | Classical | 13 |
| Theme From E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial | — | — | — | Piano, Flute, violin, Clarinet, Keyboard | Film and TV | 8 |
| Somewhere In My Memory | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Voice, Vocal, Choir | Classical, pop | 25 |
| Theme from Superman | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Cello, Flute, Oboe, violin, Voice, Bassoon, Vocal, Double Bass, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet | Classical, pop | 33 |
| Superman (Theme) | — | — | — | Piano, Viola, Tenor Saxophone | Classical | 15 |
| Hagrid the Professor | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 13 |
| Revenge of the Sith | — | — | — | Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Double Bass, Piccolo, Tenor Saxophone | Classical | 13 |
| Adventures On Earth | — | — | — | Piano | Classical | 16 |
| Olympic Fanfare And Theme | — | — | — | Piano, Cello, Flute, violin, Voice, Vocal, Horn, Clarinet, Trombone, Trumpet, Saxophone, Viola, Tenor Saxophone | Classical | 27 |