John Williams
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"John Towner Williams" is an American composer, Conducting/conductor, and pianist. He is considered one of the greatest film composers of all time. In a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including Jaws (film)/Jaws, Family Plot (Alfred Hitchcock/Alfred Hitchcock's final film), the Star Wars music/Star Wars series, Superman (1978 film)/Superman, the Indiana Jones (franchise)/Indiana Jones series, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, the first two Home Alone (franchise)/Home Alone films, Hook (film)/Hook, the first two Jurassic Park films, Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan, the first three Harry Potter (film series)/Harry Potter films, Catch Me If You Can, Memoirs of a Geisha, War Horse (film)/War Horse, and Lincoln (2012 film)/Lincoln. He has had a long association with director Steven Spielberg, composing the music for all but one (The Color Purple (film)/The Color Purple) of Spielberg's major feature-length films.

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