John Williams
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
JOHN WILLAMS
FEBRUARY 8, 1932
CHILD HOOD
- John was born in Floral Park , New York with his mom and dad.
- In 1948 John move to LA where he attended Hollywood High School
- Later he attended the University of California.
- He grew up in the 20th Century
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LIFE BEFORE BEING A Composer
- In 1951 John was drafted into the U.S Air Force Band.
- He had basic Air Force training
- After being the pianist and brass player he attended music courses at the University of Arizona.
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Movies he made songs for
- The entire Star Wars franchise
- All the Jurassic Park’s
- ET
- Jaws
- Home alone
- Hairy Potter
- Indiana Jones
- The super man theme song
- And many more
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AWARDS HE HAD
- He had 52 Academy award nominations
- 25 Grammy awards
- 7 British Academy film awards
- Five Academy Awards
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THE SONGS HE MAKE FOR MOVIES THAT GOT ACADEMY AWARDS
- Star Wars
- ET
- Jaws
- Fiddler on the roof
- Schindler’s list
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FAMILY
- He had two wives when one died he remarried
- He has 3 children
- And he had a mother and a father
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CONDUCTING AND PERFORMING
- From 1980 to 1993 John served as the Boston pops Orchestra’s principal Conductor
- His first PBS broadcast of the season to presenting his new compositions for the Empire Strikes Back
- Williams almost ended his tenure with the pops in 1984 when someone hissed at him
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FUN FACTS
- Johns nick name was lil Johnny
- His full name is John Towner Williams
- John is 88 years old
- He was a Jazz percussionist
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THE FORCE
- https://youtu.be/eb2zuegwcwk
- This song was in in episode 4 of the Star Wars Saga
- This song was played you young luck looked into the sunset on Tatowen
- Also one of John’s greatest accomplishments
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