JOHN WILLIAMS

CHILDHOOD

• He was the son of a percussionist for the CBS orchestra
• He started his music early and was writing pieces for orchestras
• He was born in New York City, New York USA

WHEN HE GOT OLDER

• He went to the university of California, Los Angles, and he privately studied with Italian composer named Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

INDIANA JONES THEME SONG

• https://youtu.be/-bTpp8PQSog
• This song was made on February 2, 2011
• This song was made by John Williams written for the Boston pops orchestra

STAR WARS ATTACK OF THE CLONES

• https://youtu.be/7wMiMDBHnJ0
• It was made may 12, 2002

JURASSIC PARK THEME SONG

• It was made in June 9 1993
• https://youtu.be/D8zlUUrFK-M
• This what I’m going to show you.

WHAT INSTRUMENTS HE WAS BEST KNOWN FOR

• Piano
• https://youtu.be/ZYPSLojDYL4
• This is the Superman theme link to listen to some of John Williams piano music

5 INTERESTING FACTS

• He got 51 Academy Awards, 25 golden globes, 67 Grammies, 15 Baftas
• He has gotten 59 nominations in his lifetime
• Williams first recorded a score with the London Symphony Orchestra in 1971, for Fiddler on the Roof.
• He still holds the record for the highest grossing instrumental-only soundtrack album of all time for 1977’s Star Wars
• He was a jazz percussionist with the Raymond Scott Quintet, and later worked for Twentieth Century Fox

WHAT MUSIC HE COMPOSED

• Symphonic
• Jazz
• He mostly composed symphonic music for orchestra’s

WHEN HE GOT STARTED

• He started writing his own music as a teenage
• He went to the university of California, Los Angles, and he privately studied with Italian composer named Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco

John Williams was nominated for his first award on Feb 27, 1935

THREE WEBSITES I USED

• Britannia
• Wikepedia
• Little White Lies