Short Essay On John Williams

John Williams was born on February 8, 1932 in Floral Park, New York. John is the son of Esther and Jonny Williams. His father, Jonny, was a jazz percussionist, his brother Donald is a percussionist and conductor, and his brother Jerry is a studio percussionist as well. With all of the talented musicians in John’s life, you would expect John to follow their footsteps, but John stands out and surpasses the families’ expectations. Early on, John Williams was given the chance to arrange music for The U.S. Air Force Band. As time passed, Williams decided to study piano at Juilliard in 1955. John’s decision to attend Juilliard “lit a fire in his belly”, leading to the start of his successful musical profession. John Williams is a very talented
Williams currently holds the title for

the most Oscar nominations for a living person, as he has been nominated forty nine times so far in his lifetime. He was also named “Maestro of the Year” by the National Association of Theater Owners. John Williams has been the composer and music director for the outstanding number of eighty films. Some of these films include Jurassic park, E.T., Saving Private Ryan, Home Alone, Jaws, Indiana Jones, and many more films. All of these movies are classics that have made their influence on society and will never be forgotten. John Williams is a composer and musician other composers look up to. John has changed the way many people look at film music and is making producers prefer to have live orchestras or symphonies, rather than recordings of music played by bands. William’s method with popular movies could possibly lead other musicians become more successful, as John Williams has. John Williams has clearly influenced and raised the standards for the music played in today’s classic films. Without Williams talented gift, we wouldn't have common and famous music/tunes to relate to, to go with our favorite