List of compositions by John Williams

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This is a list of compositions by John Williams.

Film scores[]

The following list consists of select films for which John Williams composed the score and/or songs.

1950s[]

Year Title Director Notes
1954 You Are Welcome[1][2][3] N/A Promotional film for the tourist information office of Newfoundland
1958 Daddy-O Lou Place Feature film debut
Credited as Johnny Williams.

1960s[]

Year Title Director Notes Latest CD Release
1960 I Passed for White Fred M. Wilcox Credited as Johnny Williams
Because They're Young Paul Wendkos
1961 The Secret Ways Phil Karlson
Richard Widmark
1962 Bachelor Flat Frank Tashlin
Budd Grossman
Intrada / Special Collection Volume 83 / 2008
1963 Diamond Head Guy Green
Gidget Goes to Rome Paul Wendkos
1964 Nightmare in Chicago Robert Altman Television film
The Killers Don Siegel Credited as Johnny Williams
Adapted material by Henry Mancini
Redcap Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episode "Nightwatch"
Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 14 No. 16 / 2011
1965 Lost in Space Anton M. Leader
Sobey Martin
Paul Stanley
Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episodes "The Reluctant Stowaway," "Island in the Sky", "The Hungry Sea" and "Mr. Friend, Mr. Nobody"
As part of Lost In Space: 50th Anniversary Soundtrack Collection La-La Land Records / LLLCD 1366 / 2015
None but the Brave Frank Sinatra Credited as Johnny Williams Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 12 No. 12 / 2009
Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episode "Ghosts in Glass Houses"
Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 8 No. 6 / 2005
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! J. Lee Thompson Credited as Johnny Williams Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 4 No. 17 / 2001
1966 The Rare Breed Andrew V. McLaglen
How to Steal a Million William Wyler Intrada / Special Collection Volume 83 / 2008
The Plainsman David Lowell Rich
Not with My Wife, You Don't! Norman Panama Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 14 No. 14 / 2011
Penelope Arthur Hiller Paired with Henry Mancini's Bachelor in Paradise
Film Score Monthly – FSM Vol. 7 No. 18 / 2004
Time Tunnel Irwin Allen Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episode "Rendezvous With Yesterday"
As part of The Time Tunnel – Vol. 1
La-La Land Records - LLLCD1559 /2021
1967 Valley of the Dolls Mark Robson Credited as Johnny Williams
Songs written by André and Dory Previn
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment
A Guide for the Married Man Gene Kelly N/A Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 3 No. 5 / 2000
Fitzwilly Delbert Mann Credited as Johnny Williams Music Box Records / MBR-035 / 2013
1968 Sergeant Ryker Buzz Kulik
Land of the Giants Irwin Allen Credited as Johnny Williams
Television series; Episode "The Crash". Replaced a score by Alexander Courage
As part of Land Of The Giants: 50th Anniversary Soundtrack Collection
La-La Land Records - LLLCD 1486 /2018
Heidi Delbert Mann Television film Quartet Records / SCE062 / 2013

Boston Pops Recordings / "Main Title & Overture" / 2016

1969 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting Mark Robson
Goodbye, Mr. Chips Herbert Ross Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation (shared with Leslie Bricusse) Film Score Monthly – FSM Vol. 9 No. 6 / 2006
Boston Pops Recordings / "Overture" / 2016
The Reivers Mark Rydell Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score — For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical) Columbia/CK 66130 / 1995

1970s[]

Year Title Director Notes Latest CD Release
1970 Story of a Woman Leonardo Bercovici Only score for a non-English language film
Jane Eyre Delbert Mann Television film
1971 Fiddler on the Roof Norman Jewison Adapted from material by Jerry Bock
Academy Award for Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score
1972 The Cowboys Mark Rydell Varèse Sarabande / VCL 0618 1184 / 2018
The Screaming Woman Jack Smight Television film
The Poseidon Adventure Ronald Neame Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
La-La Land Records / LLLCD 1133 / 2010
Pete 'n' Tillie Martin Ritt Credited as John T. Williams Varèse Sarabande VCL 0317 1178 paired with an expanded Stanley & Iris in 2017.
Images Robert Altman Composed with Stomu Yamashta
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Quartet Records / QR455 / 2021
1973 The Long Goodbye Robert Altman Also title song (with Johnny Mercer) Quartet Records / QR185 / 2015
Tom Sawyer Don Taylor Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring: Original Song Score and Adaptation (shared with Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score (shared with Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman)
Varèse Sarabande / VSD-6601 / 2004
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing Richard C. Sarafian Replaced a score by Michel Legrand. Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 5 No. 4 / 2002
The Paper Chase James Bridges N/A
Cinderella Liberty Mark Rydell Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Nice to Be Around," lyrics by Paul Williams)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
1974 Conrack Martin Ritt
The Sugarland Express Steven Spielberg
Earthquake Mark Robson

Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

As part of La-La Land Records' Disaster Movie Soundtrack Collection with The Towering Inferno and The Poseidon Adventure. LLLCD1516B / 2019
The Towering Inferno John Guillermin BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (shared with Jaws)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Boston Pops Recordings / "Main Title" / 2016
1975 The Eiger Sanction Clint Eastwood N/A Intrada / ISC 465 / 2021
Jaws Steven Spielberg Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (shared with The Towering Inferno)
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Intrada / INT 7145 / 2015
1976 Family Plot Alfred Hitchcock N/A Varèse Sarabande / VCL 1110 1115 / 2010
The Missouri Breaks Arthur Penn N/A Kritzerland / KR 20026-0 / 2013
Midway Jack Smight N/A Varèse Sarabande / VCL 1011 1124 / 2011;

Boston Pops Recordings / "The Men of The Yorktown March (with the Middlesex Fifes & Drums Corps.)" / 2016

1977 Black Sunday John Frankenheimer N/A Film Score Monthly / FSM Vol. 12 No. 19 / 2010
Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope George Lucas Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Main Title from Star Wars")
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Grammy Award for Album of the Year
Close Encounters of the Third Kind Steven Spielberg Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind")
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
1978 The Fury Brian De Palma N/A
Jaws 2 Jeannot Szwarc N/A
Superman Richard Donner Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Superman Main Title Theme")
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("Superman - Main Title")
1979 Dracula John Badham N/A Varèse Sarabande / VCL 1018 1188 / 2018
1941 Steven Spielberg

1980s[]

Year Title Director Notes Latest CD Release
1980 Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back Irvin Kershner BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (The Empire Strikes Back - Soundtrack)
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Imperial March")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Yoda's Theme")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance ("Yoda's Theme")
1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark Steven Spielberg Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Heartbeeps Allan Arkush N/A
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Steven Spielberg Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Flying" - Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording ("Flying" - Theme from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Adventure on Earth")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial soundtrack)
Boston Pops Recordings / "Stargazers" / 2016
Yes, Giorgio Franklin J. Schaffner Songs only; score composed by Michael J. Lewis
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("If We Were In Love," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song ("If We Were In Love," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Space Sounds Syndicate / YES-CD19861982 / 2004
Monsignor Frank Perry Nominated—Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Musical Score
1983 Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi Richard Marquand Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special
1984 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Steven Spielberg Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
The River Mark Rydell Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
1986 SpaceCamp Harry Winer N/A Space Sounds Syndicate / YES-CD19861982 / 2004
1987 The Witches of Eastwick George Miller Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Boston Pops Recordings / "Devil's Dance" / 2016
Empire of the Sun Steven Spielberg BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Sidney J. Furie Adapted and conducted by Alexander Courage, three new themes
1988 The Accidental Tourist Lawrence Kasdan Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
1989 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Steven Spielberg Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Album of Original Instrumental Background Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Born on the Fourth of July Oliver Stone Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Arrangement on an Instrumental
Always Steven Spielberg

1990s[]

Year Title Director Notes
1990 Stanley & Iris Martin Ritt
Presumed Innocent Alan J. Pakula N/A
Home Alone Chris Columbus Replaced Bruce Broughton
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Somewhere in My Memory," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse)
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television ("Somewhere in My Memory," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse)
1991 Hook Steven Spielberg Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("When You're Alone," lyrics by Leslie Bricusse)
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
JFK Oliver Stone Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
1992 Far and Away Ron Howard
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Chris Columbus
1993 Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Schindler's List Academy Award for Best Original Score
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
1995 Sabrina Sydney Pollack Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Musical or Comedy Score
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Song ("Moonlight," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television ("Moonlight," lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman)
Boston Pops Recordings / "Theme" / 2016
Nixon Oliver Stone Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
1996 Sleepers Barry Levinson Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score Boston Pops Recordings / "Reunion & Finale" / 2016
1997 Rosewood John Singleton Replaced Wynton Marsalis
The Lost World: Jurassic Park Steven Spielberg Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Seven Years in Tibet Jean-Jacques Annaud Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Amistad Steven Spielberg Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
1998 Saving Private Ryan Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture or Television
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Dramatic Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Stepmom Chris Columbus Replaced Patrick Doyle
1999 Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace George Lucas Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition Written for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Angela's Ashes Alan Parker Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition (Theme from Angela's Ashes)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score

2000s[]

Year Title Director Notes
2000 The Patriot Roland Emmerich Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Boston Pops Recordings / "Theme" / 2016
2001 A.I. Artificial Intelligence Steven Spielberg Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Chris Columbus Released internationally as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Hedwig's Theme")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
2002 Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones George Lucas
Minority Report Steven Spielberg
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Chris Columbus Adapted and conducted by William Ross
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Catch Me If You Can Steven Spielberg Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement ("Escapades" for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra - 2017)
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Alfonso Cuarón Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
The Terminal Steven Spielberg Boston Pops Recordings / "Viktor's Tale" / 2016
2005 Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith George Lucas Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Anakin's Betrayal")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
War of the Worlds Steven Spielberg Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Ferry Scene")
Memoirs of a Geisha Rob Marshall BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Sayuri's Theme and End Credits")
Munich Steven Spielberg Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("A Prayer for Peace")
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media
2008 Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Adventures of Mutt")
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television, or Other Visual Media

2010s[]

Year Title Director Notes
2011 The Adventures of Tintin Steven Spielberg First score for an animated film
Annie Award for Music in a Feature Production
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
War Horse Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2012 Lincoln Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
2013 The Book Thief Brian Percival Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("The Book Thief")
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2015 Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens J. J. Abrams Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Boston Pops Recordings / "Suite" / 2016;

Boston Pops Recordings / "March Of The Resistance" / 2016; Boston Pops Recordings / "Rey's Theme" / 2016; Boston Pops Recordings / "Scherzo For X-Wings" / 2016; Boston Pops Recordings / "The Jedi Steps" / 2016; Boston Pops Recordings / "Finale" / 2016

2016 The BFG Steven Spielberg
2017 Dear Basketball Glen Keane Short film
Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi Rian Johnson Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
The Post Steven Spielberg Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
2018 Solo: A Star Wars Story Ron Howard Credited for Han Solo theme and original Star Wars music
Score composed and adapted by John Powell[4][5]
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Mine Mission," shared with John Powell)
2019 Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker[6] J. J. Abrams Williams's final score for a Star Wars film[7]
Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score
Nominated—BAFTA Award for Best Film Music
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media

2020s[]

Year Title Director Notes
2022 The Fabelmans[8] Steven Spielberg
2023 Untitled fifth Indiana Jones film[9][10] James Mangold Post-production[11]

The Olympics[]

Williams has composed music for four Olympic Games:

  • "Olympic Fanfare and Theme" – 1984 Summer Olympics, Los Angeles
    Written specifically for the opening ceremonies. In a 1996 re-release, the opening trumpet fanfare was replaced with "Bugler's Dream", a previous Olympic Theme written by Leo Arnaud. This recording has been used as the theme for NBC's Olympic coverage ever since. Williams received a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.
  • "The Olympic Spirit" – 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul
    Commissioned by NBC Sports for their television coverage. Williams received a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Composition.
  • "Summon the Heroes" – 1996 Summer Olympics, Atlanta, Georgia
    Written in commemoration of the Centennial of the Modern Olympic Games. Premiering on July 19, 1996, the piece features heavy use of the brass and wind sections and is approximately six minutes in length. Principal Boston Pops trumpeter Timothy Morrison played the opening solo on the album recording. It has been arranged for various types of ensembles, including wind ensembles. This theme is now used prevalently by NBC for intros and outros to commercial breaks of the Olympics.
  • "Call of the Champions" – 2002 Winter Olympics, Salt Lake City, Utah

Television[]

Year Title Notes
1958 Playhouse 90 Episode: "The Right Hand Man"
1958-1959 M Squad
1958-1964 Wagon Train
1959 Markham Episode: "Woman of Arles"
1959-1960 Bachelor Father
1960 Tales of Wells Fargo
1960-1962 Checkmate Theme
Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
General Electric Theater Episodes: "Ten Days in the Sun" and "Journal of Hope"
1961 Kraft Mystery Theatre
1961-1963 Alcoa Premiere Theme
1962-1963 Wide Country Theme
1963 The Eleventh Hour Episode: "The Bronze Locust"
1963-1965 Kraft Suspense Theatre Theme
1963-1967 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre Theme
1964 Breaking Point Episode: "Better Than a Dead Lion"
1964-1965 Gilligan's Island
1965 Ben Casey Episode: "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow"
Lost in Space Episodes: "My Friend, Mr. Nobody", The Hungry Sea", "Island in the Sky" and "The Reluctant Stowaway"
1966 The Tammy Grimes Show Theme
Episode: "How to Steal a Girl Even If It's Only Me"
1966-1968 The Time Tunnel Theme
Episode: "Rendezvous with Yesterday"
1968 Land of the Giants Episode: "The Crash"
CBS Playhouse Episode: "Saturday Adoption"
1976 48th Academy Awards Musical director
1981-2005 Evening at Pops Theme
1985-1987 Amazing Stories Theme
Episodes: "The Mission" and "Ghost Train"
2009 Great Performances Theme
2022 Obi-Wan Kenobi Theme

Concertos[]

Composition Year Title Premiere Date Premiere Performers Notes
1969 Concerto for Flute and Orchestra 1981 Leonard Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Peter Lloyd, flute – St. Louis
1976 Concerto for Violin and Orchestra 1981-01-29 Leonard Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Mark Peskanov, violin – St. Louis Composed at the suggestion of Barbara Ruick, first wife of the composer. Begun in 1974, shortly after Ruick's death, and completed in 1976
1985 Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra 1985-05-08 John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Chester Schmitz, tuba – Boston Composed in 1985 for the Centennial of the Boston Pops
1991 Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra 1991-04-13 John Williams/Riverside County Philharmonic – Michele Zukovsky, clarinet – Los Angeles Composed in 1991 for Michele Zukovsky, principal clarinet of the LA Philharmonic[13]
1993 Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (The Five Sacred Trees) 1995-04-15 Kurt Masur/New York PhilharmonicJudith LeClair, bassoon Composed in 1993 for the 150th celebration of the New York Philharmonic
1994 Concerto for Cello and Orchestra 1994-07-07 John Williams/Boston Symphony OrchestraYo-Yo Ma, cello – Tanglewood Composed in 1994 for the opening of the Seiji Ozawa Hall in Tanglewood
1996 Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra 1996-10 Christoph von Dohnányi/Cleveland Orchestra – Michael Sachs, trumpet Composed in 1996 for Michael Sachs, first trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra
1997 rev. 2002 Elegy for Cello and Orchestra Premiered by John Williams, piano, and John Waltz, cello. Later arranged for cello and orchestra Composed in 1997 for a memorial service in Los Angeles. Based on a secondary theme from Seven Years in Tibet
2000 TreeSong for Violin and Orchestra 2000-07-08 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Gil Shaham, violin Composed in 2000 for Gil Shaham
2001 Heartwood: Lyric Sketches for Cello and Orchestra 2002-08-04 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Boston Composed in 2001 for Yo-Yo Ma
2003 Concerto for Horn and Orchestra 2003-11-29 John Williams/Chicago Symphony OrchestraDale Clevenger, horn – Chicago Composed for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's principal horn Dale Clevenger
2007 Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola 2007-08-17 John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Victor Romanul, violin – Michael Zaretsky, viola – Tanglewood Composed for Michael Zaretsky
2009 Concerto for Viola and Orchestra 2009-05-26 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Boston Composed for Cathy Basrak. Unreleased
2009 On Willows and Birches (Concerto for Harp and Orchestra) 2009-09-23 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Boston Composed for Ann Hobson Pilot
2011 Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra 2011-05-25 John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Keisuke Wakao, oboe – Boston Composed for Keisuke Wakao
2014 Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra 2014-07-03 China Philharmonic OrchestraLang Lang, piano – Beijing Composed for the Music in the Summer Air Festival
2017 Markings for solo violin, strings, and harp 2017-07-16 Andris Nelsons/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin – Tanglewood Composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter
2018 Highwood's Ghost, An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra 2018-08-19 Andris Nelsons/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Jessica Zhou, harp – Tanglewood Composed for Yo-Yo Ma and Jessica Zhou
2021 Violin Concerto No. 2 2021-07-24 John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin – Tanglewood Composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter

Celebration pieces and other concert works[]

  • "Prelude and Fugue for Orchestra" (1965). Premiered by the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra conducted by Stan Kenton. The original Kenton version is on the album Stan Kenton Conducts the Los Angeles Neophonic Orchestra. Another recording is available for download in MP3 at the United States Marine Band website.
  • "Essay for Strings" (1965)
  • "Symphony No. 1" (1966), premiered by Houston Symphony under André Previn in 1968. Williams reworked the piece in 1988 (scheduled to be performed by the San Francisco Symphony during a visit as guest conductor in early 1990s but pulled before the performance).
  • "Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble" (1968), commissioned and first recorded in 1970 by Eastman Wind Ensemble under Donald Hunsberger.[14]
  • "A Nostalgic Jazz Odyssey" (1971)
  • Thomas and The King (musical, 1975), premiered in London. Recorded in 1981 by the Original Cast.
  • "Jubilee 350 Fanfare" (1980), premiered by the Boston Pops conducted by Williams. Piece celebrating the 350th anniversary of the City of Boston
  • "Fanfare for a Festive Occasion" (1980), composed for by the Boston Civic Orchestra and its conductor Max Hobart, and premiered on November 14, 1980.[15]
  • "Pops on the March" (1981). Composed as a tribute to Arthur Fiedler
  • "America, the Dream Goes On" (1982)
  • "Esplanade Overture" (1983)
  • Liberty Fanfare (1986), premiered on July 4, 1986, by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. Piece composed for the Liberty Weekend Centennial of the Statue of Liberty
  • "Celebration Fanfare" (1986). Composed for the sesquicentennial of the Texas Declaration of Independence
  • "A Hymn to New England" (1987)
  • "We're Looking Good!" (1987). Composed for the 1987 Special Olympics World Games
  • "Fanfare for Michael Dukakis" (1988). Composed for Michael Dukakis' presidential campaign and premiered at the 1988 Democratic National Convention
  • "Fanfare for Ten-Year-Olds" (1988)
  • "For New York" (Variations on theme by Leonard Bernstein) (1988). Composed for Leonard Bernstein's 70th birthday celebrations
  • "Winter Games Fanfare" (1989)
  • "Celebrate Discovery!" (1990). Composed for the 500th anniversary celebration of the arrival of Columbus in America
  • "Aloft... To the Royal Masthead" (1992), for the visiting Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh.
  • "Sound the Bells!" (1993), composed in honor of the wedding of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako.
  • "Song for World Peace" (1994)
  • "Variations on Happy Birthday" (1995)
  • "Satellite Celebration" (1995)
  • "Seven for Luck" (1998)
  • "American Journey" (1999). Portions premiered as accompaniment to a film by Steven Spielberg as part of the Millennium Celebration in Washington D.C. December 31, 1999
  • "For Seiji!" (1999). Tribute to conductor Seiji Ozawa, premiered by the Boston Symphony Orchestra on April 23, 1999
  • "Three Pieces for Solo Cello" (2001)
  • "Soundings" (2003), composed for the Walt Disney Concert Hall
  • "Star Spangled Banner" (2007), special arrangement for game 1 of the 2007 World Series played by the Boston Pops Orchestra
  • "A Timeless Call" (2008). Score to the Steven Spielberg war veteran tribute film shown on day 3 of the 2008 Democratic National Convention
  • "Air and Simple Gifts", performed by Itzhak Perlman on violin, Yo-Yo Ma on cello, Gabriela Montero on piano, and Anthony McGill on clarinet. Composed for the Barack Obama 2009 presidential inauguration
  • "Viktor's Tale" (2010), for clarinet and concert band. From "The Terminal".
  • "La Jolla Quartet: A Chamber Piece for Violin, Cello, Clarinet, and Harp" (2011). Premiered August 2011 at the La Jolla Music Society's SummerFest[16]
  • "A Young Person's Guide to the Cello" for solo cello (2011)
  • "Fanfare for Fenway" (2012), Premiered April 2012 as part of the Boston Red Sox's commemoration of their 100th anniversary in Fenway Park.[17]
  • "Rounds" (2012), for solo guitar - Composed for Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas and premiered in June 2012 at the Parkening International Guitar Competition in Malibu.[18]
  • "Fanfare for 'The President's Own'" (2013), Premiered May 2013 for the United States Marine Band's 215th anniversary.[19]
  • "Conversations" (2013), a four-movement work for solo piano. The first two movements were premiered by pianist Gloria Cheng on July 22, 2013, at the Mendocino Music Festival in California. She premiered the entire work in November on the Piano Spheres series in Los Angeles.[20] A recording of "Conversations" was released on February 10, 2015, as part of Gloria Cheng's solo album 'Montage'.[21]
  • "Music for Brass" for Brass Ensemble and Percussion (2014), premiered on June 12 by the National Brass Ensemble.[22]
  • "A Toast!" (2014), celebrating the arrival of Andris Nelsons as new music director of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
  • "Just Down West Street...on the left" (2015), Tanglewood Music Center 75th Anniversary commission.
  • Theme and ambient music for Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge attractions (2018–2019)[23]

References[]

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