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John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor, and pianist. In a career spanning over six decades, Williams has composed some of the most popular and recognizable film scores in cinematic history, including the ''Star Wars'' series, the first two ''Jaws'' films, ''E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'', the ''Indiana Jones'' series, ''Close Encounters of the Third Kind'', ''Superman'', the first two ''Home Alone'' films, ''Hook'', the first two ''Jurassic Park'' films, ''Schindler's List'', ''Saving Private Ryan'', the first three ''Harry Potter'' films, ''Catch Me If You Can'', ''Memoirs of a Geisha'', ''War Horse'', and ''Lincoln''. He has had a long association with director Steven Spielberg, composing the music for all of Spielberg's feature films except ''The Color Purple'' and ''Bridge of Spies''. Other notable works by Williams include theme music for four Olympic Games, ''NBC Sunday Night Football'', the ''NBC Nightly News'', the Statue of Liberty's rededication, the television series ''Lost in Space'' and ''Land of the Giants'', and the original, not as well known calypso-based theme song to ''Gilligan's Island''. Williams has composed numerous classical concerti and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments, and he served as the Boston Pops' principal conductor (1980–93), and is now the orchestra's laureate conductor.〔("Boston Pops - John Williams" ), ''bso.org'', Retrieved November 29, 2015〕 Williams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, and 22 Grammy Awards. With 49 Academy Award nominations, Williams is the second most-nominated individual, after Walt Disney.〔("Nominee Facts - Most Nominations and Awards" ), ''Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences''; retrieved November 29, 2015.〕 Williams was honored with the annual Richard Kirk award at the 1999 BMI Film and TV Awards, recognizing his contribution to film and television music.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=BMI Film/Awards:1999 )〕 Williams was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004. He will receive the 2016 AFI Life Achievement Award. ==Early life and family== John Towner Williams was born on February 8, 1932 in Floral Park, New York, the son of Esther (née Towner) and Johnny Williams. His father was a jazz percussionist who played with the Raymond Scott Quintet. His brother Donald is a percussionist and conductor, and his brother Jerry is a studio percussionist as well.〔(Don Williams profile ), imdb.com; accessed October 9, 2015.〕 In 1948, the Williams family moved to Los Angeles where John attended North Hollywood High School graduating in 1950. He later attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and studied privately with the Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco.〔 at www.sonybmgmasterworks.com. Retrieved September 29, 2007.〕 In 1952, Williams was drafted into the U.S. Air Force, where he conducted and arranged music for The U.S. Air Force Band as part of his assignments. After his Air Force service ended in 1955, Williams moved to New York City and entered The Juilliard School, where he studied piano with Rosina Lhévinne.〔 During this time, Williams worked as a jazz pianist in New York's many clubs and eventually studios, most notably for composer Henry Mancini. His fellow session musicians included Rolly Bundock on bass, Jack Sperling on drums, and Bob Bain on guitar—the same lineup featured on the ''Mr. Lucky'' television series. Williams was known as "Little Johnny Love" Williams during the early 1960s, and he served as music arranger and bandleader for a series of popular music albums with the singer Frankie Laine. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Williams」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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