Elementary/primary education Composer of the Week presentation featuring Academy Award Winner (c) John Williams, 20th and 21st century composer.

1. Sounds of the Silver Screen John Williams Composer of the Movies

2. John WilliamsBasic Information Birthdate Born February 8, 1932 Birthplace/Hometown Long Island, New York Nationality American Style/Period Modern 1920-Present

3. Interesting Facts Moved with his family to Los Angeles in 1948. Studied composition at UCLA. Served in the Air Force. Studied piano at the Juilliard School of Music. Has composed the music for close to 80 films and has composed some of the most famous themes ever written for cinema. Some of these include Harry Potter, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET - the Extraterrestrial, Jurassic Park, the Star Wars Pre-episode and Trilogy, the Indiana Jones Trilogy, Home Alone, and Empire of the Sun. Has received 45 Academy Award nominations (the most for any person alive and tied for second after Walt Disney for most overall) and has been awarded with five Oscars, seven British Academy Awards, twenty-one Grammies and four Golden Globes. Named the 19th conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1980, retiring in 1993. Has appeared as guest conductor with many major orchestras, including the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, and has also written many concert pieces Composed the themes for the NBC News, the 1987 International Special Olympics, and the 1984, 1988, and 1996 Summer Olympic Games.

5. Jaws

6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

7. ET - the Extraterrestrial

8. Jurassic Park

9. The Star Wars Prequel and Trilogy

10. The Indiana Jones series

12. Indiana Jones Theme Released on June 12, 1981, Raiders of the Lost Ark became the top-grossing film of 1981; it remains one of the highest-grossing films ever made. In 1999, the film was included in the United States Library of Congress' National Film Registry as having been deemed "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”

13. Jurassic Park Theme Composer John Williams began work on the score at the end of February 1993, and it was conducted a month later by John Neufeld and Alexander Courage.

14. Olympic Theme & Fanfare Compositions for the Olympics: 1984 Summer Olympics (Los Angeles)“Olympic Fanfare and Theme”This was added to the “Buglers Dream” which was introduced during the 1968 Olympics. 1987 International Summer Games (Special Olympics)“We’re Lookin’ Good” 1988 Summer Olympics (Seoul) “Olympic Spirit” 1996 Summer Olympics (Atlanta)“Summon the Heroes” 2002 Winter Olympics (Salt Lake City)“Call of the Champions”