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John Williams (b.1932 : U.S.A) Conductor: John Williams Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Record label: Classic FM Catalogue ID: CFMCD 46

John Williams (b. 1932 : U.S.A.) Conductor: John Williams Ensemble: Studio Orchestra Record label: Sony Classical Catalogue ID: 8869 1942532

John Williams Conductor: John Williams Ensemble: Boston Symphony Orchestra;Tanglewood Festival Chorus Record label: GEFFEN RECORDS Catalogue ID: DRD 50046

John Williams (b.1932 : U.S.A) Conductor: John Williams Ensemble: Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Soloists: Itzhak Perlman Record label: Sony Catalogue ID: S2K 51333

John Williams (b.1932 : U.S.A) Conductor: John Williams Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra Record label: SONY Catalogue ID: SK 62788

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Two musicians played Star Wars outside John Williams’ house

The time two musicians played Star Wars outside John Williams’ house… and had a great surprise

John Williams, 91, wins his 26th Grammy Award for ‘Indiana Jones’ theme

John Williams, 91, wins his 26th Grammy Award for ‘Indiana Jones’ theme

John Williams, Ennio Morricone, Rachel Portman – innovating the film score

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John Williams was the most performed living composer in 2023.

Movie maestro John Williams named 2023’s most-performed living composer

Legendary film composer and conductor John Williams confirms he is not retiring from music yet.

John Williams is not retiring, says he likes to ‘keep an open mind’ at age 91

Composer John Williams becomes an Honorary Knight of the Order of the British Empire, presented by Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the United States

John Williams becomes an Honorary Knight of the Order of the British Empire

John Williams conducts the LA Phil at Universal Studios' Hogwarts Castle

John Williams conducts magical ‘Harry Potter’ in front of illuminated Hogwarts Castle

Indiana Jones soundtrack

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny soundtrack: All the songs from John Williams’ nostalgia-fuelled adventure

Harrison Ford: ‘Raiders March follows me everywhere… it was in my last colonoscopy!’

Harrison Ford: ‘Raiders March follows me everywhere… it was in my last colonoscopy!’

Did you have ‘a work by Ludwig van Beethoven sung by Harrison Ford’ on your bingo card for the upcoming Indiana Jones film plot?

Why Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony makes a surprise appearance in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

John Williams conducts surprise ‘Indiana Jones’ at US film premiere

John Williams emerges from behind curtain, to conduct surprise ‘Indiana Jones’ at US premiere

T-Rex conducts symphony orchestra in an ultra-realistic performance of ‘Jurassic Park’

Conductor leads full orchestra in ‘Jurassic Park’ theme – dressed as a tiny-armed T-Rex

John Williams scored the first three Harry Potter movies

Harry Potter soundtrack: what are the famous themes and did John Williams score all the movies?

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Braimah Kanneh-Mason performs the theme from Schindler’s List at the Royal Albert Hall

Braimah Kanneh-Mason performs deeply moving ‘Schindler’s List’ theme 30 years on from the film’s release

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Anna Lapwood performs the Star Wars finale with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall

Organist Anna Lapwood plays epic ‘Star Wars’ in fireworks-filled finale at Royal Albert Hall