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John Williams: Happy 85th Birthday!

Listen to the soundtrack...

Raiders of the Lost Ark by John Williams
Williams returns with Indiana Jones.
Schindler's List by John Williams
Williams' fifth Academy Award.
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi by John Williams
Old familiars and new themes.
War Horse by John Williams
Music for 2011 adaptation of the children's novel.

Collaborations...

Appassionato by Yo-Yo Ma
Williams' Going to School for cello and piano.
Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops by John Williams'
His notable film themes.
Violin Concerto, Flute Concerto by John Williams
Violin Concerto by Mark Peskanov.
Treesong, Violin Concerto, by John Williams
Music for violinist Gil Shaham

5 Note sequence from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"

Watch the movie...

A.I.: Artificial Intelligence by Steven Spielberg'
With an interview with the composer.
Catch Me If You Can by Steven Spielberg
With commentary by John Williams and Steven Spielberg.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Chris Columbus
Magical melodies by John Williams.
Memoirs of a Geisha by Rob Marshall
Based on Arthur Golden's novel.
Superman Returns by Bryan Singer
Memorable musical themes

About John Williams...

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