Compositions – Film/TV Scores
1954
You Are Welcome (U.S. Army documentary
recorded in 1954)
1958
Daddy-O
Playhouse 90 (TV) (1956-1960), (Season 2 [1957/58]: 1 episode)
M-Squad (TV) (1957-1960), (Season 2 [1958/59]: 8 episodes)
Wagon Train (TV) (1957-1965), (Season 2 [1958/59]: 4 episodes), (Season 7 [1963/64]: 1 episode), (Season 8 [1964/65]: 1 episode)
1959
Bachelor Father (TV) (1957-1962), (Season 2 [1958/59]: 8 episodes), Season 3 [1959/60]: all 37 episodes)
General Electric Theater (TV) (1953-1962), (Season 8 [1958/59]: 2 episodes), (Season 9 [1960/61]: 3 episodes), (Season 10 [1961/62]: 2 episodes)
Markham (TV) (1959-1960), (Season 1 [1958/59]: 1 episode)
1960
I Passed for White
Because They're Young
Tales of Wells Fargo (TV) (1957-1962), (Season 4 [1959/60]: 3 episodes), (Season 5 [1960/61]: 1 episode)
Checkmate (TV) (1960-1962), (theme) & (Season 1 [1960/61]: all 36 episodes), (Season 2 [1961/62]: 4 episodes)
1961
The Secret Ways
Alcoa Premiere Theater (TV) (1961-1963),
(theme) & (Season 1 [1961/62]: all 28 episodes), (Season 2 [1962/63]: all 29 episodes)
1962
Bachelor Flat
Diamond Head
Stark Fear (Party music composed by John Williams)
The Wide Country (TV) (1962-1963) (theme)
1963
Gidget Goes to Rome
The Eleventh Hour (TV) (1962-1964), (Season 2 [1963/64]: 1 episode)
Kraft Mystery Theater (TV) (1960-1963), (theme) & (Season 3 [1962/63]: 3 new episodes & 9 episodes from Alcoa Premiere Theater)
Kraft Suspense Theater (TV) (1963-1965), (Season 1 [1963/64]: theme & 17 episodes),
(Season 2 [1964/65]: new theme & 2 episodes)
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
(TV) (1963-1967), (Season 1 [1963/64]: 3 episodes), (Season 2 [1964/65]: 1 episode), (Season 3 [1965/66]: 3 episodes)
Breaking Point (TV) (1963-1966), (Season 1 [1963/64]: 1 episode)
1964
The Killers
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home
None But the Brave
Nightmare in Chicago (TV)
Gilligan's Island (TV) (1964-1967), (Season 1 [1964-1965]: JW only scored pilot episode "Marooned",
first aired on October 1992;
cues taken for 18 episodes of season 1)
Inside the Movie Kingdom (TV) (theme)
Wayne and Shuster Take an Affectionate Look At...
(TV) (Season 1 [1964/65]: 6 episodes)
1965
The Rare Breed
Ben Casey (TV) (1961-1966), (Season 4 [1964/65]: 1 episode)
The Ghostbreaker (TV) (Season 1 [1964/65]: pilot episode)
Who Goes There? (TV) (Season 1, pilot episode)
And Baby Makes Three (TV) (Season 1: pilot episode)
Convoy (TV) (Season 1 [1965/66]: 2 episodes)
Lost in Space (TV) (1965-1968), (Season 1 [1965/66]: theme & 4 episodes),
(Season 3 [1967/68]: new theme)
1966
The Plainsman
How to Steal a Million
Not With My Wife You Don't!
Penelope
Nightwatch (TV) (Season 1: pilot episode)
The Time Tunnel (TV) (Season 1 [1966-1967]: theme & 1 episode)
The Tammy Grimes Show (TV) (Season 1 [1966-1967]: theme)
1967
A Guide for the Married Man
Fitzwilly
Valley of the Dolls (score adaptation)
1968
Heidi (TV)
Story of a Woman (Storia Di Una Donna)
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Land of the Giants (TV) (1968-1970), (Season 1 [1968-1969]: (theme) & 1 episode)
1969
Goodbye, Mr. Chips (score adaptation)
The Reivers
1970
Jane Eyre (TV)
1971
Fiddler on the Roof (score adaptation)
The Cowboys
1972
The Screaming Woman (TV)
Images
The Poseidon Adventure
The Long Goodbye
Pete 'N' Tillie
Tom Sawyer (score adaptation)
The Cowboys Theme (adaptation) (TV)
1973
The Man Who Loved Cat Dancing
The Paper Chase
The Sugarland Express
Cinderella Liberty
Conrack
1974
Earthquake
The Towering Inferno
1975
The Eiger Sanction
Jaws
Midway
Thomas and The King (musical)
Hollywood Television Theatre (TV) (1970-1978), (Logo theme of episode Knuckle)
1976
Family Plot
The Missouri Breaks
Black Sunday
1977
Star Wars: A New Hope
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1978
Jaws 2
Superman
The Fury
1979
1941
Dracula
1980
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Special Edition; cue "Inside the Mothership")
1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Yes, Giorgio (The song 'If We Were In Love', lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman)
Heartbeeps
Evening at Pops Theme (TV) (1970-2005): new theme for Season 1981/82
The Ladd Company (Logo Theme)
1982
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Monsignor
1983
Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
1984
The River
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1985
Amazing Stories (TV) (1985-1987) (theme
& 2 episodes)
NBC News Themes (The Mission, Fugue for Changing
Times, Scherzo for Today & The Pulse of Events) (TV)
Amblin (Logo Theme)
1986
SpaceCamp
1987
The Witches of Eastwick
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Empire of the Sun
1988
Olympic Spirit (NBC Sports Theme)
The Accidental Tourist
1989
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Born on the Fourth of July
1990
Always
Stanley & Iris
Presumed Innocent
Home Alone
The E.T. Adventure (Music Inspired by the Universal
Studios Themed Park)
1991
JFK
Hook
1992
Far and Away
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1993
Jurassic Park
Schindler's List
1995
Sabrina
Nixon
1996
Sleepers
1997
Rosewood
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Seven Years in Tibet
Amistad
DreamWorks SKG (Logo Theme)
Return of the Jedi (Special Edition; Victory Celebration)
1998
Saving Private Ryan
Stepmom
1999
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Angela's Ashes
The Unfinished Journey (TV) (Steven
Spielberg short documentary)
2000
The Patriot
Masterpiece Theatre's American Collection Theme
(TV)
2001
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2002
Star Wars: Attack of the Clones
Minority Report
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Catch Me If You Can
2004
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
The Terminal
2005
Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith
War of the Worlds
Memoirs of a Geisha
Munich
2006
Wide Receiver (Theme from NBC Football) (TV)
2008
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
A Timeless Call (TV) (Steven Spielberg
short documentary)
2009
Great Performances Theme (TV)
2011
The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn
War Horse
2012
Lincoln
2013
The Book Thief
2015
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
2016
The BFG
2017
Dear Basketball
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Post
2018
The Adventures of Han (from Solo: A Star Wars Story)
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite (Music
Inspired by the Disney Themed Land)
2019
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
2022
Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV) (Theme)
2023
2026
Compositions – Concert Works
1951Piano Sonata
1953
Wind Quintet
1965
Prelude and Fugue
Essay for Strings
1966
Symphony no. 1
1968
Sinfonietta for Wind Ensemble
1969
Concerto for Flute and Orchestra
1971
A Nostalgic Jazz Odyssey
1976
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (1974-76,
rev. 1998)
1980
Jubilee 350 Fanfare
Fanfare for a Festive Occasion (also known as Fanfare
for Civic)
1981
Pops on the March
1982
Esplanade Overture
America, The Dream Goes on
1984
Olympic Fanfare and Theme
1985
Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra
1986
Liberty Fanfare
Celebration Fanfare
1987
A Hymn to New England (also known as Of Grace and
Majesty)
"We're Lookin' Good!"
1988
Fanfare for Michael Dukakis
For New York (To Lenny!, To Lenny!) (Variations
on Themes by Leonard Bernstein)
Fanfare for Ten-Year-Olds
1989
Winter Games Fanfare
1990
Celebrate Discovery
1991
Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
1992
Fanfare for Prince Philip (Aloft... To the Royal
Masthead)
1993
Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (The Five Sacred
Trees)
Sound the Bells!
1994
Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (rev.
2012, 2014, 2022)
Satellite Celebration (Song for World Peace) (rev.
2002, 2007)
1995
Variations on Happy Birthday
Summon the Heroes
1996
Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra (rev.
2016)
1997
Elegy for Cello and Piano (rev. 2002, 2022)
Seven for Luck (Song Cycle)
1999
Tributes! (For Seiji!)
American Journey (Concert work in 6 movements adapted
from "The Unfinished Journey")
2000
TreeSong, concerto for Violin and Orchestra (no. 2)
Three Pieces for Solo Cello
2001
Call of the Champions
2002
Escapades, concerto for alto saxophone &
orchestra
Heartwood: Lyric Sketches for Cello and Orchestra
2003
"Silent Film" Piano Duet
Soundings
Concerto for Horn and Orchestra
2007
Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola
2009
Air and Simple Gifts
Concerto for Viola and Orchestra
On Willows and Birches (Concerto for Harp and
Orchestra)
2011
Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra
A Young Person's Guide To The Cello
Quartet La Jolla
2012
Fanfare for Fenway
Rounds
2013
Fanfare "For the President's Own"
Conversations
2014
Music for Brass
Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra
A Toast!
2015
Just Down West Street… on the left
2017
Markings, for solo violin, strings and harp
2018
Highwood's Ghost, an encounter for harp, cello and
orchestra
Adagio from The Force Awakens
2021
Prelude (to the Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra)
Overture to the Oscars
Violin Concerto No.2
2022
Fanfare for Solo Trumpet
Centennial Overture
2023
Fanfare for the Vienna Philharmonic Ball
2025
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
When the World Was Waltzing
Serenade for Horn and Strings (written in 2011)
Compositions – Miscellaneous
1956Hello
Aunt Orsavella
Caribe
1962
Tuesday's Theme
1963
Augie's Great Piano
1973
Dream Away (from the movie 'The Man Who Loved Cat
Dancing') (lyrics by Paul Williams)
1978
The Same Hello, The Same Goodbye (lyrics by Alan and
Marilyn Bergman)
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