John Williams as performer (conductor or pianist)

John Williams as composer

John Williams Discography

John Towner Williams, also formerly credited as Johnny Williams, worked as a jazz pianist and studio musician before starting to compose for television and film. Throughout his career he has wherever possible directed his own works.

He has composed some of the most unforgettable film themes in a career spanning six decades. His iconic music has famously lit up the silver screen in movies like Jaws, Star Wars, Superman and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

This section includes all the works performed by John Williams and the ensembles he conducted during his career, such as the London Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra, as whose music director he served from 1980 to 1993. It also features a complementary section dedicated to his discography as a composer, which features many compositions which he himself did not record.