Music That Remembers

When someone hears my music ten years later, memories and images from the film flash in their mind. Music has the power to awaken memory.

John Williams · Музыка · Composer John Williams reflects on working with Steven Spielberg

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John Williams

Legendary American film composer, creator of scores for 'Star Wars', 'Jaws', 'Indiana Jones' and many iconic films.

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  • Inspiration from LifeJohn Williams
    Inspiration is everywhere. In a bird singing outside your window, in the sound of the wind, in the feeling you experience watching a sunset. A composer is a hunter of beauty.
  • The Troubadour of Our TimeJohn Williams
    A composer is a storyteller without words. I convey stories through melody, harmony, rhythm. Every composition is a poem.
  • The Magic of CollaborationJohn Williams
    When I work with Spielberg, we speak one language. He knows what he wants, and I know how to express it through music. It is partnership, a dance of two artists.
  • The Craft of CompositionJohn Williams
    Being a composer means listening to the world, listening to people's emotions, listening to what remains unspoken, and transforming it into music.
  • Music Without BoundariesJohn Williams
    Star Wars, Harry Potter, Indiana Jones—these worlds are very different, but music speaks the same language. Music is universal; it can be anywhere.
  • The Eternal MelodyJohn Williams
    At 90, I still want to write music, still want to discover something new. Music is my language, my life. It does not age; it is eternal.

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