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John Williams finally gets a documentary about his distinguished and influential career as modern film music’s most famous composer
MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS — DISNEY+
At age 92, the legendary John Williams finally gets a documentary about his distinguished and influential career as modern film music’s most famous and recognisable film composer. His career began with the hit TV show Gilligan’s Island and includes the iconic scores for Star Wars, Jaws, Indiana Jones, Saving Private Ryan, Schindler’s List and Lincoln. He has made music for films that live on in popular culture outside the cinema and earned 54 Oscar nominations and five wins for his work. Director Laurent Bouzereau pays fitting and adoring tribute to Williams with lots of help from his collaborators, including Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, George Lucas and JJ Abrams, who are all comfortable and pleased to be speaking about their long history of working with the composer. ..
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