Do You Know This Man?
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His name is John Williams.
John Williams is a composer of music.
John Williams composed music that is very famous.
Still not sure of who John Williams is?
I'll bet you would recognize his work!
Here are some of the movies that he wrote the music for:
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Yes, John Williams composed the music for movies that many of us have seen. Anytime you hear the Star Wars theme song or hum a Harry Potter tune, you have John Williams to thank! His glorious music can bring out so many emotions: joy, excitement, bravery, fear, sadness, courage, to name a few.
John was born in New York City on February 8, 1932. He loves playing the piano; his brother reports that John would often miss dinner when they were growing up because John was working so hard on learning the piano.
"I developed from very early on a habit of writing something every day, good or bad."
John worked as a jazz pianist and then as a studio musician. In the 1970's he began scoring music for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas movies.
"I have to say, without question, John Williams has been the single most significant contributor to my success as a filmmaker." - Steven Spielberg
John Williams has won 5 Academy Awards and conducted the Boston Pops Orchestra. He has written theme music for the Olympic Games and received the National Medal of Arts.
John Williams loves what he does and works hard at it. His brother Don Williams said of John:
" He just doesn’t want to stop. He’s having such a good time, why should he? I think maybe that’s his forte, is the fact that he doesn’t want to stop learning.”
I love that!
Here are the sources for my report:
See you on Friday!
