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He has composed the music for all but two of director Steven Spielberg's feature films.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther notable works by Williams include theme music for four Olympic Games, the NBC Nightly News, the rededication of the Statue of Liberty, the DreamWorks Pictures production logo, and the television series Lost in Space. Williams has also composed numerous classical concerti, and he served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993; he is now the orchestra's conductor laureate.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliams has won five Academy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, seven BAFTA Awards, and 21 Grammy Awards. With 45 Academy Award nominations, Williams is, together with composer Alfred Newman, the second most nominated person, after Walt Disney. John Williams was honored with the prestigious Richard Kirk award at the 1999 BMI Film and TV Awards. The award is given annually to a composer who has made significant contributions to film and television music. Williams was inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame in 2000, and was a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors in 2004.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/John+Williams","playStationPath":"/stations/113273562/play","stationId":113273562,"bioPath":"/music/John+Williams/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Jerry+Goldsmith","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/14b/14b09e3814de1ce0751072e7158d1185_md.jpg","artistName":"Jerry Goldsmith","artistId":2577,"station_id":113300739},{"musicPath":"/music/Harold+Faltermeyer","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/dcd/dcd135799bb6a2b7c0e9255e2edc2121_md.jpg","artistName":"Harold Faltermeyer","artistId":6578,"station_id":113314453},{"musicPath":"/music/Miklos+Rozsa","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2bb/2bbc8984b5479f34a22fa65163d5bd81_md.jpg","artistName":"Miklos Rozsa","artistId":76740,"station_id":266737217},{"musicPath":"/music/Joel+McNeely","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9fd/9fd62db57ca72b8c0133d544cdffff56_md.jpg","artistName":"Joel McNeely","artistId":13536,"station_id":113745856},{"musicPath":"/music/Randy+Newman","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e49/e4905bfddea7fd5a589e032960b139cc_md.jpg","artistName":"Randy Newman","artistId":11672,"station_id":113292767},{"musicPath":"/music/Craig+Armstrong","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/bb3/bb328ebf69801f480e306fc7f40e823c_md.jpg","artistName":"Craig Armstrong","artistId":1212,"station_id":113513346},{"musicPath":"/music/Christopher+Lennertz","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/666/6660d6fbc2bc8a12d7123b9934abd3d7_md.jpg","artistName":"Christopher Lennertz","artistId":558253,"station_id":402465804},{"musicPath":"/music/Nicholas+Britell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/6c6/6c62b34ca25b9a3018482ac6a805eed1_md.jpg","artistName":"Nicholas Britell","artistId":298667,"station_id":378536144},{"musicPath":"/music/The+City+of+Prague+Philharmonic+Orchestra","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/59c/59c083e8174f933f37d86b784b70fdf5_md.jpg","artistName":"The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra","artistId":65782,"station_id":264010350},{"musicPath":"/music/Mark+Mancina","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/def/defb50a83abfb7b67a5614aa4f47a816_md.jpg","artistName":"Mark Mancina","artistId":8275,"station_id":113464743},{"musicPath":"/music/Clint+Mansell","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f1f/f1f4a2c1fd4a5e7f6448f4bbfb75198b_md.jpg","artistName":"Clint Mansell","artistId":75124,"station_id":266433507},{"musicPath":"/music/Geoff+Zanelli","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/2bd/2bd02f2e8e5e1626d9681640c4ecaae3_md.jpg","artistName":"Geoff Zanelli","artistId":554317,"station_id":402430340},{"musicPath":"/music/Tyler+Bates","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/df9/df9b018b2f79a20503c3b4a169205369_md.jpg","artistName":"Tyler Bates","artistId":14946,"station_id":125850356},{"musicPath":"/music/Ludwig+Goransson","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/00c/00c5f3fb6d62aa2c554bdac570e0fa30_md.jpg","artistName":"Ludwig Goransson","artistId":454752,"station_id":401236760},{"musicPath":"/music/Michael+Abels","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/326/32610fd6861cb90a679b9e2a56a7f001_md.jpg","artistName":"Michael Abels","artistId":509396,"station_id":402012118},{"musicPath":"/music/Mychael+Danna","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/66c/66c675ab5c3ba3ce03f6a5bf0010ce79_md.jpg","artistName":"Mychael Danna","artistId":1967,"station_id":113310429},{"musicPath":"/music/Henry+Mancini","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ab8/ab8498646a98fdaf4a5aace1d0f164f8_md.jpg","artistName":"Henry Mancini","artistId":6247,"station_id":113299914},{"musicPath":"/music/Daniel+Pemberton","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/a10/a109a64fef399f309694e60c4c099ef6_md.jpg","artistName":"Daniel Pemberton","artistId":298668,"station_id":378535719}]}