This is a list of compositions by John Williams.
The following list consists of select films for which John Williams composed the score and/or songs.
| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | You Are Welcome[1] [2] [3] | Oliver L. Vardy | Studio Hamburg | Promotional film for the tourist information office of Newfoundland | |
| 1958 | Daddy-O | Lou Place | American International Pictures | Feature film debut Credited as Johnny Williams. | |
| 1959 | Gidget | Paul Wendkos | Columbia Pictures | Orchestrator |
| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | I Passed for White | Fred M. Wilcox | Allied Artists Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams |
| Because They're Young | Paul Wendkos | Jerry Bresler Productions Columbia Pictures | ||
| 1961 | The Secret Ways | Phil Karlson Richard Widmark | Heath Productions Universal Pictures | |
| 1962 | Bachelor Flat | Frank Tashlin Budd Grossman | 20th Century Fox | |
| 1963 | Diamond Head | Guy Green | Jerry Bresler Productions Columbia Pictures | |
| Gidget Goes to Rome | Paul Wendkos | Columbia Pictures | ||
| 1964 | Nightmare in Chicago | Robert Altman | Roncom Films NBC | Television film |
| The Killers | Don Siegel | Revue Studios Universal Pictures | Credited as Johnny Williams Adapted material by Henry Mancini | |
| Redcap | ABC ITV | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episode "Nightwatch" | ||
| 1965 | Lost in Space | Anton M. Leader Sobey Martin Paul Stanley | Irwin Allen Productions Jodi Productions Inc. Van Bernard Productions Inc. 20th Century Fox Television CBS | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episodes "The Reluctant Stowaway," "Island in the Sky", "The Hungry Sea" and "My Friend, Mr. Nobody" |
| None but the Brave | Frank Sinatra | Tokyo Eiga Toho Artanis Productions Warner Bros. | Credited as Johnny Williams | |
| John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! | J. Lee Thompson | Parker–Orchard Productions 20th Century Fox | Credited as Johnny Williams | |
| 1966 | The Rare Breed | Andrew V. McLaglen | Universal Pictures | |
| How to Steal a Million | William Wyler | World Wide Productions 20th Century Fox | ||
| The Plainsman | David Lowell Rich | Universal Pictures | ||
| Not with My Wife, You Don't! | Norman Panama | Fernwood Productions Reynard Productions Warner Bros. | ||
| Penelope | Arthur Hiller | Euterpe Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | ||
| Jericho | Barry Shear | Arena Productions MGM Television CBS | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episode "The Ghostbreaker" | |
| Time Tunnel | Irwin Allen | Irwin Allen Productions Kent Productions Inc. 20th Century Fox Television ABC | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episode "Rendezvous With Yesterday" | |
| 1967 | Valley of the Dolls | Mark Robson | 20th Century Fox | Credited as Johnny Williams Songs written by André and Dory Previn Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring of Music — Adaptation or Treatment |
| A Guide for the Married Man | Gene Kelly | Credited as Johnny WilliamsComposed title song (written by Leslie Bricusse, performed by The Turtles) | ||
| Fitzwilly | Delbert Mann | The Mirisch Corporation United Artists | Credited as Johnny Williams | |
| 1968 | Sergeant Ryker | Buzz Kulik | Universal Pictures | |
| Land of the Giants | Irwin Allen | Irwin Allen Productions Kent Productions Inc. 20th Century Fox Television ABC | Credited as Johnny Williams Television series; Episode "The Crash". Replaced a score by Alexander Courage | |
| Heidi | Delbert Mann | NBC | Television film | |
| 1969 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting | Mark Robson | National General Pictures | |
| Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Herbert Ross | APJAC Productions Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer David Ortan | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Scoring of a Musical Picture — Original or Adaptation (shared with Leslie Bricusse) | |
| The Reivers | Mark Rydell | Cinema Center Films Duo Films Solar Productions National General Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score — For a Motion Picture (Not a Musical) |
| Year | Title | Director | Studio | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Fabelmans | Steven Spielberg | Amblin Entertainment Reliance Entertainment Universal Pictures | Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media | |
| 2023 | Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny | James Mangold | Walt Disney Pictures Lucasfilm Ltd. Paramount Pictures | Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition ("Helena's Theme") Nominated—Academy Award for Best Original Score Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
Williams has composed music for four Olympic Games:
Written specifically for the opening ceremonies. In a 1996 re-release, the opening trumpet fanfare was replaced with "Bugler's Dream", a previous Olympic Theme written by Leo Arnaud. This recording has been used as the theme for NBC's Olympic coverage ever since. Williams received a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.
Commissioned by NBC Sports for their television coverage. Williams received a Grammy nomination for Best Instrumental Composition.
Written in commemoration of the Centennial of the Modern Olympic Games. Premiering on July 19, 1996, the piece features heavy use of the brass and wind sections and is approximately six minutes in length. Principal Boston Pops trumpeter Timothy Morrison played the opening solo on the album recording. It has been arranged for various types of ensembles, including wind ensembles. This theme is now used prevalently by NBC for intros and outros to commercial breaks of the Olympics.
| Year | Title | Network | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Playhouse 90 | CBS | Episode: "The Right Hand Man" |
| 1958–1959 | M Squad | NBC | |
| 1958–1964 | Wagon Train | NBC ABC | |
| 1959 | Markham | CBS | Episode: "Woman of Arles" |
| 1959–1960 | Bachelor Father | CBS NBC ABC | |
| 1960 | Tales of Wells Fargo | NBC | |
| 1960–1962 | Checkmate | CBS | Theme Nominated—Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media |
| General Electric Theater | Episodes: "Ten Days in the Sun" and "Journal of Hope" | ||
| 1961 | Kraft Mystery Theatre | NBC | |
| 1961–1963 | Alcoa Premiere | ABC | Theme |
| 1962–1963 | Wide Country | NBC | Theme |
| 1963 | The Eleventh Hour | Episode: "The Bronze Locust" | |
| 1963–1965 | Kraft Suspense Theatre | Theme | |
| 1963–1967 | Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre | Theme | |
| 1964 | Breaking Point | ABC | Episode: "Better Than a Dead Lion" |
| 1964–1965 | Gilligan's Island | CBS | Episode: pilot |
| 1965 | Ben Casey | ABC | Episode: "A Little Fun to Match the Sorrow" |
| Lost in Space | CBS | Episodes: "My Friend, Mr. Nobody", The Hungry Sea", "Island in the Sky" and "The Reluctant Stowaway" | |
| 1966 | The Tammy Grimes Show | ABC | Theme Episode: "How to Steal a Girl Even If It's Only Me" |
| 1966–1968 | The Time Tunnel | Theme Episode: "Rendezvous with Yesterday" | |
| 1968 | Land of the Giants | Episode: "The Crash" | |
| CBS Playhouse | CBS | Episode: "Saturday Adoption" | |
| 1976 | 48th Academy Awards | ABC | Musical director |
| 1981–2005 | Evening at Pops | PBS | Theme |
| 1985–1987 | Amazing Stories | NBC | Theme Episodes: "The Mission" and "Ghost Train" |
| 2009 | Great Performances | PBS | Theme |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Disney+ | Theme Score composed by Natalie Holt Theme adapted by William Ross |
| Composition Year | Title | Premiere Date | Premiere Performers | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Concerto for Flute and Orchestra | 1981 | Leonard Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Peter Lloyd, flute – St. Louis | ||
| 1976 | Concerto for Violin and Orchestra | 1981-01-29 | Leonard Slatkin/St. Louis Symphony Orchestra – Mark Peskanov, violin – St. Louis | Composed at the suggestion of Barbara Ruick, first wife of the composer. Begun in 1974, shortly after Ruick's death, and completed in 1976 | |
| 1985 | Concerto for Tuba and Orchestra | 1985-05-08 | John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Chester Schmitz, tuba – Boston | Composed in 1985 for the Centennial of the Boston Pops | |
| 1991 | Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra | 1991-04-13 | John Williams/Riverside County Philharmonic – Michele Zukovsky, clarinet – Los Angeles | Composed in 1991 for Michele Zukovsky, principal clarinet of the LA Philharmonic[8] | |
| 1993 | Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra (The Five Sacred Trees) | 1995-04-15 | Kurt Masur/New York Philharmonic – Judith LeClair, bassoon | Composed in 1993 for the 150th celebration of the New York Philharmonic | |
| 1994 | Concerto for Cello and Orchestra | 1994-07-07 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Tanglewood | Composed in 1994 for the opening of the Seiji Ozawa Hall in Tanglewood | |
| 1996 | Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra | 1996-10 | Christoph von Dohnányi/Cleveland Orchestra – Michael Sachs, trumpet | Composed in 1996 for Michael Sachs, first trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra | |
| 1997 rev. 2002 | Elegy for Cello and Orchestra | Premiered by John Williams, piano, and John Waltz, cello. Later arranged for cello and orchestra | Composed in 1997 for a memorial service in Los Angeles. Based on a secondary theme from Seven Years in Tibet | ||
| 2000 | TreeSong for Violin and Orchestra | 2000-07-08 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Gil Shaham, violin | Composed in 2000 for Gil Shaham | |
| 2001 | Heartwood: Lyric Sketches for Cello and Orchestra | 2002-08-04 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Boston | Composed in 2001 for Yo-Yo Ma | |
| 2003 | Concerto for Horn and Orchestra | 2003-11-29 | John Williams/Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Dale Clevenger, horn – Chicago | Composed for the Chicago Symphony Orchestra's principal horn Dale Clevenger | |
| 2007 | Duo Concertante for Violin and Viola | 2007-08-17 | John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Victor Romanul, violin – Michael Zaretsky, viola – Tanglewood | Composed for Michael Zaretsky | |
| 2009 | Concerto for Viola and Orchestra | 2009-05-26 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Boston | Composed for Cathy Basrak. Unreleased | |
| 2009 | On Willows and Birches (Concerto for Harp and Orchestra) | 2009-09-23 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Boston | Composed for Ann Hobson Pilot | |
| 2011 | Concerto for Oboe and Orchestra | 2011-05-25 | John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra – Keisuke Wakao, oboe – Boston | Composed for Keisuke Wakao | |
| 2014 | Scherzo for Piano and Orchestra | 2014-07-03 | China Philharmonic Orchestra – Lang Lang, piano – Beijing | Composed for the Music in the Summer Air Festival | |
| 2017 | Markings for solo violin, strings, and harp | 2017-07-16 | Andris Nelsons/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin – Tanglewood | Composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter | |
| 2018 | Highwood's Ghost, An Encounter for Cello, Harp and Orchestra | 2018-08-19 | Andris Nelsons/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Yo-Yo Ma, cello – Jessica Zhou, harp – Tanglewood | Composed for Yo-Yo Ma and Jessica Zhou | |
| 2021 | Violin Concerto No. 2 | 2021-07-24 | John Williams/Boston Symphony Orchestra – Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin – Tanglewood | Composed for Anne-Sophie Mutter |