John Williams

 

 

Answer the following questions using the following links.  Once complete right click, select all, copy and paste the work in the body of an email and send to scalhoun@nscon.org.

 

Helpful links:

http://www.filmtracks.com/composers/williams.shtml

 

http://www.mfiles.co.uk/Composers/John-Williams.htm

 

http://home.t-online.de/home/Markus.Hable/bio.htm

 

http://www.thegoldenglobes.com/

 

http://home.t-online.de/home/Markus.Hable/bio.htm

 

http://home.t-online.de/home/Markus.Hable/bio.htm

 

http://www.cnn.com/2000/SHOWBIZ/News/02/07/wb.williams/index.html

 

 http://www.johnwilliamscomposer.com/

 

http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/bio/celeb/347037

 

http://www.johnwilliams.org/

 

http://www.johnwilliams.org/disc_film.html

 

Questions:

 

1.    What is John Williams full name?

 

2.    Perhaps the best-known and certainly the bestselling composer working in contemporary American film, Williams entered the industry in the __________________.

 

  1. John Williams composed the official theme for the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City.  What is the name of this theme?

 

4.    Read the following list of movies and mark with an X all the movies that feature music composed by John Williams.

 

                                                   i.     Amistad

                                                 ii.     The Empire Strikes Back

                                               iii.     Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

                                               iv.     The Fast and the Furious

                                                 v.     Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

                                               vi.     Jurassic Park

                                             vii.     The Phantom Menace

                                           viii.     Saving Private Ryan

                                               ix.     Superman

                                                 x.     Austin Powers

 

5.    In January 1980, John Williams was named nineteenth conductor of the ______________  __________ Orchestra since its founding in 1885. Williams assumed the title of ______________  ___________ Laureate Conductor following his retirement in December 1993.

 

6.    In a CNN interview with John Williams he said “My father worked in ______________  _______________ in New York City and also later in California in studio orchestras, which is really how I made my connection to the film scoring world.”

 

7.    How many children does Mr. Williams have?

 

8.    What instruments does John Williams play?

 

9.    What score or scores (if any) is nominated for a Golden Globe Award last year?

10.                   (HINT:  Click on NOMINEES and then find his name in the list.)

 

11.                   My favorite movie music by John Williams is _____________________________________.

 

 

 

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