John Williams career spans six decades and includes some ofthe most memorable music scores in film history. Now that the Olympics are underway NBC will surely have one of his most famous works, “Olympic Fanfare,” on repeat for the foreseeable future. Williams composed “Olympic Fanfare” for the 1984 Summer Olympics and it has become a staple of the Games, right up there with “Bugler’s Dream.” You may have heard of John Williams before but I doubt you have any idea how amazing his talent really is. Here are 17 great works from this living legend.
1984: Olympic Fanfare
1975: Jaws
1977: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1978: Superman
1980: Star Wars: The Imperial March
1981: Raider of The Lost Ark
1982: E.T.
1983: Return of the Jedi
1990: Home Alone
1991: Hook
1992: Home Alone 2
1993: Jurassic Park
1993: Schindler’s List
1998: Saving Private Ryan
2001: Harry Potter & The Sorceror’s Stone
2002: Catch Me If You Can
