What is John Williams?
{{Infobox musical artist<!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> | name = John Williams | image = John Williams 2024.jpg | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = Williams in 2024 | background = non_performing_personnel | birth_name = John Towner Williams | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1932|2|8}} | birth_place = [[Queens, New York]], [[U.S.]] | origin = | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = [[Film score]], [[contemporary classical music]], [[jazz]] | occupation = [[Composer]], [[Conducting|conductor]], [[pianist]] | instrument = | years_active = 1952–present | label = | associated_acts = | website = <!-- {{URL|example.com}} --> | notable_instruments = }} '''John Towner Williams''' (born February 8, 1932) is an [[Americans|American]] [[composer]] and [[Conductor (music)|conductor]]. He has composed many soundtracks for blockbuster movies such as ''[[Star Wars]]'', ''[[Superman (1978 movie)|Superman]]'', ''[[Jaws (movie)|Jaws]]'', ''[[Jaws 2]]'', ''[[Indiana Jones]]'', ''[[Home Alone]]'', ''[[Home Alone 2: Lost in New York]]'', ''[[Jurassic Park]]'', ''[[The Lost World: Jurassic Park]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets]]'', ''[[Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban]]'', and ''[[Lincoln (movie)|Lincoln]]''. ==Early life== William was born in [[Queens, New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] on February 8, 1932.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revistaesfinge.com/?p=569 |title=John Williams, el compositor de la aventura |publisher=Revista Esfinge |accessdate=2012-04-30}}</ref> He studied at the [[University of California, Los Angeles]] and at the [[Juilliard School|Julli