John Williams, also formerly credited as Johnny Williams, has won four Academy Awards for Best Original Score (Jaws, Star Wars, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List) and one for Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score (Fiddler on the Roof). He has also won four Golden Globe Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, 23 Grammy Awards and received several gold and Platinum records.
This article includes all the works performed by John Williams and the ensembles he conducted during his career, such as the London Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra, as whose music director he served from 1980 to 1993. It also features a complementary section dedicated to his discography as a composer, which features many compositions which he himself did not record.
For a list of all his compositions, please refer to the List of compositions by John Williams.
For reasons of relevance, this section deliberately excludes "Audio books". Over one hundred Star Wars audio books have been published since the 1990s and most of them uses the original music composed and performed by John Williams.
2002 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial (2-Disc Limited Collector's Edition). Special Features: John Williams Live at the Shrine Auditorium 2002 Premiere (Universal Studios Home Entertainment)
2007 Broadway's Best at Pops. Arthur Fiedler, John Williams and Keith Lockhart/Boston Pops (PBS)
2009 Clint Eastwood Presents - Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me. Jamie Cullum, Morgan Eastwood, Audra McDonald, John Williams, etc. (TCM)
2013 Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration. Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Stefan Asbury, Andris Nelsons, etc./Boston Pops, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra (C Major Entertainment)
2015 A John Williams Celebration . Gustavo Dudamel/Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Williams as guest conductor and Itzhak Perlman on violin (C Major Entertainment)
John Williams recorded himself most of his compositions. However, some exceptions occurs and this section is therefore complementary to the main discography. In addition, it presents a special section dedicated to each of his concert works that have been recorded. As John Williams's film works are loved by the public, they were much recorded and continue to be, so another section containing selections of some his works recorded by other artists is also featured.
1962 Themes To Remember - Top TV Themes And Background Music, conducted by Stanley Wilson, Decca.
1962 Checkmate: Shelly Manne & His Men Play the Music of Johnny Williams from the TV Series (Reissued in 2002, Contemporary Records; Reissued in 2014 with Bonus Tracks, Jazz Musts).
1962 The Theme From Ben Casey and the Top TV Themes From..., Valjean at the piano with orchestral accompaniment.
1965 André Previn Plays Music Of The Young Hollywood Composers, RCA Victor.
1976 A Concert of Film Music, Henry Mancini conducting The London Symphony Orchestra.
1977 Music Inspired By Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk, Meco, Millennium (Reissued in 1999, Hip-O Records).
1978 Cinema Gala: Star Wars/Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra.
1978 John Williams: Close Encounters of the Third Kind/Star Wars, Charles Gerhardt conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra.
1979 Digital Space, Morton Gould conducting The London Symphony Orchestra (Reissued in 1985, Varèse Sarabande; Reissued in 2007 with previously unreleased material Morton Gould Conducts Film Score Classics And Rarities, Citadel Records).
1980 John Williams: The Empire Strikes Back, Charles Gerhardt conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra.
1982 Flying (Theme from E.T.), John Bell conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, Towerbell Records/UK SP.
1983 John Williams: Return of the Jedi, Charles Gerhardt conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra.
1983 John Williams: The Star Wars Trilogy, Varujan Kojian conducting the Utah Symphony Orchestra (Reissued for digital download in 2013, Varèse Sarabande).
1984 Star Tracks, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
1984 Time Warp, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
1985 The Final Frontier - The Triple Album, Roy Budd conducting the London Symphony Orchestra (Reissued in 1995 "Big Screen Adventures"; Reissued for digital download in 2014 "Film Classics, Vol. 1", Collins Classics).
1987 Hollywood’s Greatest Hits, Vol. I, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
1987 Star Tracks II, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
1989 Music From the Prince and the Pauper [and other film music], Charles Gerhardt conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra.
1989 Classic Marches, Leonard Slatkin conducting the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra.
1990 Fantastic Journey, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
1991 Movie Love Themes, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
1994 The Great Fantasy Adventure Album, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
1995 Journey To The Stars: A Sci Fi Fantasy Adventure, John Mauceri conducting The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
1997 Beautiful Hollywood, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
1998 Midway, Rick Kentworth conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Reissued for digital download in 2014, Varèse Sarabande).
1998 Superman: The Movie, John Debney conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Reissued for digital download in 2014, Varèse Sarabande).
1998 Hollywood Nightmares, John Mauceri conducting The Hollywood Bowl Orchestra.
1998 Holiday Pops, Keith Lockhart conducting The Boston Pops Orchestra.
1998 Gustav Holst: The Planets; John Williams: Star Wars Suite; Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra , Zubin Mehta conducting the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Compilation (Reissued partially in 2012, Decca).
1999 Themes from The Phantom Menace and Other Film Hits, Frederic Talgorn conducting The Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
1999 Amazing Stories, Joel McNeely & John Debney conducting The Royal Scottish National Orchestra.
1999 The Great Movie Scores from the Films of Steven Spielberg, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
2000 Jaws, Joel McNeely conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Reissued for digital download in 2014, Varèse Sarabande).
2000 Dallas Christmas Gala, Andrew Litton & David R. Davidson Conducting The Dallas SO & Chorus.
2000 Devil's Dance, Gil Shaham & Jonathan Feldman.
2000 Great Orchestral Marches, Uri Mayer conducting the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra.
2000 Hollywood Symphonic Concert - John Williams, Orie Suzuki conducting the Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra.
2001 Greatest Science Fiction Hits IV, Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra.
2003 John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music, City of Prague Philharmonic (2-CD Set, compilation).
2003 Epics, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
2005 Kreisler, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski, Maxim Vengerov.
2005 Music from the Films of Steven Spielberg, City of Prague Philharmonic (2-CD Set, compilation).
2006 Great Film Fantasies, Erich Kunzel conducting the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra.
2007 Movie Legends John Williams, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
2007 Symphonic Brass, Nicholas J. Childs conducting The Black Dyke Mills Band.
2008 The Six Star Wars Films, City of Prague Philharmonic.
2009 Filmharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (3-CD Set).
2009 A Family Christmas, Christopher Bell conducting the Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Junior Chorus.
2010 Moviebrass - West Side Story Suite, Space Brass, Gomalan Brass Quintet.
2010 Schönbrunn 2010 - Moon, Planets, Stars, Franz Welser-Möst Conducting The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
2011 Portals, Vladimir Lande conducting The St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra.
2012 The Complete Harry Potter Film Music Collection, City of Prague Philharmonic (2-CD Set).
2012 The Music of John Williams: The Definitive Collection, City of Prague Philharmonic (6-CD Set, compilation).
2012 Barber, Korngold: Violin Concertos, Alexander Gilman.
2012 John Williams Greatest Hits, Evan Christ conducting the Philharmonisches Orchester des Staatstheaters Cottbus.
2013 La Creation Du Monde, Christian Lindberg conducting The Swedish Wind Ensemble.
2013 American Harp, Yolanda Kondonassis.
2013 The Silver Violin, Nicola Benedetti.
2013 Violin Showcase, Matthieu Arama.
2015 Music from The Star Wars Saga, City of Prague Philharmonic (Selections from the 2012 compilation The Definitive Collection).
2015 The Film Music of John Williams, Elizabeth Hedman/Dan Redfeld.
2015 Hollywood Blockbusters, Vol. 2, Nic Raine conducting The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.
2015 Waldbühne 2015, Simon Rattle conducting The Berliner Philharmoniker.
2015 Sixty-Eight Annual Midwest Clinic 2014, Soo Han, Margaret Hite, Elisabeth Ohly-Davis, Dr. Robert Gillespie & Michael Pote conducting the Carmel High School Symphony Orchestra.
