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Here, Barry Bostwick is presenting an award to John Williams. From the PBS site http://www.pbs.org/capitolfourth/concert.html : "John Williams: One of the most popular and successful American orchestral composers of the modern age, John Williams is the winner of five Academy Awards, 17 Grammys, three Golden Globes, four Emmys and one British Academy Award. Best known for his film scores and ceremonial music, Williams is also a noted composer of concert works and a renowned conductor. Williams' scores for such films as Jaws, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler's List, as well as the Indiana Jones series, have won him multiple awards and produced best-selling recordings, and his scores for the original Star Wars trilogy transformed the landscape of Hollywood film music and became icons of American culture. Williams has composed the music and served as a music director for more than ninety films, including The Patriot, Saving Private Ryan, Nixon, Sabrina, Jurassic Park, JFK, Hook, Born on the Fourth of July, Superman, Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Goodbye Mr. Chips. He has received forty-one Academy Award nominations, most recently for his scores for the blockbuster Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Steven Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence. His score for the film Schindler's List earned him both an Oscar and a Grammy. Williams' most recent project, Catch Me If You Can, his 20th film with long time collaborator Steven Spielberg, earned Williams his 42nd Academy Award nomination and the Broadcast Film Critic's award for Best Original Score. His recent album releases include American Journey, the official album of the Salt Lake 2002 Olympic Winter Games, and the release of Yo-Yo Ma Plays The Music of John Williams. His compositions include Liberty Fanfare, for the re-dedication of the Statue of Liberty, the fanfare Call of the Champions, written for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games, and themes for the 1984, 1988 and 1986 Summer Olympic Games. Many of Williams' film scores have been released as recordings; the soundtrack album Star Wars has sold more than four million copies, making it one of the most successful non-pop albums in recording history. " |