John Williams
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John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer and conductor; he is best remembered for his scores (soundtracks) for movies such as Jaws, Star Wars, Superman, E.T., Indiana Jones, Home Alone, Jurassic Park and Harry Potter. He was also lead conductor for the Boston Pops Orchestra and conducts for them a few times each year especially around Christmas time.
For Barack Obama's presidential inauguration on 20 January 2009 John Williams made a special arrangement of the Shaker hymn "Air and Simple Gifts". It was performed by four musicians: the violinist Itzhak Perlman, the cellist Yo-Yo Ma, the clarinetist Anthony McGill and the pianist Gabriela Montero. [1]
