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Chances are, you wouldn’t recognise John Williams if he passed you in the street. And yet, the composer has had a phenomenal impact on cinema thanks to his various iconic scores.
Jaws, Star Wars, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, Superman, E.T., Saving Private Ryan … The list of his spectacular musical accomplishments goes on.
As a result, Williams has picked up five Oscars, seven BAFTAs, and four Golden Globes. Thanks to his work on Star Wars: The Force Awakens , the recently turned 85-year-old can now boast 23 Grammy Award wins.
In a non-televised segment of the 2017 Grammys, Margaret Cho accepted Williams’ award, his fifth Grammy for his work on Star Wars films (three for A New Hope and one for Empire Strikes Back).
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Just before the award was announced, news broke that Williams is currently scoring the upcoming eighth instalment in the Star Wars main-saga, The Last Jedi . Other future projects include Indiana Jones 5 and Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One.
Meanwhile, this year’s Grammys ceremony saw Adele pick up Album of the Year for 25 , the singer dedicating the win to fellow nominee Beyoncé.
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