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147-416: The Spirit of Troy is the only collegiate band to have two platinum records. The group has performed with numerous celebrities including John Williams , Michael Jackson , Diana Ross , Radiohead , Beyoncé , Doc Severinsen , George Clinton , Fleetwood Mac , The Three Tenors , John Dolmayan , Shavo Odadjian , Odesza , and The Offspring . In addition, the band has performed for five U.S. presidents , at

294-548: A 2016 interview with the U.S. Air Force Band, he recounted having attended basic training at Lackland Air Force Base , after which he served as a pianist and brass player, with secondary duties of making arrangements for three years. In March 1952, he was assigned to the Northeast Air Command 596th Air Force Band, stationed at Pepperrell Air Force Base in St. John's, Newfoundland . He also attended music courses at

441-549: A European orchestra, for an all-Williams concert featuring Mutter as soloist. The concert included many pieces from Across the Stars . The resulting concert album, John Williams in Vienna , became the bestselling orchestral album of 2020, reaching the top 10 in many countries and topping the U.S. and UK classical charts. The orchestra also commissioned a new procedural from Williams for their annual Philharmonikerball , replacing

588-497: A Geisha (2005). Williams scored the 2013 film The Book Thief , his first collaboration with a director other than Spielberg since 2005. The score earned him an Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations and a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. It was his 44th nomination for Best Original Score (and 49th overall), setting a new record for the most nominations in that category (he tied Alfred Newman 's record of 43 nominations in 2013). In 2017, Williams scored

735-429: A String, and The John Towner Touch . Williams also served as music arranger and bandleader for a series of popular music albums with the singers Ray Vasquez and Frankie Laine . While fluent in many 20th-century musical languages, Williams's most familiar style is neoromanticism . Williams's score for Star Wars is often described as Wagnerian as it makes use of the leitmotif , a musical phrase associated with

882-592: A Universal Exposition in the 1988 bicentennial year, however, citing the costs of the new Parliament House in Canberra, also to be opened in the same year, these proposals were knocked back. But 12 years later the 2000 Summer Olympics were held in Sydney, and Brisbane will be the 2032 Summer Olympics host city . Brisbane, under Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen , then developed Maccomick's earlier proposal to host an international-scale exposition, however at no cost to

1029-498: A community day of celebration on 10 May. It featured entertainment from the Expo, fireworks, interpretive displays and themed walks , and a Suncorp Spirit of Expo Staff Breakfast, also attended by then Lord Mayor of Brisbane Sallyanne Atkinson , and Expo Chair and CEO Sir Llewellyn Edwards . 2013 saw commemorative activities which included a special retrospective exhibition on World Expo 88 entitled "Light Fantastic: Expo 88 Rewired",

1176-456: A cost of $ 25 million. Large sun sails were erected over the site to provide shade from the hot Queensland climate. These became an icon of the Expo, becoming an element of Expo's sun-sails logo. Two thousand kilometres of telecommunication wire were laid during construction of the site. A A$ 4.5 million 88-metre (289.37911 feet) symbolic tower for the Expo was constructed, called The Night Companion (also known as "The Skyneedle"), which featured

1323-539: A gold and copper dome black spire top, with a xenon laser beam eye that scanned the Brisbane horizons each Expo evening up to 60 kilometres (37 mi) away. The main entry gate was the Melbourne Street gate at the northern end of the campus, located on the current Grey Street alongside South Brisbane Station. A Von Roll MkII monorail was constructed for World Expo 88 to take visitors quickly around

1470-415: A meeting in a fancy Beverly Hills restaurant, arranged by executives. It was very cute—you had the feeling Steven had never been in a restaurant like that before. It was like having lunch with a teen-age kid, but a brilliant one." They reunited a year later for Jaws . Spielberg used Williams's theme for Images as a temp track while editing Jaws . When Williams played his main theme for Jaws , based on

1617-633: A non-government not-for-profit commemorative entity for the Exposition was launched, named Foundation Expo '88. The Foundation based its activities at the Nepalese Peace Pagoda from the Expo, including a weekly Guided Tours program "Pagoda on Sundays", and hosting at the Pagoda first level a commemorative museum display of memorabilia from Expo, which is still maintained to this day. For the 10th Anniversary of Foundation Expo '88 in 2014,

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1764-571: A perceived lack of discipline in, and respect from, the Pops' ranks, culminating in this latest instance. After entreaties by the management and personal apologies from the musicians, Williams withdrew his resignation and continued as principal conductor for nine more years. In 1995, he was succeeded by Keith Lockhart , the former associate conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and Cincinnati Pops Orchestra . Williams

1911-579: A photographer. Williams is regarded as one of the most influential film composers. His work has influenced other composers of film, popular, and contemporary classical music. Norwegian composer Marcus Paus argues that Williams' "satisfying way of embodying dissonance and avant-garde techniques within a larger tonal framework" makes him "one of the great composers of any century". Similarly, his film music has clear influences from other classical and film composers, including Holst , Stravinsky , Korngold , and others. But while many have specifically referenced

2058-608: A pianist in many of the city's jazz clubs. After his studies at Juilliard and the Eastman School of Music , Williams went to Los Angeles where he began working as an orchestrator at film studios. Williams worked with such composers as Franz Waxman , Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Newman , and with fellow orchestrators Conrad Salinger and Bob Franklyn. Williams was also a studio pianist and session musician, performing on scores by such composers as Jerry Goldsmith , Elmer Bernstein and Henry Mancini . One of his first jobs

2205-546: A place, character or idea. Williams downplays the influence of Wagner: "People say they hear Wagner in Star Wars , and I can only think, It's not because I put it there. Now, of course, I know that Wagner had a great influence on Korngold and all the early Hollywood composers. Wagner lives with us here—you can't escape it. I have been in the big river swimming with all of them." Williams wrote his first film composition in 1952 while stationed at Pepperrell Air Force Base for

2352-689: A promotional film titled You Are Welcome , created for the Newfoundland tourist information office. Williams's first feature film composition was for Daddy-O (1958), and his first screen credit came two years later in Because They're Young . Williams also composed music for television, Bachelor Father (1957–59), the Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963–65), Lost in Space (1965–68), The Time Tunnel (1966–67) and Land of

2499-675: A redevelopment, and he later hosted meetings with prominent Queensland business persons and government representatives to discuss the idea. With the Australian Bicentenary looming in 1988, other Australian capitals sought means by which to celebrate the event, including hosting of a Universal Exposition or the Summer Olympic Games . Sydney and Melbourne both made representations to the Federal Government for matching dollar for dollar funding for

2646-513: A rough cut of the film sooner than was possible. In 2013, Williams expressed interest in working on the Star Wars sequel trilogy , saying: "Now we're hearing of a new set of movies coming in 2015, 2016 ... so I need to make sure I'm still ready to go in a few years for what I hope would be continued work with George." In 2015, Williams scored Star Wars: The Force Awakens , earning him his 50th Academy Award nomination. In 2017, he wrote

2793-531: A section of the Spirit of Troy to play an April Fools' Day prank on its cast during taping. In 2009, the band played on the show Dancing with the Stars . The USC drum line performed with Tommy Lee at the 2009 Guitar Center Drum Off. On April 17, 2010, the band performed " Welcome Home " with Coheed and Cambria at the Coachella Music Festival . In fall 2010, the band was used to film

2940-462: A shorthand for approaching danger. Williams's score is more complex than the two-note theme; it contains echoes of Debussy 's La Mer and Stravinsky 's The Rite of Spring . Shortly thereafter, Spielberg and Williams began a two-year collaboration on Close Encounters of the Third Kind . They crafted the distinctive five-note motif that functions both in the score and in the story as

3087-644: A symphony; a sinfonietta for wind ensemble; a concerto for horn written for Dale Clevenger, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 's principal horn; a concerto for clarinet written for Michele Zukovsky , the Los Angeles Philharmonic 's principal clarinetist, in 1991; a cello concerto premiered by Yo-Yo Ma and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood in 1994; concertos for the flute and violin recorded by

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3234-689: A tribute to the musicals of Stanley Donen and served as the New York Philharmonic season's opening event. After a three-season absence, Williams conducted the Philharmonic once again in October 2011. After over a ten year break, Williams returned to New York in 2022 to conduct the Philadelphia Orchestra for a benefit concert at Carnegie Hall , with special guest violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter . The next year, he

3381-520: A wide variety of international theatre, opera, and classical music at the adjoining (separate ticket admission) World Expo on Stage program at the Queensland Performing Arts Complex . The exposition averaged 100,000 visitors a day, with highest day of attendance being 184,000 visitors on 29 October 1988, the last day before the closing ceremony. Network Ten was the official television broadcast partner for Expo 88. At

3528-613: A year after the Expo closed its doors. The site of World Expo Park was re-developed into the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre . The Queensland Pavilion was purchased by the Gateway Baptist Church, and now stands on their Mackenzie premises. The Victorian Pavilion was purchased privately and moved to 77 Shore St West, Cleveland , where it is known as Redland Trade Centre. On 30 April 2004, sixteen years after World Expo 88's official opening,

3675-625: Is a seven-piece song cycle based on the texts of former U.S. poet laureate Rita Dove . It had its world premiere by the Boston Symphony under Williams with soprano Cynthia Haymon . Williams makes annual appearances with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl , and took part as conductor and composer in the orchestra's opening gala concerts for the Walt Disney Concert Hall in 2003, which included

3822-645: Is also the native floral emblem of Cairns. In 2009 as part of the Q150 celebrations, Expo 88 was announced as one of the Q150 Icons of Queensland for its role as a "Defining Moment". Celebrations for the 20th anniversary were held at South Bank Parklands during May 2008. Celebrations included a charity dinner on 9 May at the Great Hall of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, and

3969-603: Is an American composer and conductor. In a career that has spanned seven decades, he has composed some of the most popular, recognizable, and critically acclaimed film scores in cinema history . He has a distinct sound that mixes romanticism , impressionism and atonal music with complex orchestration . He is best known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg and George Lucas and has received numerous accolades including 26 Grammy Awards , five Academy Awards , seven BAFTA Awards , three Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards . With 54 Academy Award nominations, he

4116-510: Is its laureate conductor. Other works by Williams include theme music for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games; NBC Sunday Night Football ; " The Mission " theme (used by NBC News and Seven News in Australia); the television series Lost in Space , Land of the Giants and Amazing Stories . Williams announced but then rescinded his intention to retire from film score composing after

4263-617: Is now over, Expo '88 has come to a close.....Thank you for all that have contributed and may the light of World Expo 88 never really fade." . A massive fireworks display, the longest in Australia at the time, soon followed, with a burning icon of the World Expo 88 sun sails logo set alight on the Brisbane River. After the end of World Expo 88, various contingency plans were mooted as to possible future developments. One proposal

4410-586: Is now the Pops' laureate conductor, thus maintaining his affiliation with its parent Boston Symphony Orchestra . Williams leads the Pops on several occasions each year, particularly during their Holiday Pops season and typically for a week of concerts in May. He conducts an annual Film Night at both Boston Symphony Hall and Tanglewood , where he frequently enlists the Tanglewood Festival Chorus . Williams has written many concert pieces, including

4557-599: Is the second-most nominated person, after Walt Disney , and is the oldest Oscar nominee in any category, at 92 years old. Williams's early work as a film composer includes Valley of the Dolls (1967), Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969), Images and The Cowboys (both 1972), The Long Goodbye (1973) and The Towering Inferno (1974). He has collaborated with Spielberg since The Sugarland Express (1974), composing music for all but five of his feature films. He received five Academy Awards for Best Score for Fiddler on

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4704-689: The 1932 Summer Olympics held in Los Angeles, forming the Olympic Braid in the opening ceremonies in the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (coincidentally USC's home stadium). After wearing various uniforms over the years, particularly those with a military style, the band began using basic, unadorned Trojan-style helmets and uniforms in 1950. Three years later, the TMB adopted "Conquest", a song composed by Alfred Newman for

4851-499: The Academy Award shows of 1976 and 2000 as well as at the 2004 Grammy Awards with OutKast . During the 2009 Grammy Awards , it accompanied Radiohead 's performance of " 15 Step ". The band appeared with Beyoncé Knowles and Hugh Jackman on the 81st Academy Awards in 2009. The Spirit of Troy was used for the opening broadcast of ESPN 's West Coast SportsCenter from Los Angeles. The television drama House used

4998-593: The Colosseum of Rome. In 2010, the band traveled to Shanghai, China, once again to play for United States National Day at the 2010 World Expo and in 2014 for the grand opening of the first Old Navy flagship store in China. In 2016 the band became the first American performing group invited to participate in Macau's Chinese new year parade. At the end of the 2016 season, the TMB appeared in the 103rd Rose Bowl . This marked

5145-667: The Gold Coast . The other three trains were bought back by Von Roll and are now running at the German theme park Europa-Park in Rust since 1995. A ticket to the fair allowed entry to the World Expo Park amusement park at the same location. Although originally intended to be a permanent feature, the park remained open for only one year after Expo had closed. The fair was open daily from 10am to 10pm. The Expo sunsails and

5292-628: The Harry Potter films, " Hedwig's Theme ", was also used in the fourth through eighth films. Like the main themes from Jaws , Star Wars , Superman , and Indiana Jones , fans have come to identify the Harry Potter films with Williams's themes. Williams was asked to return to score the film franchise's final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 , but director David Yates said that "their schedules simply did not align", as he would have had to provide Williams with

5439-643: The Kingdom of Thailand Pavilion, amongst others. The Australia Pavilion and Queensland Pavilion, side by side, were also custom-made, with the exterior of the Australia Pavilion notably in the shape and colours of Uluru (Ayers Rock). The Queensland Pavilion was designed by Robin Gibson. As well as the popular platypus mascot Expo Oz, designed by Disney's Imagineering Division, there were several themed initiatives that promoted World Expo 88, most notably

5586-790: The London Symphony Orchestra ; and a trumpet concerto, which was premiered by The Cleveland Orchestra and their principal trumpet Michael Sachs in September 1996. His bassoon concerto, The Five Sacred Trees , which was premiered by the New York Philharmonic and principal bassoon player Judith LeClair in 1995, was recorded for Sony Classical by Williams with LeClair and the London Symphony Orchestra. His " Violin Concerto No. 2 "

5733-613: The Oscar and Golden Globe nominated song "If We Were in Love" (with lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman ) to Franklin J. Schaffner 's Yes, Giorgio (1982). For Family Plot , Hitchcock told Williams to remember one thing: "Murder can be fun." He tipped his hat to Hitchcock's frequent composer, Bernard Herrmann , and Hitchcock was pleased with the result. Williams would follow a similar approach when scoring Brian de Palma 's The Fury (1978). Kael called Williams "a major collaborator" on

5880-562: The Space Shuttle and Apollo program , as well as the car KITT from the TV series Knight Rider . Also having its own pavilion was the official Australian TV partner of the Expo, Network Ten , via its Queensland station TVQ, whose news studios were located there for public tours and during the Expo also switched channel frequencies in September (from channel 0 to channel 10) in line with the other state channels. The most expensive pavilion

6027-589: The Star Wars films. It used vocal melodies instead of his usual compositions using brass instruments. Also of note was "Anakin's Theme", which begins as an innocent childlike melody and morphs insidiously into a quote of the sinister "Imperial March". For Attack of the Clones , Williams composed "Across the Stars", a love theme for Padmé Amidala and Anakin Skywalker (mirroring the love theme composed for The Empire Strikes Back ). The final installment Revenge of

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6174-490: The Star Wars franchise: "We know J. J. Abrams is preparing one Star Wars movie now that I will hopefully do next year for him. I look forward to it. It will round out a series of nine, that will be quite enough for me." Williams also makes a cameo in the film as Oma Tres, a Kijimi bartender. In July 2018, Williams composed the main musical theme for Disneyland and Disney's Hollywood Studios theme park attraction Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge . William Ross , who conducted

6321-579: The Summer Olympics , and on the Academy Awards , Grammy Awards , and the season 7 finale of American Idol . A contingent of the band has performed at every USC football game, home and away, since 1987. It also makes an international trip at least every other year. The Trojan Shrine , the symbol of USC and popularly known as "Tommy Trojan", was originally supposed to be named "The Spirit of Troy". The TMB's first recorded performance

6468-536: The United Kingdom , Canada , Spain and Greece , as well as major Asian countries such as Singapore , Thailand , Nepal , Pakistan , China , Japan , Sri Lanka , South Korea , Indonesia , and the Philippines , and amongst others. Close neighbouring countries, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea were also represented. State-level and multi-lateral organisations included the six Australian states,

6615-715: The United Nations , the European Union , Vatican City , three American states ( Hawaii , California and Alaska ), one Japanese prefecture (sister state of Queensland, Saitama Prefecture ), and one Japanese city (Brisbane's sister city Kobe City). Corporate pavilions included IBM , Ford , Fujitsu , Queensland Newspapers , Australia Post , Cadbury Chocolate , Suncorp , and the Queensland Teachers Credit Union. NASA and Universal Studios hosted outdoor exhibits, with models of

6762-555: The University of Arizona as part of his service. In 1955, following his Air Force service, Williams moved to New York City and entered Juilliard , where he studied piano with Rosina Lhévinne . He was originally set on becoming a concert pianist, but after hearing contemporary pianists like John Browning and Van Cliburn perform, he switched his focus to composition. "It became clear," he recalled, "that I could write better than I could play." During this time Williams worked as

6909-475: The University of California, Los Angeles , and studied composition privately with the Italian composer Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco . Williams also attended Los Angeles City College for one semester, as the school had a Studio Jazz Band. In 1951, Williams joined the U.S. Air Force , where he played the piano and brass and conducted and arranged music for the U.S. Air Force Band as part of his assignments. In

7056-634: The University of Pennsylvania in 2021. Williams was made an honorary brother of Kappa Kappa Psi at Boston University in 1993, upon his impending retirement from the Boston Pops. Since 1988, Williams has been honored with 15 Sammy Film Music Awards, the longest-running awards for film music recordings. In 2000, Williams received the Golden Plate Award of the American Academy of Achievement . Williams has been inducted into

7203-414: The communications signal of the film's extraterrestrials . Darryn King writes that "One moment in that film captures some of Spielberg and Williams's alchemy: the musical dialogue between the humans and the otherworldly visitors, itself an artistic collaboration of sorts." Pauline Kael wrote of the scene: "the earthlings are ready with a console, and they greet the great craft with an oboe solo variation on

7350-750: The "Raiders March" from the Indiana Jones movies at the end of the show. Williams made a surprise appearance at the U.S. premiere of the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) on June 15, where he conducted themes with a live symphony orchestra. Also present were Spielberg, Lucas, Harrison Ford , and James Mangold . Later that year, he conducted the Saito Kinen Orchestra in Matsumoto and Tokyo , Japan, marking his return to

7497-802: The 100th Anniversary of the Hollywood Bowl . He is currently completing a piano concerto for Emanuel Ax . In February 2004, April 2006, and September 2007, Williams conducted the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall in New York City. The initial program was intended to be a one-time special event, and featured Williams's medley of Oscar-winning film scores first performed at the previous year's Academy Awards . Its unprecedented popularity led to two concerts in 2006, fundraising gala events featuring personal recollections by Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg . Continued demand fueled three more concerts in 2007, which all sold out. These featured

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7644-824: The 1924 fanfare by Richard Strauss . Williams conducted the Berlin Philharmonic from October 14–16, 2021, marking his second engagement with a European orchestra and his first with the Berlin Philharmonic. In 2022, in celebration of his 90th birthday, Williams conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in March, and was honored on August 20 with a tribute at Tanglewood . The tribute at Tanglewood featured James Taylor , Yo-Yo Ma, and Branford Marsalis . The Boston Symphony Orchestra performed some of Williams' best-known music, with Williams conducting

7791-441: The 1990s, including to the Berlin Wall after its fall, Amsterdam , Brussels , Innsbruck , Japan , the then- EuroDisneyLand in France , the Seville Expo '92 , and to France to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings. The band also participated in Super Bowl XXIV in New Orleans and the opening ceremony of the 1994 FIFA World Cup . In 1993, USC alumnus and then U.S. Representative Christopher Cox welcomed

7938-409: The 2007 World Series, Williams conducted a brass -and-drum ensemble in a new dissonant arrangement of "The Star Spangled Banner". He composed the quartet Air and Simple Gifts for the first inauguration of Barack Obama . The piece is based on the hymn " Simple Gifts ", made famous by Aaron Copland in Appalachian Spring . Williams chose the theme because he knew Obama admired Copland. It

8085-403: The 34th time USC has played in the "Granddaddy of Them All". In 2014, the Spirit of Troy was declared the best marching band in college football by USA Today's "College Football Fan Index." The Spirit of Troy also appeared at Expo 2015 in Milan , Italy to perform as part of the American Pavilion's Fourth of July celebration. This was the band's fifth appearance at a World Expo. In 2019,

8232-490: The American Classical Music Hall of Fame and the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame . Williams was honored with the annual Richard Kirk award at the 1999 BMI Film and TV Awards, recognizing his contribution to film and television music. In 2004, he received a Kennedy Center Honor . He won a Classic Brit Award in 2005 for his soundtrack work of the previous year. Williams has won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for his scores for Star Wars , Close Encounters of

8379-414: The Australian taxpayer, a world's first 'free enterprise' World Exposition, which the Federal Government rubber stamped. With federal representation, at the December 1983 Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) General Assembly, Brisbane won the right to hold the 1988 World Exposition, as a specialised international exposition. Immediately, the Brisbane Exposition and South Bank Redevelopment Authority

8526-399: The Dial of Destiny , scheduled for a 2023 release, would likely be his last film score as he planned to retire from film and focus on solely composing concert music. However, he reversed this decision by January 2023, stating that he had at least "10 more years to go. I'll stick around for a while!". He compared the decision to Spielberg's father Arnold , who had worked in his field until he

8673-432: The Dolls (1967) and was nominated again for Goodbye, Mr. Chips (1969). His first Oscar was for Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score , for Fiddler on the Roof (1971). He scored Robert Altman 's psychological thriller Images (1972) and his neo-noir The Long Goodbye (1973), based on the novel of the same name by Raymond Chandler . Pauline Kael wrote that "Altman does variations on Chandler's theme

8820-426: The Expo site as well as souvenirs, and a costume Expo Oz could be seen as part of the daily parades, shows, and other variety performances. Over 500 items of souvenir memorabilia were made using Expo Oz's image. Expo Oz also featured in extensive international tours in the lead-up to the Expo, to Europe, the US and Japan. The theme song of the Expo, 'Together We'll Show the World!' by Frank Millward and Carol Lloyd ,

8967-442: The Expo site. Costing A$ 12 million, it consisted of 2 stations at either end of the site, 2.3 kilometres (1.4 mi) of track and 4 nine-carriage trains. The route included going through the Queensland Pavilion, across the Pacific Lagoon and beside the Brisbane River. The system was able to carry 44,000 passengers per day. Following Expo, one of the trains and some track joined the existing Sea World Monorail System at Sea World on

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9114-425: The Expo tower Night Companion can be seen clearly here, as well as the monorail. Some of the rides of the World Expo Park can be seen in the background. The 'cubistic flotilla' can be seen in the foreground. World Expo 88 was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on Saturday, 30 April 1988 to much fanfare. The fair attracted more than 18 million visitors, including staff and VIPs, more than double the predicted 7.8 million, and

9261-429: The Expo's two interchangeable brands (as noted above): one, a boomerang-styled '88' on a wire frame globe, and the colourful sunsails logo, which superimposed aspects of the Expo's entertainment on a relief of one of the Expo's popular sun sails (designed by Ken Cato, of Cato Purnell Partners). There was also a new weekly theme which allowed special-interest groups to entertain. The logos were used extensively throughout

9408-415: The Exposition due to domestic political measures, World Expo 88 attracted some 100 pavilions, from 52 governments, of which 36 were from international-level, and numerous corporate participants. Major western and European nations were represented such as the United States , the Soviet Union (last representation at a World Exposition), France , West Germany (also last representation at a World Exposition),

9555-406: The Exposition on the former site is the Nepalese Peace Pagoda , part of the Nepalese representation, a traditional three-storey handmade wooden replica of a Pagoda in Kathmandu. The popular boardwalk eateries at the southern end of the Expo 88 site were replaced by River Quay Green and modern restaurants in 2011. Two of the most popular performing arts venues from World Expo 88 took on a new form at

9702-513: The Extra-Terrestrial , Schindler's List ) and one for Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score ( Fiddler on the Roof ) . Williams was the subject of an hour-long documentary for the BBC in 1980, and was featured in a report on 20/20 in 1983. He has received several academic honors, including an Honorary Doctorate of Music from Berklee College of Music in 1980, as well as Honorary Doctor of Music degrees from Boston College in 1993, from Harvard University in 2017, and from

9849-454: The Foundation was re-branded into one new entity "Celebrate 88!". The Golden Penda tree ( Xanthostemon chrysanthus ) was selected as the theme plant for Expo 88. Cuttings of the tree, which is native to north Queensland, were taken from a superior form from a garden in Brisbane and planted in flower in Brisbane to create a 'Sea of Gold'. In late autumn, the tree can still be seen in flower in gardens and lining streets across Brisbane. The tree

9996-586: The Fourth of July (1989), JFK (1991) and Nixon (1995)), and Chris Columbus (the first two Home Alone films (1990–1992) and Stepmom (1998)). Additional films Williams scored during this period include Harry Winer 's SpaceCamp (1986), Alan J. Pakula 's Presumed Innocent (1990), Ron Howard 's Far and Away (1992), Sydney Pollack 's Sabrina (1995), Barry Levinson 's Sleepers (1996), John Singleton 's Rosewood (1997), Alan Parker 's Angela's Ashes (1999), Roland Emmerich 's The Patriot (2000) and Rob Marshall 's Memoirs of

10143-450: The Giants (1968-70), the last three created by the prolific producer Irwin Allen . He also worked on several episodes of M Squad (1957-1960) and Checkmate (1960–1962) and the pilot episode of Gilligan's Island (1964–67). Williams called William Wyler 's How to Steal a Million (1966) "the first film I ever did for a major, super-talent director". Williams received his first Oscar nomination for his score for Valley of

10290-424: The Japanese Government Pavilion was gifted to the City of Brisbane at the end of the Expo and was re-located to the Mount Coot-tha Botanic Gardens . The colourful, large Australia Pavilion letters, designed by Australian artist Ken Done were synonymous with the success of the Expo, and were purchased by Shaftesbury Citizenship Campus at the end of the Expo, for their Burpengary Campus. The end of Expo till 2008

10437-400: The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023). Spielberg emphasized the importance of Williams's score to the Indiana Jones pictures: "Jones did not perish, but listened carefully to the Raiders score. Its sharp rhythms told him when to run. Its slicing strings told him when to duck. Its several integrated themes told adventurer Jones when to kiss

10584-482: The Pops' new leader in the spring of 1980 allowed him to devote part of the Pops' first PBS broadcast of the season to presenting his new compositions for The Empire Strikes Back . Williams almost ended his tenure with the Pops in 1984 when some players hissed while sight-reading a new Williams composition in rehearsal; Williams abruptly left the session and tendered his resignation. He initially cited mounting conflicts with his film composing schedule but later admitted

10731-739: The Press . In 1987, Williams scored George Miller 's The Witches of Eastwick . In his Oscar-nominated score for Lawrence Kasdan 's The Accidental Tourist (1988), Williams developed the two main theme sections in different ways, turning the mood lighter or darker through orchestration and an unexpected use of synthesizers. Other frequent collaborations with directors include Martin Ritt ( Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), Conrack (1974) and Stanley & Iris (1990)), Mark Rydell ( The Reivers (1969), The Cowboys (1972), Cinderella Liberty (1973) and The River (1984)), Oliver Stone ( Born on

10878-524: The Roof (1971), Jaws (1975), Star Wars (1977), E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial (1982) and Schindler's List (1993). Other memorable collaborations with Spielberg include Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), the Indiana Jones franchise (1981–2023), Jurassic Park (1993), Saving Private Ryan (1998), Catch Me If You Can (2002), War Horse (2011), Lincoln (2012) and The Fabelmans (2022). He also scored Superman (1978),

11025-659: The Sith combined many of the themes created for the series' previous films, including "The Emperor's Theme", "The Imperial March", "Across the Stars", "Duel of the Fates", "The Force Theme", "Rebel Fanfare", "Luke's Theme", and "Princess Leia's Theme", as well as new themes for General Grievous and the film's climax, titled "Battle of the Heroes". Williams scored the first three film adaptations of J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series. The most important theme from Williams's scores for

11172-593: The Spirit of Troy elected its first female drum major. On November 22, 2019, an announcement was made on the USC website that Saturday (November 23, 2019) will be Bartner's last appearance as band director at a home football game in his career. "Bartner will then return for the 2020 football season in a reduced role in order to ensure an orderly transition to the new director. Bartner will officially retire on Jan. 1, 2021." The Spirit of Troy has appeared in several movies and television shows, including: The band also appeared in

11319-505: The Superman fanfare and the love theme, "Can You Read My Mind?", appeared in the subsequent Salkind/Cannon film sequels as well as Superman Returns (2006). In 1985, NBC commissioned Williams to compose a television news music package for various network news spots. The package, which Williams named " The Mission ", consists of four movements, two of which are still used heavily by NBC today for Today , NBC Nightly News and Meet

11466-638: The Third Kind , Superman , The Empire Strikes Back , E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial , Angela's Ashes , Munich , Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull , and The Book Thief . The competition includes not only composers of film scores, but also composers of instrumental music of any genre, including composers of classical fare such as symphonies and chamber music . Expo %2788 World Expo 88 , also known as Expo 88 ,

11613-492: The Worlds allowed him to tip his hat to the scores for classic monster movies. That same year, he scored Spielberg's epic historical drama film Munich . In 2011, after a three-year hiatus from film scoring, Williams composed the scores for Spielberg's The Adventures of Tintin and War Horse . The former was his first score for an animated film, and he employed various styles, including "1920s, 1930s European jazz" for

11760-534: The aborigines), Australian soprano Julie Anthony joined the group as the lead vocalist in her stead. During the events of the Expo's closing ceremony, the Night Companion's light beam was stilled. Sir Llewellyn Edwards concluded the Expo with the words "With the Prime Minister, Mr Premier, my Lord Mayor, distinguished guests, and ladies and gentlemen – as the Prime Minister indicated, the carnival

11907-456: The alteration of two notes, Spielberg initially thought it was a joke. Williams explained that "the sophisticated approach you would like me to take isn't the approach you took with the film I just experienced." After hearing variations on the theme, Spielberg agreed: "sometimes the best ideas are the most simple ones." The score earned Williams his second Academy Award, his first for Best Original Score . Its ominous two-note ostinato has become

12054-547: The animated short film Dear Basketball , directed by Glen Keane and based on a poem by Kobe Bryant . In 2023, he was commissioned by ESPN to write an original composition titled "Of Grit and Glory" for the 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship . From 1980 to 1993, Williams served as the Boston Pops Orchestra 's principal conductor, succeeding Arthur Fiedler . Williams never met Fiedler in person but spoke to him by telephone. His arrival as

12201-687: The anthem's 200th anniversary. The performance was held at A Capitol Fourth , an Independence Day celebration concert in Washington, D.C., on July 4, 2014. On April 13, 2017, at Star Wars Celebration Orlando, Williams performed a surprise concert with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra featuring "Princess Leia's Theme" (a tribute to the recently deceased Carrie Fisher ), "The Imperial March" and "Main Title", followed by George Lucas saying, "The secret sauce of Star Wars,

12348-608: The arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney Harbour. Expo 88 attracted more than 15,760,000 visitors who bought tickets worth A$ 175 million. The event achieved both its economic aims and very good attendances, was successfully used to promote Queensland as a tourist destination and it spurred a major re-development at the South Brisbane site. The core feature of the site were the international pavilions. Many of

12495-966: The band from the floor of the Congress . In 2003, the TMB performed during the Chinese New Year celebration in Hong Kong , a year later it also played at the Great Wall of China , Xi'an , Shanghai as well as returning to Hong Kong for the Chinese New Year. The TMB participated in Expo 2005 in Nagoya , Japan , while also performing in Tokyo and Kyoto . In 2006 the TMB went to Italy and performed in Venice , Florence and in front of

12642-420: The band into its current form. Women were allowed to join the band in 1972. After several more uniform changes, the TMB began using more elaborate Trojan helmets with brushes, visors, and ear flaps in 1972. In 1973 the TMB began its tradition of sending the full band to games at USC-Notre Dame rivalry games at Notre Dame Stadium . In 1979, the TMB was invited by Fleetwood Mac to perform and record " Tusk ",

12789-639: The band: the TMB trumpets performed the fanfare for Pope John Paul II in his visit to Los Angeles, the band performed during Super Bowl XXI in Pasadena, and the band began its current streak of attending all USC home and away football games. In 1988, the TMB performed again at Super Bowl XXII in San Diego, and at the Expo '88 World's Fair held in Brisbane , Australia , during that nation's bicentennial The band took several more international trips in

12936-621: The city today, most notably Gidon Graetz 's work Mirage in the Brisbane Arcade and American sculptor Jon Barlow Hudson 's work Morning Star II located in the City Botanic Gardens . A sectional model or maquette of Jon Barlow Hudson's artwork Paradigm is on display outside State Library of Queensland . One can view and take part in a Heritage Walk of some of the major works at the World Expo 88 Art Heritage trail at Celebrate 88. The Japan Pond and Garden from

13083-580: The closing ceremony of World Expo 88 at the River Stage, a concert showcased all the Expo's entertainers singing and dancing. The concert finished up with the Australian pop-folk band, The Seekers , singing one of their songs " The Carnival Is Over " at the very end of the celebrations, in what has become an Australian tradition. As Judith Durham refused perform for the Expo '88 Closing Ceremony celebrations (due to her sentiments of what happened to

13230-698: The conclusion of the Expo as Riverstage (at the new venue in the City Botanic Gardens ), and the Courier Mail Piazza (formerly called the Suncorp Piazza) at the South Bank Parklands . These two outdoor performing arts venues today welcome visitors to a variety of performing arts genres. The Skyneedle (or "Night Companion") is 88 m (289 ft)-high and beams light skywards with a visibility of more than 60 km (37 mi) during special events. The Skyneedle, which

13377-419: The country for the first time in over thirty years. In 1956, Williams married Barbara Ruick , an American actress and singer, and they remained married until her death in 1974. The couple had three children: Jennifer (Jenny) Williams Gruska (b. 1956), Mark Towner Williams (b. 1958), and Joseph Williams (b. 1960); the last is best known as the lead singer of Toto . In 1980, Williams married Samantha Winslow,

13524-534: The country had ever hosted. Sixteen pieces were commissioned for the event, while others were on loan. Also the 88-strong white fibreglass 'Human Factor' sculpture series which captured the whimsy of persons in day-to-day life, were also put up for private sale, with many of them being purchased for shopping centres and arcades. Some of the works that were for sale have been purchased by the Brisbane City Council and are on display at various places in

13671-737: The early 1970s thanks to his work for Irwin Allen's disaster films ; he scored The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Towering Inferno and Earthquake (both 1974). Williams named his Images score as a favorite; he recalls "the score used all kinds of effects for piano, percussion, and strings. It had a debt to Varèse , whose music enormously interested me. If I had never written film scores, if I had proceeded writing concert music, it might have been in this vein. I think I would have enjoyed it. I might even have been fairly good at it. But my path didn't go that way." As it happened, Williams's scores for The Reivers (1969) and The Cowboys (1972) shaped

13818-467: The exposition's sculptures and buildings were retained by various entities around the state and are still in use or on display today. The first thoughts of a world expo for Brisbane began soon after James Maccormick , architect for the Australia Pavilion at Expo '67 , Expo '70 and Expo '74 , was commissioned to do an urban renewal study for Kangaroo Point in the early 70s. It occurred to Maccormick that an exposition would be an ideal catalyst for such

13965-572: The film Captain from Castile as a victory march. The TMB made its first trip outside of California in 1954, traveling to Portland, Oregon to play a USC- Oregon game that the Trojans would win, 24–14. During the Grammy Awards of 1966 , TMB trumpet alumnus Herb Alpert won three Grammy Awards, including Record of the Year. Arthur C. Bartner took over the program in 1970, and began shaping

14112-424: The film, writing that he had "composed what may be as apt and delicately varied a score as any horror movie has ever had. He scares us without banshee melodramatics. He sets the mood under the opening titles: otherworldly, seductively frightening. The music cues us in." That same year, Williams scored Richard Donner 's Superman . Donner reportedly interrupted the demo premiere of the opening title by running onto

14259-494: The first two Home Alone films (1990–1992) and the first three Harry Potter films (2001–2004). Among other directors, he has worked with Alfred Hitchcock , Brian De Palma , Robert Altman , Clint Eastwood and Richard Donner . Williams has also composed numerous classical concertos and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments. He served as the Boston Pops ' principal conductor from 1980 to 1993 and

14406-468: The five-note theme; the craft answers in deep, tuba tones. The dialogue becomes blissfully garrulous ... there is a conversational duet: the music of the spheres." Williams says the first three notes of the theme are resolved, making the next two surprising, adding "I realized that 20 years after the fact." Spielberg chose Williams to score 1941 (1979) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). For

14553-689: The former State Government Minister Sir Llewellyn Edwards , was appointed in February 1984. The General Manager was Bob Miniken and the Entertainment Director was Ric Birch (who would soon become one of the greatest experts in Olympic ceremonies and large-scale events in the world). Landscaping at the site was done by Brisbane landscape architect Lawrie Smith . The landscaping was based on nine precincts and used more than 150,000 temperate and tropical plants. Despite late entrants into

14700-569: The greatest composer-conductor in the universe, John Williams". Anne-Sophie Mutter , introduced to Williams by their mutual friend André Previn , collaborated with Williams on an album, Across the Stars , on which Mutter played themes and pieces from Williams's film scores in his new arrangements for violin. It was released in August 2019. The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra invited Williams to lead concerts in January 2020, his first engagement with

14847-647: The heroine or smash the enemy. All things considered, Jones listened ... and lived." Williams's soaring score for Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) won him a fourth Oscar. Spielberg liked Williams's music for the climactic chase so much that he edited the film to match it. The Spielberg-Williams collaboration resumed in 1987 with Empire of the Sun and continued with Always (1989), Hook (1991), Jurassic Park (1993) and its sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), Amistad (1997) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). Williams also contributed

14994-636: The latter, Williams wrote the rousing "The Raiders March" for the film's hero, Indiana Jones , as well as separate themes to represent the eponymous Ark of the Covenant , Jones's love interest Marion Ravenwood and the Nazi villains. Additional themes were written and featured in his scores for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indiana Jones and

15141-589: The letters could be viewed along the Bruce Highway near Burpengary as one approached Brisbane City, a reminder of their successful role at World Expo 88. In 2018, the letters were restored and placed at the Caboolture Historical Village. World Expo Park , the Expo's theme park located adjacent to the Expo site, was intended to be a permanent legacy of the Expo at its conclusion. Citing lack of patronage, however, it closed down just

15288-726: The list. The Library of Congress entered the Star Wars soundtrack into the National Recording Registry for being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". John Towner Williams was born in Flushing, Queens , New York City, to Esther (née Towner) and Johnny Williams , a jazz drummer and percussionist who played with the Raymond Scott Quintet. He has an older sister, Joan, and two younger brothers, Jerry and Don, who play on his film scores. Williams said of his lineage: "My father

15435-687: The main theme for the film. Williams garnered his fourth Oscar for Best Original Score, his fifth overall. Williams scored Spielberg's A.I. Artificial Intelligence , based on an unfinished project Stanley Kubrick asked Spielberg to direct. A. O. Scott argued that the movie represented new directions for director and composer, writing that Spielberg created "a mood as layered, dissonant and strange as John Williams's unusually restrained, modernist score". Williams wrote scores inspired by jazz for Spielberg's Catch Me If You Can (2002), which allowed him to tip his hat to Henry Mancini , as well as The Terminal (2004). His 2005 score for Spielberg's War of

15582-415: The most widely recognized in film history, and the " Force Theme " and " Princess Leia's Theme " are well-known examples of leitmotif. The score was immensely successful—it remains the highest grossing non- popular music recording of all time—and won Williams a second Academy Award for Best Original Score . In 1980, Williams returned to score The Empire Strikes Back , introducing " The Imperial March " as

15729-442: The music for Star Wars: The Last Jedi , the eighth episode of the saga. Williams contributed "The Adventures of Han" and several additional demos for the 2018 standalone Star Wars film Solo: A Star Wars Story , while John Powell wrote the film's original score and adapted Williams's music. In March 2018, Williams announced that following Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019), he would retire from composing music for

15876-467: The opening credits and "pirate music" for the maritime battles. Both scores received overwhelmingly positive reviews and earned Academy Award nominations, the latter also being nominated for a Golden Globe. The Oscar nominations were Williams's 46th and 47th, making him the most nominated musician in Academy Award history (having previously been tied with Alfred Newman 's 45 nominations) and

16023-441: The path his career went. Williams's scores for The Reivers and The Cowboys impressed a young Steven Spielberg , who was getting ready to direct his feature debut, The Sugarland Express (1974) and requested the composer for The Reivers . Williams recalled, "I met what looked to be this seventeen-year-old kid, this very sweet boy, who knew more about film music than I did—every Max Steiner and Dimitri Tiomkin score. We had

16170-671: The popular evening fireworks and large-scale laser show, set to music, each Expo evening at 10 pm. Big international and Australian names were a feature at World Expo 88. Perennial Australian favourites such as Icehouse , Little River Band , Mental as Anything , The Cockroaches , Joe Camilleri and the Black Sorrows , John Farnham , Julie Anthony , Simon Gallaher , Wickety Wak and Jon English , were regular performers, as well as concerts by international artists such as Jerry Harrison (of Talking Heads ), Julio Iglesias , John Denver , Donny Osmond , Cher , Phyllis Diller , and

16317-740: The premiere of his piece Soundings . In 2004, he served as the Grand Marshal for the Rose Parade and conducted " The Star Spangled Banner " at the Rose Bowl Game . In April 2005, Williams and the Boston Pops performed the "Throne Room Finale" from Star Wars at opening day in Fenway Park as the Boston Red Sox , having won their first World Series championship since 1918, received their championship rings. For Game 1 of

16464-406: The present and the future; Japan with its Japan Pond and Garden and hi-tech displays; Switzerland , with its artificial snow ski slope and cable car ride; and Nepal , with its 3-level hand-crafted Nepalese Peace Pagoda . For the most part, pavilions were housed in pre-fabricated units constructed by the expo authority, with the exception of the Nepalese Peace Pagoda , of Nepal , and aspects of

16611-533: The promo video for the return of the television show Hawaii Five-0 . The band returned to Coachella in 2024, performing "Tokyo Calling" with the J-Pop group Atarashii Gakko! The band has played at the Hollywood Bowl 's "Tchaikovsky Spectacular" for over 20 years, helping supplement the Los Angeles Philharmonic during the 1812 Overture finale. John Williams This is an accepted version of this page John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)

16758-640: The record for the most Oscar nominations for a living person and is the second most nominated person in Academy Awards history behind Walt Disney 's 59. Williams is the only person to be nominated for an Academy Award in seven different decades (the 1960s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 2000s, 2010s, and 2020s). He is also the oldest person, at age 91, ever to be nominated for an Academy Award. Forty-eight of Williams's Oscar nominations are for Best Original Score and five are for Best Original Song . He won four Oscars for Best Original Score ( Jaws , Star Wars , E.T.

16905-824: The release of Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny in 2023. Among other accolades, he has received the Kennedy Center Honor in 2004, the National Medal of the Arts in 2009 and the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016. He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1998, the Hollywood Bowl 's Hall of Fame in 2000 and the American Classical Music Hall of Fame in 2004. He has composed

17052-607: The score for nine of the top 25 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office. In 2022 , Williams was appointed an Honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE) by Queen Elizabeth II , "for services to film music". In 2005, the American Film Institute placed Williams's score to Star Wars first on its list AFI's 100 Years of Film Scores ; his scores for Jaws and E.T. also made

17199-468: The scores of Alexander Mackendrick 's Sweet Smell of Success (1957) and Robert Mulligan 's To Kill a Mockingbird (1962). Williams was also the pianist on the scores of Billy Wilder 's The Apartment (1960) Jerome Robbins and Robert Wise 's West Side Story (1961), and Blake Edwards The Great Race (1966). Known as Johnny Williams during this period, he released several jazz albums under this name, including Jazz Beginnings , World on

17346-452: The second most nominated overall, behind Walt Disney . Williams won an Annie Award for his score for Tintin . In 2012, he scored Spielberg's Lincoln , for which he received his 48th Academy Award nomination. He was also set to write the score for Bridge of Spies that year, which would have been his 27th collaboration with Spielberg, but in March 2015, it was announced that Thomas Newman would score it instead, as Williams's schedule

17493-499: The similarities, these are generally attributed to the natural influence of one composer on another. The Boston Globe named Williams as "the most successful composer of film music in the history of the medium". Williams has been nominated for 54 Academy Awards , winning five; six Emmy Awards , winning three; 25 Golden Globe Awards , winning four; 71 Grammy Awards , winning 26; and has received seven British Academy Film Awards . With 54 Oscar nominations, Williams currently holds

17640-409: The soundstage, exclaiming, "The music actually says 'Superman'!" King writes that "Donner had a theory that the three-note motif in the main theme—the one that makes you want to punch the air in triumph—is a musical evocation of 'SU-per-MAN! ' ". When asked if there was anything to that, Williams replied "There's everything to that." The score's heroic and romantic themes, particularly the main march,

17787-535: The symphonic recording of the theme with the London Symphony Orchestra on Williams's behalf, additionally arranged Williams's original composition in different musical contexts for use, recording nearly an hour of musical material at Abbey Road Studios in November 2018. Williams won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for his Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Symphonic Suite . In 2022, he contributed

17934-654: The theme for Darth Vader and the Galactic Empire , " Yoda's Theme ", and " Han Solo and the Princess ". The original Star Wars trilogy concluded with Return of the Jedi , for which Williams provided the " Emperor's Theme ", " Parade of the Ewoks ", and " Luke and Leia ". Both scores earned him Academy Award nominations. In 1999, Lucas launched the first of three prequels to the original Star Wars trilogy. Williams

18081-444: The theme music for the Star Wars miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi , which was subsequently adapted further by William Ross. Williams scored Alfred Hitchcock 's final film, Family Plot (1976), as well as Clint Eastwood 's The Eiger Sanction (1975), John Frankenheimer 's Black Sunday (1977), John Badham 's Dracula (1979), Allan Arkush 's Heartbeeps (1981) and Frank Perry 's Monsignor (1982). He also contributed

18228-503: The theme music for, and scored several episodes of, Spielberg's anthology television series Amazing Stories (1985). Schindler's List (1993) proved to be a challenge for Williams; after viewing the rough cut with Spielberg, he was so overcome with emotion that he was hesitant to score the film. He told Spielberg, "I really think you need a better composer than I am for this film." Spielberg replied, "I know, but they're all dead." Williams asked classical violinist Itzhak Perlman to play

18375-451: The title song for the album Tusk . The album went double-platinum and was adopted as a part of the TMB's traditional selections. Additionally, the band later played on another multi-platinum Fleetwood Mac album, The Dance (1997). During the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, Bartner directed an 800-member All American College Marching Band, 125 of whom were members of the TMB. The year 1987 featured several significant moments for

18522-488: The way the John Williams score does variations the title song, which is tender in one scene, a funeral dirge in another. Williams' music is a parody of the movies' frequent overuse of a theme, and a demonstration of how adaptable a theme can be." Altman, known for giving actors free rein, had a similar approach to Williams, telling him "Do whatever you want. Do something you haven't done before." His prominence grew in

18669-952: The word Australia in an Australia Pavilion Entrance set, and Exit set, with the entrance set a stack of nine, 3x3, some 2.1 metres high each, and the exit set, in a line of nine letters, some 5.6 metres high each. These letters became a very popular photo opportunity for the Expo, and the theme was also found on the brightly coloured Australia Pavilion uniforms also. 5 heritage-listed buildings in South Brisbane were refurbished and repurposed for Expo 88. They were retained after its closure and can still be seen today: Plough Inn, Ship Inn, Central House, Collin's Place Spaghetti House, and South Brisbane Municipal Library. The Expo House building on Sidon Street, which housed 'Club 88' and administrative offices, has been incorporated into today's Griffith University South Bank Campus. The $ 38 million entertainment program featured acts from all over Australia and

18816-412: The world at a variety of custom-made performance venues on the World Expo 88 site from the 10,000-seat spectacular open-air River Stage (for national day events, opening and closing ceremonies and large-scale events), the 850-seat piazza for circus, marching band, acrobatics, magic and mime, and the smaller-scale amphitheatre for national day ceremonies and laser shows. The River Stage was also the venue for

18963-407: Was 100. Spielberg recommended Williams to his friend George Lucas , who needed a composer for his space opera Star Wars (1977). Williams delivered a grand symphonic score influenced by Gustav Holst 's orchestral suite The Planets , as well as Richard Strauss , Antonín Dvořák , and Golden Age Hollywood composers Max Steiner and Erich Wolfgang Korngold . The Star Wars theme is among

19110-659: Was Japan (A$ 26 million), followed by the Queensland Pavilion (A$ 20 million) and the Australia Pavilion (A$ 18 million). The largest Pavilions were also Queensland, followed by Australia then Japan. High-definition television received its Australian premiere at the Japan Pavilion, and the text-based Internet at the Swiss Pavilion. At the University pavilion the world's longest lab experiment

19257-526: Was a Maine man—we were very close. My mother was from Boston . My father's parents ran a department store in Bangor, Maine , and my mother's father was a cabinetmaker." Johnny Williams collaborated with Bernard Herrmann , and his son sometimes joined him in rehearsals. In 1948, the Williams family moved to Los Angeles where John attended North Hollywood High School , graduating in 1950. He later attended

19404-464: Was a specialised Expo held in Brisbane , the state capital of Queensland , Australia , during a six-month period between Saturday, 30 April 1988 and Sunday, 30 October 1988, inclusive. The theme of the Expo was "Leisure in the Age of Technology", and the mascot for the Expo was an Australian platypus named Expo Oz. The A$ 625 million fair was the largest event of the 1988 Bicentennial celebrations of

19551-403: Was also an important rallying point in promoting the Expo in the lead-up to and during phases of the fair, and captured a sense of the excitement of the Expo. The colourful theme for the Australia Pavilion, which became synonymous with the hosting of the Expo with Australia as host nation, was designed by prominent Australian artist Ken Done , and featured huge playful colourful letters making up

19698-405: Was asked to score all three, starting with The Phantom Menace . Along with themes from the previous films, Williams created new themes for 2002's Attack of the Clones and 2005's Revenge of the Sith . Most notable of these was " Duel of the Fates ", an aggressive choral composition in the style of Verdi's Requiem , using harsh Sanskrit lyrics that broadened the style of music used in

19845-496: Was considered a turning point in the history of Brisbane, which had recently successfully hosted the 1982 Commonwealth Games . With Expo 88 Queensland had transformed itself from a northern backwater into Australia's "most progressive state". The Commissioner General for World Expo 88 was Sir Edward Williams (who was also the Chairman for the also very successful 1982 Commonwealth Games). The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,

19992-781: Was feted at a gala at David Geffen Hall by Spielberg, celebrating their nearly fifty-year collaboration. In 2024, he returned to headline another gala at Carnegie Hall with the Philadelphia Orchestra, this time with Yo-Yo Ma as his special guest. Williams also conducted the National Symphony Orchestra , the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets , the Joint Armed Forces Chorus, and the Choral Arts Society of Washington in his new arrangement of "The Star-Spangled Banner" for

20139-450: Was for a second central business district area to be developed, however this proposal was rejected. A second proposal, incorporating extensive parklands, boutique retail, as well as low-medium residential development, was later accepted, and four years after the closure of World Expo 88, the site was reopened as South Bank Parklands , which is managed by the South Bank Corporation , a State Government corporation. The only remaining trace of

20286-500: Was formed with Sir Llewellyn Edwards , State Deputy Premier, at the helm. Maccormick later was appointed as Joint Chief Architect of the Expo, under the architectural firm Bligh Maccormick 88. World Expo 88 occupied a mixed usage 40-hectare (98.8 acres) resumed (acquired/taken, as in "Eminent Domain") parcel of land on the South Bank of the Brisbane River , opposite the city's central business district . For many years this mainly industrial area had been largely derelict. Stanley Street

20433-454: Was in November 1918 when, at the end of World War I , members of the TMB led a victory parade of America's returning servicemen in New York City . " Fight On ", the fight song of the university was composed in 1922 and became a part of the TMB tradition. In 1923, the school's alma mater, "All Hail", was composed by a member of the TMB, Al Wesson. The TMB gave its first national radio concert on CBS on April 19, 1929. The band participated in

20580-449: Was interrupted by a minor health issue. This was the first Spielberg film since The Color Purple (1985) not scored by Williams. Williams composed the scores for Spielberg's fantasy The BFG and his drama The Post (2017). In 2019, Williams served as music consultant for Spielberg's West Side Story (2021) and scored his semi-autobiographical The Fabelmans (2022). In June 2022, Williams announced that Indiana Jones and

20727-413: Was made an honorary U.S. Marine at the conclusion of his fifth concert with the Marine Band at the Kennedy Center in Washington DC. In 2021, Williams conducted the world premiere of "Overture to the Oscars" at Tanglewood's 2021 "Film Night". This was followed in 2022 by a "Fanfare for Solo Trumpet", written for the reopening of David Geffen Hall , and "Centennial Overture", written in celebration of

20874-449: Was on display. The pitch drop experiment , which features tar pitch slowly dripping through a funnel at a rate of nine drops in 81 years, actually made an unseen drop while on display. The most popular pavilion was New Zealand with its animated Footrot Flats show and glow worm cave followed by Australia , with its special effects 'Dreamtime Theatre'; Queensland , with its popular 180-metre long people mover ride through Queensland of

21021-436: Was originally built for World Expo 88, was to be relocated to Tokyo Disneyland after the Expo. Hairdresser and local celebrity Stefan bought the rights and moved it 500 m (1,600 ft) from its original location at South Bank to his corporate headquarters in South Brisbane, where it remains a local landmark. During World Expo 88, the park was filled with 90 sculptures , one of the largest and most prestigious displays

21168-417: Was performed by Yo-Yo Ma, violinist Itzhak Perlman , pianist Gabriela Montero and clarinetist Anthony McGill . Williams has guest conducted " The President's Own " United States Marine Band on several occasions, who commissioned him in 2013 to write "Fanfare for The President's Own" (his first concert band work since his sinfonietta for wind ensemble) in honor of their 215th anniversary. In 2023, Williams

21315-436: Was permanently excised between Melbourne Street and Vulture Street while Grey Street was reinstated after the showground was demolished. The creation of Expo, along with the recent construction of the Queensland Cultural Centre , helped to revive the area. Construction was coordinated by Brisbane-based Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd. Around 100 works of sculpture were either commissioned, purchased or borrowed for World Expo 88 at

21462-479: Was working under mentor Alfred Newman with an uncredited role in the orchestra for the 1956 film Carousel , which also coincidently starred his soon-to-be wife Barbara Ruick . With Mancini, he recorded the scores of Peter Gunn (1959), Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), Days of Wine and Roses (1962) and Charade (1963), and played the piano part of the guitar-piano ostinato in Mancini's Peter Gunn title theme . With Elmer Bernstein, he performed on

21609-463: Was written for and premiered by Anne-Sophie Mutter and the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood in 2021, with Williams conducting. Williams composed the Liberty Fanfare for the Statue of Liberty 's rededication; "We're Lookin' Good!" for the Special Olympics in celebration of the 1987 International Summer Games; and themes for the 1984, 1988, 1996 and 2002 Olympic Games. One of his concert works, Seven for Luck , for soprano and orchestra,

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