John Towner Williams (born February 8; 1932) is an American composer; conductor and pianist. In a career that spans six decades; Williams has composed many of the most famous film scores in history; including those for Jaws; Star Wars; Superman; E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; the Indiana Jones films; Jurassic Park; Hook; Schindler-s List; Born on the Fourth of July; and Harry Potter. In addition; he has composed theme music for four Olympic Games; NBC Nightly News; and numerous television series and concert pieces. He served as the principal conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra from 1980 to 1993; and is now the orchestra-s laureate conductor.Williams is a five-time winner of the Academy Award. Williams composed an emotional and sensitive score to Spielberg's 1982 fantasy film E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. The music conveys the film's benign, childlike sense of innocence, particularly with a spirited theme for the freedom of flight, and a soft string-based theme for the friendship between characters E.T. and Elliott. The film's final chase and farewell sequence marks a rare instance in film history, in which the on-screen action was re-edited to conform to.