The career of John Williams is composer.
John Towner Williams ( born February 8 , 1932 ) is an American composer , conductor , and pianist . Williams has been associated with director Steven Spielberg since 1974 , composing music for all but two of his feature films . Williams has composed numerous classical concerti and other works for orchestral ensembles and solo instruments ; he served as the Boston Pops ' principal conductor from 1980 to 1993 , and is now the orchestra 's laureate conductor . Williams composed the score for eight movies in the Top 20 highest-grossing films at the U.S. box office ( adjusted for inflation ) .