John Williams works with Steven Spielberg.
Jaws is a 1975 American thriller film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on Peter Benchley 's 1974 novel of the same name . John Williams . Williams has been associated with director Steven Spielberg since 1974 , composing music for all but two of his feature films . The Color Purple is a 1985 American period drama film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Menno Meyjes , based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by Alice Walker .