John Williams is an American composer, conductor, and pianist best known for long-running collaborations with George Lucas and Steven Spielberg. He has earned 5 Academy Awards and 54 Oscar nominations (second only to Walt Disney), plus 26 Grammys, 7 BAFTAs, 4 Golden Globes, and major national honors (Kennedy Center, National Medal of Arts, AFI Life Achievement). His Star Wars score tops AFI’s film-score list, and the franchise’s soundtrack is preserved in the U.S. National Recording Registry.