John Williams discography
John Williams, an accomplished composer formerly credited as Johnny Williams, initially worked as a jazz pianist and studio musician before transitioning into composing for television and film. Throughout his illustrious career, he has often conducted his own compositions whenever possible.
With a career spanning over 65 years, Williams has garnered five Academy Awards: four for Best Original Score and one for Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score . He has also received four Golden Globe Awards, seven British Academy Film Awards, 23 Grammy Awards, and numerous gold and platinum records.
This article provides a comprehensive list of works performed by John Williams and the ensembles he has conducted throughout his career, including the London Symphony Orchestra and the Boston Pops Orchestra, for which he served as the music director from 1980 to 1993. Additionally, there is a dedicated section highlighting his discography as a composer, featuring many compositions that he himself did not record.
For a complete list of his compositions, please refer to the List of compositions by John Williams.
Expanded reissue soundtrack albums
This section features expanded reissue albums of already released scores.| Year | Album | Label | Notes |
| 1993 | Star Wars Trilogy: The Original Soundtrack Anthology | Twentieth Century Fox Film Scores | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 1995 | Heidi | X Label, Europe | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 1995 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | DCC Compact Classics | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 1995 | The Reivers | Legacy/Columbia | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 1997 | The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition: A New Hope | BMG Classics/RCA Victor | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; reissued in 2004, Sony Classical; reissued for digital download in 2014, Sony Classical. |
| 1997 | The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition: Return of the Jedi | BMG Classics/RCA Victor | Includes previously unreleased material; Composed and Conducted by John Williams; reissued in 2004, Sony Classical; reissued for digital download in 2014, Sony Classical. |
| 1997 | The Star Wars Trilogy Special Edition: The Empire Strikes Back | BMG Classics/RCA Victor | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; reissued in 2004, Sony Classical; reissued for digital download in 2014, Sony Classical. |
| 1998 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind | Arista | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; Reissued for digital download in 2015, Arista |
| 1999 | The Missouri Breaks | Rykodisc | Includes previously unreleased material, composed and conducted by John Williams; reissued in 2004, Varèse Sarabande. |
| 2000 | Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace | Sony Classical | 2-CD Album, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2000 | Superman: The Movie | Warner Archives/Rhino | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; Reissued for digital download in 2005, Rhino/Warner Bros. |
| 2001 | Fiddler on the Roof | EMI Capitol | 30th anniversary, includes previously unreleased material; music for stage play and film by Jerry Bock; music adapted and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2001 | The Towering Inferno | Film Score Monthly | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2002 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial | MCA Records | Includes previously unreleased material; also issued as a SACD; composed and conducted by John Williams; Reissued for digital download in 2017, Geffen Records |
| 2002 | Home Alone 2 – Lost in New York | Varèse Sarabande CD Club | Deluxe edition 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2004 | Tom Sawyer | Varèse Sarabande | Includes previously unreleased material; music and lyrics by Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman; music adapted and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2006 | Goodbye, Mr. Chips | Film Score Monthly | 3-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; music and lyrics by Leslie Bricusse; music supervised and Conducted by John Williams. |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection | Concord Records | 5-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2008 | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Concord Records | Includes previously unreleased material on CD; composed and conducted by John Williams; Reissued for digital download in 2017, Concord Music Group; Reissued in 2017 as 2-LP, Concord Records. |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Concord Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2008 | Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade | Concord Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; Reissued for digital download in 2009, Concord Music Group |
| 2010 | The Poseidon Adventure | La-La Land Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2010 | Home Alone | La-La Land Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2011 | 1941 | La-La Land Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; reissued in 2015, La-La Land Records. |
| 2012 | Hook | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2012 | Home Alone 2 | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2012 | The Long Goodbye #Soundtrack|The Long Goodbye | Quartet Records/Spain | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; reissued in 2015, Quartet Records. |
| 2013 | Jurassic Park: 20th Anniversary | Geffen Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed by John Williams; co-conducted by John Williams and Artie Kane ; digital release; Reissued for digital download in 2014, Geffen Records |
| 2013 | The Fury | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, featuring the original score including previously unreleased material, along with the remastered original album recorded by The London Symphony Orchestra; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2013 | Heidi | Quartet Records/Spain | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2013 | Rosewood | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2014 | Empire of the Sun | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; choir conductor: Janine Wagner. |
| 2015 | A.I. Artificial Intelligence |A.I. Artificial Intelligence | La-La Land Records | 3-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2015 | Jaws 2 | Intrada | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2015 | Jaws | Intrada | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; reissued partially in 2017 as 2-LP, available in "Ocean Blue" Vinyl and "Gram Black" Vinyl, Mondo Records. |
| 2015 | Home Alone 25th Anniversary: Limited Edition | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2015 | Tom Sawyer | Quartet Records/Spain | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; music and lyrics by Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman; music adapted and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2016 | The John Williams Jurassic Park Collection: Limited Edition | La-La Land Records | 4-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed by John Williams; co-conducted by John Williams and Artie Kane. |
| 2017 | E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial - 35th Anniversary Remastered Edition | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; reissued in 2022 as 40th Anniversary Edition, La-La Land Records; reissued partially in 2018 as 2-LP "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Limited Edition Vinyl", La-La Land Records and in 2022 as 2-LP by Mondo Music |
| 2017 | Close Encounters of the Third Kind - 40th Anniversary Remastered Edition | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; reissued in 2022 as 45th Anniversary Edition, La-La Land Records; |
| 2018 | The Cowboys: The Deluxe Edition | Varèse Sarabande | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams; Reissued in 2022 as 2-LP Gold Vinyl, Varèse Sarabande. |
| 2018 | Saving Private Ryan: 20th Anniversary Limited Edition | La-La Land Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2018 | Dracula: The Deluxe Edition | Varèse Sarabande | 2-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; Composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2018 | Harry Potter - The John Williams Soundtrack Collection: Limited Edition | La-La Land Records | 7-CD set, Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams, except The Chamber of secrets music by John Williams, adapted and conducted by William Ross. |
| 2018 | Schindler's List: 25th Anniversary Limited Edition '''' | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2019 | Superman: The Movie - 40th Anniversary Remastered Limited Edition | La-La Land Records | 3-CD set, Composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2019 | Monsignor | Intrada | Includes previously unreleased material; Composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2019 | Minority Report | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2020 | Far and Away | La-La Land Records | 2-CD set, Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2020 | War of the Worlds | Intrada | 2-CD set, Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2021 | Always | La-La Land Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2021 | Fiddler on the Roof | La-La Land Records | 50th anniversary, includes playbacks and additional score; music for stage play and film by Jerry Bock; music adapted and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2022 | SpaceCamp | Intrada | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2022 | Presumed Innocent: The Deluxe Edition | Varèse Sarabande | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2022 | Jurassic Park | La-La Land Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2022 | Amistad | La-La Land Records | 25th anniversary, Includes cues, source music, concert arrangements, and alternates not used in the film; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2023 | Sabrina | La-La Land Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2023 | The Lost World | La-La Land Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2023 | Hook | La-La Land Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
| 2023 | Heidi / Jane Eyre | Quartet Records | Includes previously unreleased material; composed and conducted by John Williams. |
Other album appearances
Audio stories
For reasons of relevance, this section deliberately excludes audiobooks. Over one hundred Star Wars audio books have been published since the 1990s, and most of them use the original music composed and performed by John Williams.| Year | Album | Other artist | Notes |
| 1977 | The Story of Star Wars: From the Original Soundtrack | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; 20th Century Fox Records; reissued in 1977, Buena Vista Records; international releases in French, Spanish, German and Japanese. | |
| 1980 | The Empire Strikes Back: The Adventures of Luke Skywalker | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; RSO; reissued in 1980 The Story Of The Empire Strikes Back, Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back, Buena Vista Records; International releases in French, Spanish and German. | |
| 1981 | Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Movie on Record | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; Columbia; international release in French. | |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; storybook narrated by Michael Jackson; MCA Records. | |
| 1983 | The Story of Return of the Jedi | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; Buena Vista Records; reissued in 1983, Star Wars - Return of the Jedi, Buena Vista Records; international releases in French, Spanish and German. | |
| 1984 | The Story of Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; Buena Vista Records; reissued in 1984, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Buena Vista Records; international release in French. | |
| 1989 | The Story of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; Buena Vista Records; international release in French. | |
| 1993 | The Original Radio Drama: Star Wars | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; 7-CD set, National Public Radio; reissued in 2013, Star Wars: A New Hope – The Original Radio Drama, Topps 'Light Side' Collector's Edition, Star Wars: A New Hope – The Original Radio Drama, Topps 'Dark Side' Collector's Edition, HighBridge Audio. | |
| 1993 | The Original Radio Drama: The Empire Strikes Back | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; 5-CD set, National Public Radio. | |
| 1993 | The Original Radio Drama: Return of the Jedi | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; 3-CD set, National Public Radio. | |
| 1996 | Star Wars: The Collector's Limited Edition Trilogy | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; The Original Radio Drama, HighBridge Audio, Compilation; reissued in 2007, Star Wars: The Complete Trilogy, HighBridge Audio, Compilation. | |
| 1999 | Star Wars: Crimson Empire | Original music from the motion picture composed and performed by John Williams; audio drama ; contains the unreleased longer version of the Finale from The Empire Strikes Back; HighBridge Company. |
Various artist compilation albums
| Year | Title | Album | Notes |
| 1961 | "Theme From 'Checkmate'" | Twelve Big Hits! | Composed and conducted by Johnny Williams; Columbia. |
| 1985 | "Main Title ", "Flying ", "The River ", "Over The Moon ". | Movie Greats | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; MCA. |
| 1986 | "Maria", "The Second Time Around", "The Pleasure Of Her Company" | On The Street Where You Live: Vic Damone's Best | With Vic Damone; some tracks conducted by John Williams, CBS. |
| 1990 | "Jerom Kern: Very warm for May", "Richard Rodgers: Spring is here", "George Gershwin: Love is here to stay", "Cole Porter: In the still of the night" | The Jessye Norman Collection | With Jessye Norman; some tracks conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops, Philips. |
| 1991 | "Born on the Fourth of July " | Reel Music | Composed and conducted by John Williams; MCA, 2-CD promo compilation. |
| 1992 | "Love is here to stay" | Classics | With Jessye Norman; John Williams, piano, Philips. |
| 1992 | "Somewhere In My Memory", "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas", "Christmas Star" | Home Alone 2 Lost In New York - Original Soundtrack Album | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; "Somewhere In My Memory" performed by Bette Midler; Arista/BMG Special Products. |
| 1993 | "Fanfare for the Common Man", "West Side Story: Selection", "A String of Pearls" | Great Concert Halls of the World: Symphony Hall, Boston | Some tracks conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops, Philips. |
| 1993 | "Somewhere In My Memory", "Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas", "Carol Of The Bells" | Home Alone Christmas | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; Arista/BMG Special Products. |
| 1994 | "Candide: Make our garden grow" | Greatest Hits - Bernstein | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Sony. |
| 1994 | "The Washington Post March", "Colonel Bogey March", "The Raider's March from Raiders of the Lost Ark", etc. | Marches - Greatest Hits | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Sony. |
| 1994 | "Strike up the band" | Gershwin - Greatest Hits | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Sony. |
| 1994 | The Jazz Sound From Peter Gunn | With Henry Mancini; Johnny T. Williams, piano, Fresh Sound Records. | |
| 1995 | "Maid With The Flaxen Hair", "Suite bergamasque - Clair de lune" | Debussy For Daydreaming | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Philips. |
| 1995 | "Simple Gifts" | Ballet - Greatest Hits | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Sony. |
| 1996 | "Copland: Fanfare For The Common Man", "Gould: American Salute", "America, The Beautiful", etc. | Boston Pops: America the Beautiful | Some tracks conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Philips; reissued for digital download in 2014, Decca. |
| 1996 | "Maid With The Flaxen Hair", "Suite bergamasque - Clair de lune" | Quiet Music for Quiet Times | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Philips. |
| 1996 | "The Flying Theme ", "We're Off To See The Wizard", "When You Wish Upon A Star", etc. | Boston Pops: Wish Upon a Star | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Philips. |
| 1996 | "Theme from Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, The Land of Giants, etc." | The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen | 6-CD, some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams, GNP Crescendo. |
| 1996 | "Theme from Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, The Land of Giants, etc." | The Fantasy Worlds of Irwin Allen: Special Bonus Disc | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams, GNP Crescendo. |
| 1997 | "Superman - Love Theme", etc. | Boston Pops: Romance Classics | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Philips. |
| 1997 | "NBC News Theme ", etc. | The Music of NBC News Volume II | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; NBC News, Promo CD. |
| 1998 | "Sleigh Ride", "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" | I'll Be Home For Christmas | Some tracks conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra; Sony. |
| 1999 | "End Credits & End Titles " | Alfred Hitchcock Presents... Signatures in Suspense | Composed and conducted by John Williams; Hip-O Records. |
| 1999 | "2001: A Space Odyssey ", "Star Wars ", "Jaws: Main Title ", etc. | Reel Blockbusters | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; Hip-O Records. |
| 1999 | "Adventures of Robin Hood: Robin Hood and His Merry Men", "Star Wars, Episode 4 - A New Hope: Main Theme", "Star Wars, Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back: The Imperial March" | Music In Film | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; Sony Classical. |
| 1999 | "Interlude ", "Four" and "Early autumn" | The Complete Anita O'Day Verve/Clef Sessions | With Anita O`Day Featuring John Williams ; Mosaic Records, MD9-188, Compilation |
| 2000 | "Long Ago " and "I've Never Been In Love Before" | The Complete Capitol Four Freshmen Fifties Sessions | With The Four Freshmen Featuring John Williams ; Mosaic Records, MD9-203, Compilation |
| 2000 | "Saving Private Ryan: Hymn To The Fallen" | Critic's Choice: Leonard Maltin's Best Movie Themes of the '90s | Composed and conducted by John Williams; Atlantic. |
| 2000 | "NBC News Theme ", etc. | The Music of NBC News 2000 | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; NBC News, promo CD. |
| 1999 | "Presumed Innocent: End Credits", "Stanley & Iris: End Credits", "The Cowboys: Main Title" | Great Composers: John Williams | Some tracks conducted by John Williams; Varèse Sarabande. |
| 2000 | Don't Make Waves/Penelope | Penelope's music composed and conducted by John Williams ; Chapter III. | |
| 2011 | Music from M Squad/The Music From Mickey Spillane's 'Mike Hammer' | With Stanley Wilson; M Squad: some tracks composed by John Williams ; Collectables Records; reissued in 2014, Fresh Sound Records. | |
| 2001 | "American Collection Theme" | Classic Yo-Yo | With Yo-Yo Ma; previously unreleased recording with the Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles; Sony Classical. |
| 2002 | "Schindler's List: Main Theme", "Now, Voyager: Main Theme", "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse: Main Theme", etc. | Classic Perlman: Rhapsody | With Itzhak Perlman; some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; Sony Classical. |
| 2002 | " Saving Private Ryan - Hymn to the Fallen", " Raiders of the Lost Ark - Raiders of the Lost Ark" | Paramount Pictures' 90th Anniversary Memorable Scores | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; Sony Classical. |
| 2002 | "Battle Hymn Of The Republic", "Gould-American Salute" | Mark Twain's America | Some tracks conducted by John Williams; Decca. |
| 2002 | "Sabrina: End Credits" | Great Movie Love Themes | Composed and conducted by John Williams; Varèse Sarabande. |
| 2003 | "Stanley & Iris: End Credits" | Varèse Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary Celebration | Composed and conducted by John Williams; Varèse Sarabande. |
| 2003 | "Presumed Innocent: End Credits" | Varese Sarabande: A 25th Anniversary Celebration, Vol. 2 | Composed and conducted by John Williams; Varèse Sarabande. |
| 2003 | "Across The Stars " | Classics For A New Century | Composed and conducted by John Williams; Sony. |
| 2003 | "La fille aux cheveux de lin" | Debussy - Greatest Hits | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Decca. |
| 2003 | "America The Beautiful", "This Land Is Your Land", "Liberty Fanfare" | Enduring Freedom - America's Greatest Hits | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Decca. |
| 2004 | "Because", "Whither Thou Goest", "Trees", etc. | Come on Children, Let's Sing/Great Songs of Love and Faith | With Mahalia Jackson; some tracks Conducted by John Williams, Sony. |
| 2004 | "Strike up the Band" | Gershwin: Strike Up the Band; Piano Concerto in F; Three Preludes; etc. | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Universal Classics. |
| 2004 | "This Land Is Your Land", "American Salute" | America's Greatest Hits | Some tracks conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Universal. |
| 2004 | "Strike up the Band" | Gershwin Without Words | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Decca. |
| 2004 | "Gershwin: Strike Up The Band", "Gershwin: Selections From 'Girl Crazy'" | Gershwin - Greatest Hits | Some tracks conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Decca. |
| 2005 | Lost in Space 40th Anniversary Edition | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; La-La Land Records. | |
| 2005 | "Falling in Love With Love", "In the Still of the Night", "Spring Is Here", etc. | The Jessye Norman Collection - The Songbooks | With Jessye Norman; including the albums With a Song in My Heart & Lucky to Be Me; conducted and performed by John Williams/Boston Pops; Phillips. |
| 2005 | "Old and Lost Rivers" | Classical Cuisine - American Barbeque | Conducted by John Williams/London Symphony Orchestra, Sony. |
| 2005 | "Worry-go-round", "The boy next door", "Body and soul", "Out of nowhere", "Coquette" | Don Fagerquist: Portrait Of A Great Jazz Artist | With Russell Garcia and His Orchestra; John Williams, piano; Fresh Sound Records. |
| 2005 | Los Angeles River | With Russell Garcia and His Orchestra; piano on some tracks: John Williams; Fresh Sound Records. | |
| 2005 | The James Dean Story | With Leith Stevens; Featuring John T. Williams on CD 1 ; Blue Moon, BMCD 4104, Compilation, Special 50th Anniversary Commemorative Collection | |
| 2006 | "Star Wars, Episode IV – A New Hope: Main Title", "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Flying Theme", "Jaws: Theme", "Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Dialogue" | The Essential Hollywood | Some tracks by John Williams & The London Symphony Orchestra; Sony Classical. |
| 2006 | "Fantasy for violin & orchestra on Porgy and Bess", "Preludes for piano", "I Got Rhythm", etc. | The Joshua Bell Collection | With Joshua Bell; including the 1998 album Gershwin Fantasy conducted and performed by John Williams/London Symphony Orchestra; Sony Classical. |
| 2006 | Not With My Wife, You Don't!/Any Wednesday | Not With My Wife, You Don't!: music composed and conducted by John Williams; Film Score Monthly. | |
| 2006 | Diamond Head/Gone With the Wave | Diamond Head's music composed and conducted by John Williams; Film Score Monthly. | |
| 2006 | Bell, Book and Candle/1001 Arabian Nights | With George Duning; piano on Bell, Book and Candle: John Williams; Film Score Monthly. | |
| 2006 | "Home Alone: Holiday Flight", "Home Alone: The House" | Fox Music: Top Shelf Library | 5-CD; Fox Music. |
| 2006 | "With a song in my heart" | Between Love And Loss | With Jessye Norman; conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops, Philips. |
| 2007 | "Allegro ben ritmato e deciso from Three Preludes", "Nice Work If You Can Get It", "I Got Rhythm", "Love Is Here To Stay" | The Essential Joshua Bell | With Joshua Bell; excerpts from the 1998 album Gershwin Fantasy conducted and performed by John Williams/London Symphony Orchestra, Sony Classical. |
| 2007 | "We wish you a merry Christmas" | The Ultimate Classical Christmas | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra; Sony. |
| 2007 | "Going to School" | Appassionato | With Yo-Yo Ma; composed and accompanied on the piano by John Williams; Sony Classical. |
| 2007 | Exploring New Sounds | With Pete Rugolo and His Orchestra; piano on some tracks: John T. Williams; Fresh Sound Records. | |
| 2008 | "Theme From Superman", "Prelude and Main Title", "The Planet Krypton", etc. | Superman: The Music | 8-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; Superman: The Movie - music composed and conducted by John Williams; Superman II - music composed and conducted by Ken Thorne, from original material Composed by John Williams; Superman III - music composed and conducted by Ken Thorne, original Superman themes by John Williams; Superman IV: The Quest for Peace - music by John Williams, adapted and conducted by Alexander Courage; Film Score Monthly. |
| 2009 | "Memoirs of a Geisha Suite" | Yo-Yo Ma - 30 Years Outside the Box | With Yo-Yo Ma; previously unreleased performance recorded live in 2008, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Williams; Sony. |
| 2009 | "With a song in my heart" | Honor! A celebration of the African American Cultural Legacy | With Jessye Norman; conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops, Decca. |
| 2010 | "Theme From Superman" | The Music Of DC Comics: 75th Anniversary Collection | Composed and conducted by John Williams, WaterTower Music |
| 2011 | "The Poseidon Adventure: Main Title", "The Paper Chase: End Title", "Conrack: Main Title", "The Fury: For Gillian/End Title" | 20th Century Fox: 75 Years of Great Film Music | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; Colosseum/Varèse Sarabande. |
| 2011 | "Jaws: Main Titles/First Victim Theme" | Creepy Classics: Halloween's Greatest Hits | Composed and conducted by John Williams, Deutsche Grammophon. |
| 2011 | "Out of Africa: Love Theme", "Star Wars: Princess Leia's Theme" | Classic Love At The Movies | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Decca. |
| 2011 | "This Land Is Your Land", "Copland: Rodeo - Hoe-Down", "Gould: American Salute", "America, The Beautiful" | Celebrate America - Songs for the 4th of July | Some tracks conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra, Decca. |
| 2011 | Remembers John Kirby/The Big Small Bands | With Dave Pell; piano and organ on The Big Small Bands: Johnny Williams; Fresh Sound Records. | |
| 2011 | Meet Mr. Roberts/Bottoms Up | With George Roberts And His Big Bass Trombone; Bottoms Up: conducted and arranged by John T. Williams ; Fresh Sound Records. | |
| 2011 | "Seven Years in Tibet" | Impressions | With Yo-Yo Ma; composed and conducted by John Williams; Sony Classical; reissued in 2012, Sony Classical, remastered |
| 2014 | "Les parapluies de Cherbourg: I Will Wait for You", "Henry V: Orchestral Suite - no 4, Touch her soft lips and part", "Modern Times: Smile", etc. | Concertos, Sonatas and more... | With Itzhak Perlman; some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; Sony Classical. |
| 2014 | André Previn in Hollywood/Soft and Swinging | With André Previn; André Previn in Hollywood: arrangements and musical direction by Johnny Williams; Vocalion. | |
| 2014 | Calypso/Belafonte Sings The Caribbean | With Harry Belafonte; piano on Calypso: John T. Williams ; Jackpot Records. | |
| 2014 | "Little David Play On Your Harp", "The Love Of God", "I Want To Be A Christian", etc. | Complete Mahalia Jackson Vol.12 - 1961 | With Mahalia Jackson; including the 1962 album Everytime I Feel The Spirit conducted by John Williams, Fremeaux & Associes. |
| 2014 | Johnny Staccato/The Man With The Golden Arm | With Elmer Bernstein; Staccato: featuring John Williams ; Fresh Sound Records. | |
| 2015 | Lost in Space 50th Anniversary Soundtrack Collection | 12-CD set, includes previously unreleased material; aome tracks composed and conducted by John Williams; other music by Hans J. Salter, Herman Stein, Richard LaSalle, Frank Comstock, Fred Steiner, Jeff Alexander, Warren Barker, Leith Stevens, Alexander Courage, Robert Drasnin, Cyril J. Mockridge, Gerald Fried, Pete Rugolo and Joseph Mullendore; La-La Land Records. | |
| 2015 | Checkmate/Hong Kong | With Lionel Newman; "Checkmate" tracks composed and conducted by Johnny Williams; Fresh Sound Records. | |
| 2015 | Rhythm in Motion/So Nice! with Johnny Desmond | With Johnny Desmond; music arranged and conducted by Johnny Williams; some tracks featuring Johnny Williams ; three bonus tracks composed and performed by Johnny Williams: "Tuesday's Theme"; "The Black Knight"; "Augie's Great Piano"; Fresh Sound Records. | |
| 2016 | "The Flying Sequence / Can You Read My Mind ", "Lex Luthor's Lair" | The Music Of DC Comics: Volume 2 | Composed and conducted by John Williams, WaterTower Music |
| 2017 | "Olympic Hymn" | Bernstein: Chamber & Concert Music | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra; Sony. |
| 2017 | "Olympic Hymn" | Leonard Bernstein: The Composer | Conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra; Sony. |
| 2017 | "Theme " | The Real... Toots Thielemans | With Toots Thielemans; conducted by John Williams/Boston Pops Orchestra; Legacy Recordings. |
| 2017 | Peyton Place/Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man | With Franz Waxman; Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man: featuring Johnny Williams ; La-La Land Records | |
| 2017 | "Treesong", "Concerto for Violin and Orchestra", "Three Pieces from Schindler's List for Solo Violin and Orchestra" | Boston Symphony Orchestra: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon | "Treesong, Violin concerto": music composed and conducted by John Williams/BSO, Deutsche Grammophon |
| 2017 | Harry Potter: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks I-V | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban : composed and conducted by John Williams; Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire : composed and conducted by Patrick Doyle; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix : composed by Nicholas Hooper; Rhino | |
| 2017 | "Fantasy For Violin And Orchestra On Porgy And Bess", "Three Preludes", "Songs For Violin And Orchestra", etc. | Joshua Bell: The Classical Collection | "Gershwin Fantasy": music conducted by John Williams/London SO, Sony Classical |
| 2017 | "Season One And Two Main Title Theme", "Season One And Two End Title Theme", "Season Three Main Title Theme", etc. | Lost in Space: Title Themes from the Hit TV Series | Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams, Spacelab9. |
| 2022 | "Theme from Schindler's List", ""Flight to Neverland" from Hook" | Hollywood Bowl 100: The First 100 Years Of Music | Live Recording. Some tracks composed and conducted by John Williams/Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Association. |
Video albums
- 2002 E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial . Special features: John Williams performs the "E.T." score live with the film at the Shrine Auditorium 2002 Premiere
- 2007 Broadway's Best at Pops. Arthur Fiedler, John Williams and Keith Lockhart/Boston Pops
- 2009 Clint Eastwood Presents - Johnny Mercer: The Dream's on Me. Jamie Cullum, Morgan Eastwood, Audra McDonald, John Williams, etc.
- 2013 Tanglewood 75th Anniversary Celebration. Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Stefan Asbury, Andris Nelsons, etc./Boston Pops, Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra
- 2015 A John Williams Celebration . Gustavo Dudamel/Los Angeles Philharmonic, John Williams as guest conductor and Itzhak Perlman on violin
- 2019 Across The Stars . DVD: Anne-Sophie Mutter In Conversation With John Williams; Mutter, Recording Arts Orchestra of Los Angeles/Williams
- 2020 John Williams In Vienna. Mutter, John Williams/Wiener Philharmoniker; Live recording
- 2022 The Berlin Concert. John Williams/The Berliner Philharmoniker; Live recording
- 2024 John Williams In Tokyo. John Williams & Stéphane Denève/Saito Kinen Orchestra; Live recording
Discography as composer
John Williams himself recorded most of his compositions. However, there are some exceptions, and this section is therefore complementary to the main discography. In addition, it presents a special section dedicated to each of his concert works that have been recorded. As Williams' film works are loved by the public, they were much recorded and continue to be, so another section containing selections of some his works recorded by other artists is also featured.Selective discography of his works recorded by others
- 1962 Themes To Remember - Top TV Themes And Background Music. Stanley Wilson, Decca
- 1962 Checkmate: Shelly Manne & His Men Play the Music of Johnny Williams from the TV Series. Arranged by John Williams
- 1962 The Theme From Ben Casey and the Top TV Themes From.... Valjean at the piano with orchestral accompaniment
- 1965 André Previn Plays Music Of The Young Hollywood Composers. RCA Victor
- 1972 Walter Matthau sings the love theme from 'Pete 'n' Tillie'. MCA Records
- 1973 Frank Sinatra – Ol' Blue Eyes Is Back. Reprise Records
- 1976 A Concert of Film Music. London Symphony Orchestra/Henry Mancini
- 1977 Music Inspired By Star Wars And Other Galactic Funk. Meco, Millennium
- 1978 Cinema Gala: Star Wars/Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta
- 1978 John Williams: Close Encounters of the Third Kind/Star Wars. National Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Gerhardt
- 1979 Digital Space. London Symphony Orchestra/Morton Gould
- 1980 John Williams: The Empire Strikes Back. National Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Gerhardt
- 1982 Flying . London Symphony Orchestra/John Bell, Towerbell Records/UK SP
- 1983 John Williams: Return of the Jedi. National Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Gerhardt
- 1983 John Williams: The Star Wars Trilogy. Utah Symphony Orchestra/Varujan Kojian
- 1984 Star Tracks. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 1984 Time Warp. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 1985 The Final Frontier - The Triple Album. London Symphony Orchestra/Roy Budd
- 1987 Hollywood’s Greatest Hits, Vol. I. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 1987 Star Tracks II. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 1989 Music From the Prince and the Pauper . National Philharmonic Orchestra/Charles Gerhardt
- 1989 Classic Marches. Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra/Leonard Slatkin
- 1990 Fantastic Journey. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 1990 The Best Of John Williams, Philharmonic Rock Orchestra/Richard Hayman
- 1991 Movie Love Themes. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 1994 The Great Fantasy Adventure Album. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 1995 Journey To The Stars: A Sci Fi Fantasy Adventure. Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/John Mauceri
- 1997 Beautiful Hollywood. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 1998 Midway. Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Rick Kentworth
- 1998 Superman: The Movie. Royal Scottish National Orchestra/John Debney
- 1998 Hollywood Nightmares. Hollywood Bowl Orchestra/John Mauceri
- 1998 Holiday Pops. Boston Pops Orchestra/Keith Lockhart
- 1998 Gustav Holst: The Planets; John Williams: Star Wars Suite; Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra . Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra/Zubin Mehta, compilation
- 1999 Themes from The Phantom Menace and Other Film Hits. Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Frederic Talgorn
- 1999 Amazing Stories. Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Joel McNeely, John Debney
- 1999 The Great Movie Scores from the Films of Steven Spielberg. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 2000 Jaws. Royal Scottish National Orchestra/Joel McNeely
- 2000 Dallas Christmas Gala. Dallas SO & Chorus/Andrew Litton, David R. Davidson
- 2000 Devil's Dance. Gil Shaham & Jonathan Feldman
- 2000 Great Orchestral Marches. Edmonton Symphony Orchestra/Uri Mayer
- 2000 Hollywood Symphonic Concert - John Williams. Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra/Orie Suzuki
- 2000 Mega Movies. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 2001 Greatest Science Fiction Hits IV. Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra
- 2003 John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music. City of Prague Philharmonic
- 2003 Epics. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 2005 Kreisler, Paganini, Sarasate, Wieniawski. Maxim Vengerov
- 2005 Music from the Films of Steven Spielberg. City of Prague Philharmonic
- 2006 Great Film Fantasies. Cincinnati Pops Orchestra/Erich Kunzel
- 2007 Movie Legends John Williams. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 2007 Symphonic Brass. The Black Dyke Mills Band/Nicholas J. Childs
- 2008 The Six Star Wars Films. City of Prague Philharmonic
- 2009 Filmharmonic. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- 2009 A Family Christmas. Royal Scottish National Orchestra & Junior Chorus/Christopher Bell
- 2009 The Hollywood Flute of Louise Di Tullio. Sinfonia Toronto/Ronald Royer
- 2009 Alexandre Da Costa: Schindler's List. Bienne Symphonic Orchestra/Thomas Rösner
- 2010 Moviebrass - West Side Story Suite, Space Brass. Gomalan Brass Quintet
- 2010 Schönbrunn 2010 - Moon, Planets, Stars. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Franz Welser-Möst
- 2011 Portals. St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra/Vladimir Lande
- 2012 The Complete Harry Potter Film Music Collection. City of Prague Philharmonic
- 2012 The Music of John Williams: The Definitive Collection. City of Prague Philharmonic
- 2012 Barber, Korngold: Violin Concertos. Alexander Gilman
- 2012 John Williams Greatest Hits. Philharmonisches Orchester of Staatstheater Cottbus/Evan Christ
- 2012 Silence on joue!/A Time for Us. Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà
- 2013 La Creation Du Monde. Swedish Wind Ensemble/Christian Lindberg
- 2013 300. Ingolf Wunder.
- 2013 American Harp. Yolanda Kondonassis
- 2013 The Silver Violin. Nicola Benedetti
- 2013 Violin Showcase, Matthieu Arama
- 2013 Nigunim: Hebrew Melodies. Gil Shaham, Orla Shaham.
- 2013 My First Decade. Nicola Benedetti.
- 2014 Eventide. Voces8.
- 2014 Escape to Paradise. Daniel Hope, TodtenhaupAmmon, Sting/Royal Stockholm Philh. O, Quintet of the Kammerorchester Berlin/Shelley.
- 2015 Music from The Star Wars Saga. City of Prague Philharmonic
- 2015 Schindler's List: The Film Music of John Williams. Elizabeth Hedman, Dan Redfeld
- 2015 Hollywood Blockbusters, Vol. 2. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Nic Raine
- 2015 Waldbühne 2015. Berliner Philharmoniker/Simon Rattle
- 2015 Sixty-Eight Annual Midwest Clinic 2014. Carmel High School Symphony Orchestra/Soo Han, Margaret Hite, Elisabeth Ohly-Davis, Dr. Robert Gillespie, Michael Pote
- 2015 On A Lighter Note. Frikki Walker.
- 2015 Journey East. Nemanja Radulovic.
- 2016 Silence on joue: Take 2. Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà
- 2017 Lights, Camera...Music! Six Decades of John Williams. Boston Pops Orchestra/Keith Lockhart
- 2017 Sommernachtskonzert 2017. Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra/Christoph Eschenbach.
- 2017 John Williams: Themes and Transcriptions for Piano. Co-arranged by John Williams and Simone Pedroni. Simone Pedroni, piano.
- 2018 John Williams: A Life in Music. London Symphony Orchestra/Gavin Greenaway.
- 2018 The Genius of Film Music - Hollywood 1980s-2000s. London Symphony Orchestra/Dirk Brossé.
- 2019 Celebrating John Williams. Los Angeles Philharmonic/Gustavo Dudamel