John Williams-Sr.2-Jul.1st

Reading Comprehension from Q-Skills:  John Williams, King of Movie Music

Music and movies go together. Even when movies didn’t have sound, someone played a piano during the movie. Now, people create special music, called soundtracks, for each movie. One of the most famous movie composers is John Williams. People all over the world know his musical compositions and the movies they are from.

John Williams was born in 1932 in Long Island, New York. Because his father was a jazz drummer, Williams grew up around music. His family moved to Los Angeles, so Williams became familiar with Hollywood and the movies. He studied music in high school and college. In the Air Force, Williams conducted music for the Air Force Band.

After the Air Force, Williams attended the Julliard School of Music in New York City, one of the most famous music schools in the world. He played piano in jazz clubs in New York. Then he worked with Henry Mancini, a famous movie composer, and he started writing movie soundtracks. Williams played piano for the soundtracks of some very important films, including Peter Gunn. He also composed for television programs, including the famous TV shows Gilligan's Island and Lost in Space. He wrote the music for famous movies, like the Valley of the Dolls and The Poseidon Adventure.

Today, John Williams is very famous for his work. He wrote music for more than 100 films and television shows. He won many awards, including five Academy Awards. In 2005, The American Film Institute chose his music as the best movie soundtrack of all time. And, his career is still going. John Williams is still writing music for many exciting movies.

Task: Present a soundtrack of a movie that has good or matching music and explain why you like it.
Try These! make sb do, make sb adj, can’t help –ing, remind sb of ~, remember –ing, match, suit

particularly, especially, sound/special effects, sound track, composer, director