8 şubat 1932 doğumlu abd li bestekar.çağımızın en önenmli bestekarı sayılabilir.
birçok önemli filmin soundtrack ini yapmıştır.george lucas ve steven spielberg kendisinin en önemli müşterileri sayılır.her ikisinin neredeyse tüm filmlerinde birlikte çalışmıştır.
ve daha niceleri gibi birçok film ve oyun müziklerine imza atmıştır.duel of the fates ve empire strikes back theme gibi kült besteler de yapmıştır.
5 oscar ı vardır:
1. Fiddler on the Roof (1971) [Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score]
2. Jaws (1975) [Original Score]
3. Star Wars (1977) [Original Score]
4. E.T. (1982) [Original Score]
5. Schindler's List (1993) [Original Score
3 golden globe u vardır:
1. Jaws (1975) [Best Original Score]
3. Star Wars (1977) [Best Original Score]
3. E.T. (1982) [Best Original Score]
2 emmy ödülü kazanmıştır:
1-Heidi (1968) [Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition]
2. Jane Eyre (1971) [Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition]
18 de grammy ödülüne sahiptir:
1. Jaws (1975) [Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture]
2. Star Wars (1977) [Best Pop Instrumental Performance]
3. Main Title from Star Wars (1977) [Best Instrumental Composition]
4. Star Wars (1977) [Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture]
5. Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978) [Best Instrumental Composition]
6. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1978) [Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture]
7. Main Title Theme from Superman (1979) [Best Instrumental Composition]
8. Superman (1979) [Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture]
9. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [Best Instrumental Composition]
10. The Empire Strikes Back (1980) [Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture]
11. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) [Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture]
12. "Flying" (Theme from E.T.) (1982) [Best Instrumental Composition]
13. E.T. (1982) [Best Album of Original Score Written for a Motion Picture]
14. "Flying" (Theme from E.T.) (1982) [Best Arrangement on an Instrumental Recording]
15. Olympic Fanfare and Theme (1984) [Best Instrumental Composition]
16. Schindler's List (1994) [Instrumental Composition for a Motion Picture or Television]
17. Saving Private Ryan (1998) [Best Instrumental Composition Written For A Motion Picture Or For Television]
18. Theme from Angela's Ashes (2000) [Best Instrumental Composition]
