A crowd entering the theater to see Jurassic Park, photographed on October 5, 1993. Fairfax Media Archives/Fairfax Media via Getty Images hide caption
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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma, left, with composer John Williams, right. The pair recently released a collaborative recording, A Gathering of Friends, with the New York Philharmonic. Lawrence Sumulong/Courtesy of Sony Music hide caption
Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together 'A Gathering of Friends'
1960 Olympic decathlete gold medalist Rafer Johnson of the United States after climbing the stairs of the Memorial Coliseum prepares to light the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony for the XXIII Olympic Games on July, 28,1984 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. Tony Duffy/Getty Images hide caption
John Williams (left) and Anne-Sophie Mutter at a recording session at Sony Pictures Studios for Across the Stars available via Deutsch Grammophon. Prashant Gupta/Deutsche Grammophon hide caption
John Williams And Anne-Sophie Mutter, 2 Geniuses For The Price Of One
Actors Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford on the set of the original Star Wars film. The movie was originally released on May 25, 1977. Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images hide caption
Flanked by composer Leonard Slatkin and soprano Jessye Norman, John Williams takes a bow during his 80th-birthday celebration at Tanglewood in August. Stu Rosner hide caption
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Keith Lockhart conducts the Boston Pops on the 4th of July, 2008. Stu Rosner hide caption
John Williams: Music from 'My Fair Lady'
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