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The first film composer to get the A.F.I. award! Why did it take so long?
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This is just wonderful. Made my day reading this! 
Congrats, Mr. Williams.
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Hahaha phew indeed.
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Oct 8, 2015 - 10:33 PM
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Bob DiMucci
(Member)
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Composer John Williams to Receive the 44th AFI Life Achievement Award
October 8, 2015
For the first time in AFI history, America’s highest honor for a career in film will be bestowed upon a composer. John Williams will receive the 44th AFI Life Achievement Award in 2016.
“John Williams has written the soundtrack to our lives,” said Sir Howard Stringer, Chair, AFI Board of Trustees. “Note by note, through chord and chorus, his genius for marrying music with movies has elevated the art form to symphonic levels and inspired generations of audiences to be enriched by the magic of the movies. AFI is proud to present him with its 44th Life Achievement Award.”
John Williams’ storied career as the composer behind many of the greatest American films and television series of all time boasts over 150 credits across seven decades. Perhaps best known for his enduring collaboration with director Steven Spielberg, his scores are among the most iconic and recognizable in film history, from the edge-of-your-seat JAWS (1975) motif to the emotional swell of E.T. THE EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL (1982) and the haunting elegies of SCHINDLER’S LIST (1993). Always epic in scale, his music has helped define over half a century of the motion picture medium. Three of Williams’ scores landed on AFI’s 100 Years of Film Scores — a list of the 25 greatest American film scores of all time — including the unforgettable STAR WARS (1977) soundtrack, at number one. With five Academy Award® wins and 49 nominations in total, Williams holds the record for the most Oscar® nominations of any living person.
Williams will be honored at a gala Tribute on June 9, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. The AFI Life Achievement Award Tribute television special will air on TNT later that same month, followed by an encore presentation on Turner Classic Movies.
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Way, way overdue. Not just for Williams, but for composers in general.
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Jun 10, 2016 - 11:35 AM
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Morricone
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There is a time where gushing is justified. This was a momentous event.
I grew up with only two awards that had meaning for me the Oscar and the AFI Life achievement awards. The first time I went to the Oscars to see Morricone get his life achievement Oscar I was flabbergasted how much they got right. 14 minutes for a composer, let alone any star, was unheard of. Film music got it's due.
After seeing film people like John Ford, James Cagney, Orson Welles, William Wyler, etc. get their long awaited AFI night of praise, at long last a composer obtaining one is equally unheard of. And they did it right. The intro by Spielberg, explaining the process of creating something from nothing, was perfect. And the expressions by J.J. Abrams, Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, George Lucas, etc. were edifying. ALL of the ramifications of what film music does seems to have been covered. Williams and film music has a moment of praise to remember. I am sure they will cut it down to an hour for televising but they will definitely be able to capture most of the important parts. Any minor complaints about some of the humor or no other composers involved in the presentation is really quibbling. I did enjoy the fact that every one of my favorite composers were mentioned during the night. John's acceptance speech was classic. His kneejerk reaction to hearing the news was " I am too young for such an award".
Everybody will be able to see this soon so this will be a film music moment to archive and take off the shelf again and again. Being in that auditorium was an honor and privilege.
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