John Williams' 20 greatest film scores, ranked
As he revisits "The Raiders March" one last time with Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny, we reflect on our favorite works by cinema's most beloved composer

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Center: John Williams (Photo: Paul Morigi/Getty Images/Capitol Concerts); Original soundtrack album covers (clockwise from left to right): Star Wars: A New Hope (RCA); The Empire Strikes Back (Vinyl/RSO), E.T. (Universal Music Group); Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Concord Records); Superman: The Movie (La-La Land Records); Jaws (Decca); Jurassic Park (Universal Music Group); Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Sony Japan) Graphic: Jimmy Hasse
This Friday’s arrival of Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny serves as a reminder of the pivotal role composer John Williams has played in the cinema for more than five decades. Williams may have never starred on screen, but he helped shape the sound and sensibility behind many of the defining films of the 20th century.