1.0Great Liveshttps://www.umw.edu/greatlivesjwindsorhttps://www.umw.edu/greatlives/author/jwindsor/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="jkmgzAnzwH"><a href="https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/lecture/john-williams/">John Williams</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/lecture/john-williams/embed/#?secret=jkmgzAnzwH" width="600" height="338" title="“John Williams” — Great Lives" data-secret="jkmgzAnzwH" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> Lecture Date: March 31, 2026The John and Linda Coker LectureJohn Williams is one of the most important film composers of all time, having almost singlehandedly revived the Hollywood symphonic scoring tradition and helped restore the livelihood of American orchestras through the popularity of film music programming. Williams wrote the memorable scores and hummable themes for […]https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2024/11/Williams.png6781024