https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/08/19/happy-80th-birthday-john-williams/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 02:46:29 -0400<![CDATA[What would the last 40 years of pop culture be without John Williams? It&#8217;s hard to imagine Lalo Schifrin scoring Star Wars or Alfred Newman composing the soundtrack for E.T. The Extraterrestrial.&#8221; Don&#8217;t get me wrong. Both are wonderful artists. But Williams gave life to each and every film he has worked on, elevating film from a primarily visual medium to a complete experience of sight and sound that meshed with such perfection we barely noticed how completely we were taken in by the magic.]]>Sun, 19 Aug 2012 13:10:08 -0400<![CDATA[Rick Moran]]>https://pjmedia.com/rick-moran/2012/08/19/happy-80th-birthday-john-williams-n142197