stackyFACTSBefore he was scoring epic intergalactic battles and terrifying shark attacks, this musical genius was busy sound-tracking a boat tour gone catastrophically wrong.
Before he was scoring epic intergalactic battles and terrifying shark attacks, this musical genius was busy sound-tracking a boat tour gone catastrophically wrong. John Williams is arguably the greatest cinematic composer in history, responsible for Indiana Jones, Jurassic Park, and Harry Potter. But early in his career, he was credited as 'Johnny Williams' while writing upbeat, goofy incidental music for the pilot episode of a 1960s sitcom about stranded tourists.
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