Album: Lincoln: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| Album: | Lincoln: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
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| Artist: | John Williams |
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| Label: | Sony Classical |
In a career spanning almost six decades, John Williams has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures. Winner of twenty-one Grammy® Awards, four Golden Globe® Awards and five Academy Awards®, Williams is easily the most recognized composer working in film today. He has a long association with Steven Spielberg, composing music for all but two of Spielberg’s feature films, most recently on the Academy Award®-nominated scores for The Adventures of Tintin and Warhorse.
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