Steven Spielberg & John Williams
Steven
22
The Master Builder
Combined
6
The Nurturer
John
2
The Diplomat
Legacy
The greatest director-composer collaboration in cinema history. Together responsible for the scores of Jaws, Close Encounters, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T., Schindler's List and Jurassic Park — among the most recognisable music in film history.
The numerological dynamic
Spielberg provides the images and emotional architecture; Williams provides the music that tells the audience how to feel. Spielberg has said that Williams' score for Schindler's List made the film possible.
The best creative partnerships amplify each other's gifts. Williams's score for Jaws elevated a film about a mechanical shark into a masterpiece of suspense. Spielberg's images gave Williams the canvas for his most iconic work.