
John William
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 13 years ago |
Date of birth | October 9,1922 |
Zodiac sign | Libra |
Born | Grand-Bassam |
Cote D'Ivoire | |
Date of died | January 8,2011 |
Died | Antibes |
France | |
Genres | Pop |
Record labels | Polydor Records |
Albums | Mississipi |
Double d'or : John William | |
Mississippi | |
Songs | The Imperial March |
Duel of the Fates | |
Binary Sunset | |
Ewok Celebration | |
Light of the Force | |
E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Adventure on Earth | |
The Five Sacred Trees | |
Christmas Star | |
Air and Simple Gifts | |
TIE Fighter Attack | |
Battle of the Heroes | |
The Jedi Steps | |
The Wampa's Lair | |
Victory Celebration | |
Flight to Neverland | |
Call of the Champions | |
E. T. : The Flying Theme | |
The Force Theme | |
Liberty Fanfare | |
Viktor's Tale | |
Hymn to the Fallen | |
Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind | |
Can You Read My Mind | |
Sail Barge Assault | |
The Flag Parade | |
The Raiders March | |
Look Down, Lord | |
Hymn to New England | |
Somewhere in My Memory | |
Dance of the Witches | |
Across the Stars | |
The Throne Room | |
When You're Alone | |
The Face of Pan | |
Princess Leia's Theme | |
Sayuri's Theme | |
Variations on Happy Birthday | |
Aboard the Executor | |
Concerto for violon n° 1 by John Williams | |
Star Wars (Main Title) | |
Summon the Heroes | |
Cast a Christmas Spell | |
Anakin's Dark Deeds | |
E. T. is Alive! | |
Diagon Alley / The Gringotts Vault | |
Luke Confronts Jabba | |
T‐Rex Rescue & Finale | |
Harry's Wondrous World | |
Jango's Escape | |
The Rebellion Is Reborn | |
The Invisibility Cloak / The Library Scene | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2582505 |
AFI Life Achievement Award
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
Kennedy Center Honors
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
Saturn Award for Best Music
BAFTA Award for Best Original Music
Grammy Award for Best Arrangement, Instrumental Or A Cappella
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score
Grammy Hall of Fame
Academy Award for Best Original Song Score
Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance
BMI Film Music Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Classic Brit Award for Composer of the Year
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement In Musical Composition
Primetime Emmy Award for Best Music Composition - Special Program
Classic Brit Award for Soundtrack Composer of the Year
Classic Brit Lifetime Achievement Award
John William Life story
'Greatest picture' of Indian colonial defeat for sale
A painting capturing the momentous victory In Battle of Indian rulers over British East India Company troops in 1780 is up for auction in London.
Bids at Sotheby's sale on Wednesday will start at £370,000 ($485,000).
The Painting shows Haider Ali , The Sultan of The Kingdom of Mysore, and his son, Tipu, defeating Company forces in the famed Battle of Pollilur.
Tipu, known as the " Tiger of Mysore" became The Company 's fiercest foe until he was defeated and killed in 1799.
Historian William Dalrymple has described The Painting of what unfolded in Pollilur as " arguably The Greatest Indian picture of the defeat of colonialism That survives".
Mr Dalrymple, whose book, The Anarchy , documents The Rise of the East India Company in the 18Th Century , has called it " The Most crushing defeat" And One That " nearly ended British rule in India".
Tipu, who got his first command at Pollilur, " turned the tide" against The British , Mr Dalrymple told The Bbc .
Scenes from The Battle were first commissioned by Tipu himself in 1784. They were painted on The Walls and frescoes of his Palace - Daria Daulat Bagh - in Srirangapatnam, then the capital of Mysore in southern India.
Some of these scenes were also painted at least twice on paper using ink and gouache pigments.
One of those paintings was and acquired by The Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar. It was brought to England by Colonel John William Freese, who was in Srirangapatnam after Tipu's defeat. His Family handed it down over generations before selling it in 1978 to a private collector, who sold it in 2010.
The Origin of The Second painting, is less clear. Given how similar it is to The One acquired by Freese, it's assumed to have also been brought to England by a British officer.
It first appeared at auction in the early 1980s, Benedict Carter of Sotheby's told The Bbc . " But we don't know What Happened to it in The 100 years before That . " It has only been briefly displayed before, in 1990 and 1999, leaving it in a " pretty remarkable state" He Said .
The Painting depicts - in vivid, triumphant and gory Detail - What Happened on The Morning of 7 September 1780.
Tipu ambushed Company forces led by Colonel William Bailie near a village named Pollilur not far from Madras (now Chennai), a major British trading outpost at The Time . By The Time Haider Ali arrived with reinforcements, the " work had been pretty much done" Mr Dalrymple says.
The 32ft long painting, which stretches across 10 sheets of paper, shows Tipu atop an elephant while overseeing his troops. Towards The Other end of The Painting , his cavalry is attacking Company forces on both sides as they form a square around an injured Bailie, who is in a palanquin.
It even shows a cart of ammunition exploding - a moment in The Battle , Mr Dalrymple writes in an essay accompanying the auction - That was recorded by Bailie's Younger Brother John: " Two ammunition tumbrils were hit and both blew up simultaneously, making 'large openings in both lines, on which their Cavalry made The First impression. They were followed by The Elephants , which completed our overthrow. "
" It's a stunning masterpiece, it's unprecedented, " Mr Dalrymple told The Bbc
He believes That 's why despite the spectacular defeat, the paintings were commissioned by British officers such as Col Freese - because the murals in Srirangapatam were just as, if not more, striking.
Another theory is That the two paintings were made as preparatory drawings when The Company restored the frescoes in Serirangapatnam under the orders of Arthur Wellesley, The Future Duke of Wellington. Tipu himself had ordered the murals whitewashed after losing a subsequent war to The Company - the images were " incredibly bloody" Mr Dalrymple says, and having them painted over was perhaps a gesture of peace.
Despite his eventual defeat, Tipu was respected by The British for his military acumen and " The Way he died gallantly In Battle " according to Mr Dalrymple.
So it's not so surprising to historians That The British chose to retain evidence of The Battle of Pollilur.
The Painting 's significance is drawn from The Battle 's import, Mr Dalrymple says. Tipu was " The Most feared by The British " the only Indian ruler at The Time who refused to ally with them.
Tipu's army also had better guns, better artillery and his cavalry was better prepared in terms of inventions and tactics, he says. They were able to fire rockets from their camels, for instance, and This Was a technique, which, in turn, later inspired The British to invent their own rocket system.
Only towards The End of the 18Th Century did The Company gain an advantage on The Battlefield .
Now Tipu's legacy as a Muslim king is being evaluated in an increasingly Hindu nationalist India.
The Battle of Pollilur is a reminder of the obstacle the " Tiger of Mysore" presented to British Conquest - so much so That when he was killed The Victors took his campaign tent and other artefacts back to Britain.
Source of news: bbc.com