The Resume

(February 8, 1932- )
Composed the music for all of the 'Star Wars' films, 'Fiddler on the Roof (1971),' 'The Poseidon Adventure (1972),' 'The Towering Inferno (1974),' the 'Superman (1978)' films, 'Midway (1976),' 'The River (1984),' 'JFK (1991),' 'Home Alone (1992)' I and II, The 'Harry Potter' films, and all but one of Steven Spielberg's feature films.

Why he might be annoying:

He has been married twice.
His son, Joseph Williams, became a member of the band Toto in 1986.
Some films re-use his scores from older movies - 'Pearl Harbor (2001)' used music from 'Midway (1976).'
He wrote music for 'Gilligan's Island.'
His skin is pale and he blushes a lot when he is giving a speech.

Why he might not be annoying:

2002 distinguishes Williams as the most Oscar-nominated living individual, with 41 nominations.
He performed the famous piano riff on the original recording of Henry Mancini's theme to 'Peter Gunn.'
He studied music at the University of California in Los Angeles.
He joined the Air Force in 1951 and stayed on for three years.
His musical scores are some of the most recognizable in film history.

Credit: Break Dancing Robot

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• AFI's 100 Years of Film's 25 Greatest Film Scores [Composers] (Ranked: 1)
• AFI's 100 Years of Film's 25 Greatest Film Scores [Composers] (Ranked: 6)
• AFI's 100 Years of Film's 25 Greatest Film Scores [Composers] (Ranked: 14)
• AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award (Ranked: 2016)
• Break-Dancing Robot's Profiles [Series 1]
• Celebrity Arsenal Fans
• Classical Top 100 (Ranked: 50)
• Critic's Choice's Best Composer (Ranked: 2012)
• Critic's Choice's Best Composer (Ranked: 2005)
• Critic's Choice's Best Composer (Ranked: 1998)
• Critic's Choice's Best Composer (Ranked: 2002)
• Film Composers
• Grammy for Best Pop Instrumental Performance (Ranked: 1978)
• Harry Potter [Series]
• Home Alone [Film Series]
• I Attended the Premiere of ‘Superman’ [1978]
• I Attended UCLA
• I Married in 1980
• I Record Music That Sounds Kinda Gay
• I Recorded 'Gloomy Sunday'
• I Retired, Just Kidding
• I Was the Rose Parade Grand Marshall (Ranked: 2004)
• I Won Five Or More Oscars (Ranked: 5)
• Indiana Jones [Series]
• Jaws [Series]
• Kennedy Center Honorees (Ranked: 2004)
• Look at Me, Yes You! - Finger Pointers
• Lost in Space
• My Song is on Sony's 'Soundtrack for a Century'
• My Song was Inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (Ranked: 2007)
• Next Stop: The Twilight Zone
• People who Have Similar Names on Am I Annoying (Ranked: 102)
• People with John or Mary in their Names
• Poseidon Adventure [1972]
• Profiles 4751-5000 (Ranked: 4767)
• Rate Your Music Top 100 Albums [2005] (Ranked: 35)
• Satirized on Family Guy
• Star Wars [Series]
• Stephen King Doesn’t Like Me
• Steven Spielberg Films
• Stuff White People Like
• Superman [1978]
• The Chipmunks Covered My Song
• Valley of the Dolls [1967]

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 46 Votes: 67.39% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 347 Votes: 52.45% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 191 Votes: 56.54% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 85 Votes: 41.18% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 136 Votes: 52.94% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 165 Votes: 57.58% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 678 Votes: 49.71% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 271 Votes: 56.83% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 28 Votes: 21.43% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 53 Votes: 45.28% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 30 Votes: 46.67% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 64 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 26.32% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 123 Votes: 62.60% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 137 Votes: 35.77% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 146 Votes: 33.56% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 392 Votes: 43.62% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 183 Votes: 46.45% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 402 Votes: 43.53% Annoying
In 2004, Out of 523 Votes: 41.30% Annoying
In 2003, Out of 895 Votes: 42.79% Annoying
In 2002, Out of 945 Votes: 45.08% Annoying