Donald J. Williams’ vast and varied career as a percussionist, composer, orchestrator and conductor spans popular and classical music while advancing musical education in both America and Europe. His creative work has appeared on thousands of film and television soundtracks and popular music and original cast albums over the past four decades. In fact, he’s been a part of the majority of the world’s biggest movies over the past. He has also performed with more than 45 different Broadway productions while also serving as a special instructor for prestigious universities.Don Williams
Don has worked with composers such as Michael Giacchino, Alan Silvestri, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, John Debney, James Horner, Arthur B. Rubinstein, Alexander Desplatt, James Horner on films the likes of “Benjamin Button” “Munich” “Memoirs of a Geisha” “Ratatouille” “ Titanic” “E.T,” the “Indian Jones” film series, “Jurassic Park, “Close Encounters of a Third Kind” “Star Wars-VII,VIII,IX, Star Trek. He has performed on Timpani for 20 years on the Academy Awards Oscar Shows, Grammy Awards.Don is the Program Director and co-founder of the Musicians at Play Foundation.
