In 1956, Williams found work as a pianist with the 20th Century Fox Studio Orchestra. He soon began to write scores for television shows, producing 30 minutes of music every week.
In 1960, Williams wrote his first film score for Because They're Young. During the 1960s his work was nominated for several Academy Awards, and he finally won his first Oscar for the 1971 film of Fiddler on the Roof. During this period he wrote some of his greatest and...