"John, it's impossible to say how much you mean to all of us. Your music for Star Wars, like all your music, has truly become part of our DNA. I can't fully remember the first time I heard 'Rey's Theme'. I was in such sensory overload I believe I blacked out for a moment. But every time I've heard it since I'm transported back to the scoring room I visited, watching you conduct a room full of incredible musicians, elevating the work we had put on film beyond recognition. Through the power of music you continue to inspire us, terrify us, comfort us, and send us flying across the face of the moon. As an art form, the movies — quite simply — are better because of you. We love you, John. Happy birthday. And here's to many, many more."
—Daisy Ridley to John Williams at The Kennedy Center
Happy Birthday, John Williams!!
