Williams, Joseph 1960- (Joseph Stanley Williams)

PERSONAL

Born September 1, 1960, in Santa Monica, CA; son of John Williams (a composer) and Barbara Ruick (an actress); brother of Mark T. Williams (a composer).

Addresses:

Agent—Gorfaine/Schwartz Agency, 4111 West Alameda Ave., Suite 509, Burbank, CA 91505.

Career:

Composer, lyricist, singer, music arranger, and music supervisor. Toto (rock band), lead singer, recording artist, and songwriter, c. 1986-90, 1999; background singer and musical impersonator; performed on stage and for commercials.

Awards, Honors:

Emmy Award nomination (with W. G. Snuffy Walden), outstanding main title theme music, 2003, for Miracles.

CREDITS

Film Work:

Song arranger, "Lapti Nek," Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

Song arranger, "Working Out," Return of the Ewok, Lucasfilm, 1999.

(Uncredited) Music arranger, Star Wars: Episode I—The Phantom Menace (also known as The Phantom Menace and Star Wars I: The Phantom Menace), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Music orchestrator, From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, Amuse Pictures/New Film International, 1999.

Film Work; Song Performer:

"Red Hot" and "Save the Night," The Goonies, Warner Bros., 1985.

"American Girl" and "Turn It On," Space Camp, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

"Make It Up," Shadow Dancing, 1988.

Singing voice for Matthew Broderick, The Lion King (animated; also known as El rey leon), Buena Vista, 1994.

"Working Out," Return of the Ewok, Lucasfilm, 1999.

Television Work; Series:

Music supervisor, Erotic Confessions, HBO, between 1994 and 1996.

Television Appearances; Series:

Singer, a recurring role, Roswell (also known as Roswell High), UPN, between 2000 and 2002.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi, 1983.

From "Star Wars" to "Jedi:" The Making of a Saga, PBS, 1985.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

Joseph Williams, C. 1980.

(With Toto) Fahrenheit, Columbia, 1986.

(With Toto) The Seventh One, Columbia, 1988.

I Am Alive, 1996.

3, 1997.

Early Years, 1998.

(With Toto) Toto XX, Legacy, 1998.

Vertigo, Frontiers, 2003.

Two of Us, 2004.

(With Toto) Falling In Between, Frontiers, 2006.

Vertigo 2, Frontiers, 2006.

Singles include "Toughen Up/Fire Power," 1984; "Save the Night," 1985; "My One/DJ in My Life," 1986; and "Look at Me," 1995. Contributor to albums released by other artists. Also song composer and lyricist.

Videos:

Singer of ending song, Horned Owl (video game; also known as Project: Horned Owl), 1995.

Voice of Simba, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (animated), Buena Vista Home Video/Walt Disney Home Video, 2001.

WRITINGS

Film Composer:

Jizzwailer music and songs "Ewok Celebration" and "Lapti Nek," Star Wars: Episode VI—Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983.

Embrace of the Vampire (also known as The Nosferatu Diaries: Embrace of the Vampire), New Line Cinema, 1994.

Last Gasp, Warner Bros., 1995.

Snitch, Cargo Films, 1996.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Shoot the Moon, Sugardaddy Productions, 1996.

Poison Ivy II (also known as Poison Ivy II: Lily), New Line Cinema, 1996.

Phat Beach, Live Entertainment/Orion, 1996.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Last Request (short film), Kismet Productions, 1999.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) From Dusk till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money, Amuse Pictures/New Films International, 1999.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Another Life (short film), 2002.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Malevolent, Cinetel Films, 2002.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Soccer Dog: European Cup, Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 2004.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) The Golden Blaze (animated), Warner Bros., 2005.

No 1 in Security (short film), Foursquare 7 Productions, 2006.

Real Estate Super Man (short film), Foursquare 7 Productions, 2007.

Also composer for the films The Big Bang Theory, Time and Again (short film), and The Waiter (short film).

Songs Featured in Films:

Composer and lyricist, "Anesthesia," Twilight Zone: The Movie, Warner Bros., 1983.

The Goonies, Warner Bros., 1985.

"American Girl" and "Don't Look Back," Space Camp, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986.

Songwriter, "Far Away (Julian's Song)" and "Make You Mine," Last Gasp, Warner Bros., 1995.

Lyricist, "Working Out," Return of the Ewok, Lucasfilm, 1999.

Television Composer; Series:

First Years, NBC, 2001.

Theme music, Miracles, ABC, 2003.

Surface, NBC, 2005.

Windfall, NBC, 2006.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) The War at Home, Fox, multiple episodes, 2006-2007.

Also composer for Chicago Hope, CBS; Early Edition, CBS; Felicity, The WB; L.A. Doctors (also known as L.A. Docs), CBS; Norm, ABC; Profiler; underscore, Providence, NBC; Sleepwalkers, NBC; Soldier of Fortune, Inc. (also known as SOF, Inc. and S.O.F. Special Ops Force), syndicated; and underscore, The Street, Fox.

Television Composer; Miniseries:

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Category 6: Day of Destruction, CBS, 2004.

Television Composer; Movies:

(Uncredited) Additional music, Saved by the Bell: Wedding in Las Vegas, NBC, 1994.

The Legend of Gator Face, Showtime, 1996.

Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard, HBO, 1996.

Below Utopia (also known as Body Count), HBO, 1997.

Butter (also known as Never 2 Big), HBO, 1998.

Judgment Day, HBO, 1999.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Supreme Sanction, HBO, 1999.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Guardian, HBO, 2000.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Chain of Command, HBO, 2000.

Written in Blood, HBO, 2002.

(Uncredited) Additional music, Another Pretty Face, PAX, 2002.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Momentum (also known as Momentum—Wenn gedanken toeten koennen and Projekt momentum), Sci-Fi Channel, 2003.

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Category 7: The End of the World, CBS, 2005.

Also composer for Champions, HBO.

Television Composer; Pilots:

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) The Lyon's Den, NBC, 2003.

Television Composer; Episodic:

(As Joseph Stanley Williams) Underscore, "Four Aliens and a Baby," Roswell (also known as Roswell High), UPN, 2002.