“Very frankly,” Williams says, “I thought to myself: Well, I really don’t want somebody else to do that. It was like when I was doing ‘Star Wars,’ you know. I thought: If I can ...

John Williams scored his 54th Academy Award nomination this year, making him still the most-nominated living person and oldest Oscar-nominated person ever.

And Williams felt every emotion within its frames. “I think it’s the most personal score John’s ever written for any of our collaborations,” Spielberg says.

With 54 Oscar nods, John Williams is now the most-nominated living person in Academy history. He reflects on his legacy and work with Spielberg.