Paul Williams

The Official Website of Paul Williams
Songwriter, Actor, Author and Recovery Advocate

Who is

Paul Williams

Grammy, Golden Globe and Academy Award Winner

Paul Williams is one of the most beloved and respected music creators in the world today. A lyricist and composer who has won an Oscar Award, three Grammy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, an Ivor Novello International Award and earned induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Williams’ timeless classics range from “We’ve Only Just Begun”, “You and Me Against the World” and “The Rainbow Connection” to “Touch” and “Beyond” on Daft Punk’s chart-topping Album of the Year, Random Access Memories on which he also performed, receiving a Grammy as Featured Artist.  As President and Chairman of the Board of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP), he is also a leading spokesman for music creators in the digital age.

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A Selection of

Paul Williams Music

2013 Random Access Memories (Daft Punk with contribution from Paul Williams)

2011 Still Alive

1976 Bugsy Malone

2006 Songs for the Family of Man

1997 Paul Williams

1997 A Star Is Born Original Soundtrack

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Paul Williams

On Screen

2017 Goliath

2017 Baby Driver

2008 A Muppets Christmas: Letters To Santa

2007 Georgia Rule

2004 The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

2002 The Rules of Attraction

1991 The Doors

1980 Smokey and the Bandit II

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Career

Highlights

  1. 1973
  2. 1974
  3. 1975
  4. 1976
  5. 1977
  6. 1978
  7. 1979
  8. 1980
  9. 1981
  10. 1983
  11. 1988
  12. 1993
  13. 2001
  14. 2004
  15. 2009
  16. 2013
  17. 2014
  18. 2015
  19. 2018
  20. 2021

  1. 1973

    “Nice To Be Around” (Music Grammy nomination: Song)

  2. 1974

    Phantom of the Paradise (Music Grammy nomination: Scoring: Original Song Score & Adaptation)

    “You and Me Against the World” (Songwriter Grammy nomination: Song of the Year)

  3. 1975

    Phantom of the Paradise (Oscar Nomination: Best Original Score, Motion Picture)

  4. 1976

     Bugsy Malone (Music Grammy nomination: Original Song Score & Adaptation aka Adaptation: Score)

    “Evergreen” (Music Grammy winner: Original Song)

  5. 1977

    Bugsy Malone (Oscar Nomination: Best Original Score, Motion Picture)

    “Evergreen” Theme from A Star Is Born (Songwriter Grammy winner: Song of the Year)

    A Star Is Born (Composer Grammy nomination: Best Original Score)

  6. 1978

    Anthony Asquith Nomination for Best film Music: A STAR IS BORN

    Oscar Nomination for Original Song Score: BUGSY MALONE

  7. 1979

    The Muppet Movie (Music Grammy nomination: Original Song Score & Adaptation aka Adaptation: Score)

    The Muppet Movie (Composer Grammy nomination: Best Album of Original Score Written for a Movie)

    The Muppet Movie (Producer Grammy winner along with Jim Henson: Best Recording For Children)

    “Rainbow Connection” (Music Grammy nomination: Original Song)

  8. 1980

    Saturn Award Nomination for Best Music: THE MUPPET MOVIE

    Golden Globe Nomination for Best Original Song in a Film: RAINBOW CONNECTION from MUPPET MOVIE

  9. 1981

    “When the River Meets the Sea” (Primetime Emmy nomination: Outstanding Individual Achievement - Children's Programming Emmet Otter’s Jug-Band Christmas)

  10. 1983

     Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

  11. 1988

    ASCAP Award for Most Performed Feature Film Standards: EVERGREEN from STAR IS BORN, A

  12. 1993

    The Muppet Christmas Carol (Producer Grammy nomination: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, Best Musical Album For Children)

  13. 2001

    Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Inductee

  14. 2004

    National Music Publishers President’s Award

  15. 2009

    Elected President & Chairman of ASCAP – The American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers

  16. 2013

    Daft Punk Random Access Memories Album of the Year winner: Featured Artist

    “Still Alive” (Critics Choice Awards nomination: Best Song: Paul Williams Still Alive)

  17. 2014

    Oprah's SuperSoul Sunday & New York Times Bestseller Gratitude & Trust

  18. 2015

     Ivor Novello Award

    “The Apology Song” (World Soundtrack Award winner: Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film: The Book of Life, co-written by Gustavo Santaolalla)

  19. 2018

     

    Starkey Hearing Foundation
    So the World May Hear Award recipient

  20. 2021

    Emmet Otter’s Jugband Christmas returns to the stage at the New Victory Theater in New York City

    “Rainbow Connection” is added to the National Recording Registry

    “Maya and The Three” wins Hollywood Music In Media Award for best Song/Score Trailer