Steven Spielberg Credits John Williams During Sony Pictures’ Dedication

John Williams‘ film legacy is being immortalized with a Sony Pictures studio building dedicated to the Oscar-, Emmy,- and Grammy-winning composer.

The newly renamed John Williams Music Building on the Sony Pictures’ Culver City lot was unveiled January 18, with Williams’ longtime collaborator Steven Spielberg sharing his admiration for the musician.

“I have grown up with Johnny from the very beginning,” Spielberg said of Williams. “What he’s done for me is something I haven’t been able to imagine. This building is where all my stress dissipates…when I finally get to this stage of a production, and I know I’m in your hands.”

Spielberg added, “In the end I don’t recognize the movies as mine but as ours. Thank you Johnny, my movies would not be the same without you.”

Williams has earned 53 Academy Award nominations thus far, and collaborated with Spielberg specifically on films like “Jaws,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” “Schindler’s List, Empire of the Sun,” “The Fabelmans,” “Indiana Jones,” “Jurassic Park,” and more. Spielberg is also set to produce a documentary about Williams’ life after the composer exited retirement to further work with the auteur.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Tony Vinciquerra and SPE Motion Picture Group Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman officially dedicated the building to Williams to commemorate his six decade-spanning career….