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Johnson played the tuba for the music scores of all three films of The Godfather trilogy, the Back to the Future trilogy, and the Indiana Jones trilogy, as well as the first three Karate Kid films, the first five Police Academy movies, the first two Die Hard films, both Under Siege films, the first two of Disney/Pixar's Toy Story films, two Batman films, and all four of the Lethal Weapon movies. Other films in which Johnson's playing can be heard include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Matrix, The Lion King, True Lies, Twister, Independence Day, Men in Black, and Titanic, among many others. He also collaborated with Trek composer Jerry Goldsmith on such films as Executive Decision, Air Force One, and Mulan.

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rdfs:comment	Johnson played the tuba for the music scores of all three films of The Godfather trilogy, the Back to the Future trilogy, and the Indiana Jones trilogy, as well as the first three Karate Kid films, the first five Police Academy movies, the first two Die Hard films, both Under Siege films, the first two of Disney/Pixar's Toy Story films, two Batman films, and all four of the Lethal Weapon movies. Other films in which Johnson's playing can be heard include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Matrix, The Lion King, True Lies, Twister, Independence Day, Men in Black, and Titanic, among many others. He also collaborated with Trek composer Jerry Goldsmith on such films as Executive Decision, Air Force One, and Mulan. Johnson played with a wide range of performers and conductors, including Henry Mancini, Frank Zappa, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Diane Schuur, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Earth Wind & Fire, and Neil Diamond. He played tuba on the majority of Weird Al Yankovic's polka tracks. In 1994, he was featured on The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba, soloing as the title character.
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abstract	Johnson played with a wide range of performers and conductors, including Henry Mancini, Frank Zappa, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Diane Schuur, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Earth Wind & Fire, and Neil Diamond. He played tuba on the majority of Weird Al Yankovic's polka tracks. In 1994, he was featured on The Manhattan Transfer Meets Tubby the Tuba, soloing as the title character. Johnson was one of the most in-demand tuba players in the film industry, beginning with Al Capone in 1959. His most famous solo was supplying the ominous notes indicating the shark's arrival in Jaws. Other notable film credits include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Godfather, Dracula, Beetlejuice, Far From Heaven, The Addams Family, Disney's Tarzan, Toy Story, multiple Star Trek films, The Lion King, and Titanic. TV assignments included Roots, The Simpsons, and Cannon. Johnson played the tuba for the music scores of all three films of The Godfather trilogy, the Back to the Future trilogy, and the Indiana Jones trilogy, as well as the first three Karate Kid films, the first five Police Academy movies, the first two Die Hard films, both Under Siege films, the first two of Disney/Pixar's Toy Story films, two Batman films, and all four of the Lethal Weapon movies. Other films in which Johnson's playing can be heard include Close Encounters of the Third Kind, The Matrix, The Lion King, True Lies, Twister, Independence Day, Men in Black, and Titanic, among many others. He also collaborated with Trek composer Jerry Goldsmith on such films as Executive Decision, Air Force One, and Mulan.

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