Joseph Williams (musician)

Joseph Stanley Williams (born September 1, 1960) is an American film score composer and singer-songwriter, best known for his work in the rock band Toto.
Early life.
Williams was born in Santa Monica, California to John Williams and Barbara Ruick.
Career.
Toto.
Williams was the lead vocalist for Toto during the mid-to-late 1980s and was featured on the albums "Fahrenheit" (1986) and "The Seventh One" (1989) before leaving due to personal problems.
Solo as a singer.
Williams released his first, self-titled solo album in 1982.
Work as a film composer.
Joseph Williams has also been busy as a composer of film and drama scores, most notably for episodes of the science fiction series "Roswell" and "The Lyon's Den" starring Rob Lowe.
Session work.
Williams has been in demand as a session vocalist and can be heard on numerous projects by other artists, as well as on movie soundtrack.
Influences.
Williams stated composers like Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Bernard Herrmann, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Sergei Prokofiev, Franz Waxman, Mantovani, Peter Bernstein, Richard Wagner, Gustav Holst, Igor Stravinsky, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Chris Mancini and David Newman as influences.