In reference to John Williams (Help required?!)

Hello to all ... (first post)

I'm a huge fan of the music of John Williams. More specifically, however, i am an even bigger fan of the immense colour and excitement he manages to convey in his orchestrations (in all honesty, i full-heartedly believe that the team of 'orchestrators' Williams has working under him act more as copyists than colourists.)

For quite a while now i have been in awe of his talents/ knowledge/ wisdom/ flare/ whatever you want to call it, for composing specifically for orchestra, and i would greatly appreciate it if anyone could give me pointers as to how i am to aqquire knowledge of this standard...

p.s. I am fully aware that no method of schooling/ studying of books will aid me in being inventive with my orchestrations. I would simply like to have enough confidence in my knowledge to be able to finish a single piece of music (unsuccessful as of yet.)

A good place to start is to read up on John Williams' education and work experience. Maybe Wikipedia or other web sites.