THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS - THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION

 

THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS - THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION

Features 87 Tracks With Over 7 Hours of Music

Since 1972, when he won his first Oscar, John Williams has received 47 Oscar nominations including 5 wins, 2 Emmys, 3 Golden Globes, 7 BAFTAs and more then twenty Gold and Platinum Records. Today, he is one of the most respected and acclaimed composers in Hollywood.

 

Perhaps the film composer of the biggest number of instantly recognizable themes and motifs, John Williams's immense musical output has now secured him a “cultural icon” status.  On February 8th this icon turned 80.

 

2012 also marks 40 years since John Williams and Steven Spielberg first met and started a hugely successful collaboration lasting to this day. Spielberg's composer of choice, Williams penned the unforgettable music for Jaws, Schindler's List, the four Indiana Jones films, E.T., Saving Private Ryan, as well as now classic themes for the Star Wars series, Superman and the first three Harry Potter films.

 

The immense quantity and quality of John Williams's film scores has propelled his work into the top All-Time Worldwide Box Office films list - he scored 16 of them, more than any other composer. In 2005, the American Film Institute unveiled its list of the Top 25 Film Scores of all time and John Williams appears at #1 (Star Wars), # 6 (Jaws) and # 14 (E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial).

 

“John certainly has the most considerable impact because his music immediately bypasses the brain and goes straight to your heart. That's the way he's always been... an amazing talent." - Steven Spielberg

The collection is performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

CD and Digital Album: SILCD 1382

Release Date: Feb. 21, 2012

THE MUSIC OF JOHN WILLIAMS – THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION
 

Track Listing:

CD1 - Star WarsStar Wars: A New Hope
01. Star Wars: A New Hope 05:24
02. Cantina Band 03:00
03. Princess Leia 04:46
04. The Throne Room / Finale 07:35
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
05 .The Imperial March 03:13
06 .Han Solo and The Princess  04:11
07 .The Asteroid Field 04:25
08. Yoda's Theme 03:52
Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi
09. Forest Battle 03:52
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
10. Anakin's Theme 02:51
11 .The Flag Parade 03:18
12. The Adventures Of Jar Jar 03:26
13. Duel Of The Fates 04:11
Star Wars: Attack Of The Clone
14. Across The Stars 05:41
Star Wars: Revenge Of The Sith
15. Battle Of The Heroes 04:20

CD2 - Indiana Jones

Raiders Of The Lost Ark
01. The Raiders March  02:40
02. The Map Room / Dawn  04:08
03. The Basket Game 04:23
04. Marion's Theme  03:42
05. Airplane Fight 04:22
06. The Ark Trek 01:28
07. Raiders Of The Lost Ark 05:26
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
08. Nocturnal Activities 02:02
09. The Mine Car Chase 03:31
10. Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom End Credits 06:31
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
11. Indy's First Adventure  08:27
12. X Marks The Spot / Escape From Venice  05:22
13. No Ticket / Keeping Up With The Joneses 04:07
14. Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade End Credits 11:22

CD3 - Harry Potter

Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone
01. Hedwig's Theme 04:53
02. Nimbus 2000 02:24
03. Harry's Wondrous World  05:03
04. Christmas at Hogwarts  01:47
05.  Leaving Hogwarts 02:19
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
06. Fawkes The Phoenix  03:39
07. The Chamber of Secrets 04:13
08. Gilderoy Lockhart  02:00
09. Dobby the House Elf  03:35
10. Reunion of Friends 05:46
Harry Potter And The Prisoner of Azkaban
11. Aunt Marge's Waltz  02:21
12. The Knight Bus 02:50
13. Double Trouble 02:51
14. A Window to the Past   03:51
15. Witches, Wands and Wizards 05:28
16. Mischief Managed / A Window to the Past / Buckbeak's Flight 07:05

CD4 - 40 Years of Williams and Spielberg

01. The Adventures Of Tintin - The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn 03:06
02. The Reunion - War Horse 03:54
03. War Of The Worlds Suite - War Of The Worlds 07:36
04. A Prayer for Peace – Munich 04:17
05. The Tale of Viktor Navorski - The Terminal 04:14
06. Minority Report - Minority Report 03:58
07. Catch Me If You Can - Catch Me If You Can 03:01
08. Where Dreams Are Born - Artificial Intelligence: AI 03:46
09. Hymn To The Fallen - Saving Private Ryan  06:03
10. Dry Your Tears, Afrika - Amistad   03:39
11. Schindler’s List - Schindler's List   04:18
12. Jurassic Park Suite - Jurassic Park 05:55
13. Hook Main Themes - Hook  04:07
14. Follow Me / Dorinda's Solo Flight – Always 03:46
15. Exsultate Justi - Empire Of The Sun 05:01

CD5 - 40 Years of Williams and Spielberg / Film & Concert Work

01. Adventures On Earth - E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial  10:57
02. March from 1941 – 1941 04:35
03. The Conversation Begins / Main Title / Resolution and Finale - Close Encounters Of The Third Kind  08:14
04. Jaws – Jaws 02:15
05. The Sugarland Express - The Sugarland Express 03:44
06. Sayuri's Theme & End Credits - Memoirs of a Geisha 05:50
07.  Far And Away End Credits - Far And Away 05:47
08.  Arlington / End Titles – JFK 10:00
09.  Presumed Innocent - Presumed Innocent 04:17
10.  Born On The Fourth Of July End Credits - Born On The Fourth Of July 05:44
11.  Dance Of The Witches - The Witches Of Eastwick 04:37
12.  The River Main Theme / Love Theme - The River 05:03
13.  Olympic Fanfare and Theme - Olympic Fanfare and Theme 04:07

CD6 Film & Concert Work

01. Main Titles & Storm  - Dracula 04:53
02. The Fury  - The Fury 02:55
03. Superman – Superman 04:11
04. Black Sunday Suite - Black Sunday 10:31
05. The Missouri Breaks Love Theme -  The Missouri Breaks 02:35
06. Family Plot End Titles -  Family Plot 03:52
07. Battle of Midway - Battle of Midway 04:32
08. The Towering Inferno - The Towering Inferno 05:08
09. Earthquake – Earthquake 03:17
10. Variations On A Theme by John Williams -  The Long Goodbye 11:50
11. Nice To Be Around -  Cinderella Liberty 04:00
12. The Poseidon Adventure - The Poseidon Adventure 02:55
13. The Cowboys -  The Cowboys 03:31
14. The Jane Eyre Theme -  Jane Eyre 03:28
15. The Cross-Breed / End Credits - The Rare Breed 04:23