Music from the Films of Steven Spielberg

City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra

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Music from the Films of Steven Spielberg Review

by William Ruhlmann

Silva Screen Records, which specializes in re-recordings of film music, usually (as here) performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, has had occasion to consider the music featured in films directed by Steven Spielberg before, and this compilation draws from a similarly titled 1997 collection in its Hollywood Directors series, as well as releases featuring the work of composer John Williams. Williams, of course, worked with Spielberg consistently starting with the director's first feature, The Sugarland Express (1974), and he is responsible for all but five of the 28 cues heard here. A bushel of Academy Award nominations and several statuettes have resulted, and the box office success of the films has helped such Williams themes as the ones from Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial enter the long-term memories of filmgoers across the decades. The orchestra handles these familiar works adequately, along with plenty of other music from Spielberg films, much of it somewhat similar to the really memorable stuff.

Track Listing - Disc 1

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time	Stream
Raiders of the Lost Ark, film score
1	March John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	05:26
Duel, television film score
2	The Café / Truck Attack Billy Goldenberg	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	05:08	Amazon
Sugarland Express, film score
3	Main Title John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	03:40
Jaws, film score
4	Main Title John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	02:17
Close Encounters of the Third Kind, film score
5	Suite John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra feat: Crouch End Festival Chorus	08:14
1941, film score
6	March John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	04:14
Raiders of the Lost Ark, film score
7	The Map Room John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	04:08
8	The Basket Game John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	04:24
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, film score
9	Adventures on Earth John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	10:57
Poltergeist, film score
10	Main Theme Jerry Goldsmith	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra feat: Crouch End Festival Chorus	04:19	Amazon
The Twilight Zone: The Movie, film score
11	Suite Jerry Goldsmith	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	06:28	Amazon
The Color Purple, film score
12	Finale Quincy Jones / Jeremy Lubbock / Rod Temperton	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	05:15	Amazon
Empire of the Sun, film score
13	Exsultate Justi John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra feat: Crouch End Festival Chorus	05:01
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, film score
14	Finale John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	06:29

Track Listing - Disc 2

	Title/Composer	Performer	Time
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, film score
1	Mine Car Chase John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	05:32
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, film score
2	Indy's First Adventure John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	08:28
Always, film score
3	Follow Me / Dorinda's Solo Flight John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	03:44
Hook, film score
4	Main Theme John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	04:05
5	When You're Alone John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	03:01
Jurassic Park, film score
6	Main Themes John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	06:00
Schindler's List, film score
7	Main Theme John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	04:03
Amistad, film score
8	Dry Your Tears Afrika John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra feat: Crouch End Festival Chorus	03:40
Saving Private Ryan, film score
9	Hymn to the Fallen John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra feat: Crouch End Festival Chorus	06:04
A.I. (Artificial Intelligence), film score
10	Where Dreams Are Born John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra feat: Charlotte Kinder	03:46
Minority Report, film score
11	Themes John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	03:58
Catch Me If You Can, film score
12	Themes John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	03:01
The Terminal, film score
13	The Tale of Viktor Navorski John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	04:15
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, film score
14	End Credits Suite John Williams	City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra	11:36