| View Larger Image | Music from the Films of Steven Spielberg | Audio CDJerry Goldsmith (Composer), John Williams (Composer)
| List Price: | $19.98 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | Audio CD | | Format: | Soundtrack | | Studio: | Silva America | | Release Date: | May 10, 2005 | | Sales Rank: | 230,078th |
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TRACK LISTING |
Disc: 1
- Track 1: March [From Raiders of the Lost Ark]
- Track 2: Café/Truck Attack [From Duel in the Sky]
- Track 3: Sugarland Express (Main Title) [From the Sugarland Express]
- Track 4: Jaws (Main Title) [From Jaws]
- Track 5: Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Suite) [From Close Encounters ...] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Track 6: March [From 1941]
- Track 7: Map Room [From Raiders of the Lost Ark]
- Track 8: Basket Game [From Raiders of the Lost Ark]
- Track 9: Adventures on Earth [From E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial]
- Track 10: Poltergeist (Main Theme) [From Poltergeist] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Track 11: Twilight Zone: The Movie (Suite) [From Twilight Zone: the Movie]
- Track 12: Color Purple (Finale) [From the Color Purple]
- Track 13: Exsultate Justi [From Empire of the Sun] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Track 14: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (Finale) [From Indiana Jones ...]
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Disc: 2
- Track 1: Mine Car Chase [From Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom]
- Track 2: Indy's First Adventure [From Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]
- Track 3: Follow Me/Dorinda's Solo Flight [From Always]
- Track 4: Hook (Main Themes) [From Hook]
- Track 5: When You're Alone [From Hook]
- Track 6: Jurassic Park (Main Themes) [From Jurassic Park]
- Track 7: Schindler's List (Main Theme) [From Schindler's List]
- Track 8: Dry Your Tears Afrika [From Amistad] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Track 9: Hymn to the Fallen [From Saving Private Ryan] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus
- Track 10: Where Dreams Are Born [From A.I. Artificial Intelligence] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Charlotte Kinder
- Track 11: Minority Report [From Minority Report]
- Track 12: Catch Me If You Can [From Catch Me If You Can]
- Track 13: Tale of Viktor Navorski [From the Terminal]
- Track 14: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (End Credits Suite) [From ...]
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Album Description
This 28-track collection highlights the astounding career as director and producer of Steven Spielberg, whose films are inexorably linked with the symphonic beauty of John Williams' scores. With five Oscar(r) wins and 41 nominations, Williams is a master of his art. The set also features other Spielberg collaborations including Quincy Jones, Jerry Goldsmith, and Billy Goldenberg. From "Duel" (a premiere recording) to "The Terminal," this release is a journey through movie magic. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 2 reviews)
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mediocre mess, nonetheless worth having for some by Bryant Burnette (Tuscaloosa, AL)  3 Stars
July 06, 2005
If you've never purchased one of these Silva Screen best-of score CDs, let me first say this: unless you're a true film-score nut (like me), don't do it. Just don't. They really aren't terribly good. This one, like most, is played by The city of Prague Philharmonic, and it's not a terribly talented orchestra. They play very flatly, they miss notes, their orchestrator makes odd changes to composers' music. The end result of all this is that if you're familiar with the film versions of the pieces of music they're playing, it can be, frankly, a bit difficult to listen to.
That said, there is one decent -- decent, mind you -- reason to buy this CD. That's for the five-minute track of music from Spielberg's "Duel." It isn't great music, by any means, but if you're a Spielberg fanatic, this is the only release there has ever been (to my knowledge, at least) of music from that movie.
To be fair, not all of the tracks here are poorly done. "Hymn to the Fallen" comes off fairly well, and so does the music from "A.I." and "The Terminal" -- and the "Minority Report" theme is actually quite good. But much of the rest just doesn't sound right, so if you're looking for a quick way to assemble a quality overview of Spielberg music, this isn't the way to go.
That brings me to my final complaint, which is that "The Lost World" is omitted entirely! There were several good themes done for that movie; it was no mere rehash of "Jurassic Park."
For the seriously devoted only.
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28 tracks from "Duel" to "The Terminal" ~ Steven Spielberg by J. Lovins (Missouri-USA)  5 Stars
May 11, 2005
Silva Screen Classics celebrates the career of one of the most popular directors in cinema history...with this anthology of the music that hits the mark everytime for all the fans of "Music from the Films of STEVEN SPIELBERG"...these indelible musical impressions appear courtesy of the most renowned film scores composers of our time and long time Spielberg friend, John Williams...plus Jerry Goldsmith, Billy Goldenberg, Quincy Jones, Jeremy Lubbock, J. Rosenbaum and Rod Temperton...released in several categories from Action, Adventure, Drama and Sci-Fi sharing moments from powerful classic filming to a lighter side with some of the most familiar and recognizable themes ever written.
Anyone who has ever read my reviews knows that I'm a complete "film-score-buff" nut...Silva Screen Classics has come up with the best of the best in the category of soundtracks/scores...just take a peek with their latest release featuring a 2-CD-Set with inclusive 28 cues of unforgettable scores from the leading composers of the past three decades...the quality of sound, texture and substance is a film score collectors dream...each and every track is a self culture unto its own, bringing countries, worlds and universes under one umbrella.
This is one not to be missed...so many highlights and stand outs...from one spectrum of comedy, romance, drama, suspense, action, adventure...to the other of horror, war, thrillers and classics that linger from decade to decade...many have sold millions in Soundtracks, but here in this collection they all appear compliments of conductors Paul Bateman, James Fitzpatrick, Mario Klemens and Nic Raines...conducting The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and the Crouch End Festival Chorus...though different arrangements in some cases, still a very good representation in tribute of this legendary director and icon.
A must have for "film-score-buff" collectors, including music lovers and anyone who enjoys a little nostalgia now and then...thank you James Fitzpatrick(producer), Reynold da Silva(executive producer) and Silva Screen Classics...it's amazing when one thinks about just how much a part of filmmaking history that Steven Spielberg has been over the last 30 some odd years...listening to this collection will bring back wonderful memories of some of those highlights and then your imagination sets in...just the way we like 'em!
Total Time 2-CD-Set ~ Silva America 1182 ~ (5/10/2005)
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