Manufacturer: Sony
The third instalment of Indy's big-screen adventures elicited from all concerned performances that triumphantly surpassed their previous achievements on Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. Far from growing tired of the franchise, John Williams seemed re-invigorated, his music shines with a boyish energy and a generous helping of wit, tempered by a firm ...
Manufacturer: Warner
There was an inevitability about the union of George Lucas, Steven Spielberg and John Williams that shouldn't obscure the magnitude of their collective achievement on Raiders Of The Lost Ark. The movie is one of those rare serendipitous collaborations in which all elements work in apparently effortless harmony: everything about this Boys' Own adventure just feels right, from Harrison Ford's ...
Manufacturer: Silva Screen
Whatever your opinion of Lucas' films' cash-hoovering marketing tactics, there's little doubt that this "Ultimate Edition" of John Wiliams' fourth foray into that galaxy far, far away will be of certain interest to both rapacious Star Wars fans and aficionados of Williams' exquisite styling. A formidable two-disc set, with 68 tracks in chronological order over two hours, this score, like ...
Manufacturer: Sony Classical
Manufacturer: Philips
Catch Me If You Can is the 19th John Williams and Steven Spielberg feature collaboration, for which the composer has combined progressive jazz influences with the Philip Glass style minimalism he first explored for the director's A.I.. The result is a unique and compelling blend, with the cool sax of Dan Higgins insinuating itself like a question mark through such otherwise sunlit ...
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
As the bridging film of the original Star Wars trilogy, The Empire Strikes Back (1980) topped its predecessor in terms of story, character development, and special effects. Directed by Irvin Kershner, the sequel documents the relentless pursuit of the rebels by Darth Vader, a burgeoning romance between Han Solo and Princess Leia, and the training of Luke by the mystical Yoda. Taking ...
Manufacturer: RCA
In 1978, between Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and Superman, John Williams scored another, less well-known science-fiction film. With its combination of political conspiracy and stylish action featuring telekinetic teenagers waging bloody war against a secret government department, Brian DePalma's The Fury anticipates The X Files. It is as graceful a horror movie ...
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
The most eagerly anticipated movie of 1999, if not the decade, The Phantom Menace was also a mouth-watering prospect for soundtrack fans. Star Wars, after all, has become arguably the best-known and most influential movie score ever written, so a new instalment from John Williams, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, was always going to be a cause for celebration. And if the ...
Manufacturer: Polygram
