Track Listing

Disc 1:

1. Main Theme [The Sugarland Express] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Klemens
2. Main Theme [Jaws] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Suite [From Close Encounters of the Third Kind] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus
4. March [From Raiders of the Lost Ark] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
5. Map Room: Dawn [From Raiders of the Lost Ark] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
6. Adventures on Earth [From E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Klemens
7. Mine Car Chase [From Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
8. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (End Credits) - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
9. Exsultate Justi [Empire of the Sun] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus
10. Indy's First Adventure [From Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine

Disc 2:

1. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (End Credits) - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
2. Follow Me/Dorinda's Solo Flight [Always] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
3. Main Themes [From "Hook"] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
4. Main Themes [From Jurassic Park] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
5. Main Theme [Schindler's List] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
6. Dry Your Tears, Afrika [Amistad] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus
7. Hymn to the Fallen [Saving Private Ryan] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
8. Where Dreams Are Made [A.I. Artificial Intelligence] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Nic Raine
9. Minority Report [Minority Report Remix] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
10. Catch Me If You Can - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Mario Klemens

Disc 3:

1. Suite: Universal Emblem/Hilary's Plight/Scottish Romeo/The Hunt ... - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
2. Suite: The Jane Eyre Theme - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
3. Suite: To Thornfield [Jane Eyre] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
4. Suite: Restoration [Jane Eyre] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus, Nic Raine
5. Overture [The Cowboys] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
6. Prelude [From The Poseidon Adventure] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
7. Main Titles [From The Towering Inferno] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
8. End Titles [Family Plot] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
9. Main Titles [The Fury] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
10. Main Theme [Superman] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
11. Main Titles & Storm [From Dracula] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
12. Main Theme & Love Theme [The River] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
13. Dance of the Witches [The Witches of Eastwick] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine

Disc 4:

1. End Credits [Born on the Fourth of July] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
2. End Titles [Presumed Innocent] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
3. Arlington/End Titles [JFK] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
4. Hedwig's Theme [Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
5. Fawkes the Phoenix [Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
6. Main Themes [Star Wars: A New Hope] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
7. Han Solo and the Princess [Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
8. Imperial March [Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
9. Anakin's Theme [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
10. Flag Parade [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
11. Across the Stars [Star Wars: Attack of the Clones] - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Nic Raine
12. Duel of the Fates [Star Wars: The Phantom Menace] - Paul Bateman, City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Crouch End Festival Chorus

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14873 in Music
• Released on: 2003-10-07
• Number of discs: 4
• Formats: Box set, Soundtrack

Customer Reviews

the greatest movie themes ever-almost
This collection has intended to bring together some of the best work from this centurys greatest composer! And it achieves this just.

On the four disc that you get for your money, you are bombarded by william's talent for creating mood in the music that brings you so close to the film itself, you almost no longer need the pictures or the actors to see the film. His scores help to set the mood of the film and every note played every chord struck fits the action of the film exactly. Great examples are the raiders march, duel of the fates or hedwig's theme.

However, there is one very big drawback to this CD boxset, and that is the attention given to one of his greatest soundtracks. I'm talking about superman. This was a soundtrack that actually sounded as incredible as the film itself was. There was no sense of O.T.T about and neither was it underplayed and shadowed by the film, but it made the film as much what it was as christopher reeve playing the man of steel himself. The superman score makes you want to put a red bedspread round your neck and fly off the building. But here in the box set of his greatest work, john william's superman score is reduced to having just one track on one of the discs. At the very least it should have had fortress of solitude on there aswell!!!

But apart from that this is a truely a value for money CD collection.

Can't compare to the originals
While this 4-CD set does offer one of the most comprehensive collections of film music by the 20th century's greatest composer, I was very disappointed that they didn't have Williams himself conduct, or use original tracks from the movie scores. [...]

Very disappointing
While I'm as big a fan of John Williams' music as anyone, I was *highly* disappointed by this collection for one simple fact--the quality of the orchestra playing his scores here is simply appalling. For those used to hearing Mr. Williams' music being played by only the finest of ensembles, this recording will be an extreme let-down. I was especially looking forward to this recording for its concert arrangements of songs such as "Flag Parade" that are unavailable elsewhere ... but I can't even bring myself to listen to it, the musicianship is so poor. My advice: skip this over-priced, substandard recording and stick with the original, official soundtracks.