Raiders of the Lost Ark (soundtrack)

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The soundtrack to Raiders of the Lost Ark was released on LP and cassette by Columbia Records in 1981. The music was composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. It was later reissued on LP, cassette and CD by Polydor Records.

Raiders of the Lost Ark's score is most notable for featuring the rousing and iconic composition "The Raiders March" that came to symbolize Indiana Jones. The tune was composed by John Williams. The score also featured three other prominent themes: the grand yet mysterious "Ark Theme", a theme associated with Marion, and the loud, pompous Nazi March, which harkens back to 1940s film scores. The score had received an Oscar nomination for best original score, but lost to Vangelis's electro-synth based score for Chariots of Fire. John Williams composed the march in the two separate segments. When he played them for Steven Spielberg he told Williams that he liked them both, which led to the combined theme people know today.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Expanded edition 2.1 Track listing 3 The Indiana Jones Trilogy 4 The Soundtracks Collection 5 Track Listing 6 References

[edit] Track listing

1. The Raiders March
2. In The Idol's Temple
3. Flight From Peru
4. To Cairo
5. The Basket Game
6. The Map Room: Dawn
7. The Well Of The Souls
8. Desert Chase
9. Marion's Theme
10. The Miracle Of The Ark
11. End Credits

Total Time: 43:00

[edit] Expanded edition

The soundtrack was rereleased in an expanded edition on LP, cassette and CD by DCC Compact Classics, Inc. in November 1995, with 30 minutes of new and extended cues and a 24-page booklet.

The LP version of this release is a limited edition of 3000 copies, notable for an extended version of the track "The Well of the Souls" that runs six minutes longer than the CD / cassette version of the track.

[edit] Track listing

1. The Raiders March
2. Main Title: South America, 1936†
3. In the Idol's Temple‡
4. Flight From Peru
5. Journey to Nepal†
6. The Medallion†
7. To Cairo
8. The Basket Game‡
9. The Map Room: Dawn
10. Reunion and the Dig Begins†
11. The Well of the Souls‡‡
12. Airplane Fight†
13. Desert Chase‡
14. Marion's Theme
15. The German Sub/To the Nazi Hideout†
16. Ark Trek†
17. The Miracle Of The Ark
18. The Warehouse†
19. End Credits

†New tracks
‡Extended tracks
‡‡Extended tracks (LP only)

Total Time: 73:35

[edit] The Indiana Jones Trilogy

Silva released a newly recorded version of Williams' Indiana Jones music entitled "The Indiana Jones Trilogy" on January 21, 2003.^[1] It features various cues from the entire trilogy, with seven from Raiders. However, it should be noted that this is not an official soundtrack release and the music is performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.

[edit] The Soundtracks Collection

In November of 2008, Concord Records released the Indiana Jones Soundtracks Collection. The set included expanded scores of the first three films and a bonus disc containing more previously unreleased music. This version of the soundtrack was made available individually in February 2009.

[edit] Track Listing

1. In the Jungle
2. The Idol Temple
3. Escape from the Temple
4. Flight from Peru
5. Washington Men/Indy’s Home†
6. A Thought for Marion/To Nepal
7. The Medallion
8. Flight to Cairo
9. The Basket Game
10. Bad Dates†
11. The Map Room: Dawn
12. Reunion in the Tent/Searching for the Well
13. The Well of the Souls
14. Indy Rides the Statue†
15. The Fist Fight/The Flying Wing
16. Desert Chase
17. Marion’s Theme/The Crate
18. The German Sub
19. Ride to the Nazi Hideout
20. Indy Follows the Ark
21. The Miracle of the Ark
22. Washington Ending & Raiders March

†Previously unreleased on CD

Total Time: 74:20

[edit] References