JFK [Soundtrack]

jfk [soundtrack]

Track Listings

1. Prologue

2. The Motorcade

3. Drummer's Salute

4. Theme From JFK

5. Eternal Father, Strong To Save

6. Garrisons Obsession

7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street

8. The Conspirators

9. The Death Of David Ferrie

10. Maybe September

11. Garrison's Family Theme

12. Ode To Buckwheat

13. El Watusi

14. The Witnesses

15. Concerto #2 For Horns And Orchestra

16. Arlington

17. Finale

18. Theme From JFK

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JFK [Soundtrack]

The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music

Average customer rating:

Very disappointing, considering what it could have been
Always a pleaser
JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music
Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia
John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music

The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music

Manufacturer: Silva America
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000C6K09
Release Date: 2003-10-07

Tracks:

The Sugarland Express-Main Theme
Jaws-Main Theme
Close Encounters Of The Third Kind-Suite
Raiders Of The Lost Ark-March
Raiders Of The Lost Arc-The Map Room:Dawn
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrail-Adventures On Earth
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-Mine Car Chase
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom-End Credits
Empire Of The Sun-Exsultate Justi
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-Indy's First Adventure

Tracks:

Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade-End Credits
Always-Follow Me/Dorinda's Solo Flight
Hook-Main Themes
Jurassic Park-Main Themes
Schindler's List-Main Theme
Amistad-Dry Your Tears, Afrika
Saving Private Ryan-Hymn To The Fallen
A.I. Artificial Intelligence-Where Dreams Are Made
Minority Report
Catch Me If You Can

Tracks:

The Rare Breed-Suite (Universal Emblem/Hilary's Plight/Scottish Romeo/The Hunt)
Jane Eyre-Suite: The Jane Eyre Theme
Jane Eyre-Suite: To Thornfield
Jane Eyre-Suite: Restoration
The Cowboys-Overture
The Poseidon Adventure-Prelude
The Towering Inferno-Main Titles
Family Plot-End Titles
The Fury-Main Titles
Superman-Main Theme
Dracula-Main Titles & Storm
The River-Main Theme & Love Theme
The Witches Of Eastwick- Dance Of The Witches

Tracks:

Born On The Fourth Of July-End Credits
Presumed Innocent-End Titles
JFK-Arlington/End Titles
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone-Hedwig's Theme
Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets-Fawkes The Phoenix
Star Wars: A New Hope- Main Theme
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-Hans Solo And The Princess
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back-The Imperial March
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace- Anakin's Theme
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-The Flag Parade
Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones-Across The Stars
Star Wars: The Phantom Menace-Duel Of The Fates

Customer Reviews:

Very disappointing, considering what it could have been.......2007-04-20

Take a look at the running times:

Disc 1: 60 minutes
Disc 2: 50 minutes
Disc 3: 61 minutes
Disc 4: 58 minutes

What gives Silva? There is *MUCH* more John Williams in the silva screen back catalogue by the Prague Philharmonic than what is in this set, and thats not including their entire discs devoted to Star Wars Films, Indiana Jones Trilogy etc. Why isn't Hook "When You're Alone" included on Disc 2? There's room. Why isn't 1941 on Disc 1? There's room. Why isn't Earthquake on Disc 3? There's room. Why isn't Far and Away on disc 4? There's room. Where's the other ten minutes of the Rare Breed suite on disc 3? Why isn't Midway on disc 1? Where are the Land of the Giants, Time Tunnel and Lots In Space tv themes? Etc. Etc. Etc.

C'mon Silva, most of these 4 disc mega boxes released in the past few years are packed to the brim, but not this one, and with new recordings made after this was released (the terminal, munich, geisha, war of the worlds, star wars ep 3, harry potter 3), it only makes sense for a "re-do" in the next couple of years.

Further, with Silva releasing the 100 Greatest Film Themes on six discs in a couple of months, it's only a matter of time before we see the ultimate six disc john williams set.

This isn't a BAD set to own, but it could have been much better and when compared to the Jerry Goldsmith and John Barry sets in this same series, this one is a major letdown.

Always a pleaser.......2007-03-31

I listen to music all day with patients in my dental chair. This one is a winner with everyone. Patients always comment on how they recognize a song. Who doesn't love John Williams? His music transcends time.

JOHN WILLIAMS 40 Years of Film Music.......2007-01-10

This 4 cd pack is an anthology of all John Williams works. From his earlier works "The Poseidon Adventure" and "Jaws" right through "Indiana Jones" and the most recent"Star Wars" prequel movies are included. Williams work in thriller and horror are also included. If you are into soundtracks and love movie music this is an essential buy. The quality of the music is excellent. With ten or more tracks on each cd it's well worth the money.

Movie Music Magic & Memorabilia.......2006-12-13

This four CD set expands on the previously released John Williams Greatest Hits. It's a grand collection of nearly four hours of famous music scores from over forty years. There are many songs never before available in any collection. The short liner notes tell a great tale of musical movie history and include all of his numerous award nominations and wins. Each song (oddly enough) mentions the actors and the director, so fond are John Williams's memories of his work with these people. All of the conductors are mentioned along with specific orchestras, choirs, arrangement and orchestration specialists and even the publishers (contractual, I am sure). The only things missing are his early television scores, such as those for "Lost In Space" (by Johnny Williams back then). But with four discs, one has nothing to complain about and everything to enjoy!

John Williams: 40 Years of Outstanding Film Music.......2006-11-28

I have been a huge fan of John Williams and I have known about his music for years. However, I never actually bought any of his music on CD. I was rather skeptical about purchasing this CD but when it arrived I knew I had made the right choice. The sound quality of the compilation is outstanding. The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra do a great job under the direction of Paul Bateman. The original London Symphony Orchestra CDs of John Williams' Star Wars Trilogy CDs are marginally better but this is still a great CD compilation. If you love ET, Star Wars, Indiana Jones and Harry Potter, you will love this compilation soundtrack. Buy it, listen to these CDs in the car and enjoy every minute of the collection!!!

Average customer rating:

One of the Most Beautiful Tunes Ever Composed.
Williams most original sore from the 90's!
One of the few latter-day Williamswerks that I like
One Of John Williams' Lesser-Known Scores
Not quite sure how to rate this one!

JFK
Original Soundtrack
Manufacturer: Elektra / Wea
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000008GWU
Release Date: 1992-01-21

Tracks:

Prologue
The Motorcade
Drummer's Salute
Theme From JFK
Eternal Father, Strong To Save
Garrisons Obsession
On The Sunny Side Of The Street
The Conspirators
The Death Of David Ferrie
Maybe September
Garrison's Family Theme
Ode To Buckwheat
El Watusi
The Witnesses
Concerto #2 For Horns And Orchestra
Arlington
Finale
Theme From JFK

Customer Reviews:

One of the Most Beautiful Tunes Ever Composed........2006-12-05

The JFK prologue is arguably the finest thing John Williams ever wrote. The theme song, the emotion, is superb. The chords are some of the most original I have ever come across, absolutely unique, and the emotion is beautiful without equal.

John Williams has achieved what every composer should aspire to: profound and serious music-making, deep and kind, noble and dignified. The main theme of JFK is glorious in a gentle way, and it can stir the heart the way few things can.

In the track "Theme For JFK", the song is played on solo piano, and then the piano drops down for an incredibly gentle rendition of the piece. It was this specific moment that sealed my love of this music. John Williams often seems to know exactly the right instrument to express his most heartfelt themes, and sooner or later, listening to his music, you will hear it. The piano is the one here. A triumph in every possible way.

The other songs on this disc are incidental to this incredible, incredible theme. Buy the disc for the emotion. There is nothing else quite like it.

Utterly brilliant and powerfully effective.

Williams most original sore from the 90's!.......2005-01-17

JFK is one one of the most original and serious compositions of composer John Williams career from the early 1990's. It marks Williams' 2nd collaboration with veteran director Oliver Stone (Their previous collaboration was on BORN ON FOURTH OF JULY which earned Williams an Oscar nod). So their second collaboration focusing on the conspiracy behind the Assassination of American President JFK on 22nd November 1963 was a grand challenge for both.

Williams' primary theme for JFK in "The Prologue" is an extremely moving dramatic piece played wonderfully on Trumpet by Tim Morrison and it captures the heraldic nostalgia of JFK's camelot and it's tragedy. It's no surprise that Oliver Stone actually took Williams to the infamous Dealey Plaza (from where the supposedly fatal shots were fired by Lee Harvey Oswald) for Williams to get the feel of the tragic scene. Williams later confided that he had for the first time in his adult life wept on JFK's death. Perhaps this is how everyone did feel in that period and William's emotional input in the "JFK theme" is indeed a nostalgic reminder of that era.

"The Motorcade" is the big action sequence which underscores the grim assassination scene (as narrated by Kevin's Costner's Jim Garrison's character). The music is extremely suspenseful and tense, punctuated by a atonally developed brass motif that alternates into the higher registers as the music ascends into tension. The middle is layered with snare drums and piano rumblings which build to a frenetic frenzy of chaos and confusion. You can almost feel the jolt when the fatal shots are fired as the brass and percussion explode four times. The orchestra and brass seize. The orchestra growls behind in dissonance and snares echo the state of confusion and shock. Its one of the most operatic cues Williams has ever penned. The whole sequence almost takes a perspective as if Lee Harvey Oswald is watching and taking aim from Dealey's Plaza. Perhaps, that's why Stone took Williams to capture the tone of the scene and needless to say it pays off tremendously. "Garrison's Obsession" and "The Death of David Ferrie" also exemplify Williams structuring of the score to Oliver Stone's documentary styled narrative. The former is another tense brassy affair which caters to the violence of the era and the latter has a mystifying yet eerie infusion of synthesized chorus and percussion. It's very dark and dreary sounding and extremely effective.

But, the grand highlight of the score is track titled "The Conspirators". Williams' composition is a staccato percussive piece which almost acts as a impressive allusion to the JFK conspiracy. A masterpiece of composition, it is supported by an acoustic arrangement of the orchestra and synthesizer in rhythmic variation. It may be possible that this cue alone may have alone prompted the Academy to have Williams get an Oscar nomination, for this very cue was indeed performed as a ballet during the Oscar ceremonies. Its no surprise that this cue has been endlessly copied by others including Williams in Jurassic Park!

"Garrison Family Theme" is a wonderful break from the tension filled mysteries of the conspiracy to a more down to earth melody played by celeste, piano and flute. Its is played rather evocatively. Another extremely powerful composition is "Arlington" (a Williams concert staple) is a grand tragic elegy played entirely on strings after a somber rendition of JFK theme on french horn played by Jim Thatcher. This cue acts as a powerful movement in the score and summarizes the emotional state of JFK's legacy. Soliquay trumpet and a swelling orchestra beautifully wraps JFK's' theme in the film's Finale cue. The ending is far from over, but Williams Triumphant theme is a wonderful tribute to the film and JFK. The album quietly ends with the JFK
theme on piano.

While, JFK is a wonderful testament of Williams grand craft and perhaps his own legacy, it is well represented on this otherwise unbalanced soundtrack album. The score is dispersed through out with various source cues interspersed in between.
It does disrupt the narrative flow of the music but can be programed out. The packaging is also sampled as if it were some Top secret conspiracy document and the sound quality of the score is crisp and close miked by Armin Steiner. Unfortunately, this album has been long out of print and it's only source is the primary re-sale market. So consider yourselves lucky if you do find it.

To conclude, this is a wonderfully impressive and dynamic score that easily stands apart as one of his most ambitious scores and is an instant classic.

One of the few latter-day Williamswerks that I like.......2004-11-17

PROLOGUE and FINALE are the 2 orchestral incarnations of the main theme, and they're both masterpieces. Although if I remember correctly, the only difference between those 2 tracks is that PROLOGUE includes snare-drums. Both tracks end with a delicate flute & harp passage. Or maybe it's a flute & plucked violin passage. Williams has always written brilliant flute stuff, and here's some more of it.

In THE MOTORCADE, I noticed that Williams imitated a french-horn phrase from THE RITE OF SPRING. It's the same phrase he imitated in SEA ATTACK #1 in JAWS. The piccolo shriek is also straight from THE RITE.

THE CONSPIRATORS has a Doppler-effect motif that's similar to Bernard Herrmann's Doppler-shtick. (Brian Wilson also indulged in Doppler-shtick at the end of LET'S GO AWAY FOR AWHILE, in case you didn't know.) ARLINGTON is an elegiac piece of dullness. GARRISON FAMILY THEME is my favorite track. It's a delicate little vibraphonish gem.

One Of John Williams' Lesser-Known Scores.......2003-12-08

In-between stints working with Steven Spielberg, and many years before the Harry Potter films came into his life, film composer extraordinnaire John Williams did three scores for Oliver Stone, one of this era's most provocative filmmakers. His score for JFK is the middle one (between 1989's BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY and 1995's NIXON).

Mixed in with popular late 50s/early 60s favorites by Ray Barretto ("El Watusi"), Tony Bennett ("Maybe September"), Brent Lewis ("Ode To Buckwheat"), and Sidney Brechet ("Ode To Buckwheat"), as well as the first movement of Mozart's Horn Concerto No. 2 (with principal Chicago Symphony Orchestra horn soloist Dale Clevenger, and the Franz Liszt Chamber Orchestra led by Janos Rolla), Williams' score for JFK is a mix of Coplandesque Americana elements (the prologue/main theme), and dissonant, Stravinskian rhythms (the terrifying "Motorcade", with sudden staccato bursts from the brass section and the piano). The music superbly captures the sinister intrigues behind this epic and (to this very day) extremely controversial 1991 movie about the Crime of the 20th Century.

For those who thought Williams could only do big epic scores, the JFK score should change your mind. Although it's a hard soundtrack to find (I found it in the used CD rack of a record store myself), the music itself is well worth it all.

Not quite sure how to rate this one!.......2003-06-12

I must be the only person in the country with a copy of this soundtrack. It was a "cut-out" purchase and was only made because John Williams composed the music for the Oliver Stone film.

This soundtrack is comprised of eleven tracks composed by Williams, and traditional and pop songs reflecting the era. Songs by Tony Bennett, Ray Baretto, Brent Lewis, The Royal Scots Dragon Guards, and a chamber orchestra performance of Mozart's "Concerto #2 for Horn and Orchestra, K.471: Allegro Maestoso" round out the rest of the album.

It's difficult to categorize the album because of the diversity of the selections presented. Thus, "something for everyone" may not apply here.

There may be just TOO much of everything.

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