The Raiders March, Indiana Jones' theme, was originally two songs simply played on piano by composer John Williams. He invited Steven Spielberg to his performance and Spielberg asked him to link the two songs together to create Raiders March. The song was composed around 1980 and it has been used in every movie and also appears in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles to represent Harrison Ford's portrayal of the character.
The full version of The Raiders March includes a section of the love theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark, otherwise known as Marion's Theme. The shorter version excluding this section is sometimes referred to simply as Indiana Jones' Theme. The music was first heard in its entirety during the ending credits of the first film.
While primarily being a leitmotif, or a recurring musical theme, for Indiana Jones, the theme also makes several more whimsical appearances within The Adventures of Mutt, the theme music for Indy's son, Mutt Williams, as heard in full on the CD album. In fact, as Mutt swings from vine to vine in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Raiders March plays robustly in the background. It is clear that Mutt has inherited not only part of his father's sense of adventure, but also a part of his rousing music.
The soundtrack to Raiders of the Lost Ark was originally released on the Columbia Records label in 1981, and has been subsequently reissued by different labels on multiple occasions; the most recent edition is currently available from Concord Records.
The music was composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Raiders of the Lost Ark's score is notable for the debut of the rousing and iconic composition "The Raiders March," which came to symbolize Indiana Jones. The score also features many other prominent themes - closely a**ociated, mysterious themes for both the Ark of the Covenant and the Headpiece of the Staff of Ra, a tender, romantic theme a**ociated with Marion Ravenwood and her relationship with Indy, and low, ominous brass phrases for the n*** villains, hearkening back to 1940s film scores, among others. The score received an Oscar nomination for best original score, but lost to Vangelis's electro-synth based score for Chariots of Fire. Williams composed the march in the two separate segments. When he played them for Steven Spielberg, the director he told Williams that he liked them both, which led to the combined theme people know today.
As is Spielberg's custom with Williams' soundtrack releases for his movies, the director wrote brief liner notes for the original album, expressing his appreciation for Williams' efforts; these notes have been retained in the various subsequent editions, frequently alongside additional remarks by contributors to these later editions.
Contents
Original release
Columbia Records released the initial version of the soundtrack album on LP and cassette in conjunction with the film's original 1981 release. This album configuration was later reissued on LP, cassette and CD by Polydor Records, but was out of print by the early 1990s.
Track listing
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (06:03)
Flight From Peru (02:23)
The Map Room: Dawn (03:55)
The Basket Game (04:47)
The Well Of The Souls (04:57)
Desert Chase (07:41)
Marion's Theme (03:10)
The Miracle Of The Ark (06:11)
The Raiders March (02:29)
Total time: 41:36
Expanded editionEdit
Raiders soundtrack
The expanded Raiders of the Lost Ark release
The soundtrack was rereleased in an expanded edition on LP, cassette and CD by DCC Compact Classics, Inc. in November 1995, with approximately 30 minutes of new and extended cues, plus a 24-page booklet containing extensive liner notes by Film Score Monthly's Lukas Kendall, along with production stills, behind-the-scenes photos and concept artwork (for the LP edition, the booklet contents were printed in the LP jacket gatefold).
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. Though a subsequent 2008 release (see below) restores most of the additional material as a separate cue, about 36 seconds of this LP's version of "The Well of the Souls" remains unique to this album. Additionally, the extended version of "Desert Chase" found here (on both the LP and the CD) was not retained for the latest release.
The cover art for the LP jacket and CD booklet features the Richard Amsel art used for the movie's 1982 re-release poster.
Track listingEdit
The Raiders March
Main t**le: South America, 1936†
In the Idol's Temple‡
Flight From Peru
Journey to Nepal†
The Medallion†
To Cairo
The Basket Game‡
The Map Room: Dawn
Reunion and the Dig Begins†
The Well of the Souls‡‡
Airplane Fight†
Desert Chase‡
Marion's Theme
The German Sub/To the n*** Hideout†
Ark Trek†
The Miracle Of The Ark
The Warehouse†
End Credits
†New tracks
‡Extended tracks
‡‡Extended tracks (LP only)
Total time: 73:35
The Soundtracks CollectionEdit
In November of 2008, Concord Records released Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection. The set included expanded editions of the first three films' soundtracks, the fourth film's soundtrack, and a bonus disc containing more previously unreleased music. The version of the Raiders soundtrack contained here was made available individually in February 2009.
The concert suite of "The Raiders March," which opened the previous album releases, was omitted from this album to facilitate the inclusion of more previously unreleased music. In the boxed set it has been moved to the beginning of the fifth disc, minus a coda appended to the track in its ealier releases. This release also reverts to the shorter original album edit of "Desert Chase," for which Williams himself expressed a preference.
This album's cover art reverts to that of the original Columbia / Polydor releases, featuring Amsel's art from the film's original 1981 release poster.
Track listingEdit
In the Jungle
The Idol Temple
Escape from the Temple
Flight from Peru
Washington Men/Indy's Home†
A Thought for Marion/To Nepal
The Medallion
Flight to Cairo
The Basket Game
Bad Dates†
The Map Room: Dawn
Reunion in the Tent/Searching for the Well
The Well of the Souls
Indy Rides the Statue†
The Fist Fight/The Flying Wing
Desert Chase
Marion's Theme/The Crate
The German Sub
Ride to the n*** Hideout
Indy Follows the Ark
The Miracle of the Ark
Washington Ending & Raiders March
†Previously unreleased on CD
Total Time: 74:20
Aside from "The Raiders March," the boxed set includes one additional cue from this score, "Uncovering the Ark." The latter track contains most of the additional music in the 1995 LP's version of "The Well of the Souls" (see above), though about 36 seconds from that track remain available only on the DCC LP.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom soundtrack
The Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom soundtrack was first released on LP, cassette and CD in 1984 by Polydor Records. As with all the films' scores and soundtracks, the music is composed (except for "Anything Goes") and conducted by John Williams. The inclusion of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" (heard here in Mandarin, as in the film, performed by Kate Capshaw as Willie Scott) gives this album the distinction of being the only soundtrack album for an Indiana Jones movie to include music not written by Williams.
The cover utilizes the Bruce Wolfe artwork for the movie's Style A release poster, and as with most of his films' soundtrack albums, director Steven Spielberg contributes brief liner notes expressing his appreciation for Williams' score.
The original album went out of print in the US in the early 1990s, but remained in print in Japan for several years. Consequently, an unusually large number of the copies of the original album in circulation on the collector market are of the Japanese release.
Due to the length limitations of a single LP (approximately 40 minutes), numerous cues from the film were cut. An unofficial remixed album was released with the original eleven tracks and remixed tracks.
Contents[show]
Track listing Edit
Anything Goes
Fast Streets Of Shanghai
Nocturnal Activities
Short Round's Theme
Children In Chains
Slalom On Mt. Humol
The Temple Of Doom
Bug Tunnel And Death Trap
Slave Children's Crusade
The Mine Car Chase
Finale And End Credits
The Soundtracks CollectionEdit
In November of 2008, Concord Records released Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, a five-disc set including expanded editions of the first three films' soundtracks, the fourth film's soundtrack, and a bonus disc containing more previously unreleased music. This set's version of the Temple of Doom soundtrack was made available individually in February 2009.
Track listingEdit
Anything Goes
Indy Negotiates†
The Nightclub Brawl†
Fast Streets of Shanghai
Map/Out of Fuel†
Slalom on Mt. Humol
Short Round's Theme
The Scroll/To Pankot Palace†
Nocturnal Activities
Bug Tunnel/Death Trap
Approaching the Stones†
Children in Chains
The Temple of Doom
Short Round Escapes†
Saving Willie†
Slave Children's Crusade
Short Round Helps†
The Mine Car Chase
Water!†
The Sword Trick†
The Broken Bridge/British Relief†
End Credits
Total time: 75:22 †Previously unreleased
Three additional cues from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom appear on the fifth disc available exclusively in the boxed set:
Track listing (bonus disc)Edit
Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Interviews with John Williams, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
Uncovering the Ark (from Raiders of the Lost Ark)†
Indy and the Villagers (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
The Secret Passage (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
Father's Study (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Marcus is Captured/To Berlin (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
To the Blimp (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
The Blimp Turns Around (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Death of Kazim (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Wrong Choice, Right Choice (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Return to the Village/Raiders March (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
†Previously unreleased
Total time: 51:46
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade soundtrack
The Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade soundtrack was originally released on LP, cassette and CD by Warner Brothers Records in 1989. The music was composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the uncredited Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra.
The album cover utilizes Drew Struzan's artwork for the movie's release one-sheet. As he does with most of his films' soundtrack albums, director Steven Spielberg contributes brief liner notes expressing his appreciation for Williams' score.
Contents[show]
Track listingEdit
"Indy's Very First Adventure" - 8:14
"X Marks The Spot" - 3:12
"Scherzo For Motorcycle & Orchestra" - 3:54
"Ah, Rats!!!" - 3:41
"Escape From Venice" - 4:25
"No Ticket" - 2:46
"The Keeper Of The Grail" - 3:24
"Keeping Up With The Joneses" - 3:38
"Brother Of The Cruciform Sword" - 1:56
"Belly Of The Steel Beast" - 5:29
"The Canyon Of The Crescent Moon" - 4:18
"The Penitent Man Will Pass" - 3:24
"End Credits" (Raiders March) - 10:37
Tracks do not appear in the order that they occur in the film, but instead in a succession chosen by Williams for listening purposes. Listeners interested in hearing the selections in score order may program the album thus: 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 13.
Track 8, "Keeping up With The Joneses" does not appear in the film in the form present here, but two segments from this cue do appear in the movie. First, after the book-burning scene, at the airport, we see Henry Jones reading a newspaper that is concealing his face. The music that is playing at the time is the Keeping up With The Jones' theme, which is played rather softly on the woodwinds. Later, at the beach scene, we see the Jones' running down to the beach. We hear a very short sequence that occurs on the track right before the music in the airport does.
Bootlegs
This original album, running just under 59 minutes, contains only key moments from the film's score. However, three bootleg CD editions were released: one in 1997 with the music that wasn't present in the 1989 album, one expanded edition released in 2000, and another expanded edition released in 2006 with the same tracks from the 2000 edition, also including music from the The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode "Transylvania, January 1918".
The Soundtracks Collection
In November of 2008, Concord Records released Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, a five-disc set including expanded editions of the first three films' soundtracks, the fourth film's soundtrack, and a bonus disc containing more previously unreleased music. This set's version of the Last Crusade soundtrack was made available individually in February 2009.
Track listingEdit
Indy' Very First Adventure‡
The Boat Scene†
X Marks the Spot
Ah, Rats!!!
Escape from Venice
Journey to Austria†
Father and Son Reunited†
The Austrian Way†
Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra
Alarm!†
No Ticket
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Brother of the Cruciform Sword
On the Tank†
Belly of the Steel Beast
The Canyon of the Crescent Moon
The Penitent Man Will Pass
The Keeper of the Grail
Finale & End Credits
Total Time: 76:54
†Previously unreleased
‡Contains previously unreleased material
Several additional cues from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade appear on the fifth disc available exclusively in the boxed set:
Track listing (bonus disc)Edit
Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Interviews with John Williams, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
Uncovering the Ark (from Raiders of the Lost Ark)†
Indy and the Villagers (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
The Secret Passage (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
Father's Study (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Marcus is Captured/To Berlin (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
To the Blimp (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
The Blimp Turns Around (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Death of Kazim (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Wrong Choice, Right Choice (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Return to the Village/Raiders March (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
†Previously unreleased
Total Time: 51:46
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull soundtrack
As with the previous three movies, John Williams provides the score for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The soundtrack was released on CD by Concord Records on May 20, 2008. The liner notes include a letter from Steven Spielberg.
As with many soundtrack albums of Williams' scores for Lucas and Spielberg productions (though unlike most Indiana Jones soundtracks), this album includes a number of concert suites containing straightforward presentations of the score's key themes, recorded specifically for the soundtrack and not heard in these versions in the score proper. These concert suites open the album with the first four tracks.
Aside from "The Raiders March," the film's score incorporates multiple themes from previous installments, and several moments utilizing these themes are represented on the soundtrack album. Also notable is "The Journey to Akator," which begins as a typical dramatic underscore track but shifts to source music heard in the Nazca street scene as Indy and Mutt arrive in Peru.
The tracks in chronological order (according to the movie) would go 6, 8, 7, 15, 12, 14, 11, 9, 5, 10, 16, 13, 17, 18 and 19. 2, 3, and 4 are just bonus tracks heard in concert theme, whereas 1 is just The Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Track listing
Raiders March
Call of the Crystal
The Adventures of Mutt
Irina's Theme
The Snake Pit
The Spell of the Skull
The Journey to Akator
A Whirl Through Academe
"Return"
The Jungle Chase
Orellana's Cradle
Grave Robbers
Hidden Treasure and the City of Gold
Secret Doors and Scorpions
Oxley's Dilemma
Ants!
Temple Ruins and the Secret Revealed
The Departure
Finale
The full version of The Raiders March includes a section of the love theme from Raiders of the Lost Ark, otherwise known as Marion's Theme. The shorter version excluding this section is sometimes referred to simply as Indiana Jones' Theme. The music was first heard in its entirety during the ending credits of the first film.
While primarily being a leitmotif, or a recurring musical theme, for Indiana Jones, the theme also makes several more whimsical appearances within The Adventures of Mutt, the theme music for Indy's son, Mutt Williams, as heard in full on the CD album. In fact, as Mutt swings from vine to vine in Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the Raiders March plays robustly in the background. It is clear that Mutt has inherited not only part of his father's sense of adventure, but also a part of his rousing music.
The soundtrack to Raiders of the Lost Ark was originally released on the Columbia Records label in 1981, and has been subsequently reissued by different labels on multiple occasions; the most recent edition is currently available from Concord Records.
The music was composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Raiders of the Lost Ark's score is notable for the debut of the rousing and iconic composition "The Raiders March," which came to symbolize Indiana Jones. The score also features many other prominent themes - closely a**ociated, mysterious themes for both the Ark of the Covenant and the Headpiece of the Staff of Ra, a tender, romantic theme a**ociated with Marion Ravenwood and her relationship with Indy, and low, ominous brass phrases for the n*** villains, hearkening back to 1940s film scores, among others. The score received an Oscar nomination for best original score, but lost to Vangelis's electro-synth based score for Chariots of Fire. Williams composed the march in the two separate segments. When he played them for Steven Spielberg, the director he told Williams that he liked them both, which led to the combined theme people know today.
As is Spielberg's custom with Williams' soundtrack releases for his movies, the director wrote brief liner notes for the original album, expressing his appreciation for Williams' efforts; these notes have been retained in the various subsequent editions, frequently alongside additional remarks by contributors to these later editions.
Contents
Original release
Columbia Records released the initial version of the soundtrack album on LP and cassette in conjunction with the film's original 1981 release. This album configuration was later reissued on LP, cassette and CD by Polydor Records, but was out of print by the early 1990s.
Track listing
Raiders Of The Lost Ark (06:03)
Flight From Peru (02:23)
The Map Room: Dawn (03:55)
The Basket Game (04:47)
The Well Of The Souls (04:57)
Desert Chase (07:41)
Marion's Theme (03:10)
The Miracle Of The Ark (06:11)
The Raiders March (02:29)
Total time: 41:36
Expanded editionEdit
Raiders soundtrack
The expanded Raiders of the Lost Ark release
The soundtrack was rereleased in an expanded edition on LP, cassette and CD by DCC Compact Classics, Inc. in November 1995, with approximately 30 minutes of new and extended cues, plus a 24-page booklet containing extensive liner notes by Film Score Monthly's Lukas Kendall, along with production stills, behind-the-scenes photos and concept artwork (for the LP edition, the booklet contents were printed in the LP jacket gatefold).
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. Though a subsequent 2008 release (see below) restores most of the additional material as a separate cue, about 36 seconds of this LP's version of "The Well of the Souls" remains unique to this album. Additionally, the extended version of "Desert Chase" found here (on both the LP and the CD) was not retained for the latest release.
The cover art for the LP jacket and CD booklet features the Richard Amsel art used for the movie's 1982 re-release poster.
Track listingEdit
The Raiders March
Main t**le: South America, 1936†
In the Idol's Temple‡
Flight From Peru
Journey to Nepal†
The Medallion†
To Cairo
The Basket Game‡
The Map Room: Dawn
Reunion and the Dig Begins†
The Well of the Souls‡‡
Airplane Fight†
Desert Chase‡
Marion's Theme
The German Sub/To the n*** Hideout†
Ark Trek†
The Miracle Of The Ark
The Warehouse†
End Credits
†New tracks
‡Extended tracks
‡‡Extended tracks (LP only)
Total time: 73:35
The Soundtracks CollectionEdit
In November of 2008, Concord Records released Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection. The set included expanded editions of the first three films' soundtracks, the fourth film's soundtrack, and a bonus disc containing more previously unreleased music. The version of the Raiders soundtrack contained here was made available individually in February 2009.
The concert suite of "The Raiders March," which opened the previous album releases, was omitted from this album to facilitate the inclusion of more previously unreleased music. In the boxed set it has been moved to the beginning of the fifth disc, minus a coda appended to the track in its ealier releases. This release also reverts to the shorter original album edit of "Desert Chase," for which Williams himself expressed a preference.
This album's cover art reverts to that of the original Columbia / Polydor releases, featuring Amsel's art from the film's original 1981 release poster.
Track listingEdit
In the Jungle
The Idol Temple
Escape from the Temple
Flight from Peru
Washington Men/Indy's Home†
A Thought for Marion/To Nepal
The Medallion
Flight to Cairo
The Basket Game
Bad Dates†
The Map Room: Dawn
Reunion in the Tent/Searching for the Well
The Well of the Souls
Indy Rides the Statue†
The Fist Fight/The Flying Wing
Desert Chase
Marion's Theme/The Crate
The German Sub
Ride to the n*** Hideout
Indy Follows the Ark
The Miracle of the Ark
Washington Ending & Raiders March
†Previously unreleased on CD
Total Time: 74:20
Aside from "The Raiders March," the boxed set includes one additional cue from this score, "Uncovering the Ark." The latter track contains most of the additional music in the 1995 LP's version of "The Well of the Souls" (see above), though about 36 seconds from that track remain available only on the DCC LP.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom soundtrack
The Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom soundtrack was first released on LP, cassette and CD in 1984 by Polydor Records. As with all the films' scores and soundtracks, the music is composed (except for "Anything Goes") and conducted by John Williams. The inclusion of Cole Porter's "Anything Goes" (heard here in Mandarin, as in the film, performed by Kate Capshaw as Willie Scott) gives this album the distinction of being the only soundtrack album for an Indiana Jones movie to include music not written by Williams.
The cover utilizes the Bruce Wolfe artwork for the movie's Style A release poster, and as with most of his films' soundtrack albums, director Steven Spielberg contributes brief liner notes expressing his appreciation for Williams' score.
The original album went out of print in the US in the early 1990s, but remained in print in Japan for several years. Consequently, an unusually large number of the copies of the original album in circulation on the collector market are of the Japanese release.
Due to the length limitations of a single LP (approximately 40 minutes), numerous cues from the film were cut. An unofficial remixed album was released with the original eleven tracks and remixed tracks.
Contents[show]
Track listing Edit
Anything Goes
Fast Streets Of Shanghai
Nocturnal Activities
Short Round's Theme
Children In Chains
Slalom On Mt. Humol
The Temple Of Doom
Bug Tunnel And Death Trap
Slave Children's Crusade
The Mine Car Chase
Finale And End Credits
The Soundtracks CollectionEdit
In November of 2008, Concord Records released Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, a five-disc set including expanded editions of the first three films' soundtracks, the fourth film's soundtrack, and a bonus disc containing more previously unreleased music. This set's version of the Temple of Doom soundtrack was made available individually in February 2009.
Track listingEdit
Anything Goes
Indy Negotiates†
The Nightclub Brawl†
Fast Streets of Shanghai
Map/Out of Fuel†
Slalom on Mt. Humol
Short Round's Theme
The Scroll/To Pankot Palace†
Nocturnal Activities
Bug Tunnel/Death Trap
Approaching the Stones†
Children in Chains
The Temple of Doom
Short Round Escapes†
Saving Willie†
Slave Children's Crusade
Short Round Helps†
The Mine Car Chase
Water!†
The Sword Trick†
The Broken Bridge/British Relief†
End Credits
Total time: 75:22 †Previously unreleased
Three additional cues from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom appear on the fifth disc available exclusively in the boxed set:
Track listing (bonus disc)Edit
Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Interviews with John Williams, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
Uncovering the Ark (from Raiders of the Lost Ark)†
Indy and the Villagers (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
The Secret Passage (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
Father's Study (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Marcus is Captured/To Berlin (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
To the Blimp (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
The Blimp Turns Around (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Death of Kazim (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Wrong Choice, Right Choice (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Return to the Village/Raiders March (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
†Previously unreleased
Total time: 51:46
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade soundtrack
The Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade soundtrack was originally released on LP, cassette and CD by Warner Brothers Records in 1989. The music was composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the uncredited Hollywood Studio Symphony Orchestra.
The album cover utilizes Drew Struzan's artwork for the movie's release one-sheet. As he does with most of his films' soundtrack albums, director Steven Spielberg contributes brief liner notes expressing his appreciation for Williams' score.
Contents[show]
Track listingEdit
"Indy's Very First Adventure" - 8:14
"X Marks The Spot" - 3:12
"Scherzo For Motorcycle & Orchestra" - 3:54
"Ah, Rats!!!" - 3:41
"Escape From Venice" - 4:25
"No Ticket" - 2:46
"The Keeper Of The Grail" - 3:24
"Keeping Up With The Joneses" - 3:38
"Brother Of The Cruciform Sword" - 1:56
"Belly Of The Steel Beast" - 5:29
"The Canyon Of The Crescent Moon" - 4:18
"The Penitent Man Will Pass" - 3:24
"End Credits" (Raiders March) - 10:37
Tracks do not appear in the order that they occur in the film, but instead in a succession chosen by Williams for listening purposes. Listeners interested in hearing the selections in score order may program the album thus: 1, 2, 4, 5, 3, 6, 9, 10, 11, 12, 7, 13.
Track 8, "Keeping up With The Joneses" does not appear in the film in the form present here, but two segments from this cue do appear in the movie. First, after the book-burning scene, at the airport, we see Henry Jones reading a newspaper that is concealing his face. The music that is playing at the time is the Keeping up With The Jones' theme, which is played rather softly on the woodwinds. Later, at the beach scene, we see the Jones' running down to the beach. We hear a very short sequence that occurs on the track right before the music in the airport does.
Bootlegs
This original album, running just under 59 minutes, contains only key moments from the film's score. However, three bootleg CD editions were released: one in 1997 with the music that wasn't present in the 1989 album, one expanded edition released in 2000, and another expanded edition released in 2006 with the same tracks from the 2000 edition, also including music from the The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles episode "Transylvania, January 1918".
The Soundtracks Collection
In November of 2008, Concord Records released Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection, a five-disc set including expanded editions of the first three films' soundtracks, the fourth film's soundtrack, and a bonus disc containing more previously unreleased music. This set's version of the Last Crusade soundtrack was made available individually in February 2009.
Track listingEdit
Indy' Very First Adventure‡
The Boat Scene†
X Marks the Spot
Ah, Rats!!!
Escape from Venice
Journey to Austria†
Father and Son Reunited†
The Austrian Way†
Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra
Alarm!†
No Ticket
Keeping Up with the Joneses
Brother of the Cruciform Sword
On the Tank†
Belly of the Steel Beast
The Canyon of the Crescent Moon
The Penitent Man Will Pass
The Keeper of the Grail
Finale & End Credits
Total Time: 76:54
†Previously unreleased
‡Contains previously unreleased material
Several additional cues from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade appear on the fifth disc available exclusively in the boxed set:
Track listing (bonus disc)Edit
Raiders March (from Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Interviews with John Williams, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas
Uncovering the Ark (from Raiders of the Lost Ark)†
Indy and the Villagers (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
The Secret Passage (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
Father's Study (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Marcus is Captured/To Berlin (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
To the Blimp (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
The Blimp Turns Around (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Death of Kazim (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Wrong Choice, Right Choice (from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade)†
Return to the Village/Raiders March (from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom)†
†Previously unreleased
Total Time: 51:46
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull soundtrack
As with the previous three movies, John Williams provides the score for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. The soundtrack was released on CD by Concord Records on May 20, 2008. The liner notes include a letter from Steven Spielberg.
As with many soundtrack albums of Williams' scores for Lucas and Spielberg productions (though unlike most Indiana Jones soundtracks), this album includes a number of concert suites containing straightforward presentations of the score's key themes, recorded specifically for the soundtrack and not heard in these versions in the score proper. These concert suites open the album with the first four tracks.
Aside from "The Raiders March," the film's score incorporates multiple themes from previous installments, and several moments utilizing these themes are represented on the soundtrack album. Also notable is "The Journey to Akator," which begins as a typical dramatic underscore track but shifts to source music heard in the Nazca street scene as Indy and Mutt arrive in Peru.
The tracks in chronological order (according to the movie) would go 6, 8, 7, 15, 12, 14, 11, 9, 5, 10, 16, 13, 17, 18 and 19. 2, 3, and 4 are just bonus tracks heard in concert theme, whereas 1 is just The Raiders March from Raiders of the Lost Ark
Track listing
Raiders March
Call of the Crystal
The Adventures of Mutt
Irina's Theme
The Snake Pit
The Spell of the Skull
The Journey to Akator
A Whirl Through Academe
"Return"
The Jungle Chase
Orellana's Cradle
Grave Robbers
Hidden Treasure and the City of Gold
Secret Doors and Scorpions
Oxley's Dilemma
Ants!
Temple Ruins and the Secret Revealed
The Departure
Finale