John Williams - The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration Part III (2017) [Official Digital Download 24/96]

Over the 90-year history of sound film, there have been a handful of instances where a director and a composer have formed a longtime partnership that resulted in a series of classical scores, creating music that stands the test of time. None, however, have been as long or as fruitful as the 43-year collaboration of Steven Spielberg and John Williams. None have encompassed such a wide range of subject matter or, more significantly, have had such an enormous impact on worldwide popular culture. From the ominous shark signature of Jaws to the five-note alien greeting of Close Encounters of the Third Kind; from the heroic march of Raiders of the Lost Ark to the moving themes for Schindler’s List the music Williams has written for more than two dozen Spielberg projects has not only served them brilliantly but entered the wider public consciousness.

Twenty-five years ago, Sony Classical began charting the Spielberg-Williams collaboration, recording two discs of their greatest hits. For this new release, John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection, these two CDs, The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration and Williams on Williams: The Classic Spielberg Scores, are included along with newly arranged and recorded material from the past two decades of their additional movie scores, The Spielberg/Williams Collaboration Part III, and a newly filmed bonus DVD documentary film, Steven Spielberg & John Williams: The Adventure Continues.

With a record fifty Academy Award® nominations (more than any other composer) Williams has demonstrated, again and again, his ability to connect with audiences, both in the movie theater and in the concert hall. Seventeen of those nominations, and three of Williams’ five Oscar® wins (Jaws, E.T. and Schindler’s List) have been for Spielberg films. The sheer variety of music, the depth of compositional skill on display, the powerful emotions that it evokes, makes John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection an extraordinary accomplishment. This is the work of one of America’s greatest composers, inspired by the work of one of America s greatest filmmakers.

TRACKLIST
01. The Adventures of Mutt from "Indiana Jones and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull"
02. Dry Your Tears, Afrika from "Amistad"
03. The BFG from "The BFG"
04. With Malice Toward None from "Lincoln"
05. The Duel from "The Adventures of Tintin"
06. A New Beginning from "Minority Report"
07. Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra from "Catch Me If You Can": Movement 1: Closing In
08. Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra from "Catch Me If You Can": Movement 2: Reflections
09. Escapades for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra from "Catch Me If You Can": Movement 3: Joy Ride
10. Marion's Theme from "Raiders of the Lost Ark"
11. Hymn to the Fallen from "Saving Private Ryan"
12. Dartmoor, 1912 from "War Horse"
13. Viktor's Tale from "The Terminal"
14. Prayer for Peace from "Munich"
15. Immigration and Building from "The Unfinished Journey"
16. With Malice Toward None from "Lincoln" (Alternate Version)