Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by John Williams (4)

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

John Williams (4)

1977

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a Soundtrack & Scores album by John Williams (4), originally released in 1977. On Gatefold: 88 pressings tracked, owned by 18 collectors.

Sound DNA

  • Soundtrack & Scores
  • Compiled Soundtrack
  • layered
  • driving
  • cinematic

About

John Williams' score for Steven Spielberg's 1977 fx-pioneering meditation on extraterrestrial visitation too often gets musically lumped in with the composer's blockbuster scores that historically bookend it, <i>Star Wars</i> and <i>Superman</i>. In fact, Williams' inventive, impressionistic work here is among the most unique and emotionally challenging of his long and storied career. Williams stirs together a symphonic melange that draws on such disparate 20th century influences as Debussy, Schoenberg and even Disney's <i>Pinocchio</i>, segueing from quasi-serialism to stately romanticism with remarkable grace. Williams' turns the film's payoff musical gambit — a five-note motif the aliens use to communicate — into a playful, experimental musical romp that recalls the loopier moments of Brian Wilson's original <i>Smile</i> sessions.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Main Title And Mountain Visions3:22
  2. A2Nocturnal Pursuit2:34
  3. A3The Abduction Of Barry4:32
  4. A4I Can't Believe It's Real3:15
  5. A5Climbing Devil's Tower2:10
  6. A6The Arrival Of Sky Harbor4:31

Side B

  1. B1Night Seige6:22
  2. B2The Conversation2:21
  3. B3The Appearance Of The Visitors4:49
  4. B4Resolution And End Title6:50

Side C

  1. CTheme From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind"3:13

Credits

18 collectors on Gatefold own this · 88 pressings tracked on Gatefold