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Spielberg and Williams

Matthew Sweet celebrates 50 years of one of cinema's greatest collaborations - that of director Steven Spielberg and his composer of choice, John Williams.

Matthew Sweet celebrates 50 years of one of cinema's greatest collaborations - that of director Steven Spielberg and his composer of choice, John Williams.

With music from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Indiana Jones, Jaws, Schindler's List and Jurassic Park. Matthew gives us a close encounter with the music for Close Encounters of the Third Kind as he analyses the scene of humanity's first contact with the alien mothership.

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Sat 17 Aug 202416:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • John Williams

    E.T. "Escape / Chase / Saying Goodbye"

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra.
    • E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Geffen.

  • John Williams

    Jaws (Main Title and First Victim)

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Jaws: The Collector's Edition Soundtrack.
    • Decca.

  • John Williams

    The Sugarland Express "Title Theme"

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra.
    • John Williams & Steven Spielberg: The Ultimate Collection.
    • Sony Classical.

  • John Williams

    Indiana Jones: Raiders Of The Lost Ark "Washington Ending/The Raider's March"

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Raiders of the Lost Ark (Original Motion Picture Score).
    • Walt Disney Records.

  • John Williams

    Empire Of The Sun "Jim's New Life"

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Empire Of The Sun (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Warner Records.

  • John Williams

    Hook "We Don't Wanna Grow Up"

    Composer: Leslie Bricusse. Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Hook (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.

  • John Williams

    Jurassic Park "Theme From Jurassic Park"

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Jurassic Park - Music From The Original Motion PIcture.
    • Geffen.

  • John Williams

    Schindler's List "Jewish Town (Krakow Ghetto, Winter '41)

    Performer: Itzhak Perlman. Performer: Boston Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Schindler's List (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Geffen.

  • John Williams

    Saving Private Ryan "Revisiting Normandy"

    Conductor: John Williams. Choir: Tanglewood Festival Chorus. Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra.
    • Saving Private Ryan - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Geffen.

  • John Williams

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence "The Mecha World"

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • A.I. Artificial Intelligence (Music from the Motion Picture).
    • Warner Records.

  • John Williams

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind: The Mothership

    Orchestra: Studio orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Arista.
    • 23.

  • John Williams

    Close Encounters Of The Third Kind "Wild Signals"

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Studio Orchestra.
    • Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Arista.
    • 24.

  • John Williams

    Close Encounters of the Third Kind "The Visitors/ Bye/ End Titles"

    Orchestra: Studio Orchestra. Conductor: John Williams.
    • Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Arista.

  • John Williams

    Lincoln "The People's House"

    Performer: Robert Chen. Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Chicago Symphony Choir.
    • Sony Classical.

  • John Williams

    The Fabelmans "The Fabelmans"

    Conductor: John Williams. Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic.
    • The Fabelmans (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack).
    • Sony Classical.

Broadcasts

  • Sat 30 Dec 202315:00
    BBC Radio 3
  • Sat 17 Aug 202416:00
    BBC Radio 3

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