Tracklist

1CD: 1933 - 1940
2CD: 1941 - 1950
3CD: 1951 - 1960
4CD: 1961 - 1976
5CD: 1977 - 1984
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1Star Wars: Main Theme
producer:
Ray Minshull (record producer)
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1977-12)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1977-12)
balance engineer:
Simon Eadon (classical music engineer) (in 1977-12) and James Lock (James Locke, engineer) (in 1977-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1978) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-12)
cover recording of:
Main Title (Star Wars) (in 1977-12)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (ended)
publisher:
Bantha Music, Fox Fanfare Music Inc., Utapau Music and Warner–Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
part of:
Star Wars Holiday Special (television soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode I: The Phantom Menace (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015 film score)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017 film score)
part of:
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
recording of:
Star Wars (Episode IV: A New Hope 1981 radio drama)
writer:
Brian Daley
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
cover recording of:
Star Wars: Suite / Main Title
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
John Williams5:11
2Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Suite
orchestra:
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra (in 1977-12)
conductor:
Zubin Mehta (conductor) (in 1977-12)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1978)
recorded at:
Royce Hall in Los Angeles, California, United States (in 1977-12)
cover recording of:
Close Encounters of the Third Kind: Suite (in 1977-12)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!)
John Williams12:42
3The Deer Hunter: The Deer Hunter (Cavatina)
engineer:
Lars Finnström (engineer) (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
classical guitar:
Göran Söllscher (classical guitarist) (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
guitar arranger:
John Williams (classical guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH (this is the company; for release labels, use “Deutsche Grammophon”) (in 1981) and PolyGram AB (in 1981)
recorded at:
Mastersound Recording Studios (Skurup) in Skurup Municipality (Skurup municipality), Skåne (Skåne county), Sweden (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
recording of:
Cavatina (theme from The Deer Hunter, for guitar) (from 1981-05 until 1981-06)
composer:
Stanley Myers
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Robbins Music Corp. and Robbins Music Corp. Ltd.
Stanley Myers3:37
4Apocalypse Now: Ride of the Valkires
contralto vocals:
Brigitte Fassbaender (mezzo-soprano) (in 1965-11) and Helen Watts (contralto) (in 1965-11)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Claudia Hellmann (contralto) (in 1965-11)
soprano vocals:
Helga Dernesch (Austrian soprano and mezzo‐soprano) (in 1965-11), Berit Lindholm (soprano) (in 1965-11), Vera Schlosser (in 1965-11) and Marilyn Tyler (soprano) (in 1965-11)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (in 1965-11)
conductor:
Georg Solti (Sir Georg Solti, conductor) (in 1965-11)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1966) and The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1966)
recording of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!" (in 1965-11)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854-06-28 until 1856-03-23)
librettist:
Richard Wagner (composer)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III
recording of:
Excerpt from Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I, Walkürenritt (The Valkyrie: Ride of the Valkyries) (in 1965-11)
composer:
Richard Wagner (composer) (from 1854 until 1856)
publisher:
Schott Music International (publisher; do not use as label)
part of:
Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Akt III, Scene I "Hojotoho! Hojotoho!"
Richard Wagner6:24
5Raiders of the Lost Ark: March
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1982)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International B.V. (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1982) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1982)
recording of:
The Raiders March (Raiders of the Lost Ark) (in 1982)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor)
publisher:
BMG Music
part of:
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
John Williams5:31
6Gallipoli: Adagio for organ and strings
organ:
Alastair Ross (organist and harpsichordist)
orchestra:
Richard Hickox Orchestra
conductor:
Richard Hickox (conductor)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Decca Music Group Limited (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1977)
recording of:
Adagio for Strings and Organ in G minor
composer:
Remo Giazotto
previously attributed to:
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni (Italian Baroque composer)
publisher:
Ricordi London (Casa Ricordi sublabel for Classical music) and Zomba Music Publishers Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Zomba Music Publishing)
Tomaso Giovanni Albinoni8:55
7Chariots of Fire: Chariots of Fire
engineer:
Raphael Preston, Raine Shine and John Walker (technical)
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
performer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1981), Spheric B.V. (in 1981), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1981) and PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Chariots of Fire (title theme of the 1981 film)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Vangelis3.63:35
8Blade Runner: Love Theme
engineer:
Philippe Colonna, Frédérick Rousseau and Raine Shine
producer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
saxophone:
Dick Morrissey
synthesizer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
arranger:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Polydor Ltd. (UK) (not for release label use; fka Polydor Records Ltd.) (in 1989) and Warner Music UK Ltd. (not for release label use!) (in 1994)
recorded at:
Nemo Studios (Vangelis’ Studio) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1982)
recording of:
Love Theme (Blade Runner)
composer:
Vangelis (Greek composer of electronic, new age and classical)
publisher:
Warner–Barham Music LLC
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!)
part of:
Blade Runner
Vangelis3.64:59
9E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial: The Flying Theme
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1982)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1982)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International B.V. (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) (in 1982) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1982)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1982)
recording of:
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Flying (concert arrangement) (in 1982)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer and conductor) (in 1982)
part of:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (concert arrangement soundtrack)
John Williams3:47
10The Big Chill: Heard It Through the Grapevine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1966)
recording of:
I Heard It Through the Grapevine
writer:
Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), EMI Songs Australia, EMI Songs Scandinavia AB, Jobete Music (appears also as: Jobete Msc.), Jobete Music (UK) Ltd., Jobete Music Co., Inc., Jobette-Carlin Music Ltd., Stone Agate Music, Stone Agate Music Division and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division)
Marvin Gaye5:05
11Once Upon a Time in America: Once Upon a Time in America (Deborah's Theme)
orchestra:
Prague Philharmonic (The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra)
conductor:
Nic Raine
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Silva Screen Records Ltd. (not for release label use! for ©/℗ rights use only) (in 1996)
recording of:
Once Upon a Time in America (main theme)
composer:
Ennio Morricone (Italian classical and score composer)
part of:
Once Upon a Time in America
Ennio Morricone4:42
12Amadeus: Symphony No. 25 in G minor, KV183: 1. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin‐in‐the‐Fields (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (in 1978-06)
conductor:
Sir Neville Marriner (conductor) (in 1978-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics (See annotation to check it's really this label.) (in 1979) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1979)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1978-06)
recording of:
Symphony no. 25 in G minor, K. 173dB/183 "Little G Minor": I. Allegro con brio (in 1978-06)
composer:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (classical composer) (from 1773 until 1773-10-05)
part of:
Symphony no. 25 in G minor, K. 173dB/183 "Little G Minor"
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart7:41
6CD: 1984 - 1992
7CD: 1993 - 2002

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Release

manufactured in:Australia
art direction:Oxygen Design Pty. Ltd.
executive producer:John Derry
Cyrus Meher‐Homji
compiler:Matthew Cowling
John Derry
Cyrus Meher‐Homji
David Wood (compiler)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd. (not for release label use! formerly Polygram Pty Ltd. until 1999-03-22) (in 2004)
licensed from:BMG Australia Limited (not for release label use!)
marketed by:Universal Classics & Jazz (Japanese label division - read the annotation before using!)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/14430778 [info]
ASIN:UK: B0001VWPCE [info]