Indiana Jones IV Soundtrack Cover Art

[MyCylon]

For those of you looking forward to the John Williams soundtrack CD for Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull, jwfan.com has the cover art as well as additional information available so far. I think the cover art is great in that it keeps with the style of what we've seen for Indy so far.

I have to say I can't wait to get my hands on this. It will be interesting to see how Williams will combine 'classic' Indy music with the many new elements that have been featured in his more recent works such as Minority Report or Munich.

 

[JacksonArcher]

I'm looking forward to this as well. I do hope Williams sticks more to the traditional, orchestral side of things, though.

 

[MyCylon]

I'm all for that as well though it would be nice if he found a way to expand upon that.

 

[Twilight]

Love the artwork for this flick. And they're definitely not shy about showing the

Spoiler: Indy 4

...clearly alien nature of the skull

 

[Samurai8472]

ALBUM CREDITS
Music performed by the Hollywood Studio Orchestra

boo

 

[Cicero]

Every time I see this thread, the Raiders March pops into my head. I'm really looking forward to this album, maybe even more than to the movie (it's a tougher sell that a movie with Shia LaBeouf will be enjoyable).

 

[MyCylon]

^
That's something that has always been great about movies with Williams scores for me: The movies may have disappointed but with very, very few exceptions I've really enjoyed the scores. I'm sure it's going to be the same here.

 

[Harvey]

ALBUM CREDITS
Music performed by the Hollywood Studio Orchestra

boo

Wait... what? Why couldn't they get the LSO? This can't be true. This isn't one of those mediocre re-recordings, is it?

 

[Kegek]

I have to say I can't wait to get my hands on this. It will be interesting to see how Williams will combine 'classic' Indy music with the many new elements that have been featured in his more recent works such as Minority Report or Munich.

I think we'll get a very classically Indy score. Ever hear Williams' non-film work? It's virtually unrecognisable compared to his film work; at least from what I've heard. Munich was a rather different film than Indy IV; and I think the scores will be accordingly different.

 

[MyCylon]

ALBUM CREDITS
Music performed by the Hollywood Studio Orchestra

boo

Wait... what? Why couldn't they get the LSO? This can't be true. This isn't one of those mediocre re-recordings, is it?

I don't think it is. This should be the official soundtrack release.

I have to say I can't wait to get my hands on this. It will be interesting to see how Williams will combine 'classic' Indy music with the many new elements that have been featured in his more recent works such as Minority Report or Munich.

I think we'll get a very classically Indy score. Ever hear Williams' non-film work? It's virtually unrecognisable compared to his film work; at least from what I've heard. Munich was a rather different film than Indy IV; and I think the scores will be accordingly different.

Yes, I've heard most of his concert works as well. It is quite different indeed. I also think that the Indy score will be very Indy-like. But I'm hoping it might be a bit more layered.
Interestingly, I think that the score for Minority Report is very different from the Indy scores but there is one scene with a cue that could have been taken straight from an Indy flick. It's the scene at the end of the chase through the car manufacturing plant when Anderton escapes in that newly-built red car.

 

[Harvey]

ALBUM CREDITS
Music performed by the Hollywood Studio Orchestra

boo

Wait... what? Why couldn't they get the LSO? This can't be true. This isn't one of those mediocre re-recordings, is it?

I don't think it is. This should be the official soundtrack release.

I should elaborate. Back in the day, due to licensing fees, official soundtrack recordings were often actually re-recordings and not the original music from the film. For example, take a look at the soundtrack to the Great Escape (thankfully, the original recordings were discovered and released a few years ago).

I had wondered if that was the case here, but based on the information from that site, it appears not to be the case. A shame, really, but I should refrain from passing judgment on the orchestra until after I hear the soundtrack.

 

[Worf2DS9]

Has Williams done other major movie scores without the LSO? Seems a bit odd, but hopefully this Hollywood Studio Orchestra will pack a simliar punch.

I wonder why the title of track 09 is in quotation marks ("Return").

 

[Samurai8472]

Has Williams done other major movie scores without the LSO? Seems a bit odd, but hopefully this Hollywood Studio Orchestra will pack a simliar punch.

I wonder why the title of track 09 is in quotation marks ("Return").

It sounds like the "return" to the warehouse where the ark is but i've heard the warehouse action piece is at the beginning.

Remember in the trailer where at the beginning Indy is shrouded by guards then we see his shadow. That's the first time we apparently see Indy.

07. A Whirl Through Academe

Mutt and Indy racing around the college on Mutt's bike

 

[EnsignRicky]

I just hope it has the Raiders March in it more than The Last Crusade did. Don't get me wrong, I think Crusade is an excellent score, it just seemed that Williams went out of his way to expand his horizons and not flare up the march every five seconds; And that's exactly what I want, the Raiders March, every five freakin' seconds.

 

[MyCylon]

I should elaborate. Back in the day, due to licensing fees, official soundtrack recordings were often actually re-recordings and not the original music from the film. For example, take a look at the soundtrack to the Great Escape (thankfully, the original recordings were discovered and released a few years ago).

I had wondered if that was the case here, but based on the information from that site, it appears not to be the case. A shame, really, but I should refrain from passing judgment on the orchestra until after I hear the soundtrack.

Ok, now I know what you're getting at. I'm actually not sure what the case is here.
But doesn't it still happen today that they re-record the music for the official soundtracks? I'm just wondering because sometimes the music in the film will seem a lot more disjointed than on the CD which is usually optimized for a better listening experience. Granted, a lot of that probably has to do with editing but in some cases it seems to me it would almost have to be a re-recording (albeit with the same orchestra and conductor).

 

[MyCylon]

Has Williams done other major movie scores without the LSO? Seems a bit odd, but hopefully this Hollywood Studio Orchestra will pack a simliar punch.

I believe he has. He's worked with the LSO on a number of occasions, most notably Indy and Star Wars (that includes the last three). But he's mainly been working with other orchestras.

Unfortunately, it's a bit hard to find out which orchestra was used on some of the scores. Often there is no info on this in the CD booklet.

Here's some of what I found (just picked out some of the more recent ones:

- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: Recorded at Air Lyndhurst Studios and Abbey Road Studios, London (Isobel Griffiths is listed as orchestra contractor)
- Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones: LSO
- AI: Recorded Sony Pictures Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA and UCLA's Royce Hall (Sandy De Crescent is music contractor)
- Minority Report: Recorded Sony Pictures Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA (Sandy De Crescent is music contractor)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban: Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London (Isobel Griffiths is listed as orchestra contractor)
- Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith: LSO
- War of the Worlds: Recorded Sony Pictures Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA (Sandy De Crescent is music contractor). Interestingly, there is a complete list of performers in this booklet (a rare exception), grouped by instrument.
- Munich: Recorded Sony Pictures Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA (Sandy De Crescent is music contractor). There's actually another full list here. This might be a hallmark of "Decca" releases.

So most of the recently released soundtracks were in fact recorded in the USA. The LSO is usually mentioned somewhere on the cover of the CD (on the back in the cases of the Star Wars CDs).

 

[Kegek]

But doesn't it still happen today that they re-record the music for the official soundtracks? I'm just wondering because sometimes the music in the film will seem a lot more disjointed than on the CD which is usually optimized for a better listening experience. Granted, a lot of that probably has to do with editing but in some cases it seems to me it would almost have to be a re-recording (albeit with the same orchestra and conductor).

And there can be different versions. As I recall; there is a movement in the Return to Jedi soundtrack which John Williams scored to end differently for concert performance than in the film.

 

[Harvey]

But doesn't it still happen today that they re-record the music for the official soundtracks? I'm just wondering because sometimes the music in the film will seem a lot more disjointed than on the CD which is usually optimized for a better listening experience. Granted, a lot of that probably has to do with editing but in some cases it seems to me it would almost have to be a re-recording (albeit with the same orchestra and conductor).

And there can be different versions. As I recall; there is a movement in the Return to Jedi soundtrack which John Williams scored to end differently for concert performance than in the film.

If I'm not mistaken, all of the Star Wars soundtracks have at least one piece that's a concert arrangement on them and not found in the film. The Imperial March (ESB), The Forest Battle (ROJ), Duel of the Fates (TPM), Across the Stars (AOTC), and Battle of the Heroes (ROTS) all come to mind.

 

[Kegek]

The Forest Battle (ROJ),

Yep, that's the one.

 

[EnsignRicky]

I hated the album version of the Revenge Of The Sith opening battle; where the hell were the war drums? That was best part.