Raiders of the Lost Ark (soundtrack)
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| Raiders of the Lost Ark | ||
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| Soundtrack by John Williams | ||
| Released | 1981 | |
| Recorded | Feb. 1981 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Length | 43:00 | |
| Label | PolyGram, DCC Compact Classics/Sony Music Special Produtcts, Columbia Records (Original LP Release) | |
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The soundtrack to Raiders of the Lost Ark was released by Columbia Records in 1981. The music was composed and conducted by John Williams, and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
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[edit] Track listing
- The Raiders March
- In The Idol's Temple
- Flight From Peru
- To Cairo
- The Basket Game
- The Map Room: Dawn
- The Well Of The Souls
- Desert Chase
- Marion's Theme
- The Miracle Of The Ark
- End Credits
Total Time: 43:00
[edit] Expanded edition
The soundtrack was rereleased in an expanded edition by DCC Compact Classics, Inc. in November 1995, with 30 minutes of new and extended cues and a 24-page booklet.
| Raiders of the Lost Ark [Expanded] | ||
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| Soundtrack by John Williams | ||
| Released | Nov. 1995 | |
| Genre | Soundtrack | |
| Length | 73:35 | |
| Label | DCC Compact Classics, Inc. | |
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[edit] Track listing
- The Raiders March
- Main Title: South America, 1936†
- In the Idol's Temple‡
- Flight From Peru
- Journey to Nepal†
- The Medallion†
- To Cairo
- The Basket Game‡
- The Map Room: Dawn
- Reunion and the Dig Begins†
- The Well of the Souls
- Airplane Fight†
- Desert Chase‡
- Marion's Theme
- The German Sub/To the Nazi Hideout†
- Ark Trek†
- The Miracle Of The Ark
- The Warehouse†
- End Credits
†New tracks
‡Extended tracks
Total Time: 73:35
[edit] The Indiana Jones Trilogy
Silva released a newly recorded version of Williams' Indiana Jones music entitled "The Indiana Jones Trilogy"[1] on January 21, 2003. It features various cues from the entire trilogy, with seven from Raiders. However, it should be noted that this is not an official soundtrack release and the music is performed by the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra.
