Home Alone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Home Alone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film score by John Williams
Released 1990
Genre Classical
Length 56:58
Label CBS Masterworks
John Williams chronology

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989)		 Home Alone
(1990)		 Hook
(1991)
Home Alone chronology
Home Alone
(1990)		 Home Alone 2
(1992)

Home Alone is the soundtrack of the 1990 film of the same name. The score was composed by John Williams and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score; the film's signature tune "Somewhere in my Memory" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

"Somewhere in my Memory" was actually written to "run alongside the film" by Williams. It can be heard in numerous sections of the film, either in full length or fragments, forming the backbone for the film's soundtrack. "Somewhere in my Memory" is performed in many Christmas concerts in schools or professional orchestras and choirs alike across the globe. A version in Spanish was recorded in Spain for the film's end credits. This version was performed by singer Ana Belén and is entitled "Sombras de otros tiempos" ("Shadows of Other/Former Times").

Track listing

  1. "Home Alone Main Title" ("Somewhere in my Memory") - 4:53
  2. "Holiday Flight" - 0:59
  3. "The House" - 2:27
  4. "Star of Bethlehem" - 2:51
  5. "Man of the House" - 4:33
  6. "White Christmas" - The Drifters 2:40
  7. "Scammed by a Kindergartner" - 3:55
  8. "Please Come Home for Christmas" - Southside Johnny Lyon 2:41
  9. "Follow That Kid!" - 2:03
  10. "Making the Plane" - 0:52
  11. "O Holy Night" - 2:48
  12. "Carol of the Bells" - 1:25
  13. "Star of Bethlehem" - 2:59
  14. "Setting the Trap" - 2:16
  15. "Somewhere in my Memory" - 1:04
  16. "The Attack on the House" - 6:53
  17. "Mom Returns and Finale" - 4:19
  18. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" - Mel Tormé 3:05
  19. "We Wish You a Merry Christmas" / "End Title" - 4:15

Awards

Award Category/Recipient(s) Result
Academy Award Best Original Song ("Somewhere in My Memory") Nominated

References