JURASSIC PARK

JOHN WILLIAMS

Rating:

Original Review: Grossly overlooked by the Oscars voters in 1993, Jurassic Park is one of Williams' best scores of recent years. The 'Theme from Jurassic Park' is one of those marvellous cues which sticks in your mind, a luscious, full-orchestra extravaganza which, along with 'Journey to the Island' and 'Welcome to Jurassic Park', just sweeps you away with its splendid strings and woodwind and choral undercurrent. In a complete change of pace, 'Incident at Isla Nublar' is a disquieting, thrilling action piece, 'Raptor Attack' is a full-frontal assault on the earlobes with a throbbing brass and pizzicato string and 'My Friend, the Brachiosaurus' is, in the words of Steven Spielberg on the cover notes, a "haunting and ennobling sound". As an interesting footnote, 'Jurassic Park Gate' is an unusual variation on the main theme, this time with a calypso beat thrown in.

EXPANDED REVIEW COMING SOON.

Track Listing:

Opening Titles (0:34)
Theme from Jurassic Park (3:28)
Incident at Isla Nublar (5:20)
Journey to the Island (8:53)
The Raptor Attack (2:49)
Hatching Baby Raptor (3:20)
Welcome to Jurassic Park (7:55)
My Friend, The Brachiosaurus (4:17)
Dennis Steals the Embryo (4:56)
A Tree for my Bed (2:12)
High-Wire Stunts (4:09)
Remembering Petticoat Lane (2:48)
Jurassic Park Gate (2:04)
Eye to Eye (6:32)
T-Rex Rescue and Finale (7:40)
End Credits (3:26)

Running Time: 70 minutes 22 seconds

MCA Records MCD-10859 (1993)

Music composed and conducted by John Williams. Orchestrations by Herbert W. Spencer. Recorded and mixed by Shawn Murphy. Edited by Ken Wannberg. Mastered by Dave Collins. Album produced by John Williams.

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