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Steven Spielberg and John Williams are as inseparable a team as any in the industry, so it comes as no surprise that the soundtrack to the director's adaptation of the famed Orson Welles radio play is a near-perfect study in tension, release, and more tension. Williams plays with elements from many of his previous scores, most notably the dissonant brass that he introduced in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Jaws. The pace is relentless, with dread building like the inevitable invasion itself, pausing only to offer ambient moments of familial warmth, concern, and agony through the soft strings that have become a Williams staple since A.I. It's a tough listen, as even the normally calming voice of Morgan Freeman, whose narration bookends the score, can't seem to get out of the depths from which it has fallen. In the context of the film, Williams' vision for War of the Worlds more than matches the apocalyptic dread of Welles' original vision, but as a stand-alone listening experience, only those with a true fanboy masochistic streak will be able to withstand such a continuous and ominous barrage of sci-fi dissonance.
© TiVo
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Prologue (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Morgan Freeman, Narrator, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
The Ferry Scene (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Reaching The Country (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
The Intersection Scene (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Ray And Rachel (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Escape From The City (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Probing The Basement (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Refugee Status (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
The Attack On The Car (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
The Separation Of The Family (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
The Confrontation With Ogilvy (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
The Return To Boston (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Escape From The Basket (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
The Reunion (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Epilogue (John Williams)
John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Producer, MainArtist - Shawn Murphy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Morgan Freeman, Narrator, MainArtist
℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
Album review
Steven Spielberg and John Williams are as inseparable a team as any in the industry, so it comes as no surprise that the soundtrack to the director's adaptation of the famed Orson Welles radio play is a near-perfect study in tension, release, and more tension. Williams plays with elements from many of his previous scores, most notably the dissonant brass that he introduced in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Jaws. The pace is relentless, with dread building like the inevitable invasion itself, pausing only to offer ambient moments of familial warmth, concern, and agony through the soft strings that have become a Williams staple since A.I. It's a tough listen, as even the normally calming voice of Morgan Freeman, whose narration bookends the score, can't seem to get out of the depths from which it has fallen. In the context of the film, Williams' vision for War of the Worlds more than matches the apocalyptic dread of Welles' original vision, but as a stand-alone listening experience, only those with a true fanboy masochistic streak will be able to withstand such a continuous and ominous barrage of sci-fi dissonance.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:01
- Main artists: John Williams
- Composer: John Williams
- Label: Decca Soundtracks
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc. ℗ 2005 Universal Classics Group, a Division of UMG Recordings Inc.
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