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Reynold da Silva's Silva Screen Records (of which Prime Time is an imprint) has devoted itself to new recordings of film music (usually, as here, performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra), and its box set The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music, filling four CDs and running over three hours and 45 minutes, is one of its most ambitious efforts. That's appropriate for Williams, both because he is the most successful film composer of the 40-year period beginning in the early '60s and because his music is produced on such a large scale. Since the '70s, Williams has been associated with directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and he has matched their blockbuster films with his large-scale scores, producing some of the most memorable themes of the era, including instantly recognizable music from Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series. Spielberg and Lucas have often attempted to evoke the styles of the old serials of the '40s, such as Flash Gordon, but on an epic scale, and Williams has done much the same thing with his music, which owes little or nothing to the more jazz- and rock-influenced film composers of the '50s and '60s, and everything to the film composers of an earlier generation, such as Franz Waxman and Victor Young, with its sweeping orchestral statements, martial rhythms, and grandly ornamented melodies. Yet, like the directors, Williams does it all with a slight wink to the audience. This collection doesn't restrict itself to Williams' best-known work, but it does demonstrate that even in his lesser-known pieces, his style is often much the same. The overture from The Cowboys, for example, while employing some standard Western elements familiar from Hollywood movies of decades before, also has a hint of Star Wars. Even when he is scoring a more downbeat film like Born on the Fourth of July, Williams can't seem to help writing his usual uplifting music. Despite its length, this collection can't do more than offer excerpts of Williams' extensive work, but the sampling is representative, and the best of the composer's familiar themes is included.
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The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer - Mario Klemens, Conductor - Steve Lockwood, Harmonica, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Conductor, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Boston Pops Orchestra, Orchestra
℗ 1996 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Temple, Conductor, Chorus Conductor - John Williams, Composer - Crouch End Festival Chorus, Choir - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor, Keyboards, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2002 Universal Music Operations Limited
Maurice Murphy, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gareth Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Williams, Composer, Conductor - Denis Wick, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Iain MacKinnon, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor - Derek Anthony Chidell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony Derek Chidell, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Kennard Terence Johns, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Gerald Keith Newson, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - James Quaife, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Eric James Crees, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - John A Duffy, Double Bass, AssociatedPerformer - Neil A Watson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Robert John Bourton, Bassoon, AssociatedPerformer - Terence Kennard Johns, French Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Michael Nicholas Hunka, Bassoon, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Anne Helen Findlay, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - James Lennox MacKenzie, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Charlie Bisharat, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Conductor - John Williams, Composer, Conductor - Mario Klemens, Conductor
℗ 2013 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gareth Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Williams, Composer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gareth Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Williams, Composer, Conductor - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Tedesco, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Temple, Conductor, Chorus Conductor - John Williams, Composer - Crouch End Festival Chorus, Choir
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - Gareth Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Williams, Composer, Conductor - Tommy Tedesco, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Tedesco, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Dukov Dukoff, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
DISC 2
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer
℗ 1995 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer, Conductor - Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Dukov Dukoff, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1998 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - David Temple, Conductor - John Williams, Composer - Mark Ayres, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Crouch End Festival Chorus, Choir
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor, MainArtist - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Williams, Composer
℗ 2005 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Williams, Composer - Nic Raine, Conductor, MainArtist
℗ 2013 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer, Conductor - Josefina Vergara, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2013 Universal Music Operations Limited
DISC 3
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - John Williams, Composer
℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer - Nic Raine, Conductor - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer
℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer
℗ 2010 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Williams, Composer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Williams, Composer, Conductor, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Temple, Conductor, Chorus Conductor - John Williams, Composer - Prague Philharmonic Choir, Choir - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - John Williams, Composer - Nic Raine, Conductor
℗ 1997 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - John Williams, Composer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gareth Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Williams, Composer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
DISC 4
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer - Bruce Dukov Dukoff, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer - Mark Ayres, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer - Bruce Dukov Dukoff, Violin, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer, Conductor
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Gareth Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - John Williams, Composer - Nic Raine, Conductor - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2002 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Nic Raine, Conductor, MainArtist - Anna-Lynne Williams, Composer
℗ 2005 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ronnie Aldrich, Arranger, Work Arranger
℗ 1996 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Temple, Chorus Director, AssociatedPerformer - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2013 Universal Music Operations Limited
Mark Williams, Tenor, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Temple, Chorus Director, AssociatedPerformer - Terry Edwards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Conductor - Jerry Goldsmith, Composer - Michael Dore, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Tamsin Dalley, Mezzo-Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Terence Edwards, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Lawrence Wallington, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Judith Rees, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Deryn Edwards, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Claire Henry, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer - Carys Roberts, Soprano, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Temple, Chorus Director, AssociatedPerformer - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - Jerry Goldsmith, Composer
℗ 2012 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, MainArtist - David Temple, Chorus Director, AssociatedPerformer - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - John Williams, Composer, Conductor - Nicholas Charles Raine, Conductor
℗ 2013 Universal Music Operations Limited
Paul Bateman, Conductor - The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - David Temple, Conductor, Chorus Conductor, Chorus Director, AssociatedPerformer - James Fitzpatrick, Producer - James Horner, Composer - Crouch End Festival Chorus, Choir
℗ 2013 Universal Music Operations Limited
Album review
Reynold da Silva's Silva Screen Records (of which Prime Time is an imprint) has devoted itself to new recordings of film music (usually, as here, performed by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra), and its box set The Music of John Williams: 40 Years of Film Music, filling four CDs and running over three hours and 45 minutes, is one of its most ambitious efforts. That's appropriate for Williams, both because he is the most successful film composer of the 40-year period beginning in the early '60s and because his music is produced on such a large scale. Since the '70s, Williams has been associated with directors Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and he has matched their blockbuster films with his large-scale scores, producing some of the most memorable themes of the era, including instantly recognizable music from Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and the Star Wars and Indiana Jones series. Spielberg and Lucas have often attempted to evoke the styles of the old serials of the '40s, such as Flash Gordon, but on an epic scale, and Williams has done much the same thing with his music, which owes little or nothing to the more jazz- and rock-influenced film composers of the '50s and '60s, and everything to the film composers of an earlier generation, such as Franz Waxman and Victor Young, with its sweeping orchestral statements, martial rhythms, and grandly ornamented melodies. Yet, like the directors, Williams does it all with a slight wink to the audience. This collection doesn't restrict itself to Williams' best-known work, but it does demonstrate that even in his lesser-known pieces, his style is often much the same. The overture from The Cowboys, for example, while employing some standard Western elements familiar from Hollywood movies of decades before, also has a hint of Star Wars. Even when he is scoring a more downbeat film like Born on the Fourth of July, Williams can't seem to help writing his usual uplifting music. Despite its length, this collection can't do more than offer excerpts of Williams' extensive work, but the sampling is representative, and the best of the composer's familiar themes is included.
© TiVo
About the album
- 4 disc(s) - 45 track(s)
- Total length: 03:46:00
- Main artists: The City Of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Decca (UMO) (Classics)
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited This Compilation ℗ 2003 Universal Music Operations Limited
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