Album
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1982 · Electronic, Stage & Screen
18 collectors on Gatefold own this
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a Soundtrack & Scores album by John Williams, originally released in 1982. On Gatefold: 102 pressings tracked, owned by 18 collectors.
About
John Williams’ score for <i>E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</i> is not only about exterior action, but also internal emotion. He uses a harp throughout the soundtrack to convey a sense of childlike wonder and pure love. The gentle patience of “I’m Keeping Him” perfectly captures a tone of radiant trepidation, while “Toys” is delicate and heartfelt in ways we barely notice when it’s playing behind a scene. The rippling piano of the end credits instantly conjures the movie’s climactic bicycle ride, leaving us with a lasting sensation of childhood discovery.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Three Million Light Years From Earth2:57
- A2Abandoned And Pursued2:58
- A3E.T. And Me4:49
- A4E.T.'s Halloween4:07
- A5Flying3:20
Side B
- B1E.T. Phone Home4:18
- B2Over The Moon2:06
- B3Adventure On Earth15:06
Sound DNA
- Soundtrack & Scores
- Compiled Soundtrack
- lush
- uplifting
- cinematic
Originally issued in 1982. The original 8 tracks version of the score is a recording of concert arrangements based on the film's music and not the original cues used in the film. Later editions contains the actual soundtrack cues as heard in the film, although most of them are alternates originally recorded for the film, but replaced by new ones.
- The score was re-issued on CD for the first time in 1985, but with no supplemental additions.
- The 1996 reissue (Special Edition) (opens in a new tab) contains 18 tracks.
- The 2002 reissue (The 20th Anniversary Edition) (opens in a new tab) contains 21 tracks.
- The 2017 reissue (The 35th Anniversary Edition) (opens in a new tab) and the 2022 reissue (The 40th Anniversary Edition) (opens in a new tab) utilize the same master, include the same overall musical content and are the most comprehensive editions to-date with 43 tracks on two discs.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Alan DeVeritchVIOLA
- Alfred BreuningVIOLIN
- Alfred LustgartenVIOLIN
- Allan HarshmanVIOLA
- Anatol KaminskyVIOLIN
- Angela MorleyORCHESTRATED BY
- Archie LevinVIOLA
- Armand KaproffCELLO
- Armen KsajikianCELLO
- Arnold BelnickVIOLIN
- Arnold KoblentzOBOE
- Art MaebeFRENCH HORN
- Arthur HobermanFLUTE
- Barbara HunterCELLO
- Bernard KundellVIOLIN
- Bill HybelVIOLIN
- Bob ZimmittiPERCUSSION
- Bonnie DouglasVIOLIN
18 collectors on Gatefold own this · 102 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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