Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection

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Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection

Binding: Audio CD
Published: 2008-11-11

$43.99

Features:

Box set
Limited Edition
Original recording remastered

Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection

Editorial Review:

Indiana Jones: The Soundtracks Collection
Includes remastered versions of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade --expanded to include previously unreleased music -- as well as the original Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull soundtrack.
PLUS A BONUS CD WITH EVEN MORE PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED MUSIC AND FEATURING INTERVIEWS WITH JOHN WILLIAMS,STEVEN SPIELBERG AND GEORGE LUCAS ON THE MAKING OF THIS HISTORIC MUSIC. RELIVE THE MUSICAL ADVENTURE TODAY!

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Slightly flawed in presentation, but WORTH IT!:

Let me get the easy part of this review out of the way: musically, these four film scores are totally worth it. The original three stand as some of the best movie music written to date, and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull is hardly a bad addition to the musical universe of Indiana Jones. Based purely on the fact that this release contains more music from the saga than ever before, it's worth buying. John Williams has crafted a very different sound for each film, but each is enjoyable in its own way. Raiders is... more info

I love it!:

John Williams is an impressive individual, make no mistake. What a work of art all four of these soundtracks present. After comparing audio quality between what was previously available and this new release - clarity and brilliance are much better, overall (not including the latest release, of course). Listening to much more of the material never before available is a pleasure - it's literally something I've been waiting for since Raiders was released on CD (the additional material presented here is simply... more info

Fantastic set, with minor flaws:

The music for these films is among the greatest put to film, and is as much of a classic as John Williams' Star Wars scores, or Jaws.
Although not complete, most of the music from the movies is there, and unlike many, I enjoy the partitioned nature of the cues.
I could not detect the Pitch issues, even though I know they are there, and the sound quality is stunning.
The only disappointment with this set is the truncated album version of the Desert Chase for Raiders of the Lost Ark. The album... more info

AT LAST THE WHOLE COLLECTION OF INDIANA JONES SCORES:

A compilation produced by Monsieur Laurent Bouzereau, the filmaker that has produced the documentaries MAKING OF... on over 150 special editions for DVD among them Alfred Hitchcock's movies. A fifth bonus CD comes with an audio interview including Maestro John Williams, Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, and Laurent Bouzereau himself.
Raiders, Temple Doom and Last Crusade CDs come with tracks never available before.

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