| Close Encounters of the Third Kind/Star Wars (John Williams Classic Film Scores) |  | Creators: John Williams, Charles Gerhardt, National Philharmonic Orchestra
Label: RCA
Category: Music
Buy New: $39.95
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Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 307776
Format: Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
UPC: 078635269826
EAN: 0078635269826
ASIN: B000003EMP
Release Date: June 11, 1991
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Condition: Shrink-wrapped CD w/artwork insert in jewel case. NOTE: Mfd. for BMG Direct .** UPGRADE to 1st Class shipping w/email confirmation when sent!** sr 181,787
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| Tracks:
| • | Star Wars: Main Title From 'Star Wars' | | • | Star Wars: Little People Work | | • | Star Wars: Here They Come! | | • | Star Wars: Princess Leia | | • | Star Wars: Final Battle | | • | Star Wars: The Throne Room And End Title - The National Philharmonic Orchestra/Gerhardt | | • | Close Encounters Of The Third Kind: Barnstorming/Arrival Of The Mother Ship/The Pilots Return/The Vi - The National Philharmonic Orchestra/Gerhardt |
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| Customer Reviews:
Best concert version June 13, 2007
Presbyteros (Glassboro, NJ USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This was released about the same time as the Mehta/LA Philharmonic recording. Charles Gerhardt was an American working in London for many years as a conductor/producer. The "National Philharmonic" was his "pick-up" orchestra. Under the British system of free-lancers, I wouldn't be surprised if there were London Symphony veterans who played the on the soundtrack and on these sessions as well.
The standard is as high as Gerhardt's "Classic Film Scores". If fact, I think the original intention was to place "Star Wars" right with "The Adventures of Robin Hood", etc, and the classic scores of Max Steiner, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, etc.
It succeeds on every level. Wonderfully played and recorded, it offers a fine alternative to the soundtracks, and even John Williams' own "concert versions". I believe that this is John Williams' own arrangement, but with his original big orchestration restored for the recording. This recording is the proof that this is great music. We all know what it looks like on the screen, but the music absolutely stands on its own. Knowing the story isn't a bad thing. It worked for Richard Strauss.
If you sometimes just don't feel like listening to every little cue, and want the big sweep of sound, this is the one for you.
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