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Jurassic Park (film score)

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Jurassic Park was the twelfth project on which renowned composer John Williams worked with Steven Spielberg. He composed and partially[citation needed] conducted this film score. Most of the cues were orchestrated by John Neufeld, with two of those being partially orchestrated by Conrad Pope and with three others entirely orchestrated by Alexander Courage.

MCA Records released a soundtrack album for the film on May 25, 1993. Also produced by Williams, this album includes most of the film's major cues, sometimes edited together into longer tracks and often containing material that was not used in the film. Several passages are also repeated in different tracks.

Themes

Three major melodic ideas can be heard in this score. The first, known simply as "Theme from Jurassic Park", conveys the elegance and beauty of the dinosaurs and is introduced when the visitors first see the Brachiosaurus. Another theme takes the form of a noble fanfare first heard as the helicopter approaches Isla Nublar; this one, too, seems to represent the dinosaurs and the park they inhabit. Both of these themes are also used for quieter, more tender moments in the score, typically with woodwinds, horns, or keyboards.

The third major theme is very different from the first two. Comprising four menacing notes, it is heard frequently in scenes involving the threat of the carnivorous dinosaurs - the raptors in particular. The cue "Into the Kitchen" (entitled "The Raptor Attack" on the original soundtrack) explores this motif extensively.

Orchestration

The score to Jurassic Park uses a large orchestra that often includes a variety of percussion, two harps, baritone horns, and choir. Some passages also call for unusual woodwinds such as shakuhachi and E♭ piccolo oboe. Furthermore, Williams included synthesizers in much of the score. Some cues, such as "Dennis Steals the Embryos", feature them prominently, but many of the synth passages are mixed much more quietly, often doubling the woodwinds or helping flesh out the lower harmonies. Several prominent celeste solos (such as in "Remembering Petticoat Lane") are also performed on synthesizers.

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

  1. Opening Titles [0:33]
  2. Theme from Jurassic Park [3:28]
  3. Incident at Isla Nublar [5:20]
  4. Journey to the Island [8:53]
  5. The Raptor Attack [2:49]
  6. Hatching Baby Raptor [3:20]
  7. Welcome to Jurassic Park [7:55]
  8. My Friend, the Brachiosaurus [4:16]
  9. Dennis Steals the Embryo [4:56]
  10. A Tree for My Bed [2:12]
  11. High-Wire Stunts [4:09]
  12. Remembering Petticoat Lane [2:48]
  13. Jurassic Park Gate [2:04]
  14. Eye to Eye [6:32]
  15. T-Rex Rescue and Finale [7:40]
  16. End Credits [3:29]

Original Cue Listing

Below is the most complete available chronological list of cues recorded for the film, using their original titles and slate numbers.

  1. 1ma "Opening Titles" - OST 1
  2. 1m1 "Incident at Isla Nublar" - OST 3 [0:00-2:20]
  3. 1m2 "The Encased Mosquito"
  4. 2m1 "The Entrance of Mr. Hammond"
  5. 2m3/3m1 "To the Island" - OST 4 [0:00-3:15]
  6. 3m2 "The Dinosaurs" - OST 4 [3:15-7:30] and also OST 2 [0:50-end]
  7. 3m2a "The Entrance of the Park" - OST 4 [7:30-end]
  8. 3m3 "Cartoon Demonstration"
  9. 4m1 "Hatching Baby Raptor" - OST 6 [0:00-2:00]
  10. 4m2 "You Bred Raptors"
  11. 5m1 "The History Lesson"
  12. 5m2 "Jurassic Park Gate" - OST 13
  13. 5m3 "Goat Bait" - OST 14 [0:00-2:22]
  14. 6m2 "An Ailing Monster" - OST 8 [0:00-2:34]
  15. 6m3 "The Coming Storm"
  16. 7m1 "Dennis Steals the Embryos" - OST 9
  17. 8m1 "The Trouble with Dennis"
  18. 9m1 "The Falling Car" - OST 3 [2:20-end]
  19. 9m2 "The T-Rex Chase"
  20. 9/10m3a "A Tree for My Bed" - OST 10
  21. 10m1 "Remembering Petticoat Lane" - OST 12
  22. 10m2 "My Friend, the Brachiosaurus" - OST 8 [2:34-end]
  23. 10m3 "Eggs in the Forest" - OST 6 [2:00-end]
  24. 11m1 [title unknown]
  25. 11m2 "Preparing to Meet the Monster" - OST 14 [2:22-end]
  26. 11m3/12m1 "High Wire Stunts" - OST 11
  27. 12m2 "Hungry Raptor"
  28. 12m3/13m1 "Into the Kitchen" - OST 5
  29. 13m2 "March Past the Kitchen Utensils" - OST 15 [0:00-4:08]
  30. 13m3/14m1 "T-Rex to the Rescue" - OST 15 [4:08-end]
  31. 14m2 "End Credits" - OST 7 (final section repeated as OST 16)

Missing from this list is a short alternate introduction to "The Dinosaurs", heard as the beginning of the track "Theme from Jurassic Park."

See also

  1. John Williams
  2. Jurassic Park
  3. Jurassic Park (film)
  4. The Lost World: Jurassic Park
  5. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (film score)
  6. Jurassic Park III
  7. Jurassic Park III (film score)

References

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