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Various Artists
Music of America: John Williams
Genres: Rock, Classical

Track Listings (14) - Disc #1
1. Air and Simple Gifts
2. American Journey; I. Immigration and Building (Instrumental)
3. American Journey; II. The Country at War (Instrumental)
4. American Journey; III. Popular Entertainment (Instrumental)
5. American Journey; IV. Arts and Sports (Instrumental)
6. American Journey; V. Civil Rights and the Women's Movement (Instrumental)
7. American Journey; VI. Flight and Technology (Instrumental)
8. Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra; Sayuri's Theme
9. Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra; Going to School
10. Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra; The Chairman's Waltz
11. Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra; Brush on Silk
12. Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra; Chiyo's Prayer
13. Suite from Memoirs of a Geisha for Cello and Orchestra; Becoming A Geisha
14. Song for World Peace (Instrumental)
Track Listings (11) - Disc #2
1. Summon the Heroes (for Tim Morrison) (Instrumental)
2. Hymn to New England
3. The Five Sacred Trees (Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra); I. Eó Mugna (Instrumental)
4. The Five Sacred Trees (Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra); II. Tortan (Instrumental)
5. The Five Sacred Trees (Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra); III. Eó Rossa (Instrumental)
6. The Five Sacred Trees (Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra); IV. Craeb Uisnig (Instrumental)
7. The Five Sacred Trees (Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra); V. Dathi (Instrumental)
8. Sound the Bells! (Instrumental)
9. Elegy for Cello and Orchestra
10. The Mission Theme (Theme for NBC News) (Instrumental)11. March from 1941 (Instrumental)
11. The Olympic Spirit (Instrumental)
Track Listings (13) - Disc #3
1. Main Title from Star Wars (Instrumental)
2. Theme from Jaws (Instrumental)
3. Theme from Sugarland Express (Instrumental)
4. Flying Theme from E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (Instrumental)
5. Suite from Born on the Fourth of July; I. Theme from Born on the Fourth of July (Instrumental)
6. Suite from Born on the Fourth of July; II. Cua Viet River, Vietnam 1968 (Instrumental)
7. Suite from Born on the Fourth of July; III. Massapequa...The Early Days (Instrumental)
8. Theme from Schindler's List (Instrumental)
9. Theme from Jurassic Park (Instrumental)
10. Cadillac of the Skies from Empire of the Sun (Voice)
11. Raiders of the Lost Ark(tm) from Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) (Instrumental)
12. Close Encounters of the Third Kind/When You Wish Upon a Star Medley; Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Excerpts)\ When You Wish Upon A Star (interpolated) (Voice)
13. Throne Room and Finale from Star Wars (Instrumental)

CD Details

All Artists: Various Artists
Title: Music of America: John Williams
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: SONY MASTERWORKS
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 6/8/2010
Genres: Rock, Classical
Style: Symphonies
Number of Discs: 3
SwapaCD Credits: 3
UPC: 886977063626

CD Reviews

Best Williams Collection!

R. Hawn | Vallonia, IN | 06/17/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I am a HUGE Williams fan, and as soon as this was released I had it. The best thing about this collection is that they are actually conducted by the man himself and performed by the great orchestras of the world, instead of those other so called "Fly by night" collections that have less than adequate orchestras playing horrible renditions of his works. Also another great thing is that this set has some of the best and rarely heard concert works, such as "American Journey and Five Sacred Trees Bassoon Concerto" also the amazing recording the The great Chicago Symphony and Yo-Yo Ma playing the suite from "Memoirs Of A Geisha" Those works alone are worth the price of this album, not to mention the amazing movie scores included. I believe this set really sums up this great mans career quite nicely, and if your a big fan of John Williams than I whole Wholeheartedly recommend this CD collection!"