Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull [Score]

Artist	John Williams
Format	CD
Genre	Soundtrack
Label Name	Concord
Producer	John Williams
Release Date	2008 05 20
Song List	1: Raiders March (5:05) 2: Call of the Crystal (3:49) 3: The Adventures of Mutt (3:12) 4: Irina's Theme (2:26) 5: The Snake Pit (3:15) 6: The Spell of the Skull (4:24) 7: The Journey to Akator (3:07) 8: A Whirl Through Academe (3:33) 9: "Return" (3:11) 10: The Jungle Chase (4:22) 11: Orellana's Cradle (4:22) 12: Grave Robbers (2:28) 13: Hidden Treasure and the City of Gold (5:13) 14: Secret Doors and Scorpions (2:17) 15: Oxley's Dilemma (4:45) 16: Ants! (4:14) 17: Temple Ruins and the Secret Revealed (5:51) 18: The Departure (2:26) 19: Finale (9:19)
Style.Categories	Original Score, Film Music, Soundtracks

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Few contemporary film themes are as instantly recognizable as "Raiders March." Whimsical, regal, and heroic, placing it at the beginning of the soundtrack for the first Indiana Jones film in 19 years was a wise choice, as that familiar, galloping intro pumps nostalgia into the brain like a dislodged bee stinger, filling the listener with sepia-toned images of fedoras, snakes, bullwhips, and awkward meals of "chilled monkey brains." Composer John Williams front-loads the score for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with some familiar motifs, revisiting the spooky woodwinds of "The Map Room" from Raiders of the Lost Ark on the foreboding "Spell of the Skull," and weaving in strains of the aforementioned "Raiders March" and "Marion's Theme" throughout the score's entirety. While familiarity reigns supreme, Williams occasionally disengages the autopilot, as evidenced by the mysterious three-note motif that accompanies any scene featuring the skull of the film's title and the jaunty and impossibly likable "The Adventures of Mutt," but he doesn't venture far from the dusty caves, South American ruins, and other exotic locales of previous adventures...and why should he? Does anybody actually remember any of the themes (besides the iconic opening credits) from the Star Wars prequels? ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide