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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Music from the Original Soundtrack is an album containing John Williams' score for the 1982 Steven Spielberg film of the same name.
Overview[]
The soundtrack for the film has actually been issued numerous times. The original issue was a recording of concert arrangements based on the film's music. Later issues contain the actual soundtrack cues as heard in the film, although most cues are alternates originally recorded for the film, but replaced by new cues.
The score was recorded in Los Angeles.
On the track "The Magic of Halloween," when E.T. sees a child wearing a Yoda costume, John Williams included a portion of Yoda's theme, which he had composed for The Empire Strikes Back in 1980.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Three Million Light Years from Home" | 2:57 |
| 2. | "Abandoned and Pursued" | 2:58 |
| 3. | "E.T. and Me" | 4:49 |
| 4. | "E.T.'s Halloween" | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Flying" | 3:20 |
| 6. | "E.T. Phone Home" | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Over the Moon" | 2:06 |
| 8. | "Adventure on Earth" | 15:06 |
| Total length: | 39:41 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Far from Home / E.T. Alone" | 6:49 |
| 2. | "Bait for E.T." | 1:43 |
| 3. | "The Beginning of a Friendship" | 2:50 |
| 4. | "Toys" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "I'm Keeping Him" | 2:19 |
| 6. | "E.T.'s Powers" | 2:42 |
| 7. | "E.T. and Elliott Get Drunk" | 2:53 |
| 8. | "Frogs" | 2:10 |
| 9. | "At Home" | 5:37 |
| 10. | "The Magic of Halloween" | 2:53 |
| 11. | "Sending the Signal" | 3:57 |
| 12. | "Searching for E.T." | 4:16 |
| 13. | "Invading Elliott's House" | 2:22 |
| 14. | "E.T. Is Dying" | 2:17 |
| 15. | "Losing E.T." | 2:00 |
| 16. | "E.T. Is Alive!" | 4:18 |
| 17. | "Escape / Chase / Saying Goodbye" | 15:04 |
| 18. | "End Credits" | 3:51 |
| Total length: | 71:13 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Main Title" | 1:07 |
| 2. | "Far from Home / E.T. Alone" | 6:47 |
| 3. | "Bait for E.T." | 1:44 |
| 4. | "Meeting E.T." | 2:06 |
| 5. | "E.T.'s New Home" | 1:39 |
| 6. | "The Beginning of a Friendship" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Toys" | 2:44 |
| 8. | "I'm Keeping Him" | 2:18 |
| 9. | "E.T.'s Powers" | 2:43 |
| 10. | "E.T. and Elliott Get Drunk" | 2:54 |
| 11. | "Frogs" | 2:10 |
| 12. | "At Home" | 5:38 |
| 13. | "The Magic of Halloween" | 2:52 |
| 14. | "Sending the Signal" | 3:56 |
| 15. | "Searching for E.T." | 4:16 |
| 16. | "Invading Elliott's House" | 2:22 |
| 17. | "E.T. Is Dying" | 2:20 |
| 18. | "Losing E.T." | 2:03 |
| 19. | "E.T. Is Alive!" | 4:06 |
| 20. | "Escape / Chase / Saying Goodbye" | 15:02 |
| 21. | "End Credits" | 3:49 |
| Total length: | 75:33 | |
Awards[]
The score was the fourth in history to accomplish the feat of winning the Academy Award, Golden Globe, Grammy, and BAFTA. (The previous two, Star Wars and Jaws, were also composed by Williams, who remains the only person to have won all awards for the same score more than once.)[citation needed] To date, a total of only six scores have won all four awards.
| Awards | Academy Award for Best Original Score 1982 |
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score 1982 |
BAFTA Award for Best Film Music 1982 |
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 1983 |
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition 1983 For "Flying Theme" |
Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement 1983 For "Flying Theme" |
Saturn Award for Best Music 1982 |
Ranked 14th greatest American movie score of all time by AFI 2005
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Dvořák's Dumky trio[]
Many observers have noted that the E.T. theme music sounds extremely similar to a passage near the end of Czech composer Antonín Dvořák's Dumky trio, leading some to accuse Williams of "stealing" the music.[1] However, others have pointed out that it is not an uncommon practice for contemporary composers to borrow from classical music.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Tucker, Evan (2011-11-27). "Mein Blog: How John Williams Stole the ET Theme". Mein Blog. Retrieved 2016-07-28.
- ↑ "Patterico's Pontifications » John Williams, Thief Borrower: The Proof". Retrieved 2016-07-28.
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