''Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull'' ''(Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' is the
film score
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to the
2008 film of the same name, composed and conducted by
John Williams. Returning to record the score was the contracted orchestra of Sandy de Crescent: a.k.a. the
Hollywood Studio Orchestra. The
soundtrack album was released on May 20, 2008.
Track listing
Like most of John Williams' soundtracks, the tracks are not listed in the order they appear in the film. To listen to the soundtrack in chronological order would go 6, 8, 7, 12, 14, 11, 9, 5, 10, 16, 15, 13, 17, 18, and 19 along with 1 - 4 as bonus tracks heard in concert theme.
The soundtrack debuted on the
''Billboard'' 200 at number 39 during its first week.
Personnel
*
John Williams –
producer
*Ramiro Belgardt –
music editor
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*
Shawn Murphy –
recording
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,
mixing engineer
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*Sandy de Crescent – music contractor
*Peter Rotter – music contractor
*
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–
choir
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Sally Stevens
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– vocal contractor
*Jo Ann Kane Music Service – music preparation
*Patricia Sullivan Fourstar –
mastering
*Andrew Pham –
package design
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References
External links
Soundtrack Review at Tracksounds
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Indiana Jones music
2008 soundtrack albums
2000s film soundtrack albums
Albums with cover art by Drew Struzan
John Williams soundtracks
Concord Records albums