''Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the score album for

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's 1993 film of the same name. Composed and conducted by

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and performed by the

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, the original score features violinist

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. The album won the

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for Best Original Score, the

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for Best Film Music, and the

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for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. It also received a

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nomination for Best Original Score. ''Theme from Schindler's List'' is one of the most recognized contemporary film scores, particularly the violin solo. Many high-level figure skaters have used this in their programs, including Katarina Witt,

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, Anton Shulepov, Yuna Shiraiwa,

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, Tatiana Navka, Roman Sadovsky,

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, Nicole Schott, Jason Brown and

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Track listing

Not on the soundtrack

The recordings of " OYF'N Pripetshok" and " Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" heard in the film are very different from the album versions. The recording of " OYF'N Pripetshok" used in the film is from the 1991 film ''

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''. The recording of " Yerushalayim Shel Zahav" used in the film is from the 1991 film ''

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''. Both recordings are contained on the soundtrack albums for those films. Other tracks that appear in the film, but not in the soundtrack, include: * the famous

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" Por Una Cabeza" by

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and Alfredo Le Pera is played in the opening nightclub scene * the tango "Celos (Jealousy)" by Jacob Gade plays next in the nightclub * the German schlager ("Im Grunewald ist Holzauktion") by Franz Meißner (music) and Otto Teich (lyrics), performed by the Egon Kaiser Orchestra and sung by Rudolf Scherfling plays after that in the nightclub * " Mein Vater war ein Wandersmann" is sung live by the patrons at the end of the nightclub scene as they take pictures with Schindler * the German

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Erika (Auf der Heide blüht ein kleines Blümelein) by Herms Niel is sung by German troops marching into Krakow * an instrumental arrangement of the song " Szomorú Vasárnap" by

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* an instrumental arrangement of the song "Deine Augen Sind Dein Herz" * an instrumental arrangement of the song " In einem kleinen Café in Hernals" * Polish pop song "Miłość ci wszystko wybaczy" "(Love Forgives All)" by Henryk Wars * Polish song " To ostatnia niedziela" is played at Schindler's birthday party after he kisses the Jewish girl * Bach’s English Suite No. 2, played during the liquidation of the ghetto * ''Gute Nacht Mutter'', performed by Wilhelm Strienz, plays on loudspeakers as the camp inmates are forced to run naked for inspection. * ''Mamatschi'' (or ''Mamatschi, kauf mir ein Pferdchen''), performed by German Cabaret singer Mimi Thoma, played on loudspeakers in the camp to lure the children out of their hiding places and onto trucks * " God Bless the Child", performed by

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plays as Schindler stays awake at night, deciding to buy the imprisoned Jews from Goeth * "La Capricieuse, Op. 17" by

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, arranged by

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, performed by

and Samuel Sanders, used as score for the scene where Schindler interviews secretaries In addition,

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's 1981 composition '' Exodus'' for mixed choir and orchestra was used by editor Mark Woollen as the score in the film's teaser trailer.

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External links

John Williams, Itzhak Perlman - Schindler's List Music on YouTube
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