The Flight To Neverland (From "Hook")
Excerpts (From "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind")
Devil's Dance (From "The Witches of Eastwick")
Adventures On Earth (From "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial")
Theme (From "Jurassic Park")
Dartmoor, 1912 (From "War Horse")
Suite (From "Jaws")
Marion's Theme (From "Raiders Of The Lost Ark")
Main Title (From "Star Wars")
The Rebellion Is Reborn (From "Star Wars")
Luke & Leia (From "Star Wars")
Imperial March (From "Star Wars")
Raider's March (From "Raiders Of The Lost Ark")

I had written this for a previous review but it bears repeating: Regardless of who you are, your age, where you live or what you do, at some point in your life you've had a close encounter (pun intended) with the music of John Williams. He's composed the music for over 200 films and TV programs that cover all the bases and appeal to a wide spectrum of movie fans. From The Witches of Eastwick to Saving Private Ryan, JFK, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Schindler's List, Jaws and of course the ongoing Star Wars saga, etc ... etc ... all of his scores, be they for a short documentary or a major Hollywood blockbuster are memorable. He always seems to capture the very essence, the spirit, or the epic scope within any story, and transfers it perfectly to the orchestra. Fine, it may not be "classical", "symphonic" or "art" music, but rather written for "commercial" purposes. Nonetheless, like all fine composers he has a distinctive sound and style all his own, so much so that whenever you watch a movie scored by him, you don't have to wait for the credits to know it's a John Williams score.

Better late than never ... in January 2020, at the age of 87, John Williams stood on the podium of the Musikverein in front of the Vienna Philharmonic, one of the most revered orchestras in the world, and led them through a special concert featuring some of his most iconic film scores. Anne-Sophie Mutter was also on hand playing the solo violin part of the Devil's Dance and the lead violin for the Raider's March. Now, for an orchestra steeped in tradition and bred on a constant diet of Beethoven, Mozart and Brahms, the Vienna Philharmonic musicians can play to the gallery just as well as anyone else. What sets them apart is the lush sound their string sections can produce. It adds an extra depth and dimension to these scores, which are usually brass or percussion heavy. Even the militaristic sounding Imperial March benefits from this "symphonic orchestra" soundscape.

Deutsche Grammophon went all out for this production, releasing the album on multiple formats, including versions with Dolby Atmos sound, in both audio and video across the following multiple formats: CD (audio), CD + Blu-ray video (a Deluxe Edition including Dolby Atmos on the Blu-ray video), vinyl (audio), digital (audio and video, where a Dolby Atmos version of the audio album is available on Amazon Music HD (playback via an Echo Studio) in Germany, Japan, UK and USA).