Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Composer: John Williams
Orchestrators: John Williams, Edward Karam, Conrad Pope
Conductor: John Williams
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producers: George Lucas, Kathleen Kennedy, Frank Marshall, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Denis L. Stewart
Starring Cast: Harrison Ford, Cate Blanchett, Shia LeBeouf, Karen Allen, Ray Winstone, John Hurt
“Nineteen years have passed since the last Indiana Jones adventure. And where all of us are nearly two decades older, the music hasn’t aged a bit. During the filming of our fourth Indiana Jones adventure, Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, hardly a day would pass before someone on the cast or crew could be heard humming the “Raiders March.” That piece of music has grown instantly familiar, probably along with the Jaws theme, in creating a thrill or chill out of the thin air on which music travels. And that is the John Williams legacy of which I am his most grateful beneficiary.
- Steven Spielberg
Principal Themes and Motifs
Returning themes from Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark:
Raiders March
A Theme
B Theme
Marion’s Theme
Ark Theme
Returning themes from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade:
Henry Jones / Grail Knight Theme
Soundtrack Album
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2008)
1. Raiders March
2. Call of the Crystal
3. The Adventures of Mutt
4. Irina’s Theme
5. The Snake Pit
6. The Spell of the Skull
7. The Journey to Akator
8. A Whirl Through Academe
9. “Return”
10. The Jungle Chase
11. Orellana’s Cradle
12. Grave Robbers
13. Hidden Treasure and the City of Gold
14. Secret Doors and Scorpions
15. Oxley’s Dilemma
16. Ants!
17. Temple Ruins and the Secret Revealed
18. The Departure
19. Finale