Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Composer: John Williams
Orchestrators: John Williams, Herbert W. Spencer, Albert Woodbury
Conductor: John Williams
Director: Steven Spielberg
Producers: George Lucas, Howard Kazanjian, Frank Marshall
Starring Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman
Joining [Indiana Jones] on this supernatural treasure hunt was the London Symphony Orchestra under the baton of John Williams. Were it not for many crucial bursts of dramatic symphonic accompaniment, Indiana Jones would surely have perished in a forbidding temple in South America or in the oppressive silence of the great Sahara desert.
- Steven Spielberg
Principal Themes and Motifs
Soundtrack Albums
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2008)
1. In the Jungle
2. The Idol Temple
3. Escape from the Temple
4. Flight from Peru
5. Washington Men / Indy’s Home
6. A Thought for Marion / To Nepal
7. The Medallion
8. Flight to Cairo
9. The Basket Game
10. Bad Dates
11. The Map Room: Dawn
12. Reunion in the Tent / Searching for the Well
13. The Well of Souls
14. Indy Rides the Statue
15. The Fist Fight / The Flying Wing
16. Desert Chase
17. Marion’s Theme / The Crate
18. The German Sub
19. Ride to the Nazi Hideout
20. Indy Follows the Ark
21. The Miracle of the Ark
22. Washington Ending & Raiders March
Indiana Jones: The Soundtrack Collection (Concord Records) (2008)
Disc 1:
(Identical to the Above Release)
Disc 5:
1. Raiders March
3. Uncovering the Ark