Out Of This World

John Williams (Conductor), Boston Pops Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Boston Pops Orchestra
• Conductor: John Williams
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Philips
• ASIN: B0000040W0
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #161,922 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. 2001: A Space Oddyssey (Introduction From 'Also Sprach Zarathustra')

2. E.T. ('Adventures On Earth')

3. Alien (Closing Title)

4. Star Trek - The Television Show (Main Theme)

5. Battlestar Galactica (Main Title)

6. Star Trek - The Motion Picture (Main Title)

7. Twilight Zone (Theme And Variations)

8. Return Of The Jedi: 'Parade Of The Ewoks'

9. Return Of The Jedi: 'Luke And Leia'

10. Return Of The Jedi: 'Jabba The Hutt'

11. Return Of The Jedi: 'The Forest Battle'

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Music of the Stars, August 27, 2003

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Alex Diaz-Granados "fardreaming writer" (Miami, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out Of This World (Audio CD)

Out of This World is a 1990 Philips reissue of a Boston Pops album first released in 1983, shortly after the release of Return of the Jedi. As with 1982's Aisle Seat, conductor John Williams and producer John McClure showcase music from classic science fiction movies and TV series. Although 5 of the 11 tracks were composed by Williams ("Adventures on Earth" from E.T. and a concert hall suite from "Return of the Jedi"), Star Trek fans will be happy to know that Alexander Courage's "Main Theme" from the Original Series and Jerry Goldsmith's "Main Title" from Star Trek: The Motion Picture were included.

As always, "America's Orchestra" tackles each composition with the same sensitivity and care as if they were pieces by Mozart or Beethoven. The pieces are relatively short -- "Adventures on Earth," the longest single piece, lasts slightly over nine minutes, while the Closing Title from "Alien" runs shy of the three-minute mark -- and are evocative of those hours spent in front of the television or in the darkness of the movie theaters where we went on those astral voyages of the imagination.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Jabba's Theme in all its glory, May 9, 2005

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Bryant Burnette "Bryant Burnette" (Tuscaloosa, AL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Out Of This World (Audio CD)

The whole CD, short though it is, is good, but the real reason for a John Williams fan to buy this one is the concert version of "Jabba's Theme" from "Return of the Jedi." That particular theme appears on the "Jedi" soundtracks, but not as a complete and contained work, which is what you get here. And, naturally, it's fantastic.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for science-fiction fans, August 30, 2000

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Juan "pedemonti" (Florida, Buenos Aires Argentina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Out Of This World (Audio CD)

If you are a science-fiction tv/movie lover you'll find this CD to be great. Boston Pops offer their usual performing excellence, very well conducted by John Williams. Very enjoyable, indeed.