Jurassic Park (film score)

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Jurassic Park: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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ReleasedMay 25, 1993
RecordedMarch – April 1993
Studio Sony Scoring Stage, Culver City, CA
Genre Film score
Length1:13:13
Label MCA
Producer John Williams
John Williams chronology
Home Alone 2
(1992)
Jurassic Park: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1993)
Schindler's List
(1993)
Jurassic Park soundtrack chronology
Jurassic Park: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1993)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (Original Motion Picture Score)
(1997)
No.TitleLength
1."Opening Titles"0:33
2."Theme from Jurassic Park"3:27
3."Incident at Isla Nublar"5:20
4."Journey to the Island"8:52
5."The Raptor Attack"2:49
6."Hatching Baby Raptor"3:20
7."Welcome to Jurassic Park"7:54
8."My Friend, the Brachiosaurus"4:16
9."Dennis Steals the Embryo"4:55
10."A Tree for My Bed"2:12
11."High-Wire Stunts"4:08
12."Remembering Petticoat Lane"2:48
13."Jurassic Park Gate"2:03
14."Eye to Eye"6:32
15."T-Rex Rescue and Finale"7:39
16."End Credits"3:26

Note: The track "End Credits" is an excerpt from "Welcome to Jurassic Park", the film's actual end credits music.

20th Anniversary Edition

For the 20th anniversary of the film's release, the score was re-released digitally by Geffen Records on April 9, 2013. This re-release included four bonus tracks personally selected by John Williams. [12]

No.TitleLength
1."Opening Titles"0:32
2."Theme from Jurassic Park"3:25
3."Incident at Isla Nublar"5:18
4."Journey to the Island"8:53
5."The Raptor Attack"2:48
6."Hatching Baby Raptor"3:19
7."Welcome to Jurassic Park"7:53
8."My Friend, the Brachiosaurus"4:13
9."Dennis Steals the Embryo"5:01
10."A Tree for My Bed"2:09
11."High-Wire Stunts"4:08
12."Remembering Petticoat Lane"2:46
13."Jurassic Park Gate"2:01
14."Eye to Eye"6:31
15."T-Rex Rescue and Finale"7:41
16."End Credits"3:24
17."The History Lesson"2:28
18."Stalling Around"2:32
19."The Coming Storm"3:58
20."Hungry Raptor"2:05

John Williams Collection Edition

The score, along with that of The Lost World: Jurassic Park , was remastered and re-released by La-La Land Records on November 29, 2016. This 4-CD re-release included expanded tracks of John Williams' original motion picture score to the film along with the four bonus tracks from the 20th Anniversary Edition. [13] The set was only limited to 5,000 copies and is out of print.

Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Opening Titles"0:38
2."Incident at Isla Nublar" (film version)2:25
3."The Encased Mosquito"1:16
4."Entrance of Mr. Hammond"1:10
5."Journey to the Island"8:56
6."Hatching Baby Raptor" (film version)2:05
7."You Bred Raptors?"0:40
8."The History Lesson" (film version)1:34
9."Jurassic Park Gate"2:05
10."Goat Bait"2:26
11."The Saboteur"0:48
12."Ailing Triceratops"2:36
13."The Coming Storm" (film version)1:26
14."Dennis Steals the Embryo"5:05
15."Race to the Dock"1:18
16."The Falling Car and The T-Rex Chase"4:59
17."A Tree for My Bed"2:14
18."Remembering Petticoat Lane"2:49
19."My Friend, the Brachiosaurus" (film version)1:51
20."Life Finds a Way"1:26
Total length:47:46
Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."System Ready"0:49
2."To the Maintenance Shed"4:12
3."High Wire Stunts"4:10
4."Hungry Raptor"2:09
5."The Raptor Attack"2:51
6."T-Rex Rescue and Finale"7:43
7."Welcome to Jurassic Park"7:58
8."Theme from Jurassic Park"3:34
9."Stalling Around"2:36
10."Welcome to Jurassic Park" (film version)8:01
Total length:44:04

Expanded Edition

La-La Land Records also re-issued the album on July 5, 2022, which included both the tracks from the John Williams Collection Edition and remastered edition of the original soundtrack album. [14]

Disc 1: Score Presentation
No.TitleLength
1."Opening Titles"0:37
2."Incident at Isla Nublar (Film version)"2:23
3."The Encased Mosquito"1:16
4."Entrance of Mr. Hammond"1:09
5."Journey to the Island (Film version)"8:54
6."Hatching Baby Raptor (Film version)"2:04
7."You Bred Raptors?"0:40
8."The History Lesson (Film version)"1:33
9."Jurassic Park Gate"2:05
10."Goat Bait"2:26
11."The Saboteur"0:47
12."Ailing Triceratops"2:57
13."The Coming Storm (Film version)"1:26
14."Dennis Steals the Embryo (Film version)"5:04
15."Race to the Dock"1:18
16."The Falling Car and The T-Rex Chase"4:59
17."A Tree for My Bed"2:15
18."Remembering Petticoat Lane"2:49
19."My Friend, the Brachiosaurus (Film version)"1:51
20."Life Finds a Way"1:27
21."System Ready"0:50
22."To the Maintenance Shed"4:13
23."High Wire Stunts"4:10
24."Hungry Raptor"2:10
25."The Raptor Attack"2:50
26."T-Rex Rescue and Finale"7:43
27."Welcome to Jurassic Park (Film version)"7:58
Total length:77:44
Disc 2: 1993 Original Soundtrack
No.TitleLength
1."Opening Titles (Original)"0:33
2."Theme from Jurassic Park (Original)"3:27
3."Incident at Isla Nublar (Original)"5:20
4."Journey to the Island (Original)"8:52
5."The Raptor Attack (Original)"2:49
6."Hatching Baby Raptor (Original)"3:20
7."Welcome to Jurassic Park (Original)"7:54
8."My Friend, the Brachiosaurus (Original)"4:16
9."Dennis Steals the Embryo (Original)"4:55
10."A Tree for My Bed (Original)"2:12
11."High Wire Stunts (Original)"4:08
12."Remembering Petticoat Lane (Original)"2:48
13."Jurassic Park Gate (Original)"2:03
14."Eye to Eye (Original)"6:32
15."T-Rex Rescue and Finale (Original)"7:39
16."End Credits (Original)"3:26
17."Stalling Around"2:41
Total length:73:35

Charts

YearChartPeak
position
1993US Billboard 200 [15] 28

See also

References

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  13. "Unreleased Music set to be released in New John Williams 4 CD set – Jurassic Outpost". November 25, 2016.
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