Raiders of the Lost Ark soundtrack

John Williams composed the score for Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was the only score in the series performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, the same orchestra that performed the scores for the Star Wars saga. The score most notably features the well-known "Raiders March". This piece came to symbolize Indiana Jones and was later used in the scores for the other three films. Williams originally wrote two different candidates for Jones's theme, but Spielberg enjoyed them so much that he insisted that both be used together in what became the "Raiders March". The alternately eerie and apocalyptic theme for the Ark of the Covenant is also heard frequently in the score, with a more romantic melody representing Marion and, more broadly, her relationship with Jones. The score as a whole received an Oscar nomination for Best Original Score, but lost to the score to Chariots of Fire composed by Vangelis.

Play intro to "Raiders March" (a.k.a. "Indiana Jones Theme")
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Track listing

This soundtrack can be purchased on Amazon.com

  1. "Raiders March" (a.k.a. "Indiana Jones Theme") 6:06
  2. "Flight from Peru" 2:23
  3. "The Basket Game" 3:57
  4. "The Map Room: Dawn" 4:50
  5. "The Well of the Souls" 4:59
  6. "Desert Chase" 7:43
  7. "Marion's Theme" 3:13
  8. "The Miracle of the Ark" 6:13
  9. "End Credits" 2:29

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