E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (soundtrack)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Music from the Original Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by John Williams
Released	June 11, 1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Classical
Label	MCA
Producer	Bruce Botnick John Williams
John Williams chronology
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)Raiders of the Lost Ark1981 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Return of the Jedi (1983)Return of the Jedi1983

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial: Music from the Original Soundtrack is an album containing John Williams' score for the 1982 Steven Spielberg film of the same name.

Overview

The soundtrack for the film has actually been issued numerous times. The original issue was a recording of concert arrangements based on the film's music. Later issues contain the actual soundtrack cues as heard in the film, although most cues are alternates originally recorded for the film, but replaced by new cues.

The score was recorded in Los Angeles, and thus not using the London Symphony Orchestra.

On the track "The Magic of Halloween," when E.T. sees a child wearing a Yoda costume, John Williams included a portion of Yoda's theme, which he had composed for The Empire Strikes Back in 1980.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Three Million Light Years from Home"	2:57
2.	"Abandoned and Pursued"	2:58
3.	"E.T. and Me"	4:49
4.	"E.T.'s Halloween"	4:07
5.	"Flying"	3:20
6.	"E.T. Phone Home"	4:18
7.	"Over the Moon"	2:06
8.	"Adventure on Earth"	15:06
Total length:		39:41

1996 re-issue
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Far from Home / E.T. Alone"	6:49
2.	"Bait for E.T."	1:43
3.	"The Beginning of a Friendship"	2:50
4.	"Toys"	3:11
5.	"I'm Keeping Him"	2:19
6.	"E.T.'s Powers"	2:42
7.	"E.T. and Elliott Get Drunk"	2:53
8.	"Frogs"	2:10
9.	"At Home"	5:37
10.	"The Magic of Halloween"	2:53
11.	"Sending the Signal"	3:57
12.	"Searching for E.T."	4:16
13.	"Invading Elliott's House"	2:22
14.	"E.T. Is Dying"	2:17
15.	"Losing E.T."	2:00
16.	"E.T. Is Alive!"	4:18
17.	"Escape / Chase / Saying Goodbye"	15:04
18.	"End Credits"	3:51
Total length:		71:13

2002 re-issue
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Main Title"	1:07
2.	"Far from Home / E.T. Alone"	6:47
3.	"Bait for E.T."	1:44
4.	"Meeting E.T."	2:06
5.	"E.T.'s New Home"	1:39
6.	"The Beginning of a Friendship"	3:03
7.	"Toys"	2:44
8.	"I'm Keeping Him"	2:18
9.	"E.T.'s Powers"	2:43
10.	"E.T. and Elliott Get Drunk"	2:54
11.	"Frogs"	2:10
12.	"At Home"	5:38
13.	"The Magic of Halloween"	2:52
14.	"Sending the Signal"	3:56
15.	"Searching for E.T."	4:16
16.	"Invading Elliott's House"	2:22
17.	"E.T. Is Dying"	2:20
18.	"Losing E.T."	2:03
19.	"E.T. Is Alive!"	4:06
20.	"Escape / Chase / Saying Goodbye"	15:02
21.	"End Credits"	3:49
Total length:		75:33

Awards

The score was the fourth in history to accomplish the feat of winning the Oscar, Golden Globe, Grammy, and BAFTA (the previous two, Star Wars and Jaws, were also composed by Williams, who remains the only person to have won all awards for the same score more than once). To date, a total of only six scores have won all four awards.

Awards			Academy Award for Best Original Score 1982	Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score 1982	BAFTA Award for Best Film Music 1982	Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media 1983	Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition 1983 For "Flying Theme"	Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement 1983 For "Flying Theme"	Saturn Award for Best Music 1982	Ranked 14th greatest American movie score of all time by AFI 2005