The third instalment of Indy's big-screen adventures elicited from all concerned performances that triumphantly surpassed their previous achievements on Raiders Of The Lost Ark and Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom. Far from growing tired of the franchise, John Williams seemed re-invigorated, his music shines with a boyish energy and a generous helping of wit, tempered by a firm grasp of the movie's dramatic motivation. From the outset, the tone is established as he … mehraccompanies "Indy's Very First Adventure" in exuberant style, the music keeping pace with every twist and turn of the on-screen action. Williams's gift is that such "mickey-mousing" always works in its own right, so listening to this splendid music away from the screen is always a self-fulfilling pleasure ("Keeping Up With The Joneses" and "No Ticket" are equally vivacious examples). As the album develops, so the music grows in stature, introducing significant thematic material associated with the Grail quest (a pastoral in the tradition of Vaughan Williams infused with a palpable religious awe) and some of the composer's very finest action writing: the "Scherzo For Motorcycle And Orchestra" stands out, an extraordinary moto perpetuo treatment of themes for Indy, his father and the Nazis. Amongst all this amazingly strong material, the "Raiders March" hardly needs to put in an appearance, but when it finally blazes over the end credits it's guaranteed to raise a cheer. Only the absence of the London Smphony Orchestra and their glorious brass section, so crucial to the sound of the original, is any cause for complaint. Otherwise, this is an ideal demonstration of what John Williams does best. --Mark Walker weniger

CD 1
01 - Indy's Very First Adventure
02 - X Marks The Spot
03 - Scherzo For Motorcycle And Orchestra
04 - Ah,Rats!!!… mehr
05 - Escape From Venice
06 - No Ticket
07 - The Keeper Of The Grail
08 - Keeping Up With The Joneses
09 - Brother Of The Cruciform Sword
10 - Belly Of The Steel Beast
11 - The Canyon Of The Crescent Moon
12 - The Penitent Man Will Pass
13 - End Credits (Raiders March) weniger