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The Soundtrack Show

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - the Music (Part II)

The Soundtrack Show

iHeartPodcasts

Film History, Music History, Tv & Film, Music

4.91.5K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

In Part II we take it from the top, and listen to how the film score for E.T. is constructed in the first half of the movie. We examine multiple themes, and discuss the movie's emotional honesty. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:04.2

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0:09.0

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0:30.0

Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.

0:36.8

Our show is about to begin.

0:39.9

Even though ET contains a fantasy premise driven by filmmaking wizardry and groundbreaking

0:45.1

visual effects, its opulent orchestral film score succeeds because of the story's emotional

0:52.9

honesty.

0:54.9

This is The Soundtrack Show.

1:24.9

When John Williams saw ET, he was really happy with the film.

1:40.4

And I can tell when John's happy with the film because we don't have a lot of musical discussions.

1:44.8

He already has themes running through his mind.

1:47.6

Just so you know, we added a lot of stars to begin the movie before it camera pans down

1:51.8

to the forest.

1:52.8

I remember that I left him alone and one day called me and said I'm going to play you

1:56.7

some of the stuff on the piano.

2:00.0

Welcome back to The Soundtrack Show.

2:01.4

I'm your host David W. Collins and this is our second look and listen to the score for

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