Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (soundtrack)

2008 film score by John Williams

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

Film score by John Williams

Released

May 20, 2008 (2008-05-20)

Recorded

March 2008

Studio

Sony Pictures Studios

Length

74:17

Label

Concord

Producer

John Williams

John Williams chronology

Munich
(2005)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(2008)

The Adventures of Tintin
(2011)

Indiana Jones chronology

The Last Crusade
(1989)

Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
(2008)

The Dial of Destiny
(2023)

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 2008 film of the same name, composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony, with orchestrations provided by Conrad Pope and Eddie Karam. The soundtrack album was released by Concord Records on May 20, 2008.

Track listing

All music is composed by John Williams

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Raiders March"	5:05
2.	"Call of the Crystal"	3:49
3.	"The Adventures of Mutt"	3:12
4.	"Irina's Theme"	2:26
5.	"The Snake Pit"	3:15
6.	"The Spell of the Skull"	4:24
7.	"The Journey to Akator"	3:07
8.	"A Whirl Through Academe"	3:33
9.	""Return""	3:11
10.	"The Jungle Chase"	4:21
11.	"Orellana's Cradle"	4:22
12.	"Grave Robbers"	2:28
13.	"Hidden Treasure and the City of Gold"	5:13
14.	"Secret Doors and Scorpions"	2:17
15.	"Oxley's Dilemma"	4:46
16.	"Ants!"	4:14
17.	"Temple Ruins and the Secret Revealed"	5:49
18.	"The Departure"	2:26
19.	"Finale"	9:19
Total length:		74:17

Like most of John Williams' soundtracks, the tracks are not listed in the order they appear in the film. To listen to the soundtrack in chronological order would go 6, 8, 7, 12, 14, 11, 9, 5, 10, 16, 15, 13, 17, 18, and 19 along with 1 - 4 as bonus tracks heard in concert theme.

The soundtrack debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 39 during its first week.

Indiana Jones: The Complete Collection Box Set

The soundtrack was reissued by Walt Disney Records and released alongside the other four film soundtrack albums from the series in a collective 5-CD box set on March 27, 2024.

Personnel

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Empire
Film Music Magazine	B+
Film Score Reviews
Filmtracks
Movie Music UK
Movie Wave
ScoreNotes
SoundtrackNet
Tracksounds

John Williams – producer
Ramiro Belgardt – music editor
Shawn Murphy – recording, mixing engineer
Sandy de Crescent – music contractor
Peter Rotter – music contractor
Hollywood Film Chorale – choir
Sally Stevens – vocal contractor
Jo Ann Kane Music Service – music preparation
Patricia Sullivan Fourstar – mastering
Andrew Pham – package design

References

"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull". 20 May 2008 – via Amazon.
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by John Williams on Apple Music". iTunes.
"SoundtrackINFO: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Soundtrack (complete album tracklisting)". www.soundtrackinfo.com.
"Indiana Jones: The Collection Box Set Announced". filmmusicreporter.com. November 22, 2023. Retrieved June 11, 2024.

External links

Soundtrack Review at Tracksounds.

Indiana Jones

Films

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
- soundtrack
The Temple of Doom (1984)
- soundtrack
The Last Crusade (1989)
- soundtrack
The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
- soundtrack
The Dial of Destiny (2023)
- soundtrack

Television

The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1992–1996)
- episodes

Characters

Games

Video games	Raiders of the Lost Ark The Lost Kingdom The Temple of Doom NES Revenge of the Ancients The Last Crusade Action Adventure NES The Fate of Atlantis The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Instruments of Chaos Greatest Adventures His Desktop Adventures The Infernal Machine The Emperor's Tomb Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures The Staff of Kings Lego Indiana Jones 2: The Adventure Continues (handheld) Adventure World The Great Circle
Tabletop RPGs	The Adventures of Indiana Jones The World of Indiana Jones The Rising Sun The Tomb of the Templars
Pinball machines	The Pinball Adventure

Novels

Comics

The Iron Phoenix (1994–95)
The Spear of Destiny (1995)
The Tomb of the Gods (2008–09)

Attractions

Unofficial works

Category

v t e John Williams
Discography Composition list Accolades
Soundtracks	Jaws (1975) Star Wars (1977) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Superman (1978) The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Return of the Jedi (1983) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) SpaceCamp (1986) Empire of the Sun (1987) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) Home Alone (1990) JFK (1991) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Jurassic Park (1993) Schindler's List (1993) The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Saving Private Ryan (1998) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) Angela's Ashes (1999) The Patriot (2000) A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001) Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002) Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Catch Me If You Can (2002) Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005) Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) Munich (2005) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008) The Adventures of Tintin (2011) War Horse (2011) Lincoln (2012) Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) The BFG (2016) Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) The Fabelmans (2022) Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Compilations	John Williams Greatest Hits 1969–1999 (1999)
Compositions	"Star Wars (Main Title)" "Theme from Close Encounters of the Third Kind" "The Imperial March" "Ewok Celebration" "Summon the Heroes" "Duel of the Fates" "The Five Sacred Trees" Horn Concerto "Liberty Fanfare" "For New York" "American Journey" "Soundings" "Air and Simple Gifts" Violin Concerto No. 2
Songs	"Nice to Be Around"
See also	Music of Star Wars Music of Superman Music of the Harry Potter films Barbara Ruick Joseph Williams Music by John Williams (2024)
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