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Who originally played the theme from Jurassic Park on the movie soundtrack?

Author: justme
Date: 2011-01-13 20:55

Who originally played the theme from Jurassic Park on the movie?

I know that it's from John Williams, but who played it on the movie/DVD, was it the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra?

I see from the MP3 Downloads on Amazon that John Williams has a download that is 5 minutes and 21 seconds, whereas the Hollywood Symphony Orchestra's is only 2 minutes and 12 seconds .
I see that John Williams was also using The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra for some of his stuff...

So which Orchestra is playing this on the original soundtrack and if it is the Hollywood Symphony, why is it shorter ?( time allowed on the movie?)

Thanks in advance

Just Me

"A critic is like a eunuch: he knows exactly how it ought to be done."

CLARINET, n.
An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments that are worse than a clarinet -- two clarinets

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Re: Who originally played the theme from Jurassic Park on the movie soundtrack?

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2011-01-13 22:21

If it was a Hollywood orchestra, it was probably Emily Bernstein. See http://test.woodwind.org/clarinet/BBoard/read.html?f=1&i=170959&t=166853 and http://test.woodwind.org/Databases/lookup.php/Klarinet/2005/01/000497.txt.

Ken Shaw

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Re: Who originally played the theme from Jurassic Park on the movie soundtrack?

Author: EEBaum
Date: 2011-01-13 22:39

Probably an orchestra of studio players. Film scores don't use established/preexisting orchestras all that often.

-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com

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Re: Who originally played the theme from Jurassic Park on the movie soundtrack?

Author: DavidBlumberg
Date: 2011-01-14 01:30

Scott Harris

http://www.theprevailingwinds.com/Scott.htm

http://www.SkypeClarinetLessons.com

Post Edited (2011-01-14 01:32)

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Re: Who originally played the theme from Jurassic Park on the movie soundtrack?

Author: justme
Date: 2011-01-14 02:05

Thanks for the all of the info, everyone

Thanks Dave, it's good to know that Scott Harris was doing clarinet on this,
but, what I'm looking for is the orchestra or group that played this on the original soundtrack/movie and not an individual playing one of the instruments...

Thanks again.

Just Me

"A critic is like a eunuch: he knows exactly how it ought to be done."

CLARINET, n.
An instrument of torture operated by a person with cotton in his ears. There are two instruments that are worse than a clarinet -- two clarinets

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Re: Who originally played the theme from Jurassic Park on the movie soundtrack?

Author: EEBaum
Date: 2011-01-14 05:19

Probably an orchestra of "contractor calls up a bunch of local players who form an orchestra in the studio the day of the recording." Unless the movie soundtrack specifies a particular orchestra, this is likely the case.

-Alex
www.mostlydifferent.com

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