Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Other Great Space Music

A studio recording of a symphonic suite from John Williams' soundtrack score of "Close Encounters Of The Third Kind". Recorded in London, 1978. It includes a selection of other compositions by various composers. The recording features a symphonic suite of music composed by John Williams for Steven Spielberg's 1977 film Close Encounters of The Third Kind. This studio album was performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorale, and recorded at the now-defunct CTS studios, Wembley, London. As was standard practice at the time, the album producer hired the John Williams' orchestrations as well as the session orchestra specifically for the album. The composer was not present at the recording. The album also includes some musical..