Complete Philips Recordings (2025 Reissue/Reprint of the 2022 Box Set)

~ Release by John Williams And The Boston Pops Orchestra (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

A limited edition, 21-CD set of John Williams' complete recordings made for Philips during his first 10 years with the Boston Pops Orchestra.

Annotation last modified on 2026-02-18 20:54 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Pops on the March
2▶CD: Pops in Space
3▶CD: That's Entertainment (Pops on Broadway)
4▶CD: We Wish You a Merry Christmas
5▶CD: Pops Around the World
6▶CD: Aisle Seat
7▼CD: Out of This World
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12001: A Space Odyssey: Also sprach Zarathustra: Introduction
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30: I. Einleitung (Sonnenaufgang) (in 1983-06)
composer:
Richard Strauss (German composer) (in 1896)
publisher:
Peters Edition Ltd.
part of:
Also sprach Zarathustra, op. 30 (TrV 176)
Richard Strauss1:48
2E.T.: Adventures on Earth
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial: Adventure on Earth (concert arrangement) (in 1983-06)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1982)
part of:
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (concert arrangement soundtrack)
John Williams9:13
3Alien: Closing Title
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
arranger:
Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
End Title (Alien) (in 1983-06)
orchestrator:
Arthur Morton
composer:
Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
part of:
Alien (film soundtrack)
Jerry Goldsmith2:48
4Star Trek - The Television Show: Main Theme
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
arranger:
Alexander Courage
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Where No Man Has Gone Before (original Star Trek title theme) (in 1983-06)
orchestrator:
Mike Townend
additional lyricist:
Gene Roddenberry (television writer and producer)
composer:
Alexander Courage and Gene Roddenberry (television writer and producer)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
Empath Finale (contains "Theme From Star Trek (TV Series)" by Alexander Courage & Gene Roddenberry and "Mr. Spock" by Gerald Fried)
Alexander Courage3:39
5Battlestar Galactica: Main Title
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
arranger:
Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Main Theme (Battlestar Galactica, 1978) (in 1983-06)
orchestrator:
Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer), Edward Trybek and Henri Wilkinson
composer:
Glen Larson and Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
publisher:
MCA Music Ltd., Songs of Universal, Inc. (BMI) and USI B Music Publishing
Stu Phillips & Glen A. Larson3:25
6Star Trek - The Motion Picture: Main Title
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
arranger:
Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Main Theme (Star Trek: The Motion Picture) (in 1983-06)
composer:
Jerry Goldsmith (American score composer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Melody
version of:
Where No Man Has Gone Before (original Star Trek title theme)
Jerry Goldsmith4:05
7Twilight Zone: Theme and Variations
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
arranger:
Stu Phillips (US TV/film composer, conductor & producer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Main Theme (The Twilight Zone) (in 1983-06)
composer:
Marius Constant (Romanian-born French composer and conductor)
publisher:
Aspenfair Music Inc.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
Marius Constant3:38
8Return of the Jedi: Parade of the Ewoks
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Parade of the Ewoks (Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi) (in 1983-06)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
John Williams3:32
9Return of the Jedi: Luke & Leia
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Phonogram International B.V. (responsible for worldwide A&R/rights management/manufacturing/distribution of Philips and affiliated companies) and Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Luke and Leia (Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi) (in 1983-06)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer)
publisher:
Fox Fanfare Music Inc.
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
John Williams4:25
10Return of the Jedi: Jabba the Hutt
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
tuba:
Chester Schmitz (tubist) (in 1983-06)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
Jabba the Hutt (Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi) (in 1983-06)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer)
John Williams3:33
11Return of the Jedi: The Forest Battle
producer:
John McClure (recording engineer and record producer)
orchestra:
Boston Pops Orchestra (in 1983-06)
conductor:
John Williams (American score composer) (in 1983-06)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal International Music B.V. (not for release label use, for ℗ & © rights holder use only) (in 1983)
recorded at:
Symphony Hall (Boston) in Boston, Massachusetts, United States (in 1983-06)
recording of:
The Forest Battle (Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi) (in 1983-06)
composer:
John Williams (American score composer)
part of:
Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (film soundtrack)
John Williams4:03
8▶CD: Peter and the Wolf / Nutcracker Suite
9▶CD: With a Song in My Heart
10▶CD: Swing, Swing, Swing
11▶CD: America, the Dream Goes On
12▶CD: On Stage
13▶CD: Bernstein by Boston
14▶CD: Pops in Love
15▶CD: Holst: The Planets
16▶CD: Digital Jukebox
17▶CD: Lucky to Be Me
18▶CD: Salute to Hollywood
19▶CD: Pops à la Russe
20▶CD: Pops by Gershwin
21▶CD: By Request… / Pops Britannia

Credits

Release group

includes:Aisle Seat: Great Film Music by John Williams (American score composer) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
America, The Dream Goes On by John Williams (American score composer) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Bernstein by Boston by Bernstein (Leonard Bernstein, American conductor, composer, pianist); Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer)
By Request… The Best of John Williams and the Boston Pops by John Williams (American score composer) and the Boston Pops
Digital Jukebox by John Williams (American score composer) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Lucky to Be Me by Jessye Norman (soprano) & John Williams (American score composer)
On Stage by John Williams (American score composer) & Boston Pops Orchestra
Out of This World by John Williams (American score composer) & Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops à la Russe by John Williams (American score composer) and the Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops Around the World by John Williams (American score composer) & Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops Britannia by Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer)
Pops by Gershwin by Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops in Love by John Williams (American score composer) & Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops in Space by John Williams (American score composer) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Pops on the March by John Williams (American score composer) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf, Op. 67 / Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a by Prokofiev (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer), Tchaikovsky (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer); Dudley Moore, John Williams (American score composer) & The Boston Pops
Salute to Hollywood by John Williams (American score composer) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
Swing, Swing, Swing by John Williams (American score composer) & The Boston Pops
That's Entertainment by John Williams (American score composer) & Boston Pops
The Planets by Gustav Holst (composer); Boston Pops, John Williams (American score composer)
We Wish You a Merry Christmas by John Williams (American score composer) & The Boston Pops Orchestra
With a Song in My Heart by Jessye Norman (soprano), Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams (American score composer)
part of:Boston Pops conducted by John Williams compilations (order: 20)