The Dark Crystal: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, a two-disc limited edition CD set, features Trevor Jones' musical score written for The Dark Crystal. The first disc is a reissue of the original soundtrack album, originally released on vinyl in 1982. The second disc contains the complete, and previously unreleased, film score.
While the first disc represents the music as arranged by the composer for listening outside the context of the film, the second disc preserves the music as written to match the visuals of the narrative. Both selections were performed by the London Symphony Orchestra with Marcus Dods conducting.
The CD set was a limited edition printing of 5,000.
Track Listing[]
Disc One - The Original Album
- The Dark Crystal Overture (3:11)
- The Power Ceremony (3:57)
- The Storm (1:03)
- The Mystical Master Dies (0:51)
- The Funerals / Jen's Journey (5:25)
- The Skeksis' Funeral (1:41)
- The Pod Dance (3:14)
- Love Theme (3:17)
- Gelfling Song (1:11)
- The Gelfling Ruins (1:43)
- The Landstrider Journey (0:44)
- The Great Conjunction (4:13)
- Finale (7:14)
Disc Two -- The Complete Film Score
- Opening Titles and Main Theme / Mystics' Sandpainting (4:54)
- Jen Plays His Pipes (0:56)
- Jen Goes To His Dying Master (0:39)
- The Death of The Emperor / Death of the Mystic Master / Mystics Memorial Ceremony / Jen's Journey Through the New World (3:18)
- Skeksis Debate Leadership / Skeksis Duel (Film Version) (3:10)
- Chamberlain Is Attacked (1:10)
- Skeksis Summoned By Alarm (0:50)
- Garthim Are Dispatched / Jen On Aughra's Mountain (2:29)
- Jen Enters Aughra's Observatory (1:11)
- Jen Discovers Shard (0:22)
- Observatory Destroyed / Mystics Set Out (1:18)
- Gelflings Meet / Dreamfast (1:11)
- Skeksis Feast - Part One (1:17)
- Skeksis Feast - Part Two (0:30)
- Batbirds Dispatched / Environmental Musical Sounds / Gelfling Song / Batbird Brought Down / Mystics Traveling #1 (1:15)
- Pod Party / Destruction of Pod Village (4:10)
- Jen and Kira Love Theme (1:36)
- The Prophecy in the Ruins (2:09)
- Escape from the Chamberlain / Kira Summons the Landstriders (1:47)
- Jen and Kira Set Off On Landstriders / Pod Person Drained (2:37)
- The Battle / Mystics Traveling #2 (4:20)
- Jen and Kira in the Sewer (1:43)
- Kira Brought Before the Skeksis (0:57)
- Kira Drained in the Chamber of Life (1:12)
- Kira Freed / Jen Goes in Search / Mystic Disintegrates / Mystics Traveling #3 (1:08)
- Jen Trapped in Lair / Jen Reaches Chamber of Life (0:26)
- Jen Discovers Crystal Chamber (3:40)
- Gelfling Frightens the Skeksis / The Crystal Made Whole / Mystics and Skeksis Fuse / Finale / End Credits (16:10)
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