Schindler's List (soundtrack)

Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film score by
Released1994
RecordedSeptember – October 1993
StudioSony Pictures Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Symphony Hall, Boston, MA
GenreSoundtrack
Length64:35
LabelMCA
ProducerJohn Williams
John Williams chronology
Jurassic Park
(1993)
Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1994)
Sabrina
(1995)
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Schindler's List: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the score album for Steven Spielberg's 1993 film of the same name. Composed and conducted by John Williams, the original score features violinist Itzhak Perlman.[1]

The album won the Academy Award for Best Original Score, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, and the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media. It also received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Original Score.

Theme from Schindler's List is one of the most recognized contemporary film scores, particularly the violin solo. Many high-level figure skaters have used this in their programs, including Katarina Witt, Irina Slutskaya, Anton Shulepov, Yuna Shiraiwa, Paul Wylie, Johnny Weir, Tatiana Navka, Roman Sadovsky, Satoko Miyahara, Nicole Schott, Jason Brown and Yulia Lipnitskaya.[2][3]

  1. ^ Keegan, Rebecca (8 January 2012). "John Williams and Steven Spielberg mark 40 years of collaboration". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on January 11, 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Review of: John Williams – Schindler's List (Theme Song)". 20 August 2012.
  3. ^ Peters, Justin (8 February 2014). "Oh No, Russia's New Olympic Darling Skates to the Theme from Schindler's List". Slate.