The Witches of Eastwick [Warner Bros.]

• Artist: John Williams
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1987
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

The Academy Award-nominated The Witches of Eastwick captures composer John Williams at his most rapturous and playful, brilliantly communicating the sinister seductiveness of the Devil (played by Jack Nicholson) as he wreaks romantic havoc on the desperate housewives of a picturesque New England hamlet. Williams' score is romantic yet dark, its swelling strings underlined by a vague but palpable sense of menace. At the same time, however, The Witches of Eastwick is an archly comedic effort, embracing everything from wry satire to pure camp. (At one point in the film, Nicholson's Daryl Van Horne even whistles his own Williams-penned theme song.) Taken as a whole, it represents Williams' most complete and imaginative comedic score, with none of the heavy-handed whimsy of better-known works like Home Alone. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Township of Eastwick	John Williams	John Williams
Dance of the Witches	John Williams	John Williams
Maleficio	John Williams	John Williams
Seduction of Alex	John Williams	John Williams
Daryl's Secrets	John Williams	John Williams
Seduction of Suki and Ballroom Scene	John Williams	John Williams
Daryl Arrives	John Williams	John Williams
Tennis Game	John Williams	John Williams
Have Another Cherry!	John Williams	John Williams
Daryl Rejected	John Williams	John Williams
Ride Home	John Williams	John Williams
Destruction of Daryl	John Williams	John Williams
Children's Carousel	John Williams	John Williams
End Credits	John Williams	John Williams

Credits

John Williams (Composer), John Williams (Conductor), John Williams (Producer)