Witches of Eastwick [Collector's Choice]

• Artist: John Williams
• Rating:
• Release Date: 1987
• Total Time: 49:24
• 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
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~The Township of Eastwick	John Williams		(2:48)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~The Dance of the Witches	John Williams		(4:46)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~Maleficio	John Williams		(3:22)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~The Seduction of Alex	John Williams		(2:42)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~Daryl's Secrets	John Williams		(3:42)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~The Seduction of Suki and the Ballroom	John Williams		(6:20)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~Daryl Arrives	John Williams		(2:46)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~The Tennis Game	John Williams		(2:50)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~Have Another Cherry!	John Williams		(3:25)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~Daryl Rejected	John Williams		(3:03)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~The Ride Home	John Williams		(3:23)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~The Destruction of Daryl	John Williams		(3:39)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~The Children's Carousel	John Williams		(1:53)
The Witches of Eastwick, film score~End Credits (The Dance of the Witches R	John Williams		(4:45)

Credits

Ken Wannberg (Music Editor), John Williams (Producer), Bob Fisher (Mastering), Armin Steiner (Mastering), Jeff Bond (Liner Notes), John Williams (Audio Production), John Williams (Conductor), Armin Steiner (Engineer)