Close Encounters of the Third Kind Soundtrack

Synopsis: Two parallel stories are told. In the first, a group of research scientists from a variety of backgrounds are investigating the strange appearance of items in remote locations, primarily desert regions. In continuing their investigation, one of the lead scientists, a Frenchman named Claude Lacombe, incorporates the Kodály method of music education as a means of communication in their work. The response, in turn, at first baffles the researchers, until American cartographer David Laughlin deciphers the meaning of the response. In the second, electric company lineman and family man Roy Neary and single mother Jillian Guiler are among some individuals in Muncie, Indiana who experience some paranormal activity before some flashes of bright lights in the sky, which they believe to be a UFO. Roy becomes obsessed with what he saw, unlike some others, especially in some form of authority, who refuse to acknowledge their belief that it was a UFO in not wanting to appear crazy. That obsession bo
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Director(s): Steven Spielberg
Production: Sony Pictures Releasing
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 38 nominations.
 
IMDB:
7.7
Metacritic:
90
Rotten Tomatoes:
95%
PG
Year:
1977
138 min
4,416 Views


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#SongDuration
1Across the Fields1:20
2Barnstorming4:25
3Climbing the Mountain2:32
4Contact3:22
5Dark Side of the Moon1:34
6End Titles4:27
7False Alarm1:42
8Inside2:34
9Lava Flow1:47
10Lightshow3:43
11Main Theme3:09
12Main Title1:18
13Outstretched Hands2:50
14The Approach4:32
15The Conversation2:22
16The Cover-Up2:25
17The Dialogue4:28
18The Escape2:18
19The Light Show3:47
20The Mothership4:33
21The Mountain3:31
22Trucking2:01
23Watching the Skies1:20

Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. A figure of the New Hollywood era, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. more…

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