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- Minority Report (Original Motion Picture Score) is the score album to the 2002 film of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg. The music was released on June 18, 2002 by DreamWorks Records in CD, vinyl and cassettes. The score was composed and conducted by Spielberg's regular collaborator John Williams, with orchestration done by John Neufeld, Conrad Pope, Eddie Karam and Miriam A. Mayer, and vocal harmonies by Deborah Dietrich. Despite being a science fiction film, Williams did not focus on science fiction elements, and used traditional noir to suit with some of the sequences, while melodic themes were composed for the film's emotional sequences. Several classical pieces were used in the score, including Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8, Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6, and recurring minuet from the Haydn string quartet (Op. 64, No. 1), while electronic instrumentation, which was used in Spielberg's previous film A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001; also scored by Williams), oriental percussions and vocal harmonies, were also used for this score. Upon its release, the music received mixed reviews from critics, praising the compositions and Williams' instrumental and orchestral approach, but criticised the predictability in the tunes, as well the incorporation of themes from popular composers in the score, though Williams said the score is inspired from Bernard Herrmann's work. In April 2014, the score was re-released by Geffen Records for music streaming services and music download. In 2019, a 2-disc limited "expanded edition" was released through La-La-Land Records featuring the full score as heard in the film, along with several alternate and unused tracks as bonus material. Williams' score for Minority Report won BMI Film Music Award and Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Score, while also receiving a nomination for Saturn Award for Best Music. The score was ruled ineligible for nomination in the Best Original Score category the 75th Academy Awards, due to the prominent use of Schubert's and Tchaikovsky's classical pieces in the film. Williams was nominated for the same category in another Spielberg film, Catch Me If You Can, but was lost to Elliot Goldenthal's score for Frida. (en)
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- Minority Report (Original Motion Picture Score) is the score album to the 2002 film of the same name directed by Steven Spielberg. The music was released on June 18, 2002 by DreamWorks Records in CD, vinyl and cassettes. The score was composed and conducted by Spielberg's regular collaborator John Williams, with orchestration done by John Neufeld, Conrad Pope, Eddie Karam and Miriam A. Mayer, and vocal harmonies by Deborah Dietrich. (en)
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