Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (soundtrack)

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In June 2016, Steven Spielberg confirmed that John Williams, who scored the previous films in the Indiana Jones franchise, would return to compose the music for the fifth film.{{cite news|last=Evry|first=Max|title=John Williams Will Score Indiana Jones 5 & Star Wars: Episode VIII|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/694325-john-williams-will-score-indiana-jones-5-star-wars-episode-viii#/slide/1|accessdate=June 11, 2016|work=ComingSoon.net|date=June 10, 2016|archive-date=June 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611142947/http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/694325-john-williams-will-score-indiana-jones-5-star-wars-episode-viii#/slide/1|url-status=live}} The scoring began on June 28, 2022.{{Cite web |title=Why John Williams is the beating heart of the Indiana Jones series |url=https://whynow.co.uk/read/why-john-williams-is-the-beating-heart-of-the-indiana-jones-series |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628152932/https://whynow.co.uk/read/why-john-williams-is-the-beating-heart-of-the-indiana-jones-series |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Why Now |date=June 28, 2023 |language=en}} The same month, Williams stated that it would be his final film score, following plans for a retirement,{{cite news|last=Coyle|first=Jake|title=John Williams, 90, steps away from film, but not music|url=https://apnews.com/article/john-williams-indiana-jones-star-wars-music-af541b3979fd6c0ea624bb200c322f42|accessdate=June 24, 2022|work=Associated Press|date=June 22, 2022|url-status=live|archive-date=September 24, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220924162828/https://apnews.com/article/john-williams-indiana-jones-star-wars-music-af541b3979fd6c0ea624bb200c322f42}} though he later backtracked on this decision.{{Cite web |last=Jirak |first=Jamie |date=January 13, 2023 |title=John Williams Walks Back Retirement Claims |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/john-williams-walks-back-retirement-claims/?fbclid=IwAR1nCy06yy3sFcYx5HReglXZ6ZnZ7ksyCZ5v0NqtDJOBBivIbFQqF6GTM04&mibextid=Zxz2cZ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230114194920/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/john-williams-walks-back-retirement-claims/?fbclid=IwAR1nCy06yy3sFcYx5HReglXZ6ZnZ7ksyCZ5v0NqtDJOBBivIbFQqF6GTM04&mibextid=Zxz2cZ |archive-date=January 14, 2023 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |website=ComicBook.com}} In an interview to The New York Times, director James Mangold, who collaborated with Williams for the first time in his career, recalled that he did not see Williams as "simply a genius of themes and tunes" - it was also Williams's "moment-to-moment scene work" which astounded him.{{Cite news |last=King |first=Darryn |date=2023-06-24 |title=John Williams on 'Indiana Jones' and His Favorite Scores |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/movies/john-williams-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230625070834/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/24/movies/john-williams-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny.html |archive-date=2023-06-25 |issn=0362-4331}}

Mangold had written the basic sketches for the film in conjunction with the themes Williams had initially created.{{Cite web |last=O'Connell |first=Sean |date=2023-04-09 |title=Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny's Director Explains The 'Complex' Process Of Getting John Williams To Score The Film |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destinys-director-explains-the-complex-process-of-getting-john-williams-to-score-the-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414190007/https://www.cinemablend.com/interviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destinys-director-explains-the-complex-process-of-getting-john-williams-to-score-the-film |archive-date=2023-04-14 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=CinemaBlend |language=en}} He insisted that Williams score the first reel in the edit as for a 1970s film, which he obliged as "the flow of the movie was falling off this cliff into Indy’s current reality. And then he begins to gather himself, steel himself, and heads onto the road. By the time he and Phoebe [Waller-Bridge] are in full mode racing around Morocco with Mads Mikkelsen, the music found itself back and by the time they get out at sea, in Greece, it’s full-on an Indiana Jones movie with an old Indy."{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Anne |date=2023-06-27 |title=James Mangold Believes in Indiana Jones, but His Real Hero Is Steven Spielberg |url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/james-mangold-interview-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-1234878614/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628070541/https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/james-mangold-interview-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-1234878614/ |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}

Williams wrote over 90 minutes of music for the film. The score includes reworked older themes from previous installments along with several new themes and motives representing individual characters, including a theme for the character Helena (Phoebe Waller-Bridge),{{Cite web |last=Burlingame |first=Jon |date=2023-02-24 |title=For 'Indiana Jones 5,' John Williams Scored 'An Hour and a Half of Music, Maybe More' (EXCLUSIVE) |url=https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/indiana-jones-5-john-williams-score-1235534772/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507233537/https://variety.com/2023/artisans/news/indiana-jones-5-john-williams-score-1235534772/ |archive-date=2023-05-07 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} and the titular Dial of Destiny. Williams also created a second version of "Helena's Theme" for violin and orchestra, featuring German violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter on the soundtrack album.{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Sandra |date=2023-03-03 |title=John Williams leaves door open for more film work after 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/03/entertainment/john-williams-indiana-jones/index.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317140557/https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/03/entertainment/john-williams-indiana-jones/index.html |archive-date=2023-03-17 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=CNN |language=en}} On February 10, 2023, Williams confirmed that the score for Dial of Destiny has been completed.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-24 |title=John Williams Says 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny's Score Is Finished |url=https://collider.com/indiana-jones-5-john-williams-score-comments/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426070343/https://collider.com/indiana-jones-5-john-williams-score-comments/ |archive-date=2023-04-26 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Collider |language=en}}

At Mangold's request, Williams premiered "Helena's Theme" at the Hollywood Bowl on September 2, 2022.{{cite web |last=Travis |first=Ben |date=November 21, 2022 |title=Phoebe Waller-Bridge Is Indy's Goddaughter Helena In Indiana Jones 5: 'She's A Mystery And A Wonder' – Exclusive Image |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/phoebe-waller-bridge-indiana-jones-goddaughter-helena-exclusive/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221121170317/https://www.empireonline.com/movies/news/phoebe-waller-bridge-indiana-jones-goddaughter-helena-exclusive/ |archive-date=November 21, 2022 |access-date=November 21, 2022 |work=Empire}}{{Cite web |last=ANI |date=2022-09-05 |title='Indiana Jones 5' music premiered by John Williams at Hollywood Bowl |url=https://theprint.in/feature/indiana-jones-5-music-premiered-by-john-williams-at-hollywood-bowl/1116962/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628153312/https://theprint.in/feature/indiana-jones-5-music-premiered-by-john-williams-at-hollywood-bowl/1116962/ |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=ThePrint |language=en-US}}

{{Blockquote|text="When John first played that theme for me, with the orchestra, I was wowed, of course [...] completely knocked over by the music. But I was also a bit nervous that it was just too much — too damned lush. Too romantic. John just smiled, gently, and let me babble, because I think he knew it was going to work beautifully."|author=Mangold|source=on Williams' composition of "Helena's Theme"}}

On June 14, 2023, coinciding with the film's premiere in Dolby Theatre,{{Cite magazine |last=Kreps |first=Daniel |date=2023-06-15 |title=See John Williams Conduct Surprise Set at 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Premiere |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-williams-surprise-set-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-premiere-1234772248/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616220644/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/john-williams-surprise-set-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-premiere-1234772248/ |archive-date=2023-06-16 |access-date=2023-06-28 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}} Williams conducted an orchestral performance of several themes from the Indy franchise, including "Helena's Theme".{{Cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=2023-06-15 |title=John Williams Surprises Audience at 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Hollywood Premiere With Orchestral Performance |url=https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/john-williams-surprise-performance-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-hollywood-premiere-1235355064/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Fleming |first=Ryan |date=2023-06-20 |title=Watch John Williams' Surprise Performance At 'Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny' Premiere As Team Indy Celebrates "The Great Maestro" |url=https://deadline.com/video/john-williams-indiana-jones-surprise-performance-watch/ |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Deadline Hollywood |language=en-US}}

A two-minute featurette titled "The Final Score" debuted through social media platforms on June 20, 2023 to promote the film.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title='Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Video: Listen to John Williams' Score |url=https://collider.com/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-video-john-williams/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230622181921/https://collider.com/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-video-john-williams/ |archive-date=2023-06-22 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Collider |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-20 |title=Watch: A John Williams Featurette for 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/watch-a-john-williams-featurette-for-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620232733/https://www.firstshowing.net/2023/watch-a-john-williams-featurette-for-indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny/ |archive-date=2023-06-20 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=FirstShowing.net |language=en-US}} On June 22, 2023, "Helena's Theme" for violin and orchestra was released as a single.{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Lauren |date=2023-06-24 |title=John Williams And Anne-Sophie Mutter Share 'Helena's Theme,' From 'Indiana Jones' |url=https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/john-williams-and-anne-sophie-mutter-share-helenas-theme-from-indiana-jones/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624120322/https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/john-williams-and-anne-sophie-mutter-share-helenas-theme-from-indiana-jones/ |archive-date=2023-06-24 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=uDiscover Music |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title='Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny': Listen to Helena's Theme |url=https://collider.com/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-helena-theme/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628153517/https://collider.com/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-helena-theme/ |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Collider |language=en}} The soundtrack was released digitally by Walt Disney Records on June 29, 2023,{{Cite web |title=Exploring John Williams' nostalgia-filled score for 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' |url=https://www.classicfm.com/composers/williams/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-soundtrack/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628050153/https://www.classicfm.com/composers/williams/indiana-jones-dial-of-destiny-soundtrack/ |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Classic FM |language=en}}{{Cite web |title='Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/06/27/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-soundtrack-album-details/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627161638/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2023/06/27/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-soundtrack-album-details/ |archive-date=2023-06-27 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Film Music Reporter |language=en-US}} which was followed by a CD and vinyl LP release exclusively through Disney Music Emporium on August 9, 2023.{{Cite web |title=John Williams / Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny [2-LP Set] |url=https://www.disneymusicemporium.com/product/XVLP226/john-williams-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-2lp-set |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617110921/https://www.disneymusicemporium.com/product/XVLP226/john-williams-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-2lp-set |archive-date=2023-06-17 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Disney Music Emporium}}{{Cite web |title=John Williams / Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny [CD] |url=https://www.disneymusicemporium.com/product/XVCD60/john-williams-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny?cp=81712_82104 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628153704/https://www.disneymusicemporium.com/product/XVCD60/john-williams-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny?cp=81712_82104 |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Disney Music Emporium}} On July 19, 2023, Disney Music Emporium announced that the CD, whose listing had been taken down from their online store some time before, was in fact a limited edition and had sold out while still in pre-orders before its release date.https://twitter.com/DisneyMusicEmp/status/1681701345542430721 The CD was made available again in limited quantities beginning August 21, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Disney Music Emporium: John Williams / Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) - CD |url=https://www.disneymusicemporium.com/product/XVCD60/john-williams-indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=Disney Music Emporium}}

Dial of Destiny's physical home media release on December 5, 2023 included an exclusive "music-only" version featuring the complete score from every single scene of the film without any dialogue or sound effects.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-05 |title=Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Now Available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD {{!}} Lucasfilm.com |url=https://www.lucasfilm.com/news/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-home-entertainment/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=Lucasfilm |language=en-US}} This version features previously unreleased music not included on the official soundtrack album, including a cue titled "Pulse of the City" by William Ross,{{Cite web |title=IMDb: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) - Soundtracks |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1462764/soundtrack/?ref_=tt_trv_snd |access-date=April 15, 2024 |website=IMDb}} but the film's presentation of the score is heavily edited and does not always reflect the original form of Williams' compositions.

Williams' score was well received, with critics calling it "fabulous",{{Cite web |title='Dial of Destiny': Harrison Ford's final 'Indiana Jones' plays it safe raiding past films |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/06/27/dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-last-indiana-jones/70356587007/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628023926/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2023/06/27/dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-last-indiana-jones/70356587007/ |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=USA Today |language=en-US}} "memorable"{{Cite web |last=Bumbray |first=Chris |date=2023-06-27 |title=Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Review |url=https://www.joblo.com/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624190608/https://www.joblo.com/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review/ |archive-date=2023-06-24 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=JoBlo |language=en-US}} and "joyful".{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Here is what our reviewer thought of the new 'Indiana Jones' movie |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-delivers-a-whip-smart-send-off/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628153806/https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/movies/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-delivers-a-whip-smart-send-off/ |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}} Patrick Gibbs of Slug Magazine wrote, "While John Williams’ score is even more of a cut and paste of previous works than his recent Star Wars soundtracks, it still elicits excitement merely by evoking the old themes."{{Cite web |date=2023-06-27 |title=Film Review: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny |url=https://www.slugmag.com/arts/film-arts/film-reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230627164129/https://www.slugmag.com/arts/film-arts/film-reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny/ |archive-date=2023-06-27 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Slug Magazine |language=en-US}} Rachel Labonte of Screen Rant complimented Williams' score as "sweeping and epic as one would expect, eliciting chills from the first moment his iconic theme is heard".{{Cite web |date=2023-06-28 |title=Indiana Jones & The Dial Of Destiny Review: Ford Is Brilliant In Final Indy Adventure |url=https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628154006/http://web.archive.org/screenshot/https://screenrant.com/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review/ |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Screen Rant |language=en}} Adam Nayman of The Ringer wrote "no matter how loud the soundtrack gets, there’s less at stake. Even the brief burst of John Williams’s triumphal theme at a key moment feels ersatz: an echo of glory days that Mangold and his army of skilled, detail-oriented craftspeople can only chase."{{Cite web |last=Nayman |first=Adam |date=2023-06-28 |title='Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' Is Big, Silly, Stupid, and Awe-Inspiring |url=https://www.theringer.com/movies/2023/6/28/23776031/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-james-mangold |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628153955/https://www.theringer.com/movies/2023/6/28/23776031/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-review-harrison-ford-james-mangold |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=The Ringer |language=en}} Tim Grierson of Screen International called it "a score that reprises memorable themes".{{Cite web |last=Grierson |first=Tim |date=2023-05-19 |title='Indiana Jones And The Dial Of Destiny': Cannes Review |url=https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-cannes-review/5182251.article |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628083106/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-cannes-review/5182251.article |archive-date=2023-06-28 |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Screen |language=en}} Christian Clemmensen of Filmtracks praised the score's "smart interpolations" of its themes and how it overall extended "the quality of the prior two works [of the franchise] and continues to espouse the uniquely superior aspects of Williams's writing from decades past."{{Cite web |title=Filmtracks: Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (John Williams) |url=https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/dial_destiny.html |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=www.filmtracks.com}} Jonathan Broxton of Movie Music UK similarly praised the score as "an outstanding work", writing that "even when you take nostalgia out of the equation and try to assess it objectively, it still succeeds on multiple levels."{{Cite web |date=2023-07-04 |title=INDIANA JONES AND THE DIAL OF DESTINY – John Williams |url=https://moviemusicuk.us/2023/07/04/indiana-jones-and-the-dial-of-destiny-john-williams/ |access-date=2024-04-16 |website=MOVIE MUSIC UK |language=en}}

In December 2023, the score was shortlisted for Best Original Score at the 96th Academy Awards.{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=2024 Oscar Shortlists Unveiled: 'Barbie,' 'Poor Things,' 'Maestro,' and 'The Zone of Interest' Make the Cut |url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/results/2024-oscar-shortlists-1234936672/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=21 December 2023 |date=21 December 2023}}

At the 2024 Grammy Awards, Helena's Theme won the Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition.

{{Track listing

| all_writing = John Williams.

| title1 = Prologue to Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny

| length1 = 6:00

| title2 = Helena’s Theme

| length2 = 3:30

| title3 = Germany, 1944

| length3 = 4:42

| title4 = To Morocco

| length4 = 3:21

| title5 = Voller Returns

| length5 = 3:06

| title6 = Auction At Hotel L’Atlantique

| length6 = 2:58

| title7 = Tuk Tuk In Tangiers

| length7 = 3:35

| title8 = To Athens

| length8 = 2:17

| title9 = Perils of the Deep

| length9 = 2:31

| title10 = Water Ballet

| length10 = 4:53

| title11 = Polybius Cipher

| length11 = 2:39

| title12 = The Grafikos

| length12 = 4:39

| title13 = Archimedes’ Tomb

| length13 = 3:01

| title14 = The Airport

| length14 = 4:46

| title15 = Battle of Syracuse

| length15 = 2:50

| title16 = Centuries Join Hands

| length16 = 3:02

| title17 = New York, 1969

| length17 = 4:17

| title18 = Helena’s Theme (for Violin and Orchestra)

| note18 = feat. Anne-Sophie Mutter

| length18 = 4:59

| total_length = 1:07:06

}}

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