(Originally aired week of 8/19/01)

1. Williams, John:  The Flying Theme from E.T.  Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, cond.  (Philips 446728)
2. Elfman, Danny:  Main Titles from Mars Attacks.  Studio Orchestra, Artie Kane, cond.  (Atlantic 82992)
3. Stevens, Leith:  Prelude to War of the Worlds.  City of Prague Philharmonic, Nic Raine, cond.  (Silva 5023)
4. Silvestri, Alan:  Awful Waste of Space and Ellie’s Bogey from Contact.  Studio Orchestra, Alan Silvestri, cond.  (Warner Brothers 46811)
5. Williams, John:  Suite from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.  Boston Pops Orchestra, John Williams, cond. with Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, director, and American Boychoice, James H. Litton, director (Sony 51333)
6. Mancini, Henry:  The Thing Strikes/Desert Rendezvous from It Came From Outer Space.  Mancini Pops Orchestra, Henry Mancini, cond.  (RCA 60471)
7. Arnold, David:  End Titles from Independence Day.  Studio Orchestra, Nicholas Dodd, cond. (RCA 68564)
8. Strauss, Richard:  Thus Spake Zarathustra.  The Vienna Philharmonic, Herbert Von Karajan, cond.  (Rhino Movie Music R2 72562)
9. Strauss, Johann:  Excerpt from The Blue Danube.  The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert Von Karajan, cond.  (Rhino Movie Music R2 72562)