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King Kong (2005)

This archived comparison documents 11 credited music entries on the referenced Region 2 DVD and identifies 11 absent from the soundtrack editions examined.

Source: Region 2 DVD · References and links last checked

Only music listed in the opening or end credits of this source edition is counted. Later editions may contain amended music credits that are not currently accounted for here.

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11entries referenced in the credit sequences

0documented as included

11absent from examined editions

100%missing, as documented

0 documented as included · 11 absent · Comparison limited to the editions below

The original credit order, grouped rows, empty layout positions and intentional line breaks are retained. On smaller screens, entries reflow within their original groups. Track and album references identify the particular releases documented; inclusion is not asserted across every edition listed.

Soundtrack editions examined

The numbered references below retain the formats and descriptions supplied with this research. Score albums, song compilations and related releases are distinguished as originally documented; they are not assumed to have identical contents.

Album 1

Digital Download (21 Track Score)

Amazon iTunes

Album 2

Audio CD (17 Track Score)

Amazon

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11 entry · Original credit order

Credit transcription

Songs as credited

Numbering identifies entries in this archive. Soundtrack status, track references and listening links beneath each block are research annotations, separate from the transcribed text. Spelling, wording and credit line breaks are retained from the supplied page; the transcription has not been rechecked against the source media.

1. I’M SITTING ON TOP OF THE WORLD

Written by Ray Henderson, Joe Young, Sam M. Lewis
Performed by Al Jolson
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

Absent from the soundtrack editions examined

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2. "FANFARE NO. 1"

FROM THE UNDERSCORE OF
THE 1933 FILM ’KING KONG’
Written by Max Steiner

Absent from the soundtrack editions examined

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3. "FANFARE NO. 2"

FROM THE UNDERSCORE OF
THE 1933 FILM ’KING KONG’
Written by Max Steiner

Absent from the soundtrack editions examined

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4. "FANFARE NO. 3"

FROM THE UNDERSCORE OF
THE 1933 FILM ’KING KONG’
Written by Max Steiner

Absent from the soundtrack editions examined

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10. "ABORIGINAL SACRIFICE DANCE"

FROM THE UNDERSCORE OF
THE 1933 FILM ’KING KONG’
Written by Max Steiner

Absent from the soundtrack editions examined

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11. BYE BYE BLACKBIRD

Written by Mort Dixon, Ray Henderson
Performed by Peggy Lee
Courtesy of Geffen Records
Under license fromUniversal Music Enterprises

Absent from the soundtrack editions examined

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Additional credit details

Opening Titles: None specified.





End Credits (before Songs): Music by James Newton Howard; Score Recorded by Joel Iwataki; Score Mixed by Alan Meyerson; Score Co-Producers James T. Hill, Blake Neely; Music Consultant Stuart Thomas; Technical Music Coordiantors Chris P. Bacon, Aaron Martin, Annica Ackerman; Executive in Charge of Music for Universal Pictures Kathy Nelson; Ambient Music Design Mel Wesson; Additional Ambient Music Design David Donaldson, David Long, Steve Roche, Janet Roddick; Supervising Music Editor Jim Weidman; Additional Music Editors David Olson, Peter Myles, Marie Ebbing, Malcolm Fife, Jonathon Stevens; Music Contractor Sandy DeCrescent; Music Coordinator Nigel Scott; Orchestra Conducted by Pete Anthony, Mike Nowak; Supervising Orchestrator Jeff Atmajian; Orchestrations Jon Kull, Pete Anthony, Pat Russ, Bruce Babcock, Brad Dechter; Digital Orchestral Timings Richard Grant; Digital Recordist Larry Mah; Hollywood Film Chorale Sally Stevens; Female Vocals Liz Constantine; Solo Boy Vocals Ben Inman; Ethnic Winds Chris Beth & Pefro Eustache; Music Preparation JoAnn Kane Music Service; UK Vocal Coordinator Becky Bentham; Score Recorded at Sony Scoring Stage, Todd-AO, 20th Century Fox Scoring Stage, O’Henry; Score Mixed at Todd-AO West; Scoring Crews Greg Loskorn, Adam Michalak, Mark Eshelman, Bryan Clements, Dave Marquette, Tom Hardisty, Jay Selvester, Marc Gebauer, Dominic Gonzales, Kirsten Smith, Tim Lauber, Tom Steel, Bill Talbott, Jason Lloyd, Stacey Robinson; Soundtrack on Decca.





End Credits (after Songs): The filmmakers wish to extend their personal thanks to the following for their contribution: New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, 12 Cellos of the Berlin Philharmonic; Copyright © 2005 Universal Studios and MFPV Film GmbH All Rights Reserved.

These details reflect the archived source edition. They do not establish coverage across every subsequent soundtrack release.

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