Witness (1985): Maurice Jarre’s Score

 

 

Danny Glover shines as one of the heavies, before his transformation into a “magic negro.”
 

By Nicholas Stix

It’s over 28 years since I saw Peter Weir’s Witness, and yet it’s still vivid in my memory. It was a great crime thriller, story of corruption, culture clash, religion, and romance. And it was the high point of Harrison Ford’s career, the only time I saw him give a gripping dramatic performance.

To save you time, the most famous theme is “05 Building the Barn.”
 

Uploaded on Jul 28, 2011
Music video by Maurice Jarre performing Building the Barn

Witness is a 1985 American thriller film directed by Peter Weir and starring Harrison Ford and Kelly McGillis. The screenplay by William Kelley, Pamela Wallace, and Earl W. Wallace focuses on a detective protecting a young Amish boy who becomes the target of a ruthless killer after he witnesses a brutal murder in Philadelphia's 30th Street train station.

The film was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two, for Best Original Screenplay and Best Film Editing. It was also nominated for seven BAFTA Awards, winning one for Maurice Jarre's score, and was also nominated for six Golden Globe Awards. William Kelley and Earl W. Wallace won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the 1986 Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay presented by the Mystery Writers of America. The film is also notable as the screen debut of future stars Viggo Mortensen and Lukas Haas. The film's script is a frequent model for budding screenwriters, often used to display clear structure in a script.

R.I.P. Maurice Jarre (13 September 1924 -- 28 March 2009)

01 (Main Title) Journey to Baltimore
 



 

02 The Murder



 

03 Book's Disappearance
 


 

04 Futility of an Inside Job/Delirious John
 


 

05 Building the Barn

 

 

06 Book's Sorrow
 


 

07 Rachel and Book (Love Theme) - Beginning of the End
 


 

08 - The Amish are Coming
 


 

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