Music from "Air Force One"
Jerry Goldsmith (arr. John Moss)
Subtitle: The Parachutes - Welcome Aboard, Sir
General Info
Year: 1997 / 1998
Duration: c. 5:10
Difficulty: III (see Ratings for explanation)
Original Medium: Orchestra
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Cost: Score and Parts - Out of print.
Instrumentation
- Full Score
- Flute I-II
- Oboe
- Bassoon
- B-flat Soprano Clarinet I-II-III
- E-flat Alto Clarinet
- B-flat Bass Clarinet
- E-flat Alto Saxophone I-II
- B-flat Tenor Saxophone
- E-flat Baritone Saxophone
- B-flat Trumpet I-II-III
- Horn in F I-II
- Trombone I-II
- Euphonium
- Tuba
- Contra-Bass
- Timpani
- Percussion I-II-III, including:
- *Bass Drum
- *Bells
- *Chimes
- *Crash Cymbals
- *Field Drum
- *Snare Drum
- *Suspended Cymbal
Errata
None discovered thus far.
Program Notes
Air Force One is a 1997 American political action thriller film directed and co-produced by Wolfgang Petersen and starring Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, Glenn Close, Wendy Crewson, Xander Berkeley, William H. Macy, Dean Stockwell, and Paul Guilfoyle. The film was written by Andrew W. Marlowe. It tells the story of a group of terrorists who hijack Air Force One and the President's attempt to rescue everyone on board by retaking his plane.
The film was a box office success and received mostly positive critical reviews. It became the fifth highest-grossing film of 1997, earning $315.2 million worldwide. It also received two Academy Award nominations for Best Sound and Best Film Editing.
- Program Note from Wikipedia
Media
None discovered thus far.
State Ratings
None discovered thus far.
Performances
To submit a performance please join The Wind Repertory Project
- Farquier Community Band (Warrenton, Va.) (Paul Hicks, conductor) - 22 May 2023
- Pingzhen Junior High School Wind Ensemble (Alan Yang, conductor) - 2018
Works for Winds by This Composer
- End Credits from "Star Trek (The Motion Picture)" (arr. J.D. Morsch)
- The Generals March (arr. Bass)
- Gremlins (arr. Smeets) (1984/2011)
- Music from "Air Force One" (arr. Moss) (1997/1998)
- Papillon
- Selections from "Gremlins" (1984)
- Selections from "Star Trek (The Motion Picture)" (arr. Nowak) (1980)
- Selections from "The Wind and the Lion" (1976)
- Stargate
- Theme from "Patton" (arr. Ford) (1970/2007)
- Von Ryan Express (1965)
- The Wind and the Lion Symphonic Suite (arr. Davis)
- Patton. See: Theme from "Patton"
Resources
- Air Force One (film). Wikipedia Accessed 25 May 2023
- Goldsmith, J.; Moss, J. (1998). Music from "Air Force One" [score]. Hal Leonard: Milwaukee, Wisc.