who composed close encounters of the third kind
Steven Spielberg
title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind text: Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut. It tells the story of Roy Neary, an everyday blue-collar worker in Indiana, whose life changes after an encounter with an unidentified flying object (UFO). "Close Encounters" was a long-cherished project for Spielberg. In late 1973, he developed a deal with Columbia Pictures for a science fiction film. Though Spielberg received sole credit for the script, he was assisted by title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind text: could not participate due to other commitments. John A. Alonzo, László Kovács, and Douglas Slocombe worked on the pick-ups. Lacombe was originally to find Flight 19 hidden in the Amazon Rainforest, but the idea was changed to the Sonoran Desert. Spielberg also took 7.5 minutes out from the preview. The score for the film was composed, conducted and produced by John Williams, who had previously worked on Spielberg's "Jaws". Williams wrote over 300 examples of the iconic five-tone motif for "Close Encounters"—the five tones are used by scientists to communicate with the visiting spaceship as a mathematical language—before Spielberg chose title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind text: Paul Schrader, John Hill, David Giler, Hal Barwood, Matthew Robbins, and Jerry Belson, all of whom contributed to the screenplay in varying degrees. The title is derived from Ufologist J. Allen Hynek's classification of close encounters with aliens, in which the third kind denotes human observations of aliens or "animate beings". Douglas Trumbull served as the visual effects supervisor, while Carlo Rambaldi designed the aliens. Made on a production budget of $20 million, "Close Encounters" was released in a limited number of cities on November 16, 1977 and November 23, 1977 before expanding into wide release the following month. It title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind text: Spielberg and Schrader experienced creative differences, hiring John Hill to rewrite. At one point the main character was a police officer. Spielberg "[found] it hard to identify with men in uniform. I wanted to have Mr. Everyday Regular Fella." Spielberg rejected the Schrader/Hill script during post-production on "Jaws", reflecting that "they wanted to make it like a James Bond adventure". David Giler performed a rewrite; Hal Barwood and Matthew Robbins, friends of Spielberg, suggested the plot device of a kidnapped child. Spielberg then began to write the script. The song "When You Wish upon a Star" from "Pinocchio" influenced Spielberg's title: Close Encounters of the Third Kind text: by Stan Hart and Mort Drucker as "Clod Encounters of the Absurd Kind". In 2011, ABC aired a primetime special, "", that counted down the best movies chosen by fans based on results of a poll conducted by ABC and "People" magazine. "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" was selected as the #5 Best Sci-Fi Film. American Film Institute Lists Close Encounters of the Third Kind Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 American science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Richard Dreyfuss, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, Cary Guffey, and François Truffaut.