Raiders of the Lost Ark...Written in 1981 by John Williams, this soundtrack was nominated for the Academy award,  and well deserved it. Full of exciting music, this soundtrack will please all. In 1995, Raiders of the  Lost Ark was re- issued. The 1995 version has seven new tracks that were  never in the original version, while other tracks carry previously  unreleased material. The most famous of the soundtrack, "The Raiders  March", is an exciting piece full of brass intruments. Is this  soundtrack worth buying? Well, I was pleased with it, and it will probably  please you! Containing 18 tracks, all of them worth listening to, it is  worth the money. This soundtrack is probably one of John William's best  scores, so if your looking for a great John William's classic, this is for  you! Most of the music in Raiders of the Lost Ark is tense, while their are  other tracks that are more on the quiet side. If you are into tense music,  this CD fits that category just fine.  Raiders of the Lost Ark is one of  three similar soundtracks in the "Indiana Jones" series. Other  scores in this series include "Indiana Jones and the last  Crusade" and "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom". Raiders  of the Lost Ark and "the temple of Doom" are probably the best of  the series. This series is great to collect, especially if John Williams is  your favorite.