The third Indiana Jones film, the Last Crusade, was considered - until 2008 - to be the last of the on-screen adventures of the whip-cracking archaeologist. It also carries one of the best soundtracks of the series; as usual, John Williams measures up to his very high standard.
This release presents several cues that were previously unreleased; some tracks also contain music that was previously unreleased. Some of the unreleased tracks include 'The Boat Scene', showing Indy recovering the Cross of Coronado from a crooked antiquities collector aboard a ship off the Portuguese coast; 'The Austrian Way', in which Indy meets his Nazi adversary - the evil SS Colonel Vogel; 'Alarm!', when Indy & Henry Jones escape their ropes and flee Brunwald Castle, leading to the lively theme of 'Scherzo for Motorcycle & Orchestra'; and 'On the Tank', an extension of the confrontation between Indy's group and the Nazi-led armored group heading for the 'Canyon of the Crescent Moon'.
One of the loveliest melodies in the trilogy is the 'Grail Theme'; this is heard in several places - a marvelous oboe & string motif; the Nazi theme is more belligerent & menacing here than in 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' as well.
This is a score that is not to be missed; I would place it either 1st or 2nd among the scores for the IJ movies.