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Released on Arista, also Hey Ya! (OutKast), Complicated (Avril Lavigne) and Sk8er Boi (Avril Lavigne)
Written by John Williams, also Cantina Band (London Symphony Orchestra), Main Title (Theme From Jaws) (John Williams) and Out to the Sea (John Williams)
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
John Williams wrote 1833 songs on fono, the 5th most of any writer
John Williams’s most frequent co-writer is Leslie Bricusse (17 songs together)
John Williams first appears on fono in 1960, 18 years before this song
Credits
All 3 credits
- Written by
- John Williams
- Part of
- Close Encounters
- Released on
- Arista
- Written by
- John Williams
- Part of
- Close Encounters
- Released on
- Arista
Connected by credits
Other songs that share a producer, writer, studio or label with this one.
Same writer: John Williams
Same label: Arista
Same writer: John Williams
Same label: Arista
Same writer: John Williams
Same label: Arista
Elsewhere
Sources (4)
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1MusicBrainz Close Encounters of the Third Kind was written by John Williams
Close Encounters of the Third Kind was written by John Williams
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Close Encounters of the Third Kind is part of the release Close Encounters
Close Encounters of the Third Kind is part of the release Close Encounters
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Arista is the label of the song Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Arista is the label of the song Close Encounters of the Third Kind
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released on 1978-05-10
Close Encounters of the Third Kind was released on 1978-05-10
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026