Listen to The Color Purple: Main Title by John Williams, Itzhak Perlman & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

The Color Purple: Main Title

John Williams, Itzhak Perlman & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Itzhak Perlman

Violin

John Williams

Conductor

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra

Orchestra

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Quincy Jones

Composer

Rod Temperton

Composer

Jeremy Lubbock

Composer

John Williams

Arranger

JOEL ROSENBAUM

Orchestrator

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Thomas Frost

Producer

Laraine Perri

Executive Producer

Shazam Footer

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