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Home Alone (soundtrack)

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Home Alone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Film score by
John Williams
ReleasedDecember 4, 1990
RecordedSeptember – November 1990
Studio20th Century Fox Scoring Stage
Genre
Length56:58
LabelCBS Masterworks
John Williams chronology
Stanley & Iris
(1990) 		Home Alone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(1990) 		Hook
(1991)
Home Alone chronology
Home Alone
(1990) 		Home Alone 2
(1992)
Singles from Home Alone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
  1. "Somewhere in My Memory"
    Released: 1990

Home Alone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack of the 1990 film of the same name.[1] The score was composed by John Williams and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Score; the film's signature tune "Somewhere in My Memory" was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song and the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

"Somewhere in My Memory" was written to "run alongside the film" by Williams, with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.[citation needed] It can be heard in numerous sections of the film, either in full length or fragments, forming the backbone for the film's soundtrack. "Somewhere in My Memory" is performed in many Christmas concerts in schools or professional orchestras and choirs alike across the globe.[citation needed] A version in Spanish was recorded in Spain for the ending credits of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. This version was performed by singer Ana Belén and is entitled "Sombras de otros tiempos" ("Shadows of Other/Former Times"). Making the Plane is inspired by Trepak by Tchaikovsky.

Track listing

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All tracks written and conducted by John Williams except where noted.

No.TitlePerformerLength
1."Theme from Home Alone ("Somewhere in My Memory")" (lyrics: Leslie Bricusse, music: John Williams) 4:53
2."Holiday Flight" 0:59
3."The House" 2:27
4."Star of Bethlehem" 2:51
5."Man of the House" 4:32
6."White Christmas"The Drifters2:40
7."Scammed by a Kindergartener" 3:55
8."Please Come Home for Christmas"Southside Johnny Lyon2:41
9."Follow That Kid!" 2:03
10."Making the Plane" 0:57
11."O Holy Night ("Cantique de Noël")" (Adolphe Adam) 2:48
12."Carol of the Bells" (Mykola Leontovych) 1:24
13."Star of Bethlehem" (Bricusse, Williams) 2:59
14."Setting the Trap" 2:12
15."Somewhere in My Memory" (Bricusse, Williams) 1:04
16."The Attack on the House" 6:53
17."Mom Returns and Finale" 4:19
18."Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Mel Tormé3:06
19."We Wish You a Merry Christmas/End Title" (Traditional, Williams) 4:15

Charts

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Chart performance for Home Alone: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Chart (2017–2025) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[2] 140
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[3] 71
Croatian International Albums (HDU)[4] 33
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[5] 38
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[6] 40
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[7] 28
Irish Albums (IRMA)[8] 60
Latvian Albums (LaIPA)[9] 60
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[10] 23
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[11] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[12] 60
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 73
US Billboard 200[14] 96

Expanded score

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Home Alone – Expanded Original Motion Picture Score
Soundtrack album by
John Williams
ReleasedNovember 23, 2011
GenreClassical
Length78:48
LabelLa-La Land Records

Track listing

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Source:[15]

  1. "Somewhere in My Memory" – 3:24
  2. "Star of Bethlehem" (orchestral version) – 2:54
  3. "Theme from Home Alone" – 1:27
  4. "Go Pack Your Suitcase/Introducing Marley/In Good Hands" – 1:51
  5. "Banished to the Attic" – 1:07
  6. "We Slept In/Hand Count" – 1:20
  7. "Making the Plane" – 0:54
  8. "The Basement" – 2:18
  9. "Target Practice/Sledding on the Stairs" – 1:31
  10. "Lights On/Guess Who's Home/Paris Arrival" – 3:18
  11. "The Man Of The House / Police Check" – 1:22
  12. "The Bookshelf" – 1:10
  13. "Phone Machine / Drug Store / Escape Across The Ice" – 3:06
  14. "Follow That Kid!" – 2:12
  15. "Listening To Carson" – 0:44
  16. "Cleaning Clothes / Kitchen" – 1:39
  17. "Scammed By A Kindergartner" – 2:10
  18. "Walking Home (Somewhere In My Memory)" – 1:06
  19. "O Holy Night - 2:51
  20. "Star Of Bethlehem" – 3:00
  21. "Carol Of The Bells" – 1:27
  22. "Setting The Trap" – 2:31
  23. "The Attack Begins" – 1:30
  24. "Marv Enters The Basement / A Hot Hand / Sore Head" – 2:50
  25. "Paint Cans" – 2:06
  26. "Clothesline Trapeze / Marley To The Rescue" – 4:13
  27. "The Next Morning / Mom Returns / Finale" – 4:26
  28. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas / End Title (Somewhere In My Memory)" – 4:19
  29. "Walking Home [Without Chorus]" – 1:05
  30. "Clothesline Trapeze [Film Version Insert]" – 0:23
  31. "Jingle Bells" – 1:02
  32. "Christmas Carol Medley" – 7:43
  33. "Finale [Alternate Version - O Holy Night]" – 1:34
  34. "We Wish You A Merry Christmas / End Title (Somewhere In My Memory)" – 4:15

Awards

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Award Category Recipient(s) Result
Academy Award Best Original Score John Williams Nominated
Academy Award Best Original Song for "Somewhere in My Memory" John Williams and Leslie Bricusse Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "Allmusic Review by Johnny Loftus". Allmusic. 1990. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack / John Williams – Home Alone" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  3. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums: January 4, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  4. ^ "Lista prodaje 50. tjedan 2024" (in Croatian). HDU. December 18, 2024. Archived from the original on December 22, 2024. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / John Williams – Home Alone" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Soundtrack / John Williams – Home Alone" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  7. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2024. 52. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved January 2, 2025.
  8. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 52, 2024)". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  9. ^ ""DIGiTop100" gada izskaņas topā svētku dziesmas uzvar teju visus muzikālos smagsvarus" [Christmas songs beat almost all musical heavyweights in DIGiTop100 at the end of the year] (in Latvian). Skaties.lv [lv]. January 3, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2025.
  10. ^ "Album 2024 uke 52". VG-lista. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  11. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 29.11.2024–05.12.2024 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved December 12, 2024.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Soundtrack / John Williams – Home Alone". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 28, 2024.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack / John Williams – Home Alone". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
  14. ^ "Billboard 200 Chart: January 4, 2025". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2025.
  15. ^ "John Williams - Home Alone (Expanded Original Motion Picture Score)". Discogs. 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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