# Identify this music? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 7, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-music/748203 "2016-03-07T14:51:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-music/748203/1 "2016-03-07T14:51:54Z")
Here is the clip: [https://clyp.it/bkwufqdz](https://clyp.it/bkwufqdz) It is a brief excerpt of some classical-sounding piece used as backing music in _James May’s Cars of the People_, and unfortunately James is talking all over it so it’s not that easy to hear. Sounds like early 20th century? Or could it be John Williams? It reminds me of the _Close Encounters_ score, although listening to some of that on YouTube I couldn’t find it. ---
**Author:** ![Stephe96](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Stephe96](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stephe96)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-music/748203/2 "2016-03-07T15:40:39Z")
It’s definitely from Close Encounters. It’s from when they first arrive at Devil’s Tower, I think. ---
**Author:** ![Ximenean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/aca169/32.png) [@Ximenean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ximenean)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/identify-this-music/748203/3 "2016-03-07T15:56:03Z")
You’re right. I should have persisted with that line of enquiry. Here it is (at 2:45 if it doesn’t automatically jump there): [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/jJC56ct8lE0/hqdefault.jpg "Devils Tower, Wyoming - Score By John Williams") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJC56ct8lE0)