Alien

National Philharmonic Orchestra - Alien

Alien
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Artist: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Conductor: Lionel Newman
Edition: Music CD
Format: Soundtrack
Running Time: 126 minutes
Published: 2007
CD Release Date: 2007-11-20
Music Label: Intrada
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Main Title (04:12)
  2. Hyper Sleep (02:46)
  3. The Landing (04:31)
  4. The Terrain (02:21)
  5. The Craft (01:00)
  6. The Passage (01:49)
  7. The Skeleton (02:31)
  8. A New Face (02:34)
  9. Hanging On (03:39)
  10. The Lab (01:05)
  11. Drop Out (00:57)
  12. Nothing To Say (01:51)
  13. Cat Nip (01:01)
  14. Here Kitty (02:08)
  15. The Shaft (04:30)
  16. It's A Droid (03:28)
  17. Parker's Death (01:52)
  18. The Eggs (02:23)
  19. Sleepy Alien (01:04)
  20. To Sleep (01:56)
  21. The Cupboard (03:05)
  22. Out The Door (03:13)
  23. End Title (03:09)
  24. Main Title (04:11)
  25. Hyper Sleep (02:46)
  26. The Terrain (00:58)
  27. The Skeleton (02:30)
  28. Hanging On (03:08)
  29. The Cupboard (03:13)
  30. Out The Door (03:02)
Music CD 2
  1. Main Title (03:37)
  2. The Face Hugger (02:36)
  3. Breakaway (03:03)
  4. Acid Test (04:40)
  5. The Landing (04:31)
  6. The Droid (04:44)
  7. The Recovery (02:50)
  8. The Alien Planet (02:31)
  9. The Shaft (04:01)
  10. End Title (03:08)
  11. Main Title (film version) (03:44)
  12. The Skeleton (alternate take) (02:35)
  13. The Passage (demonstration excerpt) (01:54)
  14. Hanging On (demonstration excerpt) (01:08)
  15. Parker's Death (demonstration excerpt) (01:08)
  16. It's A Droid (unused inserts) (01:27)
  17. Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (source) (01:49)

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Free Music Review: The definitive release of a classic film score
Hit: 5 Stars

Finally, after years of waiting for an expanded release of Jerry Goldsmith's classic soundtrack, this two disc presentation has been graced upon us. And what an awesome release this is. Alot of soundtrack and Goldsmith fans have been put off by this particular score due to the fact that this is a harder listen than most of his other works and is not near accessible as say his Star Trek work. Yet, underneath the strange, dissonant passages contained here lies what is easily his most memorable and well crafted piece of work. I say memorable not because it is "catchy" by any means, but because it leaves a sense of melancholy and sheer wonder driven up from the powerful dark soundscapes. With that said, Alien might just be my favorite horror film score of all time. And it is by no stretch of imagination to call this soundtrack unlike anything else ever written for a film. It truly does sound alien.

Contained in the 2-disc set are the complete 1979 recordings, re-mastered from newly found 1-inch master tapes and a detailed look into the scoring process, including notes on each individual cue, in what is probably the most extensive set of linear notes I have ever seen on a soundtrack release. In audio fidelity, this is a huge step above the original 1979 Silva LP and the subsequent bootlegs released. The difference is almost night and day. The hiss and muffled sound of the LP and bootlegs is replaced by a vibrant and bright sound, which fully encompasses what is probably Goldsmith's most complex score.

Disc 1:

It is known fact that much of Goldsmith's original score had been tampered and re-mixed, yet I never fully realized the extent of the changes made by Ridley Scott (director of Alien) for the final cut. Just about every cue originally intended by Jerry for the film where either replaced, spliced, re-scored, or removed. Disc 1 chronicles the score as he originally meant it to be heard. Being able to hear these cues in re-mastered form and in the order as they where to appear really made wonder how much better some of the scenes from the film could have been. The rejected, "Main Titles" encompasses the loneliness and beauty of space in a sweeping, emotional opening that differs greatly to the cue used in the film (the Alien Planet theme). Then we have the quieter suspense pieces that utilize a great sense of creeping/rhythmic orchestration that builds into unexpected crescendos and stringers to create a very unsuspecting and tense mood. "Hanging On", another rejected and replaced cue written to play during Kane's examination, fully utilizes this intense atmosphere Jerry wanted to create. It's a shame it wasn't used. Another cue in the same vein, "The Shaft" (replaced by a cue from one of his past scores), is probably the most frightening and intense piece of music I have ever heard recorded for a film score. The alternate, rejected version of "Out The Door", used when the Alien is ejected from the bay doors at the end of the film, utilizes an unheard "action theme" with very rhythmic sensibilities. "End Title" is a highlight of the set, bringing back the "Main Title" theme to close the film in grand finale fashion. Sadly, it was replaced by a temp cue, Howard Hanson's "Symphony No. 2: The Romantic" (not included). Also on Disc 1 are the "re-scored" pieces that Ridley wanted changed.

Disc 2:

Contains the official LP release (re-mastered obviously) and provides for somewhat of a nicer listening experience. Also included are demonstration excerpts of a few of the cues, the film version of the "Main Title" (with added echoplexed percussion), and the recording of Mozart's "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik".

NOTE TO POTENTIAL BUYERS: I say this is the definitive version of his score, despite what people are saying about a few pieces that did not make the release, because this contains the complete 1979 scoring sessions. His cues from "Freud" and Howard Hanson's piece do not belong on here, because they were not recorded during these sessions and were not what Jerry intended for the film in the first place.

Final word, if you are a soundtrack fan/collector, it is essential to have a copy of a classic, beautiful score that will long be remembered.
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Complete 2 CD set featuring the original score composed by Jerry Goldsmith, plus rescored alternate cues, the original 1979 album program and 7 bonus tracks.

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