Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition

Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition

Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition
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Composer: Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestra: National Philharmonic Orchestra
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2000-12-05
Music Label: Varese Sarabande
Soundtracks:
  1. The Dream
  2. First Meeting
  3. Secret Agent
  4. The Implant
  5. The Aftermath
  6. For Old Times' Sake
  7. Clever Girl
  8. The Johnny Cab
  9. Howdy Stranger
  10. The Nose Job
  11. The Space Station
  12. A New Face
  13. The Mountain
  14. Identification
  15. Lies
  16. Where Am I?
  17. Swallow It
  18. The Big Jump
  19. Without Air
  20. Remembering
  21. The Mutant
  22. The Massacre
  23. Friends
  24. The Treatment
  25. The Hollowgram
  26. End Of A Dream
  27. A New Life

Free Music Notes for Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition

Free Music Review: The Full Brilliance Of Goldsmith & Total Recall Realized
Hit: 5 Stars

In 1990 came the release of Total Recall, among the most exciting and interesting sci-fi films of the last two decades. A big part of the film's appeal lay in Jerry Goldsmith's monstrous and innovative score. The original issue of the soundtrack included only ten tracks, leaving roughly half the score unavailable in its original format.

For the tenth anniversary of the film the complete score has been released, and it is not only welcome, it is something of a revelation to hear the roughly seventeen tracks used in the film but not included in the 1990 soundtrack issue.

The biggest drawback to the original issue was its overemphasis on action cues as opposed to more understated tracks. This flaw is more than corrected in the Deluxe Edition - it displays a surprising balance in the score that is often lost when heard in the film.

Presented in chronological order, the tracks encompass the entirety of the film, from the haunting opening theme to the myriad soft tracks and harsh action cues that keep the film going. Using both synthesizers and a full acoustic orchestra, Goldsmith presents much of his music in unconventional rhythms, most notably the 4:3 beat that permeates End Of A Dream. The synthesizer gets prominent use in virtually every track and adds greatly to the many soft numbers that give the film its depth.

Given the heavy amount of action in the film, it stands to reason that bombast would figure prominently, such as in Clever Girl and the tracks covering Richter and Cohaagen's pursuit of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Quaid. It therefore comes as something of a surprise to hear Massacre, covering the discovery and slaughter of the underground headquarters of Martian rebels. This track is quite understated despite nonetheless displaying power.

The CD closes with an unexpected treat - the Rekall jingle that figures prominently in the first quarter of the film - a nice way to close out Goldsmith's finest sci-fi score.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger action films are so superfluous that when cynics try to dismiss the subgenre, it's been all to easy to throw out the baby with the bath water, to dump a True Lies alongside a Raw Deal. But 1990's Mars-set Total Recall remains one of Ah-nold's best, a reality-bending adventure that not only anticipated The Matrix in key ways, but took action films to a new level of intensity, thanks largely to the direction of the ever-relentless Paul Verhoeven and a trend-setting score by sci-fi master Jerry Goldsmith (Planet of the Apes, Alien, Star Trek). This deluxe edition has nearly twice the music of the original, a virtual 70-minute action concerto of driving rhythms, bold brass, and subtly integrated electronic effects. Goldsmith's tense Recall formula would become one of the templates for action scores in the 1990s and beyond, and this set finally gives it a proper showcase. Also included is a richly illustrated liner booklet that details both the film and its dynamic music. --Jerry McCulley

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