Alien (soundtrack)

Infobox Album |
Artist = Jerry Goldsmith
Name = Alien
Type = Soundtrack


Released = 1979
Genre = Avante Garde
Classical
Progressive
Length = 33:37 "Original"
126:18 "Complete Edition"
Label = 20th Century Records "Original"
Intrada "Complete Edition"
Producer = Jerry Goldsmith
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dnfuxqe5ldhe link]
"Original"
* Soundtrack-express Rating|5|5 [http://www.soundtrack-express.com/osts/alien.htm link]
"Original"
* Soundtrack.net Rating|5|5 [http://www.soundtrack.net/albums/database/?id=4700&page=review link]
"Complete Edition"
Misc = Extra chronology 2
Artist = "Alien" film series soundtrack
Type = soundtrack
Last album =
This album = "Alien"
(1979)
Next album = "Aliens"
(1987) Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = soundtrack


Lower caption = Cover of the Intrada "Complete Edition"
Border = yes

The iconic, avante garde, score to the film Alien was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, it is considered one of his best, most visceral scores.Fact|date=June 2008 It is very atonal and rather than focusing on themes Goldsmith creates a bleak and dissonant soundscape that fits the films very dark and intense atmosphere perfectly with only a few more "romantic" cues which also shine on the album and in the film. [ [http://scoresheet.tripod.com/Reviews/alien.html A L I E N by Jerry Goldsmith ] ] [ [http://www.soundtrack-express.com/osts/alien.htm Alien - Jerry Goldsmith ] ]

It was performed by The National Philharmonic Orchestra and conducted by Lionel Newman. On November 15, 2007, Intrada Records released the complete score to the film with additional alternate score tracks and the original LP-program in a 2-CD set. This release first published Jerry Goldsmith's complete score remixed and remastered from the original 1" master tapes.

Track listing

Original track listing

# "Main Title" (3:30)
# "The Face Hugger" (2:32)
# "Breakway" (3:00)
# "Acid Test" (4:35)
# "The Landing" (4:29)
# "The Droid" (4:40)
# "The Recovery" (2:44)
# "The Alien Planet" (2:28)
# "The Shaft" (3:57)
# "End Title" (3:02)

Complete edition track listing

:Disk 1
#"Main Title" (4:12)
#"Hyper Sleep" (2:46)
#"The Landing" (4:31)
#"The Terrain" (2:21)
#"The Craft" (1:00)
#"The Passage" (1:49)
#"The Skeleton" (2:30)
#"A New Face" (2:35)
#"Hanging On" (3:39)
#"The Lab" (1:05)
#"Drop Out" (0:57)
#"Nothing To Say" (1:52)
#"Cat Nip" (1:01)
#"Here Kitty" (2:08)
#"The Shaft" (4:31)
#"It's A Droid" (3:28)
#"Parker's Death" (1:51)
#"The Eggs" (2:24)
#"Sleepy Alien" (1:04)
#"To Sleep" (1:56)
#"The Cupboard" (3:05)
#"Out The Door" (3:13)
#"End Title" (3:09)
#"Main Title" (Rescored Alternate) (4:11)
#"Hyper Sleep" (Rescored Alternate) (2:45)
#"The Terrain" (Rescored Alternate) (0:58)
#"The Skeleton" (Rescored Alternate) (2:31)
#"Hanging On" (Rescored Alternate) (3:08)
#"The Cupboard" (Rescored Alternate) (3:12)
#"Out The Door" (Rescored Alternate) (3:02)

:Disk 2
#"Main Title" (3:37)
#"The Face Hugger" (2:36)
#"Breakaway" (3:03)
#"Acid Test" (4:40)
#"The Landing" (4:31)
#"The Droid" (4:44)
#"The Recovery" (2:50)
#"The Alien Planet" (2:30)
#"The Shaft" (4:01)
#"End Title" (3:09)
#"Main Title" (film version) (bonus) (3:44)
#"The Skeleton" (alternate take) (bonus) (2:34)
#"The Passage" (demonstration excerpt) (bonus) (1:54)
#"Hanging On" (demonstration excerpt) (bonus) (1:08)
#"Parker's Death" (demonstration excerpt) (bonus) (1:07)
#"It's A Droid" (unused inserts) (bonus) (1:27)
#"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (source) (bonus) (1:49)

References

External links

* [http://scoresheet.tripod.com/Reviews/alien.html A track by track analysis]