Album
Aliens (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1986 · Stage & Screen
8 collectors on Gatefold own this
Aliens (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a Soundtrack & Scores album by James Horner, originally released in 1986. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked, owned by 8 collectors.
About
Composer James Horner went a little wild with his soundtrack for James Cameron's sci-fi/horror epic. His music is as dense and overwhelming as the film, with plenty of ominous buildups and clattering climaxes. On quieter pieces, like "Sub-Level 3," sustained chords build tension for minutes on end; on "Ripley's Rescue" all hell breaks loose with timpani, xylophones, and crashing cymbals. Some tracks didn't make the film, including a few foreboding, percussion-only mixes and an even-more-chilling version of the finale, "Hyperspace."
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Tracklist
- 1Main Title5:11
- 2Bad Dreams1:22
- 3Dark Discovery/Newt's Horror2:07
- 4LV-4262:03
- 5Combat Drop3:29
- 6The Complex1:34
- 7Atmosphere Station3:11
- 8Med.Lab.2:03
- 9Newt1:14
- 10Sub-Level 36:39
- 11Ripley's Rescue3:19
- 12FaceHuggers4:26
- 13Futile Escape8:26
- 14Newt Is Taken2:06
- 15Going After Newt3:18
- 16The Queen1:45
- 17Bishop's Countdown2:50
- 18Queen To Bishop2:31
- 19Resolution and Hyperspace6:30
- 20Bad Dreams (Alternate)1:25
- 21Ripley's Rescue (Percussion Only)3:18
- 22LV-426 (Alternate Edit-Film Version)1:13
- 23Combat Drop (Percussion Only)3:24
- 24Hyperspace (Alternate Ending)2:09
Sound DNA
- Soundtrack & Scores
- Orchestral Score
- dense
- menacing
- cinematic
The score was released partially in 1986, omitting many tracks and cues. It was eventually released entirely in 2001.
Following time restrictions and many other troubles, the score was recorded in only 4 days and later recut to fit the scenes of the movie, leaving several cues unused. Despite this, James Horner received an Academy Award nomination (his first) for Best Original Score.
The main title was inspired by the famous 'Gayane Ballet Suite (Adagio)', composed by Aram Khatchaturian and used in the movie '2001: A Space Odyssey' (the favourite movie of James Cameron). It was meant as a tribute to Stanley Kubrick. Another part of the theme is inspired by Jerry Goldsmith's music for 'Alien' (1979) by Ridley Scott.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Greig McRitchieORCHESTRATED BY
- James HornerCOMPOSED BY, CONDUCTOR CONDUCTOR
- London Symphony OrchestraORCHESTRA
8 collectors on Gatefold own this · 31 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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