Aliens (Bonus Tracks) (1987) (Remastered/Reissued)

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Product Summary
Label: Uni/varese Sarabande
UPC: 00030206624120
Release Date: 5/1/2001
Buy.com Sku: 60476453
Item#: MP3D39
Format:  CD

Song Listing

Disc 1
Song TitleSample
1. Main Title ~ Original Soundtrack
2. Bad Dreams - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
3. Dark Discovery / Newt's Horror - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
4. LV-426 - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
5. Combat Drop - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
6. Complex, The - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
7. Atmosphere Station - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
8. Med. Lab - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
9. Newt - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
10. Sub-Level 3 ~ Original Soundtrack
11. Ripley's Rescue ~ Original Soundtrack
12. FaceHuggers - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
13. Futile Escape ~ Original Soundtrack
14. Newt Is Taken - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
15. Going After Newt ~ Original Soundtrack
16. Queen, The ~ Original Soundtrack
17. Bishop's Countdown ~ Original Soundtrack
18. Queen To Bishop - (previously unreleased) ~ Original Soundtrack
19. Resolution And Hyperspace ~ Original Soundtrack
20. Bad Dreams - (previously unreleased, Alternate) ~ Original Soundtrack
21. Ripley's Rescue - (previously unreleased, Percussion Only) ~ Original Soundtrack
22. LV-426 (previously unreleased, Alternate Edit - Film Version) ~ Original Soundtrack
23. Combat Drop - (previously unreleased, Percussion Only) ~ Original Soundtrack
24. Hyperspace - (previously unreleased, Alternate Ending) ~ Original Soundtrack



 
Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
Original score composed and conducted by James Horner.
Performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
ALIENS: THE DELUXE EDITION contains an extra 30 minutes of music from ALIENS that was not included on the original soundtrack.
Original score composed by James Horner.
Includes liner notes by Nick Redman.
Digitally remastered by Dan Hersch (DigiPrep, Hollywood, California).
When James Horner accepted scoring duties for James Cameron's sci-fi epic Aliens, the composer was an inexperienced action specialist best known for two unremarkable Star Trek sequel scores that owed much and added little to Jerry Goldsmith's famous theme for Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Aliens, too, was a sequel to a Goldsmith scored blockbuster. But this time Horner's efforts stood firmly on their own, borrowing little more than general mood from Goldsmith's Alien score. The dense ambient orchestrations and inventive electronic percussion used in Aliens were so well received in the film music community that many of the film's cues have become action flick clich?s. Aliens also brought Horner his first Academy scoring nomination despite the fact that dissonant sci-fi action compositions by no-name newcomers are not often recognized. (Horner may have benefited from weak competition; ironically, Leonard Rosenmann was also nominated that year for boldly going where Horner had gone twice before: another Star Trek sequel.) Though highly effective in the context of the film, the Aliens score is far from Horner's most listenable. There are some compelling melodies particularly in the opening and closing credits, but the bulk of the CD is dominated by jarring strings and driving percussion that don't work very well as background music. Film music buffs and Aliens diehards may enjoy Varese Sarabonde's 2001 "Deluxe Edition," which contains 16 previously unreleased cues. But casual listeners will probably be more than satisfied with the original version. ~ Evan Cater

Producer: James Horner

 
Associated Artists and Works
California Dreams
Original Soundtrack
Original Soundtrack

 
Technical Info
Release Date : 05/01/2001
Original Release Date : 1987
Catalog ID : 066 241
Label : Varese Sarabande (USA)
Number of Discs : 1
Runtime : 75m : 0s
Studio/Live : Studio
Mono/Stereo : Stereo
SPAR Code : n/a
UPC : 00030206624120

  
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5 of 5 Excellent Soundtrack Monday, September 15, 2008
Moises from Saint Cloud, FL  

Very well performace and composition, if you love Sound tracks add this one to your collection
 
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