Alien 3 (soundtrack)

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Alien 3
Alien 3 cover
Soundtrack by Elliot Goldenthal
Released June 9th, 1992
Genre Classical
Avante garde
Modernist
Electronic
Progressive
Length 47:58
Label MCA
MCA MCAD-10629
Producer Matthias Gohl
Professional reviews
Elliot Goldenthal chronology
Pet Sematary (1989) Alien³
(1992)		 Demolition Man (1993)
Alien film series soundtrack chronology
Aliens
(1987)		 Alien³
(1992)		 Alien Resurrection
(1997)

The avante garde Alien 3 score was written for the motion picture of the same name, scored by Elliot Goldenthal, it was his first big mainstream score; he described it as an experiment and spent a whole year creating it.[1]

Goldenthal's work for Alien³ is widely considered one of his most intensely inventive, visceral, influential works and indeed, by many listeners, to be his best;[2] Goldenthal himself cites the score as one of his stand-out soundtracks.[3]

Even though the score is generally considered a magnum opus it is also considered to be the case that most of the cues are quite "dissonant" and "bleak" for a casual movie score listener and, more, one for the aficionado.[4][5]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Agnus Dei" – 4:29
  2. "Bait and Chase" – 4:42
  3. "The Beast Within" – 3:09
  4. "Lento" – 5:48
  5. "Candles in the Wind" – 3:20
  6. "Wreckage and Rape" – 2:43
  7. "The First Attack" – 4:19
  8. "Lullaby Elegy" – 3:41
  9. "Death Dance" – 2:18
  10. "Visit to the Wreckage" – 2:04
  11. "Explosion and Aftermath" – 2:21
  12. "The Dragon" – 3:08
  13. "The Entrapment" – 3:42
  14. "Adagio" – 4:14

[edit] Audio

"Agnus Dei"

Sample of "Agnus Dei" from the album Alien³.
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The atmospheric, menacing cue that comes with the opening sequence of the Sulaco being evacuated by the on-board computer because of the alien presence and fire. This sample is taken from the part where the escape pod is hurtling through the planet's atmosphere.

"Explosion And Aftermath"

Sample of "Explosion And Aftermath" from the album Alien³.
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Cue of the failed attempt to capture the alien; in the track we hear his epic use of horns; it shows his unique time signatures.

"The Entrapment"

Sample of "The Entrapment" from the album Alien³.
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Cue from the scene where the sprinkler system is activated to destroy the alien; here Goldenthal's complex string arrangements are exemplified strongly.

"Adagio"

Sample of "Adagio" from the album Alien³.
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The cue from the scene where Ripley commits suicide in the blast furnace; here Goldenthal's epic, anthemic crescendo makes it one of the standout tracks on the score.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Goldenthal: Alien 3
  2. ^ Alien 3 - Music from the Movies
  3. ^ Filmtracks: Elliot Goldenthal
  4. ^ Alien 3 - Elliot Goldenthal
  5. ^ Goldenthal: Alien 3


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