Aliens (score)

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Aliens
Aliens cover
Soundtrack by James Horner
Released October 25th, 1987
Genre Classical
Progressive
Length 39:57
Label Varese Sarabande
Producer James Horner
Professional reviews
Alien film series soundtrack chronology
Alien
(1979)		 Aliens
(1987)		 Alien³
(1992)
Alternate cover
Cover of the Deluxe Edition
Cover of the Deluxe Edition

The score to the movie Aliens composed by James Horner, released in 1987, was one of his first big hollywood scores, he was relatively unknown when it was released; the score was cut up and cues were used in places they were'nt supposed to be used in. Despite this it was nominated for an Academy Award in 1986.[1] It was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.

The original release, as heard in the film, is seen as below par by many although the Varese Sarabande "Deluxe Edition" was more favourably received.[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Original track listing

  1. "Main Title" (5:10)
  2. "Going After Newt" (3:08)
  3. "Sub-Level 3" (6:11)
  4. "Ripley's Rescue" (3:13)
  5. "Atmosphere Station" (3:05)
  6. "Futile Escape" (8:13)
  7. "Dark Discovery" (2:00)
  8. "Bishop's Countdown" (2:47)
  9. "Resolution and Hyperspace" (6:10)

[edit] Deluxe edition track listing

  1. "Main Title" (5:13)
  2. "Bad Dreams" (1:22)
  3. "Dark Discovery/Newt's Horror" (2:07)
  4. "LV-426" (2:03)
  5. "Combat Drop" (3:29)
  6. "The Complex" (1:34)
  7. "Atmosphere Station" (3:11)
  8. "Med.Lab." (2:04)
  9. "Newt" (1:14)
  10. "Sub-Level 3" (6:36)
  11. "Ripley's Rescue" (3:19)
  12. "FaceHuggers" (4:24)
  13. "Futile Escape" (8:29)
  14. "Newt is Taken" (2:04)
  15. "Going After Newt" (3:18)
  16. "The Queen" (1:45)
  17. "Bishop's Countdown" (2:50)
  18. "Queen To Bishop" (2:31)
  19. "Resolution and Hyperspace" (6:27)
Bonus Tracks
  1. "Bad Dreams" (alternate) (1:23)
  2. "Ripley's Rescue" (percussion only) (3:20)
  3. "LV-426" (alternate edit - film version) (1:13)
  4. "Combat Drop" (percussion only) (3:24)
  5. "Hyperspace" (alternate ending) (2:08)


[edit] References

  1. ^ Filmtracks: Aliens (James Horner)
  2. ^ Filmtracks: Aliens (James Horner)

[edit] External links