Alien Resurrection (soundtrack) explained

Alien Resurrection: Complete Motion Picture Score
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:John Frizzell
Cover:Alien- Resurrection - soundtrack .jpg
Released:November 11, 1997
Genre:Soundtrack
Length:45:13[1]
Label:RCA Records 09026 68955 2
Producer:John Frizzell, Mark Cross
Chronology:Alien soundtrack
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Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Alien vs. Predator
Next Year:2004

Alien Resurrection: Complete Motion Picture Score is the official soundtrack album of the 1997 science fiction film Alien Resurrection. Composed by John Frizzell, the soundtrack features themes such as romance and eroticism.[2] Taking seven months to write and record, Frizzell included strange sound elements such as a gong and rub rods, to create a unique score. It was released on November 11, 1997.

Reviews

Steven McDonald of Allmusic thought it was "A dark and stormy score that fits the cold atmosphere of the film perfectly", awarding 4 out of 5 stars.[3] Matt Peterson of Track Sounds, however, was negative stating, "it is quite disarrayed and incoherent. The lack of any solid thematic material hurts the viability of this music for the film, and destroys its listening potential on CD."[4] John Fallon of JoBlo.com felt it was "An adequate score that supports its whacked out scenes properly."[5]

Personnel

Expanded Edition

Alien Resurrection: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:John Frizzell
Cover:Alien Resurrection LLL.jpg
Released:October 5, 2010
Genre:Soundtrack
Length:02:20:37
Label:La-La Land Records LLLCD 1145
Producer:Nick Redman, Michael Matessino, Didier C. Deutsch

La-La Land Records released an expanded limited edition album (catalogue number LLLCD 1145) on October 5, 2010, including the original 1997 release (track 9 onwards on disc 2). The record was limited to 3500 copies.[6] The CD booklet contains exclusive detailed liner notes.

Disc 1:
  1. Main Title (2:12)
  2. Entering the Ship (containing "Main Title (Ripley's Theme)" from Alien, composed by Jerry Goldsmith) (1:21)
  3. Post-Op (1:21)
  4. Make Us Proud/Meat By-Product (1:58)
  5. Fiora 16/Inbred (1:51)
  6. Docking the Betty (1:19)
  7. Face Huggers (2:11)
  8. Basketball/Foot Massage/Fast Learner (3:56)
  9. Call Finds Ripley (5:01)
  10. Gun Fight (1:17)
  11. The Aliens Escape (6:36)
  12. Hose/Elgyn's Death/Ripley Believe It (3:57)
  13. Twelve/Vriess Reappears/Telling Vriess (4:09)
  14. Ripley Meets Her Clones (3:43)
  15. After Tube Blow Up (1:18)
  16. What's Inside Purvis? (4:25)
  17. They Swim... (8:58)
  18. Call's Fake (1:47)
  19. The Chapel (3:17)
  20. Mean Streak (1:42)
  21. The Abduction (3:50)
  22. Birth of the Newborn (4:52)
Disc 2:
  1. Call Meets the Newborn (6:09)
  2. Ripley and the Newborn (3:14)
  3. Finale (1:59)
  4. Alien March (End Credits) (3:26)
  5. Main Title (alternate) (2:15)
  6. Elgyn's Death (alternate) (3:03)
  7. Finale (alternate-brass version) (1:58)
  8. Finale (alternate #2) (1:51)
  9. The Original 1997 Soundtrack Album: Main Title (2:08)
  10. Post-Op (1:20)
  11. Docking the Betty (1:17)
  12. Priva Son D'Ogni Conforto (from Handel's Julius Caesar) – sung by Maureen Forrester (5:28)
  13. Face Huggers (2:12)
  14. Call Finds Ripley (3:02)
  15. The Aliens Escape (4:13)
  16. Ripley Meets Her Clones (2:20)
  17. What's Inside Purvis? (2:27)
  18. They Swim... (6:27)
  19. The Chapel (2:35)
  20. The Abduction (3:34)
  21. The Battle With the Newborn (6:03)
  22. Ripley's Theme (2:12)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alien Resurrection Soundtrack (1997) . . October 13, 2014.
  2. http://www.discogs.com/John-Frizzell-Alien-Resurrection-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/788929 John Frizzell: Alien Resurrection (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  3. Web site: [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r317921|pure_url=yes}} ''Alien Resurrection'' -John Frizzell ]. McDonald, Steven. Allmusic. 2008-01-30.
  4. Web site: Noise Resurrected. Peterson, Matt. Track Sounds. 2008-01-30. 2008-03-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20080324113222/http://www.tracksounds.com/reviews/alien_resurrection.htm. dead.
  5. Web site: Alien Resurrection (1997). Fallon, John. JoBlo.com. 2008-01-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20080214164902/http://joblo.com/arrow/alien4.htm. 14 February 2008. dead. dmy-all.
  6. http://www.discogs.com/John-Frizzell-Alien-Resurrection-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/2792250 John Frizzell: Alien Resurrection (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), La-La Land Records, LLLCD 1145