Alien [SOUNDTRACK]

Jerry Goldsmith

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Original Release Date: 1979
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Silva Screen
• ASIN: B0007VJ9O0
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #164,789 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

1. Main Title ~~~ 2. Face Hugger ~~~ 3. Breakaway ~~~ 4. Acid Test ~~~ 5. The Landing ~~~ 6. The Droid ~~~ 7. The Recovery ~~~ 8. The Alien Planet ~~~ 9. The Shaft ~~~ 10. End Title ~~~

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In Space You Can Hear This Score, January 24, 2006

By	Luis M. Ramos "Soundtrack and Film Freak" (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I recently reviewed two Jerry Goldsmith scores, and criticized them for being too "atmospheric". Although I mentioned "The Haunting" was better than "Malice" in that respect, I would never forget the queen of all "atmospheric" works by Goldsmith, and that work is called "Alien".
I really love this album since it has a lot to offer. Apart from the environmental writing as heard in 'The Alien Planet' and 'The Shaft', as well as in parts of 'The Face Hugger' and 'Acid Test', there is a powerful main title that begins with a quiet and mysterious crescendo, then it goes on with a trumpet playing the theme, continues with the full orchestra, and finishes mysteriously again. There is action as evidenced in 'Breakaway', the best track after the main title, and 'The Landing', which makes us feel we are landing with the "Nostromo".
Thank God we have one of the best works by Jerry Goldsmith so we can appreciate it in consolation to what we hear in the movie. I mean it's a complete shame that it was butchered in the final version of the film.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars You have to get this album., November 29, 2007

By	Reilly Bierman-Gwinn (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This score is absolutely the most haunting, mind-blowing music I have ever heard in my life. If you want to thrill yourself and almost die I recommend you buy this album today.

8 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alien: Original Motion Picture Score, July 9, 2005

By	Ao - See all my reviews

Beleive it or not, this was actually a good CD. The CD contains some very ominous music which to me sounded sort of scary at times. There was also some soothing and quite calming tracks in the soundtrack. It has a good mix of both types. My favorite track is number one. I do not think that track is the Main Titles though. I think its track 8 that is the main titles where it spells ALIEN. Probably other than that minor mix up, the album was awesome. Jerry Goldsmith is just brilliant. People might get sticker shock from how much this CD is. I have seen prices from $50 and up. That is really expensive for just a CD with 10 tracks. If you are a soundtrack collector or like the score from Alien, I would save up some money. It might sound ridiculous at first spending that much money on a CD, but once you get, you will be satisfied. Yeah it might be out of print, but hunt for it, it is really great.