Altered States (1980 Film) [Soundtrack]

John Corigliano | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 25, 1990)
• Original Release Date: December 25, 1980
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000002W67
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #184,892 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main title and First Hallucination

2. Love Theme

3. Second Hallucination

4. First Transformation

5. Primeval Landscape

6. Second Transformation (The Ape Man Sequence)

7. Religious Memories and Father's Death

8. The Laboratory Experiment: Jessup's Transformation, Collapes of the Laboratory, The Whirlpool and Jo

9. The Final Transformation

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Corigliano's visionary score August 28, 2008

By Rinaldo

Format:Audio CD

I instantly ran out and bought the LP after seeing Ken Russel's over-the-top film. I also wanted to eat hallucinogenic mushrooms, climb into a sensory deprivation tank and run with wild dogs, but that's another story...The CD was long out of print but Arkvimusic's on demand service brought it back to life. This is thrilling music that will appeal to lovers of exotic orchestration, Ives and, believe it or not, American hymnody. My only complaint is the playing time of the CD, quite short for the price. Still, well worth getting. In September, Naxos is coming out with a CD of the Three Hallucinations from Altered States coupled with Corigliano's Mr. Tambourine Man Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man; Seven Poems of Bob Dylan; Three Hallucinations. These will be awesome recordings for sure.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars But I still won't see the movie again June 29, 2007

By Matt

Format:Audio CD

This jarring soundtrack to a very psychedelic film is a fun listen. There really isn't a "happy" tune in the entire work, as the tone is dark, moody, and often quite wild. But as the film is about the regression of man into something primitive, it fits. Corigliano shows a different side than what mainstream audiences heard in The Red Violin.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning and scary! April 22, 2000

By Hugh Effow

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I hope that John Corigliano's recent success with The Red Violin will reanimate interest in this amazing work. Although I have some reserves about the movie, I think that the CD is superb! It does take a few listens though before the brain can make sense of this.