Great Science Fiction Blockbusters [Soundtrack]

David [1] Arnold (Composer), John [Film Composer] Williams (Composer), Jerry Goldsmith (Composer), Alex North (Composer), Don [Film Scores] Davis (Composer), Alan Silvestri (Composer), James Horner (Composer), Stu [2] Phillips (Composer), Basil Poledouris (Composer), Joel McNeely (Conductor), Frédéric Talgorn (Conductor), Jerry Goldsmith (Conductor), John Debney (Conductor), Stu Phillips (Conductor), Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Orchestra), National Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Royal Scottish National Orchestra, National Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Joel McNeely, Frédéric Talgorn, Jerry Goldsmith, John Debney, Stu Phillips
• Composer: David [1] Arnold, John [Film Composer] Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, Alex North, Don [Film Scores] Davis, et al.
• Audio CD (September 10, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00006IK4C
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #619,323 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Day We Fight Back [From Independence Day]

2. Duel of the Fates [From the Phantom Menace]

3. End Title

4. Space Station Docking [From 2001-a Space Odyssey]

5. Main Title/Trinity Infinity [From "The Matrix"]

6. The Mutant [From Total Recall]

7. Hill Valley 2015 [From Back to the Future, Pt. 2]

8. Futile Escape [From Aliens]

9. Theme

10. End Credits

11. Klendathu Drop [From Starship Troopers]

12. Finale

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent compilation, August 14, 2005

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This review is from: Great Science Fiction Blockbusters (Audio CD)

I love this CD. I knew I was going to love it too, I have most of these tracks on other Varese CDs, but this collection puts them all in one place and makes for a wonderful listening experience. You have tracks from the original soundtracks recordings for The Matrix, Starship Troopers, Total Recall and the Abyss. In addition there is a number of re-recoded tracks from other Varese compilations. the RSNO conducted by Joel McNeeley (Judge Dredd, Independence Day), John Debney (Back To The Future II), Stu Phillips (Battlestar Galactica) and Frederic Talgorn (Star Trek: Insurrection, Star Wars Episode 1). In addation there is a track from Alex North's rejected 2001 score performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jerry Goldsmith. I would have preferred that they used the re-recorded tracks from Aliens and Total Recall from The Alien Trilogy and Frontiers respectively but this is still a great collection and I recommend it to sci fi fans everywhere.