Lifeforce: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

London Symphony Orchestra, Henry Mancini | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 2, 1991)
• Original Release Date: June 21, 1985
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B000003TEL
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #103,763 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for Lifeforce from 1985. Music Composed and Conducted by Henry Mancini with The London Symphony Orchestra.

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mancini's Most Unusual Score, January 14, 2002

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Erik North (San Gabriel, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lifeforce: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

One might not think that Henry Mancini, the composer of music scores to comedies like THE PINK PANTHER, or even the early Latin-rock of Orson Welles' 1958 thriller TOUCH OF EVIL, would be capable of bold orchestral music. But his score to the 1985 sci-fi/horror film LIFEFORCE is proof that he is. Aided by the London Symphony Orchestra, Mancini composed a score that has elements not only of John Williams' own STAR WARS music, but also elements of Beethoven, Bruckner, Mahler, and Wagner. The main theme is a vigorous, sinister scherzo along the lines of the scherzo in Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. The rest is very bold symphonic film scoring at its best.

Like the admittedly uneven film it is a part of, however, Mancini's LIFEFORCE score has largely gone unnoticed. Hopefully that changes, because this score has to be one of the greatest undiscovered gems of Hollywood film scoring in recent memory.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply rousing!, December 19, 2002

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Bryce David (Cyberspace) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lifeforce: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Henry Mancini's score for Lifeforce is simply rousing. I get chills just listening to it.

The whole ending and closing music are breathtaking. I give 5 stars for these tracks alone. It's seminal sci-fi music.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An Epic film score!, December 2, 1998

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[e-mail] (California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lifeforce: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Henry really shines here with the theme for Lifeforce. The music is fantastic. Highly recommended.