Pet Sematary: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Elliot Goldenthal | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 2, 1994)
• Original Release Date: April 21, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000014R5
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,493 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. THE PET SEMATARY - Zarathustra Boys Chorus

2. DEAD RECOLLECTION

3. HOPE AND ORDEAL

4. ADIEU GAGE

5. RACHEL AGAINST TIME

6. THE RETURN GAME

7. MOVING DAY WALTZ

8. THE WARNING TOUR - Elliot Goldenthal

9. DEATH DO US PART - Elliot Goldenthal

10. NINE LIVES MINUS SEVEN - Elliot Goldenthal

11. UP IN FLAMES - Zarathustra Boys Chorus

12. BITTER LOSS - Zarathustra Boys Chorus

13. RACHEL'S DIRTY SECRET - Elliot Goldenthal

14. RETURN GAME ATTACK

15. RACHEL'S BLOW OUT

16. I BROUGHT YOU SOMETHING MOMMIE

17. THE RETURN GAME II

18. GENTLE EXHUMING

19. TO THE MICMAC GROUNDS

20. CHORALE

See all 22 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good CD, December 5, 1998

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S. Vincent Furness (Virginia) - See all my reviews

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

This is a pretty good album, very early Elliot Goldenthal. It brings out the true horror that the Creed family faced in the film. I recommend this CD to anyone who enjoyed the film or is a film lover.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars First Steps of a master film composer..., January 13, 2000

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Emmanuel GEA (Marseille, FRANCE) - See all my reviews

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

Well, just masterful and such a change from the average horror film score we were used to! Here we deal with a true "composer" in noble sense of the word, someone who truly knows who to write and not these composers who regard themselves as composers just by the simple fact of ownning a synthesizer and a Midi Home Studio... The rest of his scores are nothing short of remarkable, especially his latest one TITUS, truly a fantastic musical journey that enhances wonderfully the visionary reading made by its director Julie Taymor regarding Shakespeare's Play ( who happens to be Goldenthal's wife as well ). Nevertheless, PET SEMATARY is a superior horror film score!

5.0 out of 5 stars Death is better..., August 11, 2010

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James Massey "Jadama" (Edmond, Oklahoma) - See all my reviews

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

Well who can tell a story better than Stephen King. Pet Sematary(Cemetery) is an extraordinary novel that deals with the fear of death as well as the unknown of what lies in the hills beyond; Beyond the Pet Sematary. It is said, by "King" himself, that this is perhaps the most personal story he's ever written and that he almost couldn't bring himself to even finish it. For reasons why shall remain forever kept within "King's" own mind. It was also the first time that "King" had ever published a novel with a screenplay to go along with it. It was only a matter of time before it took off into a wonderful motion picture.

The film follows the novel quite well and the acting itself is very believable. Elliot Goldenthal's entire score is wonderful. Most of the film's themes seem to fallow a soft sinister like waltz that captures the emotions perfectly. The main theme is a absolute treat that's accompanied by The Zarathustra Boys Chorus and has to be one of the best Themes ever to be written for a film based on a story by Stephen King.

I highly recommend this score to anyone that is or isn't a fan of composer Elliot Goldenthal. After you hear the the first song, it hooks you. It becomes part of you. It owns you just like the Pet Semetary owns you.