Alien Resurrection (soundtrack)

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Alien Resurrection: Complete Motion Picture Score
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 1997
GenreSoundtrack
Length45:13[1]
LabelRCA Records 09026 68955 2
ProducerJohn Frizzell, Mark Cross
Alien soundtrack chronology
Alien 3
(1992)
Alien Resurrection: Complete Motion Picture Score
(1997)
Alien vs. Predator
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [2]
Soundtrack-express [3]

Alien Resurrection: Complete Motion Picture Score is the official soundtrack album of the 1997 science fiction film Alien Resurrection. Composed by John Frizzell, the soundtrack features themes such as romance and eroticism.[4] Taking seven months to write and record, Frizzell included strange sound elements such as a gong and rub rods, to create a unique score. It was released on November 11, 1997.

Reviews

Steven McDonald of Allmusic thought it was "A dark and stormy score that fits the cold atmosphere of the film perfectly", awarding 4 out of 5 stars.[5] Matt Peterson of Track Sounds, however, was negative stating, "it is quite disarrayed and incoherent. The lack of any solid thematic material hurts the viability of this music for the film, and destroys its listening potential on CD."[6] John Fallon of JoBlo.com felt it was "An adequate score that supports its whacked out scenes properly."[7]

Track listing

All music is composed by John Frizzell, except as noted

No.TitleLength
1."Main Title"2:06
2."Post-Op"1:20
3."Docking the Betty"1:16
4."Priva Son D'Ogni Conforto" (composed by George Frideric Handel, sung by Maureen Forrester)5:27
5."Face Huggers"2:10
6."Call Finds Ripley"3:02
7."The Aliens Escape"4:12
8."Ripley Meets Her Clones"2:19
9."What's Inside Purvis?"2:28
10."They Swim..."6:28
11."The Chapel"2:35
12."The Abduction"3:33
13."The Battle with the Newborn"6:03
14."Ripley's Theme"2:14
Total length:45:13

Personnel

  • John Frizzell – composer, producer
  • Artie Kane – conductor
  • Patrick Weber – engineer
  • Tom Hardisty – engineer (assistance)
  • Joe Gastwirt – mastering
  • Ramon Breton – mastering
  • René Mandel – mastering
  • Mark Cross – producer

Expanded Edition

Alien Resurrection: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedOctober 5, 2010
GenreSoundtrack
Length2:20:37
LabelLa-La Land Records LLLCD 1145
ProducerNick Redman, Michael Matessino, Didier C. Deutsch

La-La Land Records released an expanded limited edition album (catalogue number LLLCD 1145) on October 5, 2010, including the original 1997 release (track 9 onwards on disc 2). The record was limited to 3500 copies.[8] The CD booklet contains exclusive detailed liner notes.

Disc 1
  1. Main Title (2:12)
  2. Entering the Ship (containing "Main Title (Ripley's Theme)" from Alien, composed by Jerry Goldsmith) (1:21)
  3. Post-Op (1:21)
  4. Make Us Proud/Meat By-Product (1:58)
  5. Fiora 16/Inbred (1:51)
  6. Docking the Betty (1:19)
  7. Face Huggers (2:11)
  8. Basketball/Foot Massage/Fast Learner (3:56)
  9. Call Finds Ripley (5:01)
  10. Gun Fight (1:17)
  11. The Aliens Escape (6:36)
  12. Hose/Elgyn's Death/Ripley Believe It (3:57)
  13. Twelve/Vriess Reappears/Telling Vriess (4:09)
  14. Ripley Meets Her Clones (3:43)
  15. After Tube Blow Up (1:18)
  16. What's Inside Purvis? (4:25)
  17. They Swim... (8:58)
  18. Call's Fake (1:47)
  19. The Chapel (3:17)
  20. Mean Streak (1:42)
  21. The Abduction (3:50)
  22. Birth of the Newborn (4:52)
Disc 2
  1. Call Meets the Newborn (6:09)
  2. Ripley and the Newborn (3:14)
  3. Finale (1:59)
  4. Alien March (End Credits) (3:26)
  5. Main Title (alternate) (2:15)
  6. Elgyn's Death (alternate) (3:03)
  7. Finale (alternate-brass version) (1:58)
  8. Finale (alternate #2) (1:51)
  9. The Original 1997 Soundtrack Album: Main Title (2:08)
  10. Post-Op (1:20)
  11. Docking the Betty (1:17)
  12. Priva Son D'Ogni Conforto (from Handel's Julius Caesar) – sung by Maureen Forrester (5:28)
  13. Face Huggers (2:12)
  14. Call Finds Ripley (3:02)
  15. The Aliens Escape (4:13)
  16. Ripley Meets Her Clones (2:20)
  17. What's Inside Purvis? (2:27)
  18. They Swim... (6:27)
  19. The Chapel (2:35)
  20. The Abduction (3:34)
  21. The Battle With the Newborn (6:03)
  22. Ripley's Theme (2:12)

References

  1. ^ "Alien Resurrection Soundtrack (1997)". Soundtrack.Net. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/album/r317921
  3. ^ "Alien Resurrection - John Frizzell". Soundtrack-express.com. Archived from the original on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ^ John Frizzell: Alien Resurrection (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
  5. ^ McDonald, Steven. "Alien Resurrection -John Frizzell". Allmusic. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  6. ^ Peterson, Matt. "Noise Resurrected". Track Sounds. Archived from the original on 2008-03-24. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  7. ^ Fallon, John. "Alien Resurrection (1997)". JoBlo.com. Archived from the original on 14 February 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  8. ^ John Frizzell: Alien Resurrection (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), La-La Land Records, LLLCD 1145