Alien 3
Soundtrack by Elliot Goldenthal
Released	June 9th, 1992
Genre	Classical Avante garde Modernist Musique concrète Electronic Progressive
Length	47:58
Label	MCA MCA MCAD-10629
Producer	Matthias Gohl
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Elliot Goldenthal chronology
Pet Sematary (1989) Alien 3 (1992) Demolition Man (1993)
Alien film series soundtrack chronology
Aliens (1987) Alien 3 (1992) Alien Resurrection (1997)

The avante garde Alien 3 score was written for the motion picture of the same name, scored by Elliot Goldenthal, it was his first big mainstream score; he described it as an experiment and spent a whole year creating it.^[1]

Contents 1 The score 2 Track listing 3 Audio 4 Crew/Credit 5 References 6 External links

[edit] The score

Goldenthal's work for Alien 3 is widely considered one of his most intensely inventive, visceral, influential works and indeed, by many listeners, to be his best;^[2] Goldenthal himself cites the score as one of his stand-out soundtracks.^[3]

Whilst creating the score in Los Angeles the Los Angeles riots of 1992 were going on and he has noted that the wild and tempestuous atmosphere in the city at that time was an influence on the scores dark and visceral sound.

Even though the score is generally considered a magnum opus it is also considered to be the case that most of the cues are quite "dissonant" and "bleak" for a casual movie score listener and, more, one for the aficionado; the Allmusic described it as "...mandatory for all serious enthusiasts of film music."^[4][1]

In 1995, the Industrial band Front Line Assembly sampled the cue "Agnus Dei" on the track "Infra Red Combat" from the album Hard Wired.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Agnus Dei" – 4:29
   • Boy Soprano: Nick Nackley
2. "Bait and Chase" – 4:42
3. "The Beast Within" – 3:09
4. "Lento" – 5:48
5. "Candles in the Wind" – 3:20
6. "Wreckage and Rape" – 2:43
7. "The First Attack" – 4:19
8. "Lullaby Elegy" – 3:41
9. "Death Dance" – 2:18
10. "Visit to the Wreckage" – 2:04
11. "Explosion and Aftermath" – 2:21
12. "The Dragon" – 3:08
13. "The Entrapment" – 3:42
14. "Adagio" – 4:14

[edit] Audio

	"Agnus Dei" Sample of "Agnus Dei" from the album Alien 3.
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The atmospheric, menacing cue that comes with the opening sequence of the Sulaco being evacuated by the on-board computer because of the alien presence and fire. This sample is taken from the part where the escape pod is hurtling through the planet's atmosphere.

	"Explosion And Aftermath" Sample of "Explosion And Aftermath" from the album Alien 3.
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Cue of the failed attempt to capture the alien; in the track we hear his epic use of horns; it shows his unique time signatures.

	"The Entrapment" Sample of "The Entrapment" from the album Alien 3.
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Cue from the scene where the sprinkler system is activated to destroy the alien; here Goldenthal's complex string arrangements are exemplified strongly.

	"Adagio" Sample of "Adagio" from the album Alien 3.
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The cue from the scene where Ripley commits suicide in the blast furnace; here Goldenthal's epic, anthemic crescendo makes it one of the standout tracks on the score.

[edit] Crew/Credit

• Music Composed and Orchestrated by Elliot Goldenthal
• Music Produced by Matthias Gohl
• Conducted by Jonathan Sheffer
• Additional Orchestrations by Robert Elhai
• Synthesizer Programming by Richard Martinez
• Music Mixed by Joel Iwataki at The Enterprise Studios
• Electronic Music Recorded at The Enterprise Studios, The Village Recorders, Los Angeles, and Eastside Sound, New York
• Orchestral Music Recorded by Tim Boyle at Twentieth Century Fox
• Boy Soprano Soloist on "Agnus Dei": Nick Nackley

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Alien 3 at Allmusic
• Alien³ - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack at Discogs
• A review
• Another review

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