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Jerry Goldsmith's "ALIEN" in Full Score

Jerry Goldsmith's "ALIEN" in Full Score

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1979 saw the release of director Ridley Scott’s second feature film Alien, following 1977’s The Duellists. It was Lionel Newman; head of 20th Century Fox’s music department at the time, who suggested that Scott contact veteran composer Jerry Goldsmith, and after describing the setting and premise of the movie to him, Jerry was on board.

Aside from the success of the movie, which went on to spawn a number of sequels, the score to Alien is perhaps as infamous as James Horner’s entry in the series for the way that so much of it was not used in the movie at all, or was edited and not used in the way the composer intended. There have been many well documented comments from all parties involved as to their thoughts on why things turned out the way they did, but the over-arching theme seems rooted in a breakdown in communication.

Goldsmith’s vision for the movie ranges from lush romanticism to terrifying dissonance. Employing some unusual instruments which are not normally paired with an orchestra such as conch shell, serpent, didgeridoo and shawm, and using extended playing techniques across the orchestra, Jerry’s score is a treasure trove of ideas which we are excited to share with you.

256 pages, 9x12 inches. Paperbound, printed in the U.K.

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Anonymous

Good printing, good binding, useful musical analysis... BUT you are a British publisher, so please use British English: bars, not measures, and crotchets, not quarter-notes etc.

Some of your choices of scores to publish are a bit weird, and hardly masterpieces of film music! Please give a thought to doing two of Goldsmith's greatest scores, THE WIND AND THE LION and STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE.

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DAVID VELASCO BLAYA
Great score

This sheet music, belonging to one of Jerry Goldsmith’s most iconic works, stands out for its excellent writing and binding. It includes detailed annotations that enhance interpretation, making it easier to grasp the complexity and expressiveness of the composer’s music. A highly recommended edition for both scholars and performers.

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Lise G.
Great!!!

I bought it as a gift for a musician and he said that it was exactly what he was expecting and even more!

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Thomas Juneau
Beautiful

It's truly a beautiful score. Thank you for all of this hard work!

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Xavier

Great score.