Alien (soundtrack)

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Alien:
Original Motion Picture Score
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Released1979
Genre
Length33:37Original
126:18 Complete Edition
Label 20th Century Fox Records OriginalT-593
Intrada Complete Edition
Producer Jerry Goldsmith
Alien soundtrack chronology
Alien
(1979)
Aliens
(1987)
No.TitleLength
1."Main Title"3:30
2."The Face Hugger"2:32
3."Breakaway"7:34
4."Acid Test"4:35
5."The Landing"4:29
6."The Droid"4:40
7."The Recovery"2:44
8."The Alien Planet"2:28
9."The Shaft"3:57
10."End Title"3:02

Complete edition track listing

Disc 1
  1. "Main Title" (4:12)
  2. "Hyper Sleep" (2:46)
  3. "The Landing" (4:31)
  4. "The Terrain" (2:21)
  5. "The Craft" (1:00)
  6. "The Passage" (1:49)
  7. "The Skeleton" (2:30)
  8. "A New Face" (2:35)
  9. "Hanging On" (3:39)
  10. "The Lab" (1:05)
  11. "Drop Out" (0:57)
  12. "Nothing To Say" (1:52)
  13. "Cat Nip" (1:01)
  14. "Here Kitty" (2:08)
  15. "The Shaft" (4:31)
  16. "It's A Droid" (3:28)
  17. "Parker's Death" (1:51)
  18. "The Eggs" (2:24)
  19. "Sleepy Alien" (1:04)
  20. "To Sleep" (1:56)
  21. "The Cupboard" (3:05)
  22. "Out The Door" (3:13)
  23. "End Title" (3:09)
  24. "Main Title" (Rescored Alternate) (4:11)
  25. "Hyper Sleep" (Rescored Alternate) (2:45)
  26. "The Terrain" (Rescored Alternate) (0:58)
  27. "The Skeleton" (Rescored Alternate) (2:31)
  28. "Hanging On" (Rescored Alternate) (3:08)
  29. "The Cupboard" (Rescored Alternate) (3:12)
  30. "Out The Door" (Rescored Alternate) (3:02)
Disc 2
  1. "Main Title" (3:37)
  2. "The Face Hugger" (2:36)
  3. "Breakaway" (3:03)
  4. "Acid Test" (4:40)
  5. "The Landing" (4:31)
  6. "The Droid" (4:44)
  7. "The Recovery" (2:50)
  8. "The Alien Planet" (2:30)
  9. "The Shaft" (4:01)
  10. "End Title" (3:09)
  11. "Main Title" (film version) (bonus) (3:44)
  12. "The Skeleton" (alternate take) (bonus) (2:34)
  13. "The Passage" (demonstration excerpt) (bonus) (1:54)
  14. "Hanging On" (demonstration excerpt) (bonus) (1:08)
  15. "Parker's Death" (demonstration excerpt) (bonus) (1:07)
  16. "It's A Droid" (unused inserts) (bonus) (1:27)
  17. "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" (source) (bonus) (1:49)

Personnel

credits for the original edition by 20th Century Fox Records [10]

References

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  2. Filmtracks review
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  4. Soundtrack.net
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  6. A L I E N by Jerry Goldsmith
  7. "Alien - Jerry Goldsmith". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  8. Kirgo, Julie (2009). Booklet to the 2009 Deluxe Edition of the OST to Freud, published by Varèse Sarabande Records and USI B Music Publishing (BMI)
  9. "Great American composers".
  10. Jerry Goldsmith: Alien (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)