Alien Soundtrack Track 2 Hyper Sleep Jerry Goldsmith

Alien

The Complete Original Score

So at last, 28 years after its release, we have Intrada’s 2CD set representing the complete score. With the inclusion of brand new material placed in chronological order here for the very first “official” time, the arc of this score reveals Alien to be an absolute masterwork.

One can debate the merits of the differing main titles Goldsmith was asked to compose, but Intrada have sensitively kept Goldsmith’s original version for the albums main soundtrack. Alternate cues can be savoured elsewhere but the journey the original score takes in its descent from misleading romance into percussive dissonance then back to tonal resolution is nothing short of astounding. Goldsmith’s decision avoids easy sign posting and gives the score somewhere to go. If you weren’t sure before you should be on hearing it in its entirety.

Hyper sleep has become one of the most sought after missing album cues for fans and finally it can be heard here as it seamlessly follows the main title. Showcasing the perfect synthesis of image and music, light strings bob and echo, effortlessly conveying both an awakening and a false sense of utopia. After the The Landing, tonal harmonies leave and we enter a completely different and unique sonic world.