Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition (1990 Film) [Original recording remastered] [Soundtrack]

total recall: the deluxe edition (1990 film) [original recording remastered] [soundtrack]

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Arnold Schwarzenegger action films are so superfluous that when cynics try to dismiss the subgenre, it's been all to easy to throw out the baby with the bath water, to dump a True Lies alongside a Raw Deal. But 1990's Mars-set Total Recall remains one of Ah-nold's best, a reality-bending adventure that not only anticipated The Matrix in key ways, but took action films to a new level of intensity, thanks largely to the direction of the ever-relentless Paul Verhoeven and a trend-setting score by sci-fi master Jerry Goldsmith (Planet of the Apes, Alien, Star Trek). This deluxe edition has nearly twice the music of the original, a virtual 70-minute action concerto of driving rhythms, bold brass, and subtly integrated electronic effects. Goldsmith's tense Recall formula would become one of the templates for action scores in the 1990s and beyond, and this set finally gives it a proper showcase. Also included is a richly illustrated liner booklet that details both the film and its dynamic music. --Jerry McCulley

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Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition (1990 Film) [Original recording remastered] [Soundtrack]

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What a soundtrack!!
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Total Recall: The Deluxe Edition (1990 Film)
Jerry Goldsmith
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000053GUJ
Release Date: 2000-12-05

Tracks:

The Dream
First Meeting
Secret Agent
The Implant
The Aftermath
For Old Times' Sake
Clever Girl
The Johnny Cab
Howdy Stranger
The Nose Job
The Space Station
A New Face
The Mountain
Identification
Lies
Where Am I?
Swallow It
The Big Jump
Without Air
Remembering
The Mutant
The Massacre
Friends
The Treatment
The Hollowgram
End Of A Dream
A New Life

Amazon.com essential recording

Arnold Schwarzenegger action films are so superfluous that when cynics try to dismiss the subgenre, it's been all to easy to throw out the baby with the bath water, to dump a True Lies alongside a Raw Deal. But 1990's Mars-set Total Recall remains one of Ah-nold's best, a reality-bending adventure that not only anticipated The Matrix in key ways, but took action films to a new level of intensity, thanks largely to the direction of the ever-relentless Paul Verhoeven and a trend-setting score by sci-fi master Jerry Goldsmith (Planet of the Apes, Alien, Star Trek). This deluxe edition has nearly twice the music of the original, a virtual 70-minute action concerto of driving rhythms, bold brass, and subtly integrated electronic effects. Goldsmith's tense Recall formula would become one of the templates for action scores in the 1990s and beyond, and this set finally gives it a proper showcase. Also included is a richly illustrated liner booklet that details both the film and its dynamic music. --Jerry McCulley

Customer Reviews:

Great Soundtrack.......2006-05-23

I think that the Total Recall score is one of Jerry Goldsmith's all time best & that's saying alot considering his resume (Star Trek, Alien, Rudy, Hoosiers etc.). The opening theme is particularly cool with it's dark forbidding powerful rythmic beat & the rest of the soundtrack is exceptional as well. You know that Hollywood also thought alot of this soundtrack becuz they used it incessantly all through the 90's as the background music for many action/sci-fi movie trailers.

Excellent.......2004-12-18

The score is excellent. Jerry Goldsmith really does a great job for an action score. The climaxes, if you remember how the film goes, are great. I've had this score for a few years, and I think it's one of my favorites. I love movie scores. And this one was really good. Enjoy.

What a soundtrack!!.......2004-01-17

This in my opinion the best score Goldsmith has ever written.
The score is really different from other scores. It's far more complex. Goldsmith again combines an orchestra (The National Philharmonic, just gave a splendid performance) with synths, and succesfully.

"The Dream" introduces the main theme for the film. I think it's great. Other highlights cues are: "The Implant", "For Old Times' Sake", "Clever Girl" (Simply perfect), "A New Face" (Contains great tuba/bass-trombone stuff, just loud.), "The Mountain", "The Big Jump", "The Massacre", "The Treatment" (Superb), "The Hologram" (Just listen to the last two minutes of this track, amazing!), "End Of Dream" (Just keeps building and building) and "A New Life".

I think Goldsmith is the most original filmcomposer. I recently bought three Goldsmith scores and they were all just so different. Of course you can hear it's Goldsmith, but he seldom re-uses ideas.

Goldsmith really proves (again) he is the master of action music and superb rhythms. I recommend this score to all filmmusic/Goldsmith fans, BUT don't expect a score in the same style as "The Empire Strikes Back" or "Conan The Barbarian". This is really different music, but just as good. Just give it a try, listen it three or four times and I'm sure you're going to appreciate this score.
- Other Goldsmith Recommendations: "Under Fire", "Patton", "Rambo: First Blood - Part II", "The Blue Max".

Major Excitement.......2003-06-15

From the very first note Total Recall is an action/sci-fi score of major authority. No one could have written better music for this movie other than Jerry Goldsmith. It feels futuristic, evokes the lonliness of Mars and has some thundering action tracks.

Simply put, Track 1 is a classic and a great introduction to the movie. Total Recall had clout from the very start. The chase cues in Track 7 'Clever Girl' are wicked and I've been humming them since I was 9.

The first release of this CD was back in 1990, but this version has twice as much music with better sound, a red cover instead of a blue one and extensive liner notes. An all-round much better edition for music collectors or Goldsmith fans.

And stay around for a couple of minutes after track 27 ends. The 'Rekall' theme tune from the ad in the movie comes to life. Goldsmith composed this little jingle too and it completes a fine package.

Totally a score to recall.......2003-02-08

When you want to superb action music, the first name that springs to mind is Jerry Goldsmith. This is brash, loud, and musically large in scale. This is everything an action score should be and more. "The Dream" opens the score with a driving, epic theme played over percussion and synths. "First Meeting" is a softly played synth track with hints of the main theme thrown in. "The Hollowgram" starts out with quietly played strings that leads to a barnstorming action sequence with plenty of tough brass fanfares. Another interesting track is "The Mutant" which is mainly a synthesizer cue with chimes thrown in. "The Treatment" contains some very difficult brass and string rhythms. "End of a Dream" is one of the best tracks with plenty of whirling strings and booming brass with driving percussion that never lets up. "A New Life" closes out the score nicely with a final rendition of the main theme. However, the track doesn't end there. If you keep playing the track, the Rekall television commercial jingle appears that was actually written by Jerry Goldsmith. (For a memory of a lifetime, Rekall, Rekall, Rekall is how it goes.) Other tracks to mention are "Clever Girl" with lots of rhythmic strings and hard hitting brass, "Space Station" which is an orchestral delight, and "The Big Jump" with all out brutal action music. Several tracks on here were never on the original album, which ran only 40 minutes in length. This deluxe score is 74 minutes in length, with well over 30 minutes of extra material that is brand new. The liner notes contain a very descriptive and lengthy commentary by Varese Sarabande record producer, Robert Townson that ties in the score with scenes of the film. The National Philharmonic Orchestra excels with power and orchestral might and the synthesizers provide other-worldly sounds that the orchestra cannot. An incredible and powerful action music score from the master of action music, Jerry Goldsmith.

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