Jay 37,359 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Jerry Goldsmith - Along Came A Spider: Music From the Motion Picture (CD) $ 19.98 One of Jerry Goldsmith’s final film scores comes to the CD Club in a long-awaited Deluxe Edition: Along Came a Spider (2001), Paramount Pictures’ second film adaptation of James Patterson’s Alex Cross thriller novels, although taken from the first book. Morgan Freeman reprised his role as Cross (from Kiss the Girls), teaming up with Monica Potter as a Secret Service agent in search of a U.S. Senator’s daughter, who is kidnapped by a twisted adversary. Goldsmith reteamed with New Zealand-born director Lee Tamahori, for whom he scored The Edge (1997), and provided a tense, taut score in his thriller wheelhouse. From his earliest days scoring television, to 1970s landmarks like Capricorn One and Coma, to the granddaddy of the 1990s sex thrillers, Basic Instinct, no composer was as fluent or effective with the thriller genre as Goldsmith. By 2001, the composer had modernized and refined his suspense style to the point where there was not a single wasted note. Along Came a Spider pulses and twitches with uneasy throbs, lurching into orchestral action for moments of shock and violence, and nobly sets a powerful French horn theme (for the forces of good) against a brooding tapestry of darkness—all while the clock ticks away on a young victim’s life. Released as a 35-minute CD by Varèse Sarabande at the time of the film, Along Came a Spider is expanded for the Deluxe Edition to the complete 64-minute score, in film sequence. A bonus track of outtakes (including Goldsmith’s chit-chat on the scoring stage) is curated by Goldsmith’s longtime friend, recording engineer and album producer Bruce Botnick. Limited Edition of 1500 Copies 1. Night Talk (3:07) 2. Testing (2:10) 3. Alone (1:03) 4. Megan’s Abduction (3:19) 5. The Message (:52) 6. A Closed Book (1:49) 7. Re-Play (:45) 8. Watching (:36) 9. Hello Megan (1:04) 10. The Missing Picture (4:20) 11. The Photos (2:25) 12. Please Help (:38) 13. Megan Overboard (4:51) 14. Cyber Meeting (1:52) 15. No Guard (1:15) 16. Cop Killer (3:50) 17. Missing Girl (1:07) 18. The Ransom Pt 1 (4:36) 19. The Ransom Pt 2 (2:51) 20. Hi Alex (:47) 21. Where’s Megan? (2:29) 22. The Rat (:55) 23. Not Alone (1:50) 24. Profiling (3:46) 25. Open The Door (1:02) 26. Not My Partner/The Ransom (End Credits from the motion picture Along Came A Spider) (10:38) 27. That’s It! (2:13) https://www.varesesarabande.com/products/jerry-goldsmith-along-came-a-spider-music-from-the-motion-picture-cd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I never had the OST, so this'll nicely fill a gap in my Goldsmith collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Good news. It's not the most highly anticipated Goldsmith's score but I'm glad it has a new release as I still don't own it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,074 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Does Yavar think it's any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabulin 3,511 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 18 minutes ago, Jurassic Shark said: Does Yavar think it's any good? You bet! Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I also don't own this so will be getting this release. But maybe not in the next couple of weeks. Got a lot of other stuff to sort out first. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 I heard this is his greatest score. Yavar Moradi and Kasey Kockroach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 1 hour ago, The Big Man said: I heard this is his greatest score. Many consider it one of his greatest.. Kasey Kockroach and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I doubt there's much of a revelation in this release. I've seen the movie many times (I watched it a lot on DVD back in the day), and the bits missing from the OST are mostly hissy, drony suspense and atmospheric material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Yeah but those extra bits really " allow the score to breathe". 😎 Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Or drag out Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I was so sure it was MATINEE. Later maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,599 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 6 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Does Yavar think it's any good? Since you asked... I have never warmed up to this score outside of a few highlights I appreciate ("Alone" is some nice solo piano work, and I like "The Ransom" and "Megan's Abduction" well enough). I don't really consider any Goldsmith score to be worthless but this is probably among my 20 least favorite Goldsmith scores if I'm perfectly honest. Still, there are some people whose opinions at FSM I respect who seem very excited by this expansion, so I look forward to receiving it and giving it another chance in complete form. (I should probably also see the film to appreciate what Jerry was doing in context.) Matinee: The Deluxe Edition or Mom and Dad Save the World: The Deluxe Edition would excite me a lot more. Yavar Tom Guernsey and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BryonDavis 172 Posted March 20, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted March 20, 2021 7 hours ago, Raiders of the SoundtrArk said: Good news. It's not the most highly anticipated Goldsmith's score but I'm glad it has a new release as I still don't own it. It's one I pushed to do for two years BEFORE a certain producer left the company. I like it that much. Faleel, crumbs, Jay and 5 others 5 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,599 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 36 minutes ago, BryonDavis said: It's one I pushed to do for two years BEFORE a certain producer left the company. I like it that much. Cool! I'd be very curious to know what your favorite cues are, in the film and/or on the album. I will give them special attention when I get my copy because I like listening more closely to pieces other people are passionate about. Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce marshall 1,315 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Well, at least it's only one disc. 😎 11 hours ago, Jurassic Shark said: Does Yavar think it's any good? No. But, he thought the clue was great! 😝😜😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,365 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 6 hours ago, Yavar Moradi said: Matinee: The Deluxe Edition or Mom and Dad Save the World: The Deluxe Edition would excite me a lot more. That is really a beautiful score. I stumble across this one by surprise in the 90s. And since then it remained in my personal top 10 of Goldsmith's scores. bruce marshall and Yavar Moradi 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EhTar 63 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Never saw the movie, never got the OST but hey, it's Goldsmith ! Ordered. Raiders of the SoundtrArk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kasey Kockroach 2,344 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I was always disappointed the title wasn’t literal. I wanted a Goldsmith-scored spider monster movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Anyone else remember when the working title for Eight Legged Freaks was Arac Attack? Kasey Kockroach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 1 hour ago, The Big Man said: Anyone else remember when the working title for Eight Legged Freaks was Arac Attack? I remember that because that was the final title in Spanish. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Heh. I remember the title change at the time was due to the fact it sounded like "Iraq Attack", and the studio wanted to avoid those connotations. bruce marshall and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Eight Legged Freaks is a better title anyway. Fun movie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,359 Posted March 22, 2021 Author Share Posted March 22, 2021 Yes but the weird part of the title is that it should be "Eight-Legged Freaks", implying freaks with 8 legs. "Eight Legged Freaks" implies there are 8 freaks, who have legs Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,687 Posted March 22, 2021 Share Posted March 22, 2021 Merely a google image search for that film freaks me out.... Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 John Ottman’s score is fun too. Film features one of Scarlett Johansson’s first roles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unlucky Bastard 7,782 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 6 minutes ago, Koray Savas said: John Ottman’s score is fun too. Film features one of Scarlett Johansson’s first roles. She'd already been in fewer than a dozen films before that! Gruesome Son of a Bitch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,359 Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 Koray considers this one of her first roles? I'd already seen Ghost World and The Man Who Wasn't There in the cinema before this one, and wiki says she'd been in 10 others already too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 On 3/21/2021 at 5:06 PM, Kasey Kockroach said: I was always disappointed the title wasn’t literal. I wanted a Goldsmith-scored spider monster movie! You will have to do with that: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 I hadn't noticed there was a dedicated thread for this release. Anyways, here's the Celluloid Tunes review of this, perhaps more appropriate here than in the general JG thread: http://celluloidtunes.no/along-came-a-spider-jerry-goldsmith/ GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,599 Posted May 5, 2021 Share Posted May 5, 2021 And I totally forgot to share the Goldsmith Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight with Bruce Botnick here... https://goldsmithodyssey.buzzsprout.com/159614/8360054-odyssey-soundtrack-spotlight-along-came-a-spider-2001 More focus is given to additional music and elements which are different from the original album, here. Yavar Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I understand how this might not be exactly a top-drawer Goldsmith but why do people dislike this score? I finally got around to checking out my Varese disc (forgot I had it!) and it is actually a pretty neat thriller score. Nothing original but what would I give to have a score like this in a modern thriller film. It's a perfectly solid work and I really enjoy it. Karol Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,074 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 I also enjoyed it. I was expecting not to like it that much, but most of the tracks have interesting details that grab my attention. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,012 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Yeah I know what you mean. In terms of grander film music tradition it is nothing to write home about. But there's a simple elegance to the composition nonetheless. Karol Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 38 minutes ago, crocodile said: I understand how this might not be exactly a top-drawer Goldsmith but why do people dislike this score? I finally got around to checking out my Varese disc (forgot I had it!) and it is actually a pretty neat thriller score. Nothing original but what would I give to have a score like this in a modern thriller film. It's a perfectly solid work and I really enjoy it. I hadn't heard a note of it until I got this new release (because back in the day it got unfavourable reviews, so I skipped it then). That was about 2 weeks ago; I played it twice after ripping it and can't really remember anything now, so it's not one of the more memorable Goldsmith scores - but I still found it a more enjoyable listen than I was expecting based on the comments. It's certainly not top shelf Goldsmith, but it's also not the most boring thing he's done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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