thestat 348 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Goldsmith's score to Basic Instinct is very likely the greatest score of all time. Everyone homages the score 30 years later, it stands technological time, it's a testament to a by-gone age, but it's orchestral acrobatics and synth modulations transcend time, making it sound like a masterwork that everyone knows nowadays, but which sets the standards for film music. Does a score comment or participate? Does a score reveal or enhance the narrative? Jerry did this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post DangerMotif 1,037 Posted September 28, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted September 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, thestat said: Goldsmith's score to Basic Instinct is very likely the greatest score of all time. It’s a great score but that is quite the statement. bollemanneke, Glóin the Dark and Yavar Moradi 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 That was a good 130th post. Nick1Ø66 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Basic Instinct is easily one of my favorite Jerry scores! Neil's complete edition released by Quartet is one of the best albums in my collection Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 20220928_220758.mp4 Naïve Old Fart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bollemanneke 3,346 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 It has its moments but it's certainly not the greatest score of all time, not even close. I remember the OST as very engaging and the complete presentation as a never-ending story. GerateWohl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Let's settle on 'it was the most effective and influential film score of 1992 and should have won the Oscar over BatB'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 6,651 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 To be honest, I don’t care for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bespin 8,480 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,331 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 It's one of the few scores that I have (besides JW) so I should give it another spin. It's been ages ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,714 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 I want to say Home Alone 2 was a better score that year, but it offered so little new material (uncharacteristically for JW in a sequel) that it hardly qualifies as an original work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 My favorite scores of 1992, ranked Batman Returns, Elfman Basic Instinct, Goldsmith Far and Away, Williams Sneakers, Horner Home Alone 2, Williams Dracula, Kilar Porco Rosso, Hisaishi Alien 3, Goldenthal Lethal Weapon 3, Kamen Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Walker The Last of the Mohicans is a popular score from this year that had never really clicked with me, and I need to get more familiar with all the other Jerry scores from 1992 (Mom and Dad Save The World, Medicine Man, Forever Young, Mr. Baseball, Gladiary rejected, Public Eye rejected, and Love Field), all the Silvestri scores (Death Becomes Her, FernGully, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot, The Bodyguard, and Sidekicks), as well as all the other Horners (Thunderheart, Unlawful Entry, and Patriot Games)... karelm, Nick1Ø66 and Yavar Moradi 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,524 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 3 hours ago, mstrox said: To be honest, I don’t care for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick1Ø66 4,714 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 51 minutes ago, Jay said: My favorite scores of 1992, ranked Batman Returns, Elfman Basic Instinct, Goldsmith Far and Away, Williams Sneakers, Horner Home Alone 2, Williams Dracula, Kilar Porco Rosso, Hisaishi Alien 3, Goldenthal Lethal Weapon 3, Kamen Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Walker The Last of the Mohicans is a popular score from this year that had never really clicked with me, and I need to get more familiar with all the other Jerry scores from 1992 (Mom and Dad Save The World, Medicine Man, Forever Young, Mr. Baseball, Gladiary rejected, Public Eye rejected, and Love Field), all the Silvestri scores (Death Becomes Her, FernGully, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot, The Bodyguard, and Sidekicks), as well as all the other Horners (Thunderheart, Unlawful Entry, and Patriot Games)... Respectable list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 It's never been one of my top favourite Goldsmith scores, but it's been growing on me over the last years (and I always liked it, to be sure). It really works wonders in the film though - I always remember how suspenseful it makes the elevator scene at the end. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,365 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 4 hours ago, Jay said: I need to get more familiar with all the other Jerry scores from 1992 (Mom and Dad Save The World, Medicine Man, Forever Young, Mr. Baseball, Gladiary rejected, Public Eye rejected, and Love Field) Mom and Dad save the World is better than Basic Instinct. But I just realised, what for me was more or less the quintessential thriller score from the 90s, Copycat by Christopher Young, might be somehow inherrited from Basic Instinct. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmilson 7,439 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 This thread made me want to revisit Jerry's Basic Instinct score. I think I'll do so over the next few days. When I first heard it, I thought it was okay but not special, so now I really want to re-discover it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 It should be noted too that it fits the movie like a glove Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,599 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 As great as this score undeniably is… it wouldn’t even make my Goldsmith top 50. I’m also someone who gravitates more to the zany creativity of Mom and Dad Save the World, or the sweeping emotional power of Medicine Man. But MAN what an insanely amazing and prolific year Goldsmith had in 1992. Yavar Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 2 hours ago, Jay said: It should be noted too that it fits the movie like a glove I did note that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,355 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 You sure did! Some scores I listen to and don't really think about the movie much when listening to them, but with this score, my mind recalls tons of imagery from it, because it makes such a strong impression when watching the film itself. I am pretty sure the reason I've even seen that movie more than a few times is because I love experiencing Goldsmith's music in it. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 7 hours ago, Jay said: My favorite scores of 1992, ranked Batman Returns, Elfman Basic Instinct, Goldsmith Far and Away, Williams Sneakers, Horner Home Alone 2, Williams Dracula, Kilar Porco Rosso, Hisaishi Alien 3, Goldenthal Lethal Weapon 3, Kamen Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Walker The Last of the Mohicans is a popular score from this year that had never really clicked with me, and I need to get more familiar with all the other Jerry scores from 1992 (Mom and Dad Save The World, Medicine Man, Forever Young, Mr. Baseball, Gladiary rejected, Public Eye rejected, and Love Field), all the Silvestri scores (Death Becomes Her, FernGully, Stop Or My Mom Will Shoot, The Bodyguard, and Sidekicks), as well as all the other Horners (Thunderheart, Unlawful Entry, and Patriot Games)... Look at that list. It was easy for a kid to become a film score aficionado back then. My favorite from that List is Dracula, but Basic Instinct is probably the best film score, indeed Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted September 29, 2022 Share Posted September 29, 2022 16 minutes ago, Romão said: Look at that list. It was easy for a kid to become a film score aficionado back then. My favorite from that List is Dracula, but Basic Instinct is probably the best film score, indeed I thought the same - damn that's a fine list. We were spoiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 348 Posted October 3, 2022 Author Share Posted October 3, 2022 There are few things in film music that have the impact of Jerry's opening theme - everyone, nowadays, in their reviews mentions how powerful JG's score is. It rethought the genre, those icy strings. I still think it is the greatest of all time, especially with Roxy Loses, but I can concede some top spot to Total Recall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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