Alan Silvestri's SHATTERED (1991) - NEW! 2023 Intrada

[Jay 37,346]

 

 

 

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[Thor 7,492]

Interesting!

I think I had this once upon a time, but it's since wandered out of my collection.

As far as I remember, it was rather Herrmann-inspired (then again, so are most Silvestri thriller scores).

[John F 100]

Count me in! Love this old synth/orchestral thriller score. Great main title!

[Jay 37,346]

 

 

 

 

Premiere expanded CD release of dark thriller score by Alan Silvestri!

 

MGM presents, Wolfgang Petersen directs from his own screenplay drawn from Richard Neely novel, Tom Berenger, Bob Hoskins, Greta Scacchi, Joanne Whalley Kilmer, Corbin Bernsen star, Alan Silvestri scores. After horrific car crash, amnesiac victim works to recreate his past, discovers he is caught in web of deceit, lies… and murder. Intense thriller builds in scale, ends in abandoned shipyard with buried vessel and the shocking truth behind the mystery.

 

Alan Silvestri scores for large string orchestra, augmented with piano, percussion and synths. Interesting use of major seventh interval throughout, especially important in primary melody beginning on that interval on top of the harmony established underneath. Striking idea immediately generates degree of suspense. As score progresses, Silvestri winds his orchestral strings tighter and tighter. In segments such as “The Shipyard”, “Mystery Man Arrives”, “The Body Is Revealed”, Silvestri writes some of his most complex material of his distinguished career, using an array of numerous bowing techniques, pizzicatos, sliding string glissandi and cello slaps, with piano figures surrounded by synths to generate intensity that culminates in dramatic resolution to the tale. Score balances between winding romantic main theme with widely spaced intervals and aggressive thriller elements with edgy character ultimately getting the upper hand in “Klein’s Shot”.

 

Entire lengthy score is presented direct from original stereo session mixes made by Dennis Sands, courtesy MGM, Sony Music Entertainment and the composer. Film features numerous memory “flashes” as mystery unfolds, with Silvestri scoring them in short bursts of intensity. Several other cues are necessarily brief ideas bridging dialog. All of these are also included in the “extras” portion off the CD. Two source cues, “Hacienda Source” and famed “The Night” performed by The Moody Blues bring generous 78-minute CD to a close.

 

Informative booklet notes by John Takis, dramatic flipper-style package design by Kay Marshall complete this release. Alan Silvestri orchestrates, composes, conducts. Intrada Special Collection CD available while quantities and interest remain!

 
01. Shattered Opening Titles (5:34)
02. Operation Montage (Alternate) (2:35)
03. Photo Discovery (0:59)
04. Dan & Jenny On Beach (2:14)
05. Dan & Jenny Talk (Alternate) (4:36)
06. Driving Dan (3:10)
07. The Shipyard (3:44)
08. Judith Heaves (0:37)
09. Mystery Man Arrives (3:46)
10. The Chase (1:57)
11. It’s Judith (3:13)
12. Dan Wishes He Were Dead (2:21)
13. Ship Memory Flash (0:59)
14. Jenny’s Dead (1:05)
15. Klein Calls Cops (2:14)
16. The Body Is Revealed (5:13)
17. Dan’s Memory Returns #2 (1:55)
18. Klein’s Shot (2:25)
19. Finale Shattered – End Credits (5:27)
Score Time: 55:01

THE EXTRAS – Additional Music
20. Hamburger Face (0:34)
21. 1st Memory Flash (0:30)
22. 2nd Memory Flash (0:20)
23. Operation Montage (Original) (2:44)
24. Mirror Memory Flash (0:53)
25. Happy New Year (0:40)
26. Dan & Jenny Talk (Original) (1:05)
27. Telegram Message #1 (0:23)
28. Dan/Jenny In Lobby (0:27)
29. Finale Shattered – End Credits (Alternate) (5:04)
Extras Time: 13:06

 

SOURCE MUSIC

30. Hacienda Source (Ashley J. Irwin) (2:50)
31. The Night (Justin Hayward, performed by The Moody Blues) (7:12)

Source Music Time: (10:05)

 

CD Total Time: 78:26

 

https://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.12662/.f

[Bespin 8,480]

Never heard of that movie nor score.

 

Where it stands in Silvestri's corpus?

[Jay 37,346]

I think it's more relevant to listen to the samples on their order page to determine if you want to own it or not, rather than its "importance" as a film or score, personally.

 

That being said, if anyone on JWFan has heard this score or seen this movie before, I encourage you to post your thoughts on both/either!

 

[Tom Guernsey 2,282]

My usual approach when there's an expanded release is to avoid the original album so I can get the freshest take on the expanded album when I get it, but in this case I would have to confess to not really knowing much about it and so gave it a quick listen. Have to admit that it didn't exactly blow me away, but I'm willing to give the expanded album a go as the original album is short and over 10 minutes is taken up with non-AS music so I hope there's some decent stuff that just didn't make the original album.

[Bespin 8,480]

@Jay You announce a new expansion and the first answer you get is @Thor saying it interrest him. I mean, let us find the situation a bit strange! 

[Yavar Moradi 2,598]

Well, only 20 minutes of score on the original release possibly might even be too short of an album selection for Thor. I’m pretty sure I ran by Free Willy 2 as an example (only three score tracks/10.5 minutes, or 9.5 minutes less than Shattered got) in one of our conversations on the subject years ago, and he agreed that something like that absolutely deserved an expansion.

 

Yavar

[Jurassic Shark 12,054]

Sounds like an urban legend to me.

[Goldfinger 59]

As for the film, it's a decent enough thriller with a twist that M. Night would be proud of even, though its hardly memorable. Bob Hoskins and Tom Berenger have a good dynamic in the scenes they share, but its one of those films you put on at midnight when you're looking for something to watch but don't really mind too much if you fall asleep before the end. 

 

Will probably search it out and see if the music is of interest to me before buying. Silvestri of this period is hit and miss for me outside BTTF so either I'll be pleasantly surprised, or saving some money.

 

[Sweeping Strings 2,352]

I'm of an age now where if the options are putting something on at midnight and not caring if I fall asleep before the end or just going to bed at midnight, I do the latter. 

[thestat 348]

Yeah, loved this back in the day - the twist is great!

 

Unfortunately the Silvestri score is one of his lesser efforts, if not mega-cheesy, just a bit non-present. Weird for both Silvestri and Petersen, it's an off-film

[Bespin 8,480]

I'm still contemplating whether I should go "there."

 

This score was primarily reviewed online, with mentions that there is no simple melody to remember... 

 

However, I believe that in 2023, we now understand that there exists an entire generation of composers after John Williams who have chosen to move away from this traditional method of composition and have discovered their own unique styles.

[Raiders of the SoundtrArk 2,433]

The score is pretty nice nothing extraordinary but a nice listening experience overall

[HB Potlood 33]

Here's the chronological playlist of the expanded release:

Shattered (expanded) by Alan Silvestri

01. Shattered Opening Titles (5:38) (note that  01. Opening Title (2:09) from the original 1991 album is the version heard in the movie)
20. Hamburger Face (0:36)
21. 1st Memory Flash (0:32)
22. 2nd Memory Flash (0:23)
02. Operation Montage (Alternate) (0:00-1:24)
31. The Night (7:15)
02. Operation Montage (Alternate) (1:25-2:39) (or use 02. Going Home (1:10) from the original 1991 album)
24. Mirror Memory Flash (0:56)
25. Happy New Year (0:42)
03. Photo Discovery (1:01)
04. Dan & Jenny On Beach (0:00-1:18)
30. Hacienda Source (2:54)
04. Dan & Jenny On Beach (1:19-2:18) (possible alternate title: "Petshop Memory Flash")
05. Dan & Jenny Talk (Alternate) (4:38)
06. Driving Dan (3:14)
07. The Shipyard (3:47)
08. Judith Heaves (0:41)
27. Telegram Message 1 (0:26)
28. Dan – Jenny In Lobby (0:30)
09. Mystery Man Arrives (3:48)
10. The Chase (2:00)
11. It’s Judith (3:16)
12. Dan Wishes He Were Dead (2:23)
13. Ship Memory Flash (1:03)
14. Jenny’s Dead (1:08)
15. Klein Calls Cops (2:17)
16. The Body Is Revealed (5:20)
17. Dan’s Memory Returns 2 (1:58)
18. Klein’s Shot (2:28)
01. Shattered Opening Titles (5:38) 

 

For comparison here's the chronological version of the original album:

01. Opening Title (2:09)
13. Nights In White Satin (Performed by Justin Hayward) (7:24)
02. Going Home (1:10)
11. Hacienda (2:52)
04. Driving Dan (3:10)
03. Telegram Message (1:37)
05. The Chase (1:58)
08. It’s Judith (1:49)
06. Dan Smacks Judith (1:25)
07. The Body Is Revealed (2:15)
10. Dan’s Memory Returns (1:52)
09. Klein’s Shot (2:25)
12. End Credits (5:02)
 

[Jay 37,346]

Thanks!

[Naïve Old Fart 9,514]

Alan Silvestri's shattered 

Am I the only one who finds that funny?

[Jay 37,346]

Probably

[thestat 348]

It's not a great film or a great score. But Berenger is powerful in in

[Jay 37,346]

My copy arrived today.  I can't wait to hear it, I haven't even heard the samples.

 

I see there was barely any discussion of this here.  Does anybody have any commentary on it?

[Stark 312]

It’s occurred to me I don’t own a single Silvestri expansion…

[Jay 37,346]

The Abyss is essential! 

[JTN 2,003]

9 hours ago, Jay said:

My copy arrived today.  I can't wait to hear it, I haven't even heard the samples.

 

I see there was barely any discussion of this here.  Does anybody have any commentary on it?

It’s a nice AS thriller. Nothing earth shattering (no pun intended).

[1977 1,743]

12 hours ago, Jay said:

The Abyss is essential! 

 

Still annoyed I missed that one. I had hoped the 4k release would have an iso as a consolation, but alas.

 

It's not even on YT.