The avante garde Alien³ was written for the motion picture of the same name… Read Full Bio ↴The avante garde Alien³ was written for the motion picture of the same name, scored by Elliot Goldenthal, it was his first big mainstream score; he described it as an experiment and spent a whole year creating it.
Goldenthal's work for Alien³ is widely considered one of his most intensely inventive, visceral, influential works and indeed, by many listeners, to be his best; Goldenthal himself cites the score as one of his stand-out soundtracks.
Whilst creating the score in Los Angeles the LA Riots of 1992 were going on and he has noted that the wild and tempestuous atmosphere in the city at that time was an influence on the scores dark and visceral sound.
Even though the score is generally considered a magnum opus it is also considered to be the case that most of the cues are quite "dissonant" and "bleak" for a casual movie score listener and, more, one for the aficionado; the All Music Guide described it as "...mandatory for all serious enthusiasts of film music."
Goldenthal's work for Alien³ is widely considered one of his most intensely inventive, visceral, influential works and indeed, by many listeners, to be his best; Goldenthal himself cites the score as one of his stand-out soundtracks.
Whilst creating the score in Los Angeles the LA Riots of 1992 were going on and he has noted that the wild and tempestuous atmosphere in the city at that time was an influence on the scores dark and visceral sound.
Even though the score is generally considered a magnum opus it is also considered to be the case that most of the cues are quite "dissonant" and "bleak" for a casual movie score listener and, more, one for the aficionado; the All Music Guide described it as "...mandatory for all serious enthusiasts of film music."
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Alien³
Elliot Goldenthal Lyrics
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