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DVD, Blu-ray and 4K With Jerry Goldsmith Features
The following DVD, Blu-ray and 4K releases have specific features that Jerry Goldsmith fans will
find of interest. From documentaries and commentaries to isolated scores.
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Film Music
Masters Jerry Goldsmith
Music From The Movies magazine present for
the first time on DVD the acclaimed documentary on Jerry Goldsmith
produced by the late Fred Karlin and made at the time of the
recording of The River Wild score. The original 70 minute
documentary is presented along with a host of extras that are
made up of extended interviews not used in the main documentary
and 60 minutes of footage from The River Wild recording
sessions.
The extended interviews with Bruce Botnick, Arthur Morton, Alexander
Courage, Sandy De Crescent, Jo Ann Kane and Ken Hall offer further
insight into Jerry Goldsmith and his working relationships and
features some fascinating information along the way. At times
revealing unknown facts behind some of Jerry Goldsmith's assignments
and what goes on behind the scenes.
The extended recording session footage allows you to follow Jerry
Goldsmith recording three cues not featured on the soundtrack
album. It's a fascinating opportunity to watch the maestro at
work and shows what a consummate professional he was. It also
reveals how much painstaking detail goes into recording essentially
minor cues and how they are tweaked before finally being recorded
for the film.
An absolute must have for Jerry Goldsmith's many fans. |
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Alien 20th and Alien 4K
40th anniversary
The complete score isolated, plus alternate
cues for original scenes as well as brief comments from Ridley
Scott on how wonderful Goldsmith's music is but no reference
to why so little of it features. Goldsmith features too discussing
the score and frustrations working on the film. Negative and somewhat nasty
comments from some of the producers and editor. |
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Alien
Quadrilogy
A stunning 9 disc
box set that should be the only version you ever need to have
of the Alien movie series. Sadly you'll have to keep hold
of your 20th Anniversary disc with isolated score though, as
the Alien disc in this set omits it! Still it does have
a featurette on music and editing with an interview with Goldsmith
talking of the frustrating time he had working on the movie and
his disappointment over the way his score was eventually used.
We also hear from editor Terry Rawlings, who is unrepentant on
using music from Freud and Howard Hanson. Producer David
Giler also shows his indifference to Goldsmith's efforts and
compares his score to Patton? But sadly the whole piece
fails to deliver a clear understanding on why so many key cues,
that clearly would have worked in the movie, were dropped. No
one seems to remember what really went on, even Scott plays it
safe by just praising Goldsmith. And Dan O'Bannon erroneously
complains about the soundtrack album including the 'honking'
horns which according to him never appeared in the movie, even
though they did! |
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Alien Anthology - Blu-ray
The Blu-ray set of the Alien
movies betters the previous Quadrilogy and includes the isolated scores
heard on the earlier Anniversary version. Also included are all the extras
from the Quadrilogy including Goldsmith interview. |
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Jerry Goldsmith 80th
Birthday Tribute Concert - Fimucité 3 - DVD
A special limited edition DVD of the
concert recorded at the 2009 Fimucité festival in Tenerife conducted by Mark
Snow and Diego Navarro and featuring the Tenerife Film Orchestra and Choir.
The spectacular concert featured music from The Illustrated Man, The Swarm, The Final
Conflict, Capricorn One, The Sum of All Fears, The Omen,
Planet of the Apes, Star Trek: First Contact, Gremlins,
Poltergeist and Total Recall! The DVD is region free and also
included a CD version. |
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Fate Is The Hunter
A rare title from
Goldsmith's past gets a special R1 DVD release from Twilight. Feature is in
wide screen and includes an isolated effects and score bonus feature plus
booklet on movie and mentions score. The end credit is presented in stereo
too. A very short Goldsmith score though. |
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The Flim Flam Man
Another rare title makes
it to DVD from the specialist label Twilight. The movie is presented in wide
screen and has a trailer and isolated score track as extra features, as well
as booklet detailing the making of the movie. |
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First Blood (4K Limited
Edition)
Classic action thriller
First Blood gets the 4K treatment. And new extras, including a
feature on the music with the likes of Robert Townson and Jeff Bond
discussing the importance of this Goldsmith action score classic. Note, only
the limited edition has this feature. |
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Hollow
Man
A feature packed disc with isolated score
in 5.1 and composer commentary! Note, does not feature on the
Special Edition Superbit version. |
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Hour Of The Gun (Blu-ray
Region Free)
Features music and effects track and
trailer. |
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L.A.
Confidential (also Blu-ray)
Features complete score with source music
in 5.1, isolated. |
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Legend
Collector's Edition (also on Blu-ray)
At last! Ridley Scott has
come to his senses and sanctioned a proper release of his 1985
film Legend, now featuring Jerry Goldsmith's wonderful
score restored. A good selection of supplements including the
un-filmed fairy dance with Goldsmith's music as well as a good
documentary. For film fanatics you also get the US theatrical abomination.
Please note the Psycho II temp music still features though
as the scene was never scored. And the score still contains fragmented versions of a number
of the composer's cues! Blame the editor. |
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Lonely
Are The Brave
One of Jerry Goldsmith earliest
features makes it to R1 DVD. Presented in wide screen and featuring a short
documentary on the film with Kirk Douglas, Michael Douglas and Steven
Spielberg. Most importantly though is another 10 minutes featurette on the
score with Varese Sarabande's Robert Townson talking about the score. |
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Lilies Of
The Field Blu-ray
(Region Free)
Another fine Twilight Time
release. Features complete score isolated but with some f/x. Another very
early Goldsmith work for a very charming little film. |
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The Mummy
(R1 Only)
Features complete score and source music playing
against language menu. Select English to start. The original
idea was to include the score isolated and if you look carefully
at the picture of the menu on the back cover you can just see
the original option. Note isolated score does not feature
on the latter Ultimate Edition or Blu Ray. |
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The Omen
Special Edition Blu-ray
All the features from the above special
edition DVDs but now with the isolated score in 5.1, previously only available
on the 90s Laser Disc. This release also adds a commentary track with Nick
Redman and Jeff Bond discussing the score. The UK version has the isolated score
but misses out on a number of features in the US package. |
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Patton Special Edition
(also Blu-ray RA Only)
Features Jerry Goldsmith's score isolated
and snippets of recording sessions featuring the Echoplex.
Patton documentary includes Goldsmith interview. |
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Papillon
(R2 Only)
A Region 2 coup! Jerry Goldsmith's score isolated
with source music! Along with trailer, filmog and featurette.
The score is in crystal clear 5.1 and although one of the composers
relatively short scores and well presented on CD, it does feature
some short additional cues. Best of all though is the arrangements,
which differ from the album versions. |
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The
Russia House Blu-ray (Region
Free)
Twilight Time present the first high
definition home video release of Fred Schepsi's 1990 film featuring one of
Jerry Goldsmith's most beautiful scores; headlined by a perfect love theme.
Although the original MCA soundtrack album had a generous playing time this
disc features the complete score isolated. |
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The Sand Pebbles Special Edition
(also Blu-ray R1 Only)
New two disc edition features two
versions of the movie. The latter an extended "road show" version coming in at
196 minutes. The film features the score isolated in stereo with all the studio
activity surrounding the recording of each cue and as with Von Ryan's Express
commentary from Nick Redman and Jon Burlingame who reveal the history
surrounding this popular Goldsmith score. Along with further commentaries,
featurettes, lobby cards and mini booklet this makes for a stunning collector's
edition. |
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Stagecoach (1966)
The remake of Stagecoach is
presented in its original wide screen ratio and includes isolated score
track as a bonus, plus informative booklet. |
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Star Trek The Motion
Picture The Director's Edition
Special Director's Edition
with extra footage and improved special effects along with further
deleted scenes and the usual collection of supplements and featurettes.
Group commentary features Jerry Goldsmith occasionally and the
main documentary briefly features Goldsmith but this is ultimately
a disappointment considering the importance of Goldsmith's contribution,
who really deserved a mini featurette all to himself! |
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Star Trek First Contact
A 2 disc set featuring
the usual generous helping of extras. However, this one has a
special tribute to Jerry Goldsmith running just under 20 minutes
covering his work on the Star Trek franchise with focus
on the latter Next Gen movies. Some nice comments from Berman
and Chattaway in particular. A perfect time for the world of
Star Trek to remember such an important member of the
crew. |
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Total Recall (Blu-ray)
A new HD transfer is a huge improvement over the early Blu-ray
release and the new DTS HD Audio impresses too. A good chance to
hear Jerry Goldsmith's massive action score. A couple of new extras
don't mention the score but the original extras do feature and Jerry
Goldsmith appears a couple of times talking about the score. Still
think we should have a proper feature on the score though. |
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Total Recall (4K)
A new 4K transfer is a huge improvement over the early Blu-ray
releases but still with some grain here and there. The garish red
planet backdrops in some sequences still look poor. Some new extras
include a feature on the Goldsmith action opus. Like the First
Blood 4K we see Robert Townson and Jeff Bond along with Daniel
Schweiger. Oddly the clips during this feature dial down the music
and ramp up the dialogue though. Still great to see people who
appreciate this music feature. |
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Our Man Flint/In Like Flint (Blu-ray)
New HD transfers of the camp classics
from the 60s. A Bond spoof that proved surprisingly successful at the time and spawned a
sequel In Like Flint. These new discs from Twilight Time
features numerous extras including Jerry Goldsmith's scores isolated.
In Like Flint has the short Goldsmith featurette The
Musician's Magician. |
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Ultimate Flint
Collection
A 3 disc set featuring both Flint movies, plus the lost TV movie
Our Man Flint: Dead On Target which should have stayed lost! Awful. More
interestingly is a series of short featurettes looking back at the original
movies. For Goldsmith fans there is an enjoyable, but terribly short featurette
on Jerry Goldsmith's contributions. This 5 minute programme features Carrie,
Joel Goldsmith and Robert Townson paying tribute to Jerry and discussing his
Flint scores. This should have been longer and more in-depth. A shame but
Goldsmith fans will no doubt be pleased at its inclusion. |
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Von
Ryan's Express Special Edition
A 2 disc set featuring a good selection of extras
and a couple focussing on Jerry Goldsmith and this particular score. First up is
the score isolated on disc 1 along with all the studio activity surrounding the
recording of each cue. Around these sequences is an enjoyable commentary from
film music historians Nick Redman and Jon Burlingame. Disc 2 features one rather
pointless feature entitled The Music Of Von Ryan's Express which is
nothing more than an edited version of the film with edited cues of Jerry
Goldsmith's score overlaid, but with sound effects too! Then we have an
enjoyable 11 minute featurette called Bringing Music To Life: The Legacy Of
Jerry Goldsmith in which we hear from Nick Redman, Jon Burlingame and Carrie
Goldsmith. It makes for a short but enjoyable tribute with a plethora of rare
Goldsmith pictures on display. |
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Under Fire Blu-ray
Acclaimed war drama from the point of view of a photo journalist. |
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The Vanishing
US remake of grim kidnap thriller from same director. Jeff Bridges gives
a stunning and terrifying performance of what appears to be a good
family man but with an evil darkside who kidnaps and buries alive an
innocent woman. While her husband desperately searches for her. |
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