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Music Conducted By
Jerry Goldsmith
Orchestrations By
Arthur Morton
Alexander Courage
Recorded By
Bruce Botnick
Performed By
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Album Produced By
Jerry Goldsmith
Bruce Botnick
Label
Varèse Sarabande
CD Club VCL10151160
Previous Release(s)
Varèse Sarabande
VSD-5746
Year Of CD/Film Release
1996/1996
Running Time
30:58
Availability
Normal Release
Cues
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Timings
1. Meet Eddie (4:53)
2. Open Minds (2:47)
3. Invaders (1:04)
4. Too Late (2:28)
5. Aftermath (1:12)
6. Questions (1:45)
7. Can’t Stay (1:44)
8. Visitors /The Meeting (4:25)
9. Be Safe (5:52)
10. A Song / The Observatory (2:40)
11. Getting There / C Systems (4:15)
12. Ice Chase (5:52)
13. The Old House (2:50)
14. Assassins (5:44)
15. The Museum (4:01)
16. Sardines And Crackers (1:05)
17. Lily And Chen / Eddie (1:29)
18. The Number / Deeper In (2:19)
19. No Solution (2:48)
20. My Job / The Deal (1:42)
21. Well Done (2:02)
22. System Down (2:28)
23. On Your Way (1:50)
24. Inside The Plant (2:01)
25. Open Door (Extended) (3:18)
26. Out Of The Hole (3:35)
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Chain Reaction
Goldsmith's score to Chain
Reaction is a very polished symphonic one, augmented with
some good synthesiser work and electric guitar. Chain Reaction
benefits from being quite a long score, with cue after cue running
into each other and effectively building tension and moving the
story forward. Witness the montage where we see the FBI tailing
and listening in on Shannon, the mysterious company man. Goldsmith
plays every moment, championing militaristic drums and 'Patton
like' trumpet motifs. It may not be a classic score in the overall
scheme of things, but it shows how good Goldsmith is and how
much we take his music for granted.
The CD opens with a surprisingly sensitive, but weary main theme
(Meet Eddie) for both Eddie and the environmental issues
of the movie. Synth work remains in check as strings and woodwinds
carry the theme, while a pop beat joins guitar as we see Eddie
at work. Eddie's theme gets a warmer feel in the latter cue,
Open Minds, with its graceful brass statements, and a
melodramatic symphonic resolution in Out Of The Hole.
Assassins is an ominous piece where Eddie and Lily are
stalked by killers. Goldsmith's electronics are second to none
and here there is a wealth of new sounds to enjoy before thumping
percussion breaks through for the inevitable hand to hand combat.
This cue plays over an additional sequence as the FBI monitors
Shannon's mail and visitors, with Goldsmith providing a very
cool transparent sounding snare drum meeting a low end brass
motif.
At over 5 minutes in length, Ice Chase, is the stand out
cue highlighting classic stop/start action writing. The cue builds
steadily but as the chase begins Goldsmith quickens the tempo
and the cue explodes with deep brass and high strings as the
main action motif kicks in. By the time the chase across the
frozen river takes off Goldsmith is absolutely flying. Goldsmith
completes his action work with System Down and Open
Door. These two cues could have easily played as one piece,
as a countdown scenario kicks off a pulsing variation of his
action theme, now joined by a pounding synth beat. |
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