Jerry Goldsmith's score for Alien takes up most of the CD and features tracks that are not included in the finished film. Jerry Goldsmith has done lots of other in this genre (like the first Star Trek movie) but rarely has it sounded so good. The main title is superbly atmospheric and effortlessly conveys both the stillness of space and the weird menace that lurks there.
James Horner did the sound track for Aliens and it doesn't sound bad at all. Horner did the soundtrack for Braveheart and Titanic (as well as the second Star Trek film). It is in the action music that Horner truly excels and in the track "futile escape" there is plenty of it.
The score for Alien3 is the real surprise though. Elliot Goldenthal's score is without doubt the best of the lot and trust me, that is saying a great deal. The music for Alien3 is the most engaging, innovative, diverse and powerful film score I have ever heard. It is both modern and classical, epic and intimate. I have listened to it a thousand times and have never got tired of it.
The CD also contains a small booklet about the films, composers and there history. Anyone interested in the music for these classic films (or just looking for something different) should invest in this CD.
