| Alien: Original Motion Picture Score | ||||
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| Released | 1979 | |||
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| Length | 33:37 Original 126:18 Complete Edition | |||
| Label | 20th Century Fox Records Original T-593 Intrada Complete Edition | |||
| Producer | Jerry Goldsmith | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Filmtracks |  [2] |
| Soundtrack-express | [3] |
| Soundtrack.net | [4] |
Alien: Original Motion Picture Score came out in 1979 and achieved critical acclaim, being released commercially in multiple forms during the following decades. The iconic, avant-garde score to the film Alien was composed by Jerry Goldsmith and is considered by some to be one of his best, most visceral scores.[5] Rather than focusing on themes, Goldsmith creates a bleak and dissonant soundscape that fits the film's dark and intense atmosphere, with only a few "romantic" cues.[6][7]
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Filmtracks review
- ^ "Soundtrack-express review". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ Soundtrack.net
- ^ "Alien - Jerry Goldsmith". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ A L I E N by Jerry Goldsmith
- ^ "Alien - Jerry Goldsmith". Archived from the original on 2008-02-23. Retrieved 2008-03-13.