JERRY GOLDSMITH

By my reckoning those three are an easy 15 stars combined. Absolute Goldsmith brilliance!

I wouldn't say that Tom, there are a lot of JG scores I own that I rarely return to.

My list of 5 star Goldsmith scores goes like this...

Star Trek The Motion Picture
The Final Conflict
Total Recall
Under Fire
Papillon
Chinatown
Poltergeist
The Wind And The Lion
Alien
Planet of The Apes
The Blue Max
Patton

In retrospect I've marked down LEGEND to 4.5 because of a few annoying synthy moments.

That makes three of us then

That would be the most logical reason we have favourite composers... unless they managed to save your cat from a burning fire.

I like Goldsmith very much. I wouldn't have 40-something CD's of his if I didn't. However, I'm FAR from a completist, and I've owned quite a few more soundtracks that I've since sold or traded away because I didn't fancy them to the extent that I had thought, even after numerous chances: HOLLOW MAN, THE HAUNTING, POWDER, CONGO, THE RIVER WILD, SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY, INNERSPACE, KING SOLOMON'S MINES, EXPLORERS, SUPERGIRL, THE SECRET OF NIMH, MACARTHUR, LOGAN'S RUN, HAWKINS ON MURDER/WINTER KILL/BABE, RANSOM and THE BLUE MAX. Wow, quite a few now that I list them up like this.

I still have a couple of Goldsmiths on my sales list (BANDOLERO! and THE OMEN, although the latter is more on there because I want to replace it with the new and remastered version).

Oh, the sound-clips sound sooooo cheesy!... So, I guess, I can pass on this one! (Thank God, considering my financial situation...)

Yeah, I had the LP ( it was a casualty of a burglary many years ago ) and hated it, missing this is a no-brainer for me.

I.Q. / SECONDS: LIMITED EDITION
LLLCD 1109
Music by Jerry Goldsmith
Limited Edition of 3000 Units

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Film composer great Jerry Goldsmith (PATTON, THE OMEN, GREMLINS, FIRST BLOOD) takes us on an emotional, musical journey through the light and dark realms of science with this limited edition release of two of his previously unreleased scores from Paramount Pictures -- I.Q. (1994), starring Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau and Tim Robbins, directed by Fred Schepisi and SECONDS (1966), starring Rock Hudson, Murray Hamilton, directed by John Frankenheimer. This CD, produced by Dan Goldwasser, was mastered by Mike Matessino from Paramount Pictures vault elements. The 20-Page CD Booklet features in-depth liner notes by Jeff Bond, bringing you behind-the-music of both orchestral scores -- film music that boldly demonstrates the brilliant talent and versatility of one of the medium's most beloved composers. This is a limited edition of 3000 Units.

ABOUT THIS RELEASE:

Jerry Goldsmith's I.Q. was mastered from a combination of 2-track and 3-track mixes from the Paramount vault. Mastered by Michael Matessino, the music - recorded in 1994 - was recent enough to not require any restoration work, but it went through a careful EQ and clean-up process. Regarding SECONDS, the only source available from the studio vaults were mono 35mm music stems off of the original film. Because this three-channel split source contained dialogue, music and sound effects, there was a bit of bleed onto the music tracks. While many of the music cues were clean and easily mastered, the few cues with faint dialogue bleed had exacting and respectful clean-up work done on them to make the music as presentable as possible. Since we did not want to lose any of Goldsmith's precious, much-demanded music, there is still some bleed present in a few of the bonus tracks, but these tracks have been restored to the best quality possible given the source material.

TRACK LISTING:

I.Q.
1. Campus Morning* (1:56)
2. Fundamental Order* / First Sight /
Chance / Craps (3:00)
3. The Riders (1:23)
4. The Watch / I Fixed It (1:20)
5. Ideas / Dress Up (1:44)
6. The Lecture (1:29)
7. Count the Stars* (2:07)
8. First Exam (1:20)
9. Signals (2:20)
10. Equations** / A Little Smile* (1:02)
11. Caged Fun (1:15)
12. I Really Do (1:08)
13. Years Ago / Practice (1:10)
14. Don't Panic (2:29)
15. April Fool (1:01)
16. The Compass (2:22)
17. Wahoo / End Credits* (6:23)

I.Q. BONUS TRACKS
18. Dress Up (alternate) (1:36)
19. Wahoo (with extension) (3:06)

I.Q. TOTAL SCORE TIME: 38:00
* contains "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
** not used in film

SECONDS
20. Main Title (3:00)
21. 39 Lafayette Street (2:17)
22. Quiet Isolation (2:14)
23. Nightmare (2:50)
24. Transformation (1:56)
25. Rehabilitation / Strange Arrival (2:16)
26. Restless Hours (2:53)
27. Reflections (1:59)
28. Begin Again / Peaceful Aftermath (2:24)
29. End Title (1:15)

SECONDS BONUS TRACKS
30. Quiet Isolation (contains dialogue bleed) (2:27)
31. Restless Hours (contains dialogue bleed) (3:12)
32. Peaceful Aftermath (contains source) (0:52)
33. Begin Again (contains dialogue bleed) (1:44)

SECONDS TOTAL SCORE TIME: 31:13

TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 69:13

Same here. Of course, if you'd said that on FSM, you'd been strung upside-down in tar and feather!

And of course, just for that I had to go over there and post the exact same sentiment!

Yeah, the sound clips for IQ sound positively atrocious. The second and third clips from Seconds sound great, though...

Seconds sounds really interesting. But I'm not sure it's interesting enough to get. I.Q. doesn't sound too interesting.

Forget about "IQ". "Seconds" is the real masterpiece in this release. Ignore the fact that "Seconds" is the second score on this release, it's second to none.

Watch this, put it full screen and turn up the volume as high as possible.

Peter

I'm not usually into thriller n scary scores either, Timmer, but "Seconds" is something special. It has a golden age quality to is, is super atmospheric and highly listenable all the way through. It's about high time it got a proper release.

Peter

I'm happy for those that want it and I sincerely hope it sells well.