An absolutely remarkable score. Goldsmith's work was always Incredible. Glad this got posted. This music should not go to waste and should find itself to future film.
As much as I praised Brian Tyler's score for the late Richard Donner's 2003 film: Timeline, as it sounded so majestic and heart pounding with the action pieces: Main Title & Storming the Castle, and heartwarming with the love theme: Lady Claire & Marek, I personally thought Jerry Goldsmith's score for the film sounded WAY, WAY better as it felt epic, beautiful and heart wrenching at the same time with the pieces: The Dig, Cornflakes & Prepare for Battle/Victory for Us! Too bad Jerry's score got rejected as his health was declining very rapidly and Brian Tyler's score replaced him at the very last minute... Jerry's score had a LOT of potential to be in a film! Pity his score didn't get picked up and was left out... Personally, I haven’t seen the original cut of the film with Jerry Goldsmith’s rejected score in it, but I have seen some fan edits of the movie with a wide selection of clips online that have put Goldsmith's score back in! And after viewing the clips with Jerry's score in them, I said in my own words and my own opinion, that Jerry Goldsmith's score fits ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY! Compared to Brian Tyler’s replacement score, the action music BREATHES, the orchestrations are CLEAR, and aren’t a wall of competing sound with the sound effects! As for the claim that some have made that the score that Goldsmith wrote ISN’T action packed enough, while the album Varèse Sarabande shared with us, with 14 tracks and roughly 48 minutes, IS about as action packed as you can get without even going TOO far over the top! Jerry Goldsmith’s score is appropriately epic, pulse pounding with intricate rhythms, while at the very same time letting the film BREATHE whenever it needs to be! And not only did Jerry Goldsmith’s score got a CD release, Varèse Sarabande also released Brian Tyler’s score with 20 tracks and roughly 45 minutes! If there was to be a Director's or Producer's Cut of the film, they would re-insert Jerry's rejected score back in and mark this as his ACTUAL FINAL SCORE! Even though his real final score was Looney Tunes: Back in Action! But if we’re ABSOLUTELY lucky one day, maybe Varèse Sarabande could release 2 Deluxe Edition CDs of both Brian Tyler’s & Jerry Goldsmith’s score in its entirety! Then we’ll appreciate the 71 minutes of Brian Tyler’s score, and the 75 minutes of Jerry Goldsmith’s rejected score in crisp, clean and crystal clear sound! If that were to happen one day, We’d all feel SOOOOO happy!
A lost gem. If only it could be used in another movie. Or even a special addition of the movie with Jerry's score present. I am a life long fan of Jerry Goldsmith and was thrilled to find this score some years ago. Highly recommended. and thrilling.
From what I read, Richard Donner liked Jerry's work but he wanted him to re-score some parts. Jerry was already quite ill and he said he wouldn't, but it seems he would have been OK for Joel McNeely to do it, as he hid for Air Force One. Donner wasn't OK with it so he rejected the score and Brian Tyler got the job. He did an OK soundtrack, but I can't share it here due to copyright issues.
An absolutely remarkable score. Goldsmith's work was always Incredible. Glad this got posted. This music should not go to waste and should find itself to future film.
Wonderful!
As much as I praised Brian Tyler's score
for the late Richard Donner's 2003 film: Timeline,
as it sounded so majestic and heart pounding
with the action pieces: Main Title & Storming the Castle,
and heartwarming with the love theme: Lady Claire & Marek,
I personally thought Jerry Goldsmith's score for the film
sounded WAY, WAY better as it felt epic, beautiful and
heart wrenching at the same time with the pieces:
The Dig, Cornflakes & Prepare for Battle/Victory for Us!
Too bad Jerry's score got rejected as his health
was declining very rapidly and Brian Tyler's score
replaced him at the very last minute...
Jerry's score had a LOT of potential to be in a film!
Pity his score didn't get picked up and was left out...
Personally, I haven’t seen the original cut of the film
with Jerry Goldsmith’s rejected score in it,
but I have seen some fan edits of the movie
with a wide selection of clips online
that have put Goldsmith's score back in!
And after viewing the clips with Jerry's score in them,
I said in my own words and my own opinion,
that Jerry Goldsmith's score fits ABSOLUTELY PERFECTLY!
Compared to Brian Tyler’s replacement score,
the action music BREATHES, the orchestrations are CLEAR,
and aren’t a wall of competing sound with the sound effects!
As for the claim that some have made that the score
that Goldsmith wrote ISN’T action packed enough,
while the album Varèse Sarabande shared with us,
with 14 tracks and roughly 48 minutes,
IS about as action packed as you can get
without even going TOO far over the top!
Jerry Goldsmith’s score is appropriately epic,
pulse pounding with intricate rhythms,
while at the very same time letting the film
BREATHE whenever it needs to be!
And not only did Jerry Goldsmith’s score got a CD release,
Varèse Sarabande also released Brian Tyler’s score
with 20 tracks and roughly 45 minutes!
If there was to be a Director's or Producer's Cut of the film,
they would re-insert Jerry's rejected score back in
and mark this as his ACTUAL FINAL SCORE!
Even though his real final score was
Looney Tunes: Back in Action!
But if we’re ABSOLUTELY lucky one day,
maybe Varèse Sarabande could release
2 Deluxe Edition CDs of both Brian Tyler’s
& Jerry Goldsmith’s score in its entirety!
Then we’ll appreciate the 71 minutes of Brian Tyler’s score,
and the 75 minutes of Jerry Goldsmith’s rejected score
in crisp, clean and crystal clear sound!
If that were to happen one day,
We’d all feel SOOOOO happy!
A lost gem. If only it could be used in another movie. Or even a special addition of the movie with Jerry's score present. I am a life long fan of Jerry Goldsmith and was thrilled to find this score some years ago. Highly recommended. and thrilling.
Very ideal style standard Goldsmith
Why not? Why unused?
From what I read, Richard Donner liked Jerry's work but he wanted him to re-score some parts. Jerry was already quite ill and he said he wouldn't, but it seems he would have been OK for Joel McNeely to do it, as he hid for Air Force One. Donner wasn't OK with it so he rejected the score and Brian Tyler got the job. He did an OK soundtrack, but I can't share it here due to copyright issues.
Thanks very much ❤❤❤
Classic Goldsmith
Great score.