• ”Alien” (1979)

  • Nov 1 2023
  • Length: 38 mins
  • Podcast

  • Summary

  • On this Halloween special, we discuss the music and sound design in Ridley Scott's movie "Alien." Blending science fiction and horror aesthetics, the film relies quite a bit on musical cues and jarring juxtapositions of sound environments to create a tense and unsettling atmosphere.

    References

    Jerry Goldsmith, Soundtrack for "Alien"

    Toru Takemitsu, Flock Descends on a Pentagonal Garden

    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik "Romanze"

    Howard Hanson, Symphony No. 2: "Romantic"

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