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d i s s i d e n t
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a r t i s t : Bernard Hermann
t i t l e : The Day The Earth Stood Still OST
d a t e : 1951
l a b e l : Fox
g e n r e : Soundtrack
r l s. d a t e : July 2003
t r a c k s : 18
b i t r a t e : 192kbps
s i z e : MB
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Composed in the summer of 1951, this was the composer's first
soundtrack after he moved to Hollywood. Herrmann chose a most
unusual instrumentation for director Robert Wise's picture,
including electric violin, electric bass, two theremins, test
oscillators, vibraphone, four pianos, four harps, and approximately
30 brass instruments. Unusual overdubbing and tape-reversal
techniques were also used. In Edmund North's script, based on
a 1940 story by Harry Bates, a humanoid alien named Klaatu,
bearing a message of peaceful coexistence with other planets
(the alternative is Earth's destruction), lands his flying saucer
in the middle of Washington, D.C., accompanied by his giant robot
Gort. "Prelude: Outer Space" features patterned, steadily
arpeggiated harps and pianos, through which Richard Strauss-like
high brass and eerie theremin melodies sail. In "Radar," multiple
pianos are backed by electric bass pizzicati and sustained
vibraphone chords. This music underlines the worldwide transmission
of news about the saucer's landing. "Gort" accompanies the robot's
emergence from the ship to defend Klaatu, who has been shot by
nervous, trigger-happy soldiers. The music is made from piano,
percussion, brass, and theremins. "The Robot" is a similar piece
from later in the movie (when a kindly widow returns the apparently
dead spaceman to his ship). "Space Control" is light and mysterious,
full of bells and pianos, with a melody on electric guitar. "Terror"
is a general cue for theremins used throughout the film, including
the day when Klaatu demonstrates his power to stop all the world's
engines. "Farewell and Finale" underscores Klaatu's final message,
repeating the initial opening music and ending in a sustained major
chord with odd wailing from the theremins. A unique score, ahead of
its time, prophetic of many devices and sounds to be used for
decades to follow, and still a model of impressive emotional effect
achieved by musically economical means. ù "Blue" Gene Tyranny
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01-Twentieth Century Fox Fanfare [00:14]
02-Prelude/Outer Space/Radar [03:47]
03-Danger [00:24]
04-Klaatu [02:17]
05-Gort/The Visor/The Telescope [02:25]
06-Escape [00:54]
07-Solar Diamonds [01:05]
08-Arlington [01:10]
09-Lincoln Memorial [01:29]
10-Nocturne/The Flashlight/The Robot/Space... [05:59]
11-Elevator/Magnietic Pull/The Study/The... [04:32]
12-Panic [00:43]
13-Glowing/Alone/Gort's Rage/Nikto/The... [05:12]
14-The Prison [01:44]
15-Rebirth [01:39]
16-Departure [00:53]
17-Farewell [00:37]
18-Finale [00:32]
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35:36 min
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