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BASIC INSTINCT (2-CD SET)
Music Composed and Conducted by Jerry Goldsmith
Limited edition of 2000 units
Crossing legs! Quartet Records and Studio Canal are proud to present the ultimate 2-CD set of Jerry Goldsmith’s Academy Award® nominated noir score for Paul Verhoeven’s classic erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992), starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone.
For his second collaboration with director Paul Verhoeven (after Total Recall), Jerry Goldsmith composed one of his most famous and iconic scores—atmospheric and sensual, elegantly orchestrated, with a memorable main theme reminiscent of Bernard Herrmann.
At the time of the film’s premiere, Varèse Sarabande issued a fabulous 45-minutes CD produced by Goldsmith himself—a masterful presentation of the score’s highlights. Ten years later, Prometheus Records released an expanded version, with much of the music presented in film order, but still missing a pivotal moment and several alternate takes. Now, 23 years later, Quartet Records has finally done justice to this Goldsmith masterpiece. This new release includes all of the music recorded for the film, with correct edits, actual track titles, “An Unending Story” as heard in the film, and alternate takes recorded by Goldsmith for the shorter R-rated version of the film. Also included is the original album produced by the composer, featuring some slightly shorter cues and an alternate ending. All of the music was recorded in London with Goldsmith conducting The National Philharmonic Orchestra.
Both film score and album version have been entirely remixed and remastered from the original digital multi-track tapes by original scoring mixer Bruce Botnick for this edition—the score has, quite simply, never sounded better! Produced by Neil S. Bulk and Bruce Botnick, the album includes in-depth liner notes from film music writer Daniel Schweiger in a lavishly designed 24-page full-color booklet.
Track list:
DISC ONE: THE FILM SCORE
01. Main Title / The First Victim (3:45)
02. Catherine and Roxy (5:17)
03. Shadows / Profile (1:30)
04. I Don’t Smoke (2:48)
05. Crossed Legs (4:53)
06. Beth and Nick (2:24)
07. Night Life (6:04)
08. Home Visit (1:12)
09. Your Wife Knew (1:48)
10. What’s Between You? (0:55)
11. One Shot (1:28)
12. Kitchen Help (4:02)
13. Pillow Talk (5:04)
14. Morning After (2:32)
15. Roxy Loses (3:39)
16. Catherine’s Sorrow (2:44)
17. Wrong Name (2:24)
18. She’s Really Sick (1:33)
19. It Won’t Sell (1:06)
20. The Games Are Over (5:53)
21. Evidence (1:44)
22. An Unending Story / End Titles (9:08)
Total Disc Time: 71:59
DISC TWO: THE 1992 SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
01. Main Title (Theme from Basic Instinct) (2:15)
02. Crossed Legs (4:53)
03. Night Life (6:04)
04. Kitchen Help (3:59)
05. Pillow Talk (5:01)
06. Morning After (2:31)
07. The Games Are Over (5:39)
08. Catherine’s Sorrow (2:43)
09. Roxy Loses (3:18)
10. An Unending Story (7:58)
Bonus Tracks
11. The First Victim (R rated alternate) (1:37)
12. Beth and Nick (R rated alternate) (2:13)
13. Pillow Talk (R rated alternate) (4:51)
14. That’s Real Music (0:27)
Total Disc Time: 53:34
Total Album Time: 125:33
For more info, order and listen audio samples, please visit www.quartetrecords.com
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What was the "missing pivotal moment"?
Was it Track 10 "What's Between You?"
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Incredible! Only quibble, it seems like we'll have to keep the prometheus release of the full original version of "An Unending Story"
I've been told this new release has the original version
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Glad I held off on a second hand Prometheus. Also incredibly glad this has the film version of the end at last! Had the pleasure of watching this with a live commentary by Joe Eszterhas at a screenwriting event in London a couple of years ago. He remarked on the score a few times, and I was hoping then for a proper re-issue at some point.
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Wonderful score by jerry.
He manages to pitch exactly right the sexual charged undercurrent of a totally unstoppable seven-steps ahead femme fatale, without makin it sound sleazy or naff, its enticing but relentless.
We are very lucky getting serious full-length presentations like this.
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The last time Quartet put out a Goldsmith score (I think it was King Solomon's Mines) they gave clues/hints beforehand. This one came out without any warning. What a great surprise!
I've long wondered if Varese somehow had domestic-only perpetuity rights on this high-profile title, because I otherwise would have expected Intrada or LLL to grab it. That would explain why only Prometheus and Quartet, which are not based in the U.S., could do expanded versions.
Speculation aside, this looks like a great, definitive release and I'm happy that I'll be able to retire my Prometheus. Very cool that Bruce Botnick was involved (and interesting that he remixed and remastered his original album too). With Neil at the helm as well we all know this closes the book on this famous score.
Yavar
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I mentioned this to a friend of mine the other day (Yes, I have friends. Fine, I don't know who those people are to me, honestly.), but the original Prometheus expanded release just looked so ugly and phony that I felt unclean every time I listened to it, the score to a sleaze-filled sex thriller. Glad they went with the original art.
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I never had the original release. I held off on the Prometheus 'cause the sound quality just wasn't, well, I thought it could be better. I waited for years thinking maybe I'll pick up a cheap used Prometheus version, but this certainly has rectofied all of that.
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