''Alien Resurrection: Complete Motion Picture Score'' is the official

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of the 1997 science fiction film ''

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''. Composed by

John Frizzell John B. Frizzell (born in Kingston, Ontario) is a Canadian screenwriter and film producer. After several years writing, directing and co-producing the documentary series ''A Different Understanding'' for TVOntario, Frizzell joined partners Niv Fic ...

, the soundtrack features themes such as romance and eroticism. Taking seven months to write and record, Frizzell included strange sound elements such as a gong and rub rods, to create a unique score. It was released on November 11, 1997.

Reviews

Steven McDonald of

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thought it was "A dark and stormy score that fits the cold atmosphere of the film perfectly", awarding 4 out of 5 stars. Matt Peterson of ''Track Sounds'', however, was negative stating, "it is quite disarrayed and incoherent. The lack of any solid thematic material hurts the viability of this music for the film, and destroys its listening potential on CD." John Fallon of

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felt it was "An adequate score that supports its whacked out scenes properly."

Track listing

Personnel

– composer, producer *

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– conductor *Patrick Weber – engineer *Tom Hardisty – engineer (assistance) *Joe Gastwirt – mastering *Ramon Breton – mastering *René Mandel – mastering *Mark Cross – producer

Expanded Edition

La-La Land Records released an expanded limited edition album (catalogue number LLLCD 1145) on October 5, 2010, including the original 1997 release (track 9 onwards on disc 2). The record was limited to 3500 copies.John Frizzell: Alien Resurrection (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), La-La Land Records, LLLCD 1145
/ref> The CD booklet contains exclusive detailed liner notes. ;Disc 1: # Main Title (2:12) # Entering the Ship (containing "Main Title (Ripley's Theme)" from ''

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'', composed by ''

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'') (1:21) # Post-Op (1:21) # Make Us Proud/Meat By-Product (1:58) # Fiora 16/Inbred (1:51) # Docking the Betty (1:19) # Face Huggers (2:11) # Basketball/Foot Massage/Fast Learner (3:56) # Call Finds Ripley (5:01) # Gun Fight (1:17) # The Aliens Escape (6:36) # Hose/Elgyn's Death/Ripley Believe It (3:57) # Twelve/Vriess Reappears/Telling Vriess (4:09) # Ripley Meets Her Clones (3:43) # After Tube Blow Up (1:18) # What's Inside Purvis? (4:25) # They Swim... (8:58) # Call's Fake (1:47) # The Chapel (3:17) # Mean Streak (1:42) # The Abduction (3:50) # Birth of the Newborn (4:52) ;Disc 2: # Call Meets the Newborn (6:09) # Ripley and the Newborn (3:14) # Finale (1:59) # Alien March (End Credits) (3:26) # Main Title (alternate) (2:15) # Elgyn's Death (alternate) (3:03) # Finale (alternate-brass version) (1:58) # Finale (alternate #2) (1:51) # The Original 1997 Soundtrack Album: Main Title (2:08) # Post-Op (1:20) # Docking the Betty (1:17) # Priva Son D'Ogni Conforto (from

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's ''Julius Caesar'') – sung by

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(5:28) # Face Huggers (2:12) # Call Finds Ripley (3:02) # The Aliens Escape (4:13) # Ripley Meets Her Clones (2:20) # What's Inside Purvis? (2:27) # They Swim... (6:27) # The Chapel (2:35) # The Abduction (3:34) # The Battle With the Newborn (6:03) # Ripley's Theme (2:12)

References

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