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Genre: Soundtracks & Scores
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 1-JAN-2002
CD Reviews
Classic Horner
07/11/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)
"The talents of James Horner mesh wonderfully with the etherial theme of Brainstorm. The listener is taken on a ride from suspense to sorrow to elation, all while in the gentle embrace of Horner's skill. It really is a shame that this CD is so hard to find these days."
In The Middle Of A Sonic BRAINSTORM
Erik North | San Gabriel, CA USA | 12/30/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"One of the strengths of Douglas Trumbull's criminally neglected 1983 science fiction/suspense thriller BRAINSTORM is the innovative music score that the young James Horner provided. Varese-Sarabande, to its credit, has put this twenty year-old film's soundtrack back into circulation for all to listen to.Getting extremely able assistance from the London Symphony Orchestra, Horner devises a score of classical, choral, and dissonant elements that melds perfectly with this film's story of a device that can transfer the thoughts, sights, and smells of one person to the mind of another, but is then used for sinister purposes by the government. This is one of Horner's earliest big-screen efforts, and one can see even at this stage the genius that would come to even greater prominence with scores to APOLLO 13, TITANIC, and BRAVEHEART."
Excellent
chris triplet | illinois | 12/17/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Although I do not own this cd yet I have seen the movie many times just to hear the music. It has a haunting quality that many of James Horners music has. This particular music is some of his best."
"This 1983 sci-fi thriller from director Douglas Trumbull is a special effect and cinematographers dream come true. Great story-line, being able to record your dreams, thoughts or even fantasies and then play them back. Interesting cast of players...Christopher Walken, Cliff Robertson, Louise Fletcher and Natalie Wood, in her last film before her fatal accident. But none of this would work without an exceptional score, and this "film-score-buffs" is where our composer ~ James Horner comes in.May I mention the stand outs ~ "MAIN TITLE", choral blending, brass underscore and shrieking brass amplifying the breaking of glass ~ "MICHAEL'S GIFT TO KAREN", pulsating strings transformed through a classical suite mirrored by a brief choral overlay, as a door opens displaying this beautiful minuet string ensemble.Before this undertaking, Horner composed ~ "Humanoids from the Deep" (1980), "Wolfen" (1981), "48 Hrs." (1982) and his masterpiece "Star Trek 2: The Wrath of Khan" in 1982, he was now on his way, playing the game the "big boys" were in...now we have this score...and he's still a young man! What other scores does he have up his sleeve...I wonder? Total Time: 30:19 on 7 Tracks ~ Varese Sarabande VCD-47215 ~ (1983)...."
Track Listings (7) - Disc #1