Alien 3 (soundtrack)

The score

Goldenthal cites the score as one of his six stand-out soundtracks. Whilst creating the score in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles riots of 1992 were going on and he has noted that the wild and tempestuous atmosphere in the city was an influence on the score's dark and visceral sound.

In 1995, the Industrial band Front Line Assembly sampled the cue "Agnus Dei" on the track "Infra Red Combat" from the album Hard Wired.

Reception

Movie-wave.net said that most of the cues are quite "dissonant" and "bleak" for a casual movie score listener. AllMusic described it as "...mandatory for all serious enthusiasts of film music."

Track listing

1. "Agnus Dei" – 4:29
2. Boy soprano: Nick Nackley
3. "Bait and Chase" – 4:42
4. "The Beast Within" – 3:09
5. "Lento" – 5:48
6. "Candles in the Wind" – 3:20
7. "Wreckage and Rape" – 2:43
8. "The First Attack" – 4:19
9. "Lullaby Elegy" – 3:41
10. "Death Dance" – 2:18
11. "Visit to the Wreckage" – 2:04
12. "Explosion and Aftermath" – 2:21
13. "The Dragon" – 3:08
14. "The Entrapment" – 3:42
15. "Adagio" – 4:14

Audio

The menacing cue that comes with the opening sequence of the Sulaco being evacuated by the on-board computer because of the alien presence and fire. This sample is taken from the part where the escape pod is hurtling through the planet's atmosphere.

Cue of the failed attempt to capture the alien.

Cue from the scene where the sprinkler system is activated to destroy the alien.

The cue from the scene where Ripley commits suicide in the blast furnace.

Crew/Credit