Deep Rising

Review by Thomas Glorieux:

There have been arguments that this is Goldsmith's weakest score of the year '98, along with U.S.Marshals. Actually it's quite simple. Why not ask Goldsmith himself: "I can only score the music as good as how the film is". This could be his answer but I just made this up. But I think that there is a lot of truth in that. Goldsmith can not write something that doesn't fit anything but with the movie, and as you may not know this, this movie goes about a giant underwater monster with tentacles as long as who knows. So Goldsmith approached the movie with his own ideas and style and the result is spectacular in a very ugly way. I think a lot of people heard the score first and partially never saw the movie, this is a big mistake. I saw the movie first and looked at it again when I heard the score for the first time. This is a huge tip I'm giving because you have to understand what the music is trying to create in the movie and how Goldsmith wanted it to sound like outside of the movie. The low tones and brute pounding orchestrations mean that the monster's tentacles or claws sneak up to the persons, the quick orchestrations that fly from low tones to high levels in a matter of seconds presents that the creature is gliding through the various hallways and small rooms.

And the action is ready with a cool theme that underscores the heroic action during the movie. I really noticed this with my second listen and watch to the movie and score. It's basically simple, you enjoy the movie, you will enjoy the score along with it. And you know what I found of the movie. Jerry Goldsmith's Deep Rising isn't his best score or most succeeded action horror attempt but it fits with everything I found entertaining in the movie and this also is partly because I have listened to the score for almost 15 times now, strange but true. The action motif which is heard in the first, eight and tenth track is the best thing of the score and it gets his best treatment in 'Leila's Gone'. Deep Rising isn't something that all people will find amusing or entertaining but you have to think that this is pure horror on Goldsmith's level. See the film first if it has to several times and try to pick the score between it if you decide to try the album out. But choose another score if your basic attempt is to grade Deep Rising with bad reviews. And if you want to know why I grade this score with three stars? Well, because this score listens so much better then Hollow Man for instance. Goldsmith went deep to score this soundtrack and it simply rises a bit higher every time I hear it.

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Tracks

Single Disc

1. Underwater Grave (2.38)

2. Lost Communication (2.56)

3. Collision Course (1.15)

4. Boarding (3.46)

5. Wet Repairs (2.26)

6. Let's Make A Deal (6.54)

7. Wall Of Water (3.19)

8. Leila's Gone (2.05) Excellent Track

9. E Ticket (3.36)

10. Hang On (2.54) Excellent Track

Total Length: 32.23

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=== Link to Composer Site: Jerry Goldsmith ===