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Maestro Goldsmith's Final Gift...

Stephie Fryar | Chicago, IL USA | 03/11/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"to those of us who've derived great pleasure from his film music is his score for TIMELINE, the time-travel movie based on the novel by Michael Crichton.



TIMELINE briefly reunited Goldsmith with director Richard Donner, with whom he worked on 1976's spookfest THE OMEN (Goldsmith earned an Oscar for his original score), and although Goldsmith produced a sweeping, powerful score which so deftly captured the themes of great love, courage, high adventure and the desire to change things for the better, his score was inexplicably dropped from the film in favor of a rather bland sounding (imo) orchestral score composed by Brian Tyler (Tyler's score is also available from (....), if you wish to compare them).



TIMELINE was a film plagued with more than its fair share of problems, and when Goldsmith's orchestral score was dropped from the film, it was feared that this film score would disappear into a wormhole and never be recorded or heard. However, Mr. Goldsmith's final wish was that his score for TIMELINE be preserved and recorded as his final gift to his fans. Although the album is a bit short (around 45 mins. or so), it won't disappoint fans who loved Mr. Goldsmith's way of making the blandest film interesting with a good orchestral score.



This album proves that Jerry Goldsmith was a master composer, and this score proves it once again. Yes, there are a few electronics, but (as always) they don't overwhelm the magic of the orchestral score, especially the rich brass section and those lushly orchestrated strings. The first cue, entitled "Dig", gives us a musical picture of what the students were doing while they poked around a archeological dig and discovered a lot more than they bargained for.



All of the cues (including my favorite cue, entitled "Greek Fire") are the kind of exciting action-adventure music so many of us came to expect from Jerry Goldsmith, and although the world of film music isn't quite the same now that he's gone, TIMELINE, along with his scores for STAR TREK: NEMESIS and LOONEY TUNES: BACK IN ACTION, are the final chapters in a long, distinguished film music career.



I highly recommend this CD."

I agree with last reviewer

Emmanuel Dauksa | Canada | 08/22/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This soundtrack doesn't dissapoint! Especially track entitled "Prepare for Battle/Victory". Alot of energy just like were used to a Jerry Goldsmith score. We will truly miss you Sir Goldsmith!"

Goldsmith's music inserted back into the film!!!

Tuco | Phoenix, Az USA | 01/05/2010

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Great score from the master!!! Glad it got an official release!!!



There's a chap on youknowhotube who has inserted Goldsmith's score back into the film for the scenes where Goldsmith had completed score. I must say his fabulous score makes a great impact on those scenes, especially the battle scene. While it was not a great movie, it definately raises a notch with the original score in there. Check it out by searching 'Goldsmith Timeline' for a scene by scene...."