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{{Short description|1997 film soundtrack}}
{{Infobox album|
| name = Alien Resurrection: Complete Motion Picture Score
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[John Frizzell (composer)|John Frizzell]]
| cover = Alien- Resurrection - soundtrack .jpg
| alt =
| released = November 11, 1997
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 45:13<ref name="S.NET">{{cite web |url=http://www.soundtrack.net/album/alien-resurrection-1997/ |title=''Alien Resurrection Soundtrack'' (1997) |publisher=[[Soundtrack.Net]] |access-date=October 13, 2014}}</ref>
| label = [[RCA Records]] <small>09026 68955 2</small>
| producer = John Frizzell, Mark Cross
| chronology = ''Alien'' soundtrack
| prev_title = [[Alien 3 (soundtrack)|Alien 3]]
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = [[Alien vs. Predator (soundtrack)|Alien vs. Predator]]
| next_year = 2004
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} <ref>{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r317921|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
| rev2 = Soundtrack-express
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}} <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soundtrack-express.com/osts/alien4.htm |title=Alien Resurrection - John Frizzell |publisher=Soundtrack-express.com |access-date=2011-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723005221/http://www.soundtrack-express.com/osts/alien4.htm |archive-date=23 July 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
}}

'''''Alien Resurrection: Complete Motion Picture Score''''' is the official [[soundtrack album]] of the 1997 science fiction film ''[[Alien Resurrection]]''. Composed by [[John Frizzell (composer)|John Frizzell]], the soundtrack features themes such as romance and eroticism.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/John-Frizzell-Alien-Resurrection-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/788929 John Frizzell: Alien Resurrection (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)]</ref> 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 [[Allmusic]] thought it was "A dark and stormy score that fits the cold atmosphere of the film perfectly", awarding 4 out of 5 stars.<ref name=" Alien Resurrection -John Frizzell">{{cite web
|title= ''Alien Resurrection'' -John Frizzell
|author=McDonald, Steven
|publisher=Allmusic
|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r317921|pure_url=yes}}
|access-date=2008-01-30}}</ref> 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."<ref name="Noise Resurrected">{{cite web
|title=Noise Resurrected
|author=Peterson, Matt
|publisher=Track Sounds
|url=http://www.tracksounds.com/reviews/alien_resurrection.htm
|access-date=2008-01-30
|archive-date=2008-03-24
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080324113222/http://www.tracksounds.com/reviews/alien_resurrection.htm
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> John Fallon of [[JoBlo.com]] felt it was "An adequate score that supports its whacked out scenes properly."<ref name="Alien Resurrection (1997)">
{{cite web
|title=''Alien Resurrection'' (1997)
|author=Fallon, John
|publisher=JoBlo.com
|url=http://www.joblo.com/arrow/alien4.htm
|access-date=2008-01-30
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080214164902/http://joblo.com/arrow/alien4.htm
|archive-date=14 February 2008
|url-status=dead
|df=dmy-all
}}
</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| collapsed =
| headline =
| extra_column =
| total_length = 45:13

| all_writing =
| all_lyrics =
| all_music = [[John Frizzell (composer)|John Frizzell]], except as noted

| writing_credits =
| lyrics_credits =
| music_credits =

| title1 = Main Title
| note1 =
| length1 = 2:06

| title2 = Post-Op
| note2 =
| length2 = 1:20

| title3 = Docking the Betty
| note3 =
| length3 = 1:16

| title4 = Priva Son D'Ogni Conforto
| note4 = composed by [[George Frideric Handel]], sung by [[Maureen Forrester]]
| length4 = 5:27

| title5 = Face Huggers
| note5 =
| length5 = 2:10

| title6 = Call Finds Ripley
| note6 =
| length6 = 3:02

| title7 = The Aliens Escape
| note7 =
| length7 = 4:12

| title8 = Ripley Meets Her Clones
| note8 =
| length8 = 2:19

| title9 = What's Inside Purvis?
| note9 =
| length9 = 2:28

| title10 = They Swim...
| note10 =
| length10 = 6:28

| title11 = The Chapel
| note11 =
| length11 = 2:35

| title12 = The Abduction
| note12 =
| length12 = 3:33

| title13 = The Battle with the Newborn
| note13 =
| length13 = 6:03

| title14 = Ripley's Theme
| note14 =
| length14 = 2:14
}}

==Personnel==
*[[John Frizzell (composer)|John Frizzell]] – composer, producer
*[[Artie Kane]] – conductor
*Patrick Weber – engineer
*Tom Hardisty – engineer (assistance)
*Joe Gastwirt – mastering
*Ramon Breton – mastering
*René Mandel – mastering
*Mark Cross – producer

==Expanded Edition==
{{Infobox album|
| name = Alien Resurrection: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
| type = Soundtrack
| artist = [[John Frizzell (composer)|John Frizzell]]
| cover = Alien Resurrection LLL.jpg
| alt =
| released = October 5, 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Soundtrack]]
| length = 02:20:37
| label = La-La Land Records <small>LLLCD 1145</small>
| producer = Nick Redman, Michael Matessino, Didier C. Deutsch
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title =
| next_year =
}}

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.<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/John-Frizzell-Alien-Resurrection-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/2792250 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 ''[[Alien (film)|Alien]]'', composed by ''[[Jerry Goldsmith]]'') (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 [[Handel]]'s ''Julius Caesar'') – sung by [[Maureen Forrester]] (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==
{{Reflist}}

{{Alien (franchise)}}

[[Category:Alien (franchise) soundtracks]]
[[Category:1997 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:RCA Records soundtracks]]

Alien Resurrection (soundtrack) - Revision history

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