Episode Details

Today we’re checking our corners and staying frosty, because we are entering the ultimate cinematic pressure cooker. We’re strapping into our power loaders to dissect a score that is pure, unadulterated auditory dread—James Horner’s frantic, brilliant, and notoriously rushed soundtrack to the 1986 masterpiece, Aliens. It’s a musical beast so gripping it’ll practically burst right through your chest—metaphorically speaking, of course. And because I couldn't possibly face a hive of xenomorphs without some serious tactical backup, I’m joined by a man who knows exactly when to say "game over, man, game over," it’s the brilliant Niall Browne from the Movies In Focus podcast! But is James Horner’s score for Aliens a worthy successor to Jerry Goldsmith? Well in short, yes! So buckle up, we’re in the pipe 5 by 5!

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Score composed by James Horner soundtrack release via Varèse Sarabande, 1986, all rights reserved.

'Loving The Alien' written and performed by David Bowie, released through EMI America, 1984, all rights reserved.

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