Film composer great Jerry Goldsmith (PATTON, THE OMEN, GREMLINS, FIRST BLOOD) takes us on an emotional, musical journey through the light and dark realms of science with this limited edition release of two of his previously unreleased scores from Paramount Pictures -- I.Q. (1994), starring Meg Ryan, Walter Matthau and Tim Robbins, directed by Fred Schepisi and SECONDS (1966), starring Rock Hudson, Murray Hamilton, directed by John Frankenheimer. This CD, produced by Dan Goldwasser, was mastered by Mike Matessino from Paramount Pictures vault elements. The 20-Page CD Booklet features in-depth liner notes by Jeff Bond that bring you behind-the-music of both orchestral scores -- film music that boldly demonstrates the brilliant talent and versatility of one of the medium’s most beloved composers.
Jerry Goldsmith's I.Q. was mastered from a combination of 2-track and 3-track mixes from the Paramount vault. Mastered by Michael Matessino, the music - recorded in 1994 - was recent enough to not require any restoration work, but it went through a careful EQ and clean-up process. Regarding SECONDS, the only source available from the studio vaults were mono 35mm music stems off of the original film. Because this three-channel split source contained dialogue, music and sound effects, there was a bit of bleed onto the music tracks. While many of the music cues were clean and easily mastered, the few cues with faint dialogue bleed had exacting and respectful clean-up work done on them to make the music as presentable as possible. Since we did not want to lose any of Goldsmith's precious, much-demanded music, there is still some bleed present in a few of the bonus tracks, but these tracks have been restored to the best quality possible given the source material. - Courtesy, La La Land Records
I.Q.
1. Campus Morning* (1:56)
2. Fundamental Order* / First Sight / Chance / Craps (3:00)
3. The Riders (1:23)
4. The Watch / I Fixed It (1:20)
5. Ideas / Dress Up (1:44)
6. The Lecture (1:29)
7. Count the Stars* (2:07)
8. First Exam (1:20)
9. Signals (2:20)
10. Equations** / A Little Smile* (1:02)
11. Caged Fun (1:15)
12. I Really Do (1:08)
13. Years Ago / Practice (1:10)
14. Don't Panic (2:29)
15. April Fool (1:01)
16. The Compass (2:22)
17. Wahoo / End Credits* (6:23)
I.Q. BONUS TRACKS
18. Dress Up (alternate) (1:36)
19. Wahoo (with extension) (3:06)
I.Q. TOTAL SCORE TIME: 38:00
*contains "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"
** not used in film
SECONDS
20. Main Title (3:00)
21. 39 Lafayette Street (2:17)
22. Quiet Isolation (2:14)
23. Nightmare (2:50)
24. Transformation (1:56)
25. Rehabilitation / Strange Arrival (2:16)
26. Restless Hours (2:53)
27. Reflections (1:59)
28. Begin Again / Peaceful Aftermath (2:24)
29. End Title (1:15)
SECONDS BONUS TRACKS
30. Quiet Isolation (contains dialogue bleed) (2:27)
31. Restless Hours (contains dialogue bleed) (3:12)
32. Peaceful Aftermath (contains source) (0:52)
33. Begin Again (contains dialogue bleed) (1:44)
SECONDS TOTAL SCORE TIME: 31:13
TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 69:13
