The Varese Sarabande reissue of the soundtrack to THE OMEN is a deluxe and expanded edition that includes seven new cues, 15 minutes of previously unavailable music, and crystalline, state-of-the-art sound. Jerry Goldsmith's score, for which he received an Academy Award, combines incidental scene-setting music, classic horror and suspense motifs (Bernard Herrmann's wild violins a la PSYCHO are a probable influence), and--most notably--forms of the requiem mass as they have been interpreted over the centuries. In fact, Goldsmith's use of choral voices and religious themes is so powerful throughout that the score plays like a contemporary black mass.
With the exception of the lush love theme heard in "The New Ambassador," the soundtrack is a harrowing listen. Bass instruments surge and churn, strings tremble and squeal in the high registers, and voices chant Latin phrases, building tensions (both musical and dramatic) to the point of panic. Even comparatively subdued selections, like "A Doctor, Please," are characterized by a deep uneasiness. Goldsmith's gripping musical depiction of darkness and evil made THE OMEN (and its soundtrack) a critical and commercial success.
Jerry Goldsmith / Original Soundtrack - Omen Soundtrack Songs
Jerry Goldsmith / Original Soundtrack - Omen Soundtrack Album Track Listing
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Song
1
Omen, film score: Ave Satani
2
Omen, film score: On This Night
3
Omen, film score: New Ambassador
4
Omen, film score: Where Is He?
5
Omen, film score: I Was There
6
Omen, film score: Broken Vows
7
Omen, film score: Safari Park
8
Omen, film score: Doctor, Please
9
Omen, film score: Killer Storm
10
Omen, film score: Fall
11
Omen, film score: Don't Let Him
12
Omen, film score: Day He Died
13
Omen, film score: Dogs Attack
14
Omen, film score: Sad Message
15
Omen, film score: Beheaded
16
Omen, film score: Bed
17
Omen, film score: 666
18
Omen, film score: Demise of Mrs. Baylock
19
Omen, film score: Altar
20
Piper Dreams, song, The (for the film "The Omen," not used)
Omen Soundtrack Review
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