Search - Jerry Goldsmith :: Planet of The Apes

Don't buy this release!

Mr. Richard May | 04/09/2003

(1 out of 5 stars)

"This is an old release, now superceeded by the Varese Sarabande release which includes the complete score AND a short suite from "Escape from the Planet of the Apes". All this and much better notes and remastering."

An oldie but a goodie

Brandon Cutro | Tyler, Texas United States | 11/10/2002

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I had no idea that this score was ever going to be re-released until the day I happened to see it on the shelves. I had never heard the music before, so I decided to give it a chance thinking it's Jerry Goldsmith so it must be good. And it is. Jerry Goldsmith is the one composer that I own the most scores of. The sound of this is nothing like the contemporary sound of Goldsmith that we are used to today. So do not get this thinking it will sound like present tense Goldsmith style because it is not quite like that. Some aspects are if you listen closely. For the most part, the music is very percussive with odd synthesizer sounds poking in here and there. The piano, which Goldsmith uses a lot for suspense is also present in several cues. An orchestra is also used buried underneath the percussion, when it is present. The "Main Title" percussion rhythms remind me of John Williams' Star Wars score in some of the tracks, though i'm not sure which tracks they are. "The Hunt" is probably the best track which contains some funky synthesized rhythms thrown in for effect. "No Escape" contains ape like sounds to accompany the action, which you might end up laughing at. The last 3 tracks do not really leave an impression as the others do and the CD stops without warning or a big ending or anything. Only 35 minutes of music are present which is good enough, considering that this soundtrack was first released in 1968 and was nominated for an oscar. Kudos to Masters record company for re-releasing a classic score by one of my favorite composers."