Basic Instinct (film score)

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Basic Instinct (film score) is a suspenseful, neo-noir orchestral soundtrack composed by Jerry Goldsmith for the 1992 erotic thriller film "Basic Instinct."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
soundtrack album
associatedComposerWork Basic Instinct 2 (film score) NERFINISHED
Total Recall (film score) NERFINISHED
associatedWith erotic thriller genre
basedOn Basic Instinct (1992 film) NERFINISHED
composer Jerry Goldsmith NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely acclaimed
directorCollaborator Paul Verhoeven NERFINISHED
distributionFormat CD
digital audio
employs dramatic brass
leitmotifs
percussion for suspense effects
prominent woodwinds
string-heavy textures
era early 1990s film music
genre film score
neo-noir film score
orchestral music
suspense music
hasThemeFor Catherine Tramell NERFINISHED
Nick Curran NERFINISHED
influencedBy classic film noir scores
label Varèse Sarabande NERFINISHED
language instrumental
medium audio recording
mood mysterious
sensual
tense
notableFor blending sensuality and danger in music
notableTrack Catherine’s Theme NERFINISHED
Main Title
The First Victim NERFINISHED
orchestration full symphony orchestra
partOf Basic Instinct (1992 film) NERFINISHED
recognizedAs one of Jerry Goldsmith’s notable 1990s scores
recordingType studio recording
releaseYear 1992
style dark, brooding harmonies
lush orchestration
romantic suspense
usedFor underscoring erotic scenes
underscoring suspense sequences

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Jerrald notableWork Basic Instinct (film score)
subject surface form: Jerrald Goldsmith