Basic Instinct 2-CD & Kiss The Girls 3-CD

New releases Quartet Records

Quartet Records has released 2 new soundtracks. The first is a 2-CD set of Jerry Goldsmith's Basic Instinct. The second is a 3-CD set of Mark Isham's score of Kiss The Girls, including the rejected score by Carter Burwell.

Quartet Records and Studio Canal are proud to present the ultimate 2-CD set of Jerry Goldsmith’s Academy Award® nominated noir score for Paul Verhoeven’s classic erotic thriller Basic Instinct (1992), starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone.

For his second collaboration with director Paul Verhoeven (after Total Recall), Jerry Goldsmith composed one of his most famous and iconic scores—atmospheric and sensual, elegantly orchestrated, with a memorable main theme reminiscent of Bernard Herrmann.

At the time of the film’s premiere, Varèse Sarabande issued a fabulous 45-minutes CD produced by Goldsmith himself—a masterful presentation of the score’s highlights. Ten years later, Prometheus Records released an expanded version, with much of the music presented in film order, but still missing a pivotal moment and several alternate takes. Now, 23 years later, Quartet Records has finally done justice to this Goldsmith masterpiece. This new release includes all of the music recorded for the film, with correct edits, actual track titles, “An Unending Story” as heard in the film, and alternate takes recorded by Goldsmith for the shorter R-rated version of the film. Also included is the original album produced by the composer, featuring some slightly shorter cues and an alternate ending. All of the music was recorded in London with Goldsmith conducting The National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Both film score and album version have been entirely remixed and remastered from the original digital multi-track tapes by original scoring mixer Bruce Botnick for this edition—the score has, quite simply, never sounded better! Produced by Neil S. Bulk and Bruce Botnick, the album includes in-depth liner notes from film music writer Daniel Schweiger in a lavishly designed 24-page full-color booklet.

Track list

DISC ONE
THE FILM SCORE
1. Main Title / The First Victim (3:45)
2. Catherine and Roxy (5:17)
3. Shadows / Profile (1:30)
4. I Don’t Smoke (2:48)
5. Crossed Legs (4:53)
6. Beth and Nick (2:24)
7. Night Life (6:04)
8. Home Visit (1:12)
9. Your Wife Knew (1:48)
10. What’s Between You? (0:55)
11. One Shot (1:28)
12. Kitchen Help (4:02)
13. Pillow Talk (5:04)
14. Morning After (2:32)
15. Roxy Loses (3:39)
16. Catherine’s Sorrow (2:44)
17. Wrong Name (2:24)
18. She’s Really Sick (1:33)
19. It Won’t Sell (1:06)
20. The Games Are Over (5:53)
21. Evidence (1:44)
22. An Unending Story / End Titles (9:08)
Total Disc Time: 71:59

DISC TWO
THE 1992 SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
1. Main Title (Theme from Basic Instinct) (2:15)
2. Crossed Legs (4:53)
3. Night Life (6:04)
4. Kitchen Help (3:59)
5. Pillow Talk (5:01)
6. Morning After (2:31)
7. The Games Are Over (5:39)
8. Catherine’s Sorrow (2:43)
9. Roxy Loses (3:18)
10. An Unending Story (7:58)
BONUS TRACKS
11. The First Victim (R rated alternate) (1:37)
12. Beth and Nick (R rated alternate) (2:13)
13. Pillow Talk (R rated alternate) (4:51)
14. That’s Real Music (0:27)
Total Disc Time: 53:34
Total Album Time: 125:33

Quartet Records and Paramount Pictures present a mammoth 3-CD set with the world premiere release of the complete original score composed by Mark Isham (A River Runs Through It, Cool World, Point Break, Blade)—plus the unused score composed by Carter Burwell (Miller’s Crossing, Rob Roy, Gods and Monsters, Twilight)—for the 1997 psychological thriller Kiss the Girls, directed by Gary Fleder, starring Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd and Cary Elwes, and based on the best-selling novel by James Patterson.

Mark Isham contributed a striking dramatic work, using a mix of electronics and conventional orchestra—one that underscores the pulsating nature of the story while incorporating a darkly romantic undercurrent. But Isham’s score for Kiss the Girls was not the only music written for the picture. Originally, acclaimed composer Carter Burwell had been signed to score the film, and his fully recorded, unused score makes its debut here.

The complete Mark Isham score appears on Discs One and Two of this release; we have also included the 30-minute suite selected by the composer for the original album released by Milan Records in 1997. The complete Carter Burwell score appears on Disc Three. Both scores are presented in stereo from pristine-condition digital scoring session mixes courtesy Paramount Pictures. The elegant, 24-page full-color booklet includes exclusive liner notes written by Andy Dursin.

Track list

DISC ONE: THE FILM SCORE
1. Kiss the Girls (2:39)
2. The Collector – Part. 1 (4:43)
3. Final Walk (2:46)
4. Victimology Board (0:57)
5. Connections (1:17)
6. A Young Woman Who Didn’t Die Happy* (1:44)
7. For Him, Paradise (1:10)
8. A Mother’s Plea* (0:32)
9. Kate (2:37)
10. The Collector – Part. 2 (2:53)
11. The Collector – Part. 3 (0:59)
12. Casanova – Part. 1 (3:22)
13. And Make Them Cry (4:29)
14. Hejira (5:49)
15. Vital Sings (2:30)
16. So Many Different Voices* (1:08)
17. Casanova – Part. 2 (2:13)
18. Partita No.2 in D Minor (Bach) (0:52)
19. Protocol (2:16)
20. PCH (2:08)
21. A Killer Getting Organized (1:58)
22. It’s Him* (0:37)

Total Disc Time: 50:02

DISC TWO: THE FILM SCORE (Cont.)
1. California Screamin’ (2:36)
2. Gone in the Night (2:02)
3. The Shrine (4:07)
4. Interrogation / Gentlemen Caller* (4:37)
5. There Was A Plantation* (1:56)
6. To Cross the Rubicon – Part. 1 (6:20)
7. Shots in the Dark* / Hot Pursuit / The Next Crop (2:11)
8. New Strings for New Music (1:42)
9. A Friendly Visit (5:47)
10. To Cross the Rubicon – Part. 2 (10:05)
THE ALBUM VERSIONS
11 Casanova (5:24)
12 Hejira (4:46)
13 Kiss the Girls (2:43)
14 The Collector (8:17)
15 To Cross the Rubicon (9:06)
Total Disc Time: 71:47

Composed by Mark Isham
*Composed by Mark Isham and Adam Reuveni

DISC THREE: THE UNUSED SCORE
1. Kiss the Girls Front Titles (2:41)
2. Blood and Crystal (4:14)
3. Walk in the Woods (1:36)
4. Cross Waiting (1:45)
5. Crime Scene (2:41)
6. Student of the Game (1:22)
7. A Collector (1:14)
8. End of Her Day (1:13)
9. Abduction (1:28)
10. Naomi’s Room (0:32)
11. The Lair (3:32)
12. Kate Calls Out (2:38)
13. The Note (0:43)
14. Training (2:31)
15. The Escape / The Dive (2:45)
16. Cross Thinking (3:01)
17 Broken Rules (3:11)
18. 7M24 (2:07)
19. On the Move (3:56)
20. Cabin Attack (2:09)
21. Rudolph’s Pad (2:43)
22. Police Bug Out (1:15)
23. Interrogation (2:28)
24. Search Continues (1:25)
25. Chase (4:06)
26. Police Work (0:53)
27. Goodbyes (1:19)
28. Casanova Continued (3:52)
29. His Sacrifice (2:15)
30. Cooking With Katie (1:12)
31. Casanova’s Love (3:32)

Total Disc Time: 70:34
Total 3CD Time: 3:11:23