Timeline
Music Inspired by the Film (Rejected Score)


Film | Date de sortie: 06/09/2004 | Sortie du film: 2003 | Type: CD
 

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# Track   Duration
1.The Dig4:08
2.Cornflakes2:01
3.No Pain3:08
4.To Castlegard2:35
5.Find Marek1:54
6.The Rooftop4:18
7.A Hole in the Wall2:25
8.Move On6:55
9.Be Careful1:25
10.Ambushed1:10
11.Setting up2:10
12.Greek Fire/Light the Arrows2:32
13.Prepare for Battle/Victory for Us11:10
14.To My Friends1:40
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Timeline - 08/10 - Critique de Tom Daish, ajouté le (Anglais)
I don't think any of his fans would put down Jerry Goldsmith's final decade as one of his greatest periods, but he always managed to produce something well crafted and generally entertaining. Timeline is perhaps Goldsmith's most high profile unused score after Legend - calling it 'rejected' seems rather disingenuous - and is doubly unfortunate given that the film features Richard Donner at the helm, for whom Goldsmith won his only Oscar for The Omen. Also, it's based on a Michael Crichton novel, with whom the composer worked when he directed (notably Coma and The Great Train Robbery)) or merely wrote the novel as for Congo. As a result of extensive re-editing and reshoots, Goldsmith was either unwilling or unable to spend further time re-writing the score and hence newcomer Brian Tyler wrote what appears in the final feature, but fortunately, Varese's long relationship with the composer has resulted in them - posthumously, as it sadly turned out - releasing the unused score.
With a composer as great as Goldsmith, the unused music is almost always as worth hearing as the majority which are used. Again, one only need think of Legend for evidence of that. Timeline seems like a great opportunity for any composer; the mixture of sci-fi and history may have been rather sloppy in the film, but both film genres are ripe for exuberant composition. However, I think anyone expecting a mixture of Total Recall and First Knight is going to be a touch disappointed, but those who valued the best parts of his contribution to Star Trek: Nemesis, amongst others, will find much to enjoy here. The Dig opens in fairly quiet style, somewhat similar to said Trek score; there is a certain throbbing tone and darkness here which echoes the Romulan material. Cornflakes is a gentler, warmer side to the score which appears infrequently, the only other notable instances are the lovely first half of Move On and the finale, To My Friends. However, unlike the aforementioned Trek score, the melodic material here is stronger and consequently far more engaging.

I think it would be fair to say that this is the kind of score which most people come to for the action and in that regard, a fine effort. The only thing that takes some getting used to is a rather curious synthetic instrument which crops up fairly frequently, often in conjunction with the fifth based action motif that anchors a lot of the action. It sounds something like a crumhorn (an early instrument that is something of a cross between a recorder and an oboe, with a very reedy sound), but given no performer is listed in the Hollywood Studio Symphony, one must assume it's synthetic. For the historical setting, it's suitable, although played in an entirely anachronistic way. Fortunately, it's not too distracting and the thundering brass writing is as striking as ever, together with typically bracing percussion and a few memorably speedy string passages.

The final blowout is the lengthy Prepare for Battle and Victory for Us, the only downside being that the previous action scoring is equally as exciting and intense so it doesn't quite have the extended visceral impact it should, but is still a rousing way to conclude. In many ways, Timeline captures in a single film and score much (some would say too much) of Goldsmith's career; a truly lousy film (even after the re-edits it sunk without trace) receiving a score of far greater quality and craftsmanship than it deserved. While I don't think it'll quite go down alongside his greatest achievements, it's certainly one of the most engaging and energetic action outings of his final years and that it wasn't used, is verging on criminal, but Goldsmith as much as anyone knew the fickle nature of Hollywood and the under appreciation of great talent. We should at least be grateful that Varese has released this score for everyone's enjoyment, a fitting finale to a monumental film music career.

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