This week on Film Score Friday, we listen to the score from Stargate. David Arnold wrote the score for this 1994 film. This is a little know gem from this period of film scores. Arnold was working retail at the time the producers of Stargate asked him him to write this score. We're glad he did. He had written music one other film, but hardly a blockbuster of this magnitude.
The original recording was made in London and is a pleasure. Arnold embraces the summer blockbuster feel and made the score bombastic and grandiose enough to match what was on the screen. Despite this, he manages to work some elements of subtlety in. Much of the movie takes place in a desert setting and you can hear the influence of past films like Lawrence of Arabia. In other parts, Arnold gives the low brass free reign to hammer home the dramatic moments and it feels great. Enjoy!
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