Dogs Attack - Score Only by Jerry Goldsmith Full Orchestra - Digital Sheet Music

SKU: A0.1754590

The production team of the original The Omen didn’t have the necessary funds available to hire composer Jerry Goldsmith, who was already at the top of his game. After hearing the composer conduct one of his famous concerts, however, director Richard Donner and producer Harvey Bernhard confirmed their interest in him and specifically sought a special budgetary allowance from 20th Century Fox for his hiring. That money came directly from the top, and Goldsmith was launched on a course to his only Academy Award win.

Where Goldsmith excels is in the devious complexities and snarling nastiness of his score. Any composer can simply pound out grandiose horror music that retains a fair amount of harmony to appeal to our guilty pleasure senses, but Goldsmith creates a difficult environment that challenges the listener rather than placating expectations or the needs of album presentations. That said, the concluding seconds in “The Dogs Attack”, using timpani and harmonious orchestra hits on key, remind of John Williams in a more conventional sense. Without resorting to dissonant noise, Goldsmith offers truly a mean-spirited work that is not only unnerving in its explosions of a liturgical nature, but also in his ground-breaking employment of whispering from the choir that defines this particular score.

Created from the original manuscript, this release offers a rare opportunity to study film music in its authentic, original orchestration and arrangement. An opportunity not to be missed!