The Boys From Brazil Soundtrack CD
Boy’s From Brazil Movie Soundtrack.
1978, 20th Century Fox.
Jerry Goldsmith.
Intrada, CD, 2008, Special Collection Volume 75.
Rating: 
Originally released in 1978, the LP version of ‘The Boys From Brazil’ was an effective, if incomplete offering; its high point, a well executed suite running for nearly twenty minutes incorporating many of the highlights. This double CD release takes one of Goldsmith’s best ever scores to new heights with a wealth of material not included on the original. Written for Franklin J. Shaffner’s Nazi thriller about notorious Dr. Josef Menegle’s plans to restore the crumbling fascia of the Third Reich by cloning Hitler from his South American hideaway, is an interesting if ultimately overbaked production, filled with grand performances and well known stars, including Lawrence Olivier and Gregory Peck as Mengele. Underpinned by a beautiful Viennese waltz that intermittently subverts into a dark Wagnerian nightmare, Goldsmith’s score plays up to the films sometimes melodramtic nature, while providing it with added ballast in the form of some understated character motifs, such as those written for Olivier’s character, Nazi hunter Ezra Lieberman. The second CD features the original album, along with source music: both have cleaned-up sound. Detailed liner notes and plenty of film artwork make this one of the most impressive releases this year. Limited edition of 5000.
The Boys From Brazil Movie Soundtrack. Review: Tim Mowbray.
Disc One:
1. Main Title.
2. The Killers Arrive.
3. What Does He Want.
4. Find It / Don’t Believe Me.
5. Kill Him.
6. Reuters News.
7. Broken Bottles.
8. We’re Home Again (Film Mix).
9. S29 (track details unknown).
10. Without Hope / Frau Doring.
11. Do Yours.
12. The Dam.
13. Over The Top / Frieda Maloney.
14. December 11th.
15. The Hospital (Revised).
16. Jungle Holocaust.
17. Old Photos.
18. You!
19. The Right One.
20. Print! / The Dark Room / End Title.
Disc Two:
1. Suite from ‘The Boys From Brazil’
2. We’re Home Again (Album Mix).
3. Frau Doring.
4. The Dogs & Finale.
5. Siegfried Idyll [excerpt] (Richard Wagner).
6. The Blue Danube [excerpt] (Johann Strauss II, adapted by Arthur Morton).
7. Ismael’s Samba [radio source] (Arthur Morton).
8. The Hospital.
9. The Killers Arrive [without percussion overlay] .
Sorry! no clips of the score itself were available on YouTube. Here is the trailer instead.
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