The Day the Earth Stood Still

Album by Bernard Herrmann & Joel McNeely

The Day the Earth Stood Still is the soundtrack album for the 1951 film by American composer Bernard Herrmann, released in 1951. The score uses stark, often dissonant orchestral colours and unconventional sonorities alongside early electronic-style effects to create an eerie, otherworldly atmosphere, representing a key example of Herrmann's experimental approach to film scoring and its role in shaping the sonic language of science-fiction cinema.
First released: 4th March 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Prelude and Outer Space
    1:42
  2. 2.
    Radar
    2:06
  3. 3.
    Danger
    0:24
  4. 4.
    Klaatu
    2:08
  5. 5.
    Gort
    0:45
  6. 6.
    The Visor
    1:10
  7. 7.
    The Telescope
    0:43
  8. 8.
    Escape
    0:57
  9. 9.
    Solar Diamonds
    1:00
  10. 10.
    Arlington
    1:22
  11. 11.
    Lincoln Memorial
    2:10
  12. 12.
    Nocturne
    2:47
  13. 13.
    The Flashlight
    0:53
  14. 14.
    The Robot
    2:08
  15. 15.
    Space Control
    1:11
  16. 16.
    The Elevator
    0:30
  17. 17.
    The Magnetic Pull
    1:36
  18. 18.
    The Study
    0:45
  19. 19.
    The Conference
    0:31
  20. 20.
    The Jeweler
    0:47
  21. 21.
    12:30
    0:30
  22. 22.
    Panic
    0:46
  23. 23.
    The Glowing
    1:01
  24. 24.
    Alone
    1:03
  25. 25.
    Gort's Rage
    0:43
  26. 26.
    Nikto
    0:35
  27. 27.
    Captive
    0:32
  28. 28.
    Terror
    1:48
  29. 29.
    The Prison
    1:43
  30. 30.
    Rebirth
    2:03
  31. 31.
    Departure
    0:55
  32. 32.
    Farewell
    0:35
  33. 33.
    Finale
    0:37

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