Updated: August 20, 2025

The Day the Earth Stood Still Music Album Features:

UPC: 030206631425 Artist: Joel McNeely Format: CD Release Year: 2003 Record Label: Varèse Sarabande ( USA ) Genre: Soundtracks

Track Listing:

1. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Prelude and Outer Space, The 2. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Radar, The 3. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Danger, The 4. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Klaatu, The 5. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Gort, The 6. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Visor, The 7. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Telescope, The 8. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Escape, The 9. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Solar Diamonds, The 10. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Arlington, The 11. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Lincoln Memorial, The 12. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Nocturne, The 13. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Flashlight, The 14. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Robot, The 15. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Space Control, The 16. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Elevator, The 17. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Magnetic Pull, The 18. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Study, The 19. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Conference, The 20. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Jeweler, The 21. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: 12:30, The 22. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Panic, The 23. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Glowing, The 24. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Alone, The 25. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Gort's Rage, The 26. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Nikto, The 27. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Captive, The 28. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Terror, The 29. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: The Prison, The 30. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Rebirth, The 31. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Departure, The 32. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Farewell, The 33. Day the Earth Stood Still, film score: Finale, The

Details:

Playing Time: 38 min. Producer: Robert Townson Distributor: Universal Distribution Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Mono SPAR Code: n/a

Album Notes:

Original score composed by Bernard Herrmann. Conducted by Joel McNeely. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London, England on January 5, 2002.Personnel: Mitch Dalton ( electric guitar ); Skaila Kanga , Helen Tunstall ( harp ); Rosemary Warren Green ( electric violin ); Anthony Pleeth ( electric cello ); Andrew Crowley, Paul Archibald, Ian Balmain ( trumpet ); Richard Edwards ( trombone, bass trombone ); Dudley Bright, Mike Hext, Eric Crees ( trombone ); Kevin Morgan, Owen Slade ( tuba ); Nick Hitchens, David Powell ( contrabass tuba ); John Pigneguy ( horns ); John Lenehan ( piano, celesta ); Chris Laurence ( electric bass ); Frank Ricotti, Bill Lockhart, Gary Kettel ( percussion ); Celia Sheen ( Theremin ). Liner Note Authors: Christopher Husted; Jonathan Allen. Recording information: Abbey Road Studios, Studio One, London, England ( 01/05/2002 ).

The Day the Earth Stood Still is one of Bernard Herrmann's most inventive soundtracks. This is attributable, largely, to the unusual instrumentation, which includes a small orchestra of Theremins, trumpets, trombones, tubas, reed organ, Hammond Organs, pianos, percussionists, and electrically amplified violin, cello, and bass. Naturally, the unusual ensemble, featuring acoustic and electric sounds, and the unearthly, vibrating voice of the Theremin ( Herrmann scored the piece for two Theremins, and they often play at cross-purposes, using the instrument's already unconventional sound to create disorienting swirls ) adds to the unsettling, futuristic theme of the film. The music exemplifies Herrmann's strengths with minimalist expression and theme-and-variation technique. A master of dramatic tension and dynamic musical dialogue, Herrmann pits low-rumbling electric bass and timpani against airy, eerie celeste and Theremin melodies. Light, acoustic instruments like bells and harps ring around ominous horn lines and twangy electric guitar. While never atonal, Herrmann's approach to melody is unusual, employing odd interval leaps. Likewise, the music here is motivated by texture and mood rather than the development of themes ( though several motifs are repeated ) and the result is some of the most vital, forward-thinking music of the era ( not only for film, but any medium ).

Value: $20.