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| Soundtrack by Tangerine Dream | |||||
| Released | 1986 | ||||
| Recorded | 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Electronic music Progressive rock |
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| Label | MCA (1986), Varese (1996) | ||||
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Legend is a soundtrack album released in 1985 by the German band Tangerine Dream for the film Legend. The film was written by William Hjortsberg, produced by Arnon Milchan, directed by Ridley Scott and released by Universal Studios.
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Overview: the original score
The original score was composed by Jerry Goldsmith. After a disappointing test screening, Scott decided to make changes and improve the film. Sidney Sheinberg, president of MCA (the parent company of Universal at the time) felt that the Goldsmith score would not appeal to the youth of the time and pressed Scott for a new score. Tangerine Dream was contracted to complete a new, more contemporary score – a job they completed in three weeks. Scott allowed Goldsmith's score, regarded by some music critics as Goldsmith's greatest film work, to remain on European prints.
Tangerine Dream soundtrack
"Loved By The Sun" is a vocal version of "Unicorn Theme" with vocals written and sung by Jon Anderson of Yes. The vocals were added after Tangerine Dream had composed the instrumental music. It was originally recorded with vocals by Susanne Pawlitzki based on William Blake's poem, "The Angel", but was rejected in favor of the Jon Anderson version. "Unicorn Theme" has been played live at several concerts in various versions. "Is Your Love Strong Enough?", played over the end credits, has vocals written and sung by Bryan Ferry with guitar by David Gilmour and bass by Guy Pratt, and is a former out-take of the recording sessions for Avalon, the eighth and last Roxy Music album. All of the other tracks are Tangerine Dream instrumentals. "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" was also released as a 12" single, and included an extended version of the same song and an instrumental, both not available on the "Legend" album.
New release
Legend: Ultimate Edition was released on DVD in May of 2002. One of the DVD options is to play the U.S. version with an isolated Tangerine Dream score (no dialog or sound effects). There is no music other than what had already been released on LP and CD, thus the DVD plays with long silences in between the music.
Track listing
- "Is Your Love Strong Enough?" (Bryan Ferry, David Gilmour) – 5.08
- "Opening" – 2.55
- "Cottage" – 3.23
- "Unicorn Theme" – 3.27
- "Goblins" – 3.03
- "Fairies" – 2.57
- "Loved By The Sun" (with Jon Anderson) – 5.57
- "Blue Room" – 3.24
- "The Dance" – 2.23
- "Darkness" – 3.05
- "The Kitchen/Unicorn Theme Reprise" – 4.49
Personnel
References
- Legend. Voices in the Net. Retrieved on 8 August, 2006.
- The Music of LEGEND. Ridley Scott's LEGEND Faq. Retrieved on 2006-08-26.
