Alien 3 Soundtrack 04 - Lento

[@evocati13]

3:45 - Dillon: Why? Why are the innocent punished? Why the sacrifice? Why the pain? There aren't any promises. Nothing certain. Only that some get called, some get saved. She won't ever know the hardship and grief for those of us left behind. We commit these bodies to the void with a glad heart. For within each seed, there is a promise of a flower, and within each death, no matter how small, there's always a new life. A new beginning. Amen.

[@jamesfrank3213]

Just wanted to say thank you for what you said at the funeral. My friends would have appreciated it.

[@baiteme]

*Hicks and Newt dislikes this comment*

[@nottarealla9336]

"We commit these bodies to void." The way Dutton delivers the line/how the film is edited has always stood out to me.

[@JuanPabloContrerasC]

wrong song though... the one of that scene... is Adagio (Track N°14) ;)

[@pinkacid]

Juan Contreras Lento is the Funeral of Hicks and Newt and the birth of the Dragon. Adagio is when Ripley refuses to give in to Bishop’s lies and sacrifices herself.

[@josh_lv4268]

Underrated Film with an underrated soundtrack

[@DK-cy5mt]

Completely agree

[@thelonewanderer9097]

True statement

[@strangegaming3060]

I think what I liked about this film was the core idea. A band of rapists, murderers and child-molesters all in a deep-space prison, being thrown into a position where they're given a choice, die in pity and despair, or die saving human civilization, the very civilization that incarcerated them in the first place. And the only person that sways them in the end is Ripley, who, much like the prisoners no longer fights for any personal gain, but out of a sense of devotion to life itself. I think that's what makes this film so powerful for me. It's a story about finding a will to act with heroism and courage, even in the absence of any fathomable reward. I mean think about it, the sadism and violence behind the crimes that landed these prisoners on Fiorina are worthy of the Alien itself. The fact they fought to the death implies these men changed, and in their final moments - became heroes.

[@Barddude]

This is beautiful! Thank you. I've been trying to put this film into words for years. You just did! ~

[@anubhavsharma4352]

Barddude and you have done my part

[@justsomeguywithagoatee8337]

"And the only person that sways them in the end is Ripley" And Dillon*** Ripley wouldn't have swayed them without him. "You're all gonna die. Only question is how you check out. Do you want it on your feet? Or on your fucking knees, begging? I ain't much for begging. Nobody ever gave me nothing! So I say fuck that thing! Let's fight it!"

[@sinar212]

GOD DAMN! Well said mate!

[@mattirealm]

@@justsomeguywithagoatee8337 I love the performances from the main cast in this: Ripley, Dillon, Clemens, Morse and Bishop II. People just don't get this movie....if they haven't seen the Assembly Cut, I can understand why they might not still like it. Fincher himself needs to grow up and OWN this film, because it is actually much better than most than most think. I would love for him to bury the hatchet with Fox and do a Directors Cut, or maybe his Work Print of the film. How many years has that dude been whining about this, almost 30? Time to move on. Also, you quoted probably my favorite speech in this movie, followed closely by Clemen's "confession" to Ripley.

[@TAGMedia7]

David Fincher should be proud of this film. Despite everything it had going against it: studio interference, an incomplete script, and the fact it was his first foray into movie directing, the man stuck by and fought for his vision of what he thought Alien 3 should be, right down to the end of production. The cast is chocked full of show-stealers (Charles S. Dutton steals every damn scene he's in), the cinematography was bold and dynamic, the set direction was nothing short of awe-inspiring and the story had its heart in the right place. This film is a flawed classic (the Assembly Cut doubly so) and has simply gotten better with age. Hats off to everyone involved!

[@josephpmorganDA]

+TAG Media To announce an Alien Sequel and not pay respect to this movie is a shame. It completes the Trilogy rightfully so. David Finche, the movies cast and Elliot Goldenthal alone earned this.

[@squarethecircle9474]

+Joseph Morgan - agreed.

[@maujo2009]

I understand he actually didn't stood up for the film and abandoned production before the premiere. I hope one day we get to know all the details behind the deplorable way in which the studio treated him and his vision.

[@luisa.belmares5716]

David Fincher lacked humility or maybe he was naive at that time. Hollywood producers always keep most of the control in their productions. Besides unlike James Cameron, David was a rookie film director and of course that the studio were not going to give him enough freedom.

[@judyhopps9380]

Going to be hated here, I prefer the Alien 3 Director's Cut to Aliens. Feels a much more adult movie. All 3 of the first trilogy are great films though

[@richardsdead]

the way the music twists from the massive sorrow and pain of the funeral to the nightmarish horror of the alien birthing, amazing

[@kenkaniff124]

Glad to see other enjoy this movie as much as I do. As a whole, this movie is a piece of art. honestly, it's my favorite of the series. I'll never fully understand how or why this film is as underrated as it is.

[@daveruda]

+matteo mm Alien 3 is not very scary thou is it? Its more depressing, sorrow, hopeless. Its a shame...it could have been something scary, mysterious and dark instead.

[@PatrickOMulligan]

Except that it ending with that message makes no sense. Where did the message come from? The excuse I heard of it being the original transmission sent at the end of Alien being picked up does not hold water.

[@heretyk_1337]

Nitpicking is what it is. I like all 3 Alien movies(i WILL NOT treat this 4th bastard child as a Alien movie,i refuse) each has it`s style and touches upon different themes. Alien is about having nowhere to run and claustrophobic dream of LSD addict :) Aliens is action packed, but it also is about monsters coming no matter what you do, or who you have on your side- as basic fear as it gets, as we all once feared monster we were powerless against. You may or may not agree with me, but i think 3rd movie is something like Gothic horror meets Sci- Fi. Inside of prison colony always reminded me of Frankenstein Monster, and it is also a bit of a homage to first movie- they have no means of fighting back and welcome back to close quater combat :) Just ask people, usually crowd splits when they talk about these movies. I even once read comment of the guy who hates every Alien movie beside first one, calling it masterpiece, and anything later a "cheapen, wtared down shit". His taste i guess And on the side note- am i only one who get shivers down his spine during 4:27 - 4:45?

[@HolyRomanEmperor90]

People just don’t like it because it killed their favorite characters and they think it’s too dark and depressing. Boo hoo. It’s a horror film. Did they really expect everyone to live happily ever after? Most people who hate this movie so much can’t provide a single criticism of it other than just “omg they killed hicks and newt.”

[@SoftimusPrime]

@@daveruda As a personal opinion, I never found the original film to be the least bit frightening either. All a matter of perspective I guess. A lot of people, myself included, just are drawn to the kind of sorrow and darkness that this film breathes. I especially love the intercutting between the funeral and the birth of the alien. Wonderful cynicism.

[@chrisburge3152]

I get chills at 4:30 (when they throw Hicks and Newts bodies in) Amazing score.

[@patrickday3433]

chris burge creepy, dark and depressing love it.

[@DrQuagmire1]

I still cry at that sequence

[@milesaway1980]

I saw this when I was 12 (my Dad actually took me to the theater to see it). I LOVED Aliens, and I still remember tearing up at this scene.

[@DrQuagmire1]

@@milesaway1980 makes you wonder why Elliot Goldenthal wasn't nominated for the Best Music Oscar

[@Eragarev]

Yeah, the wailing in the background makes it extra sad.

[@TheInfidelrulez]

Alien 3 is a classic movie. The English cast provide the raw emotion of the prison whilst Weaver gives another fantastic performance . The soundtrack is phenomenol

[@superiormusic]

1:48 For the most dramatic musical cue in cinematic history. Seriously, this soundtrack is hella underrated.

[@ImmortalArts33]

@@ArnoldTohtFan Indeed they are.

[@obeyy0urmaster]

Don’t know man, for me is queen to bishop that cue is recognized everywhere

[@reeyees50]

Its like a hellish factory in the future, something outta metropolis

[@AidanMclaren]

4:27 Wow, this is perhaps one of the darkest pieces of music I've ever heard. Despair and sorrow personified!

[@DrQuagmire1]

first time I saw that funeral sequence, especially with the dog's pitiful whimpering in pain, made me come close to crying

[@pinkacid]

The death of innocents..with the birth of a devil- it’s magnificent story telling through both visuals and score.

[@JafuetTheSame]

that descending howling does the trick...it kinda reminds me track "Like Home" from Gone Girl

[@skatemetrix]

The Assembly Cut is the best but boy is this movie tough and brutal, but also equally great too. It explored the religious and spiritual aspects of a doomed situation. The franchise should have ended here.

[@brav0wing]

I agree, the assembly cut makes this film into a masterpiece...

[@dfcintron]

My problem w the assembly cut is how they outsmart and trap the alien halfway through the film. And then some psycho let him out. That just seemed wrong. You should only claim victory vs an alien at the bitter end when (almost) everyone has been sacrificed.

[@-.-.11]

Oh for sure this should’ve been the last movie of this franchise. Alien, Aliens and Alien 3 are a solid trilogy.

[@richardadesmond]

Agreed. I hear a lot of people say how brutal this film is...but aren't horror films supposed to be. Thats kinda the point.

[@WeylandMegacorp]

Alien 3 was a amazing movie in 1992.

[@thekraiden919]

it's still amazing

[@pe8352]

@@thekraiden919 Special edition is amazing. ;)

[@markevans7244]

It was a beautifully scored film. One of the most underrated things about Alien 3.

[@cjkalandek996]

5:10 to 5:22 That part, for me, is the quintessential main theme for the entire Alien franchise. Don't get me wrong. I am NOT dissing Jerry Goldsmith's score for Alien or James Horner's score for Aliens. I'm just saying whenever I hear just that 10 second creepy theme, I will instantly think of Xenomorphs.

[@Penrunner]

It makes the heart glad to know other people love this movie too. It is because of the hopelessness that made it special. Space is empty and ambivalent, even for our favorite characters.

[@AMENOTEPH]

David Fincher did a great job with this film, ispite of the fact that he was filming every day without any kind of screenplay or story board. The producers were writing the screenplay everyday and Fincher was trying to do something with nothing at all. Still this is one of the best films of the Alien saga, for me almost as good as the first thanks to Fincher and the actors...

[@xMoDzProductions]

One of the few who prefer the theatrical mess. The assembly cut is great but I prefer the dog burster and the queen bursting ending

[@DrQuagmire1]

same here

[@silvereagle2061]

It really pained me to see that little girl's funeral.

[@TheDEATHSTARIII]

what bothers me is what Dillion says about some get called

[@therealKINDLE]

It's such a profound film & yet NO ONE has taken advantage of this gap in the market where Horrors could be more intelligent.. more sentimental.. & sad. Horrors just aren't treated seriously any more. It's become a joke. Alien 3 made it look effortless. It's a totally spellbinding film. The Black sheep of the Trilogy. And it remains a stand out piece of cinema history.

[@mikemyfree4532]

Amen.

[@Outland9000]

Well said KINDLE! Newt 😢

[@DrQuagmire1]

and yet, Charles S. Dutton would've easily won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role as Dillon (should he have received the Oscar nomination in the first place)

[@AkireRosales]

We commit this child and this man to your keeping, oh Lord. Their bodies have been taken from the shadow of our nights. They have been released from all darkness and pain. The child and the man, have gone beyond our world. They are forever, eternal and everlasting. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust... Why?... Why the innocent is punished? Why the sacrifice? Why the pain? There arent any promises, nothing is certain Only that some get called and some get saved. She wont ever know the hardship and grieve for those left behind We command this bodies to the void... with a glad heart. For within each seed, theres a promise of a flower. And within each death, no matter how small... theres always a new life. A new beginning. Amen.

[@mkaplan1383]

Fury Prisoners: Amen!

[@erikhoffman_722]

AkireRosales Amen

[@pinkacid]

*Alien yowling noises*

[@O-QUESTÃO1976]

Amen!

[@cloudlemur767]

I love how the Chestburster emerges when Dillon speaks of new life... Freaking brilliant.

[@nickmaue7881]

The bleakest, most nihilistic Science Fiction film ever - the Assembly cut really improves the film and, I think, turns Alien 3 into a worthy instalment in the Alien series. This Score by Goldenthal grabbed me immediately on seeing the Film - just a superb piece of Cinematic scoring. From the opening few bars & the voices singing 'Agnus Dei' you can just FEEL this is not going to end well at all! A fantastic score to a hugely underrated Film.

[@aleksandershat5559]

Alien 3-gorgeous film!

[@hileewhitaker6855]

Why? Why are the innocent punished? *dog whines* Why the sacrifice? Why the pain? *dog whines again* There aren’t any promises. Nothing certain. Only that some get called, some get saved. She won’t ever know the hardship and grief for those of us left behind. *alien runner cut at the dog's belly and hearing whining* We commit these bodies to the void with a glad heart. *flowers fells down and also deep cut is again* For within each seed, there is a promise of a flower. *The Alien comes out of the dog's belly* and within each death, no matter how small, there’s always a new life. A new beginning…

[@TURBODORK2]

within each death no matter how small theres always a new life , a new beginning

[@Impulset0]

The amount of bleak empty hopeless dread the soundtrack entices is just incredible. It really emphasizes just how much Ripley has been through and is still going through on this cold prison planet.

[@astrophotonics9470]

One of the most foreboding soundtracks ever wrote, the sense of absolute hopelessness, oblivion, is well conveyed.

[@ЖеняЛазарев-з2з]

Magnificent movie, incredible music )))still ))) at 2020

[@Evzais]

My humble opinion, Lento is the best part of the soundtrack. Ironic, it is a piece of music invented for a film in outer space, but it can revive a plethora of emotions inside a simple individual.

[@DebFiloriBurrous]

Great song with both light and dark mixed together.

[@analothor]

so much emotion

[@pferreira1983]

4:26 Great sadness but there is huge respect as shown in Dillon's speech. One of the brightest, most humane moments in a dark depressing film (which I quite like).

[@attilluss]

When picturesque image appear and Alien takes it out in blink of an eye. Beatifull movie.

[@JJtoutcourt]

1:53 reminds me a LOT of Matrix's OST

[@THEremiXFACTOR]

This sequence in the film is beautifully executed (well done David Fincher, Bryan Glover, Charles S. Dutton, Elliot Goldethal etc.). For all it's faults this film betters Prometheus based on this scene alone.

[@katey1dog]

This film was excellent period.

[@katey1dog]

I don't watch Scifi for the effects.

[@daveruda]

+THEremiXFACTOR There are some great moments in ALien 3. But as a whole...its simply not a good story that deliver something to root for imo. At least Prometheus made people Think a bit...it was interesting but also very flawed.

[@wolfmarian]

Always start crying till start to finish... so much despair, so beautifull... poor Ripley.

[@pinkacid]

Imperfect perfection, this is where Ripley’s story ended and no second rate fan-fiction director can undo it.

[@chaz9808]

4:30 gives me chills every time

[@stefanbomanns8571]

Ein absolut verkannter und großartiger Film. Orginal David Fincher! Es ist mir unerklärlich, warum er diesen Fil nicht mag!

[@baiteme]

If you cried at 4:25...it's because you feel sad and pissed that Hicks and Newt fought through all of Aliens just to freaking die at the beginning of Alien 3...

[@wysiwyg2006]

love the theatrical version of the film more than the assembly cut, especially the ending. amazing soundtrack too

[@jean5416]

For me : the best ost soundtrack ever

[@SamuelBlack84]

When humanity is forced into the darkest, filthiest pits of agony and anguish, they call out to the eternal vastness of oblivion for anything to gift them even a flicker of benevolence and save them from their torment

[@mauribastidas]

In 4:30 I can feel the a billion years of the galaxy.

[@79sandrea]

Epic, dark, apocalyptic🔝🎦❤️

[@ArnoldTohtFan]

_Alien³_ is a masterpiece of depressive realism. Goldenthal stands shoulder to shoulder with Beethoven, Strauss, and Stravinsky. 1:48 The entropic churn of a godless cosmos is bombastic, underscored with a palpable sense of the tragic. 2:08 I enjoy this frenetic, oscillating rendition of the film's leitmotif. They may be the most complex violin flourishes ever written.

[@TheRickyDDD]

OMFG. You think of the hardship these characters went through only to.....

[@ripley8resurrection]

These religious hyms are so beautiful. They define the religious beliefs of the prisoners and define the dread of the film.

[@mauribastidas]

Not for everybody. You have to have a special kind of sense to feel this movie... A fantastic story...

[@TheDEATHSTARIII]

I don't think Fincher hates this film he was pissed off with the studio

[@lachlanevans80]

Oh he does hate it. He’s even quoted saying no one hates the film more then he does. And I don’t hate Alien 3. I do think there is a potentially great film trying to burst out of a mess of a film. I blame 20th Century Fox. Not David Fincher, who is one of my favourite directors. And I prefer watching this over Alien Resurrection.

[@Eragarev]

I love this movie. It felt like a very dark superhero movie taking place in a hellish city. Kind of like Batman without the camp value, and the score really helps with that. Alien³ is a vibe that any dramatic horror film should strive to be like.

[@jonathanmccafferty4411]

I saw resurrection first. So I forgot about newt and hicks. Never occurred to me what happened to them. Then I finally saw alien 3 and I was absolutely heartbroken. After everything triplet lost. Her mother- daughter relationship only to regain it through newt. And then she died. I was sad. But then I legit cried during her funeral scene

[@dfcintron]

People complain about Newt dying but it would've been weird recasting her 6 yrs after Aliens was made.

[@-.-.11]

@@dfcintron They could’ve just wrote around it if Carrie Henn wanted to come back. They could’ve made some excuse like you still age in cryo but just slower or something. Whatever though, Alien 3 is still a decent flick.

[@fanchdelapampa3896]

Ce thème est magnifique

[@DigitallyRemasteredMusic]

I like the replies here. I felt I was alone. Alien 3 is beautiful, stunning and my personal perfect end to the franchise. It’s my favourite of the series. Ripley’s isolation comes full circle, alone again faced with her greatest nemesis. Aliens is great but as some say, appeals more to those who are maybe less intellectual lol, The modern day kids who love running around with guns. I don’t even favour Aliens that much these days. It’s Alien and Alien 3 which I love. I can’t even think of that horrible idea of making an Alien 5 that totally disregards Alien 3. Very disrespectful. All these spin offs that try to damage the lore. Alien 3 is a true sequel to Alien, with the gothic mystery. I Iove the directors cut, although i wish he’d left in the chest burst at the end. The fall into the furnace is too short compared to the theatrical version; and the baby queen emerging with ripley slightly brings a tear to my eye.

[@DrQuagmire1]

not only that, but I think hearing the dog from the Theatrical Version was more heartbreaking, as the poor animal was whimpering in pain just before the chestburster came out

[@olsenlibra623]

After learning Houston's restaurant in North Dallas has permanently closed, at 4:26 (where Newt and Hicks' bodies are dropped) of this track, played in my head.

[@faithslayer202]

Lyrics: Agnus dei "Lamb of God" Qui tollis peccata mundi "Who takes away the sins of the world" Dona nobis pacem "Grant us peace" Dona nobis "Give to us" Nobis pacem "Our peace"

[@mcabs367]

[@MassEffectGER]

4:28 Goosebumps all over!

[@MaciekJackowski]

brilliant - beyond compare

[@Paul91-]

"An EEV has come down. Get to the beach. There may be others. NOW!!!!!!!!"

[@rooty]

If you love this soundtrack you should check out Goldenthal's work on Final Fantasy Spirits Within. It's a bit derivative of Alien 3, but definitely worth listening to as well.

[@PsychoticLuke]

1:48 Daaaaaangggg it's awesome

[@AnthonyLeeBand]

1:48 they may use the furnace but I want everyone back in lock up at 0800 hours!

[@hidden_void_photography]

"Why!? Why are the innocent punished?"

[@stefanhinze2428]

Der Score erinnert extrem an "Interview with a Vampire". Man merkt das er recht zeitnah zu dem Soundtrack von eben "Alien 3" komponiert wurde. Ich mag die künstlerischen Arbeiten von "Elliot Goldenthal" allerdings sehr! Schaurig-atmosphärische Musik zum Nachdenken.

[@ДонЖуан-б5я]

Голова играет неплохо,

[@michaelgolletz6213]

Masterpiece!

[@JuanPabloContrerasC]

The Funeral scene use the song Adagio (Track N°14) ;)

[@maclemaster2187]

I’ve seen the alien series 100s of time 2,3,1,4 that’s the line up a lot of people don’t like 3 but I think it’s so good cause it ended the way it was supposed to.

[@jamesfrank3213]

Hicks deserved a more glorious death and Newt deserved a chance to live having survived Hadley's Hope....

[@pierrelallart7542]

💚🙏

[@deathcamz389]

Does anyone know any other movies with similar dark choir music?

[@79sandrea]

Epic🔝🙏❤

[@trilhaoculta1862]

2022

[@guykrawinkel4500]

"But muh Newt and Hicks'

[@marsm6765]

1:48

[@Nicholas_Chen_]

Newt and Hicks are ded

[@threeone6012]

Prometheus was garbage.

[@tiiito1988]

the funeral scene is the only decent scene in the whole movie