Quartet Records and Studiocanal present a straight reissue of the 2-CD set of Jerry Goldsmith’s Academy Award® nominated noir score for Paul Verhoeven’s classic erotic thriller BASIC INSTICT (1992), starring Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone.

For his second collaboration with director Paul Verhoeven (after Total Recall), Jerry Goldsmith composed one of his most famous and iconic scores—atmospheric and sensual, elegantly orchestrated, with a memorable main theme reminiscent of Bernard Herrmann.

At the time of the film’s premiere, Varèse Sarabande issued a fabulous 45-minutes CD produced by Goldsmith himself—a masterful presentation of the score’s highlights. Ten years later, Prometheus Records released an expanded version, with much of the music presented in film order, but still missing a pivotal moment and several alternate takes. Now, 23 years later, Quartet Records has finally done justice to this Goldsmith masterpiece. This new release includes all of the music recorded for the film, with correct edits, actual track titles, “An Unending Story” as heard in the film, and alternate takes recorded by Goldsmith for the shorter R-rated version of the film. Also included is the original album produced by the composer, featuring some slightly shorter cues and an alternate ending. All of the music was recorded in London with Goldsmith conducting The National Philharmonic Orchestra.

Both film score and album version have been entirely remixed and remastered from the original digital multi-track tapes by original scoring mixer Bruce Botnick for this edition—the score has, quite simply, never sounded better! Produced by Neil S. Bulk and Bruce Botnick, the album includes in-depth liner notes from film music writer Daniel Schweiger in a lavishly designed 24-page full-color booklet.

DISC ONE
THE FILM SCORE
1. Main Title / The First Victim (3:45)
2. Catherine and Roxy (5:17)
3. Shadows / Profile (1:30)
4. I Don’t Smoke (2:48)
5. Crossed Legs (4:53)
6. Beth and Nick (2:24)
7. Night Life (6:04)
8. Home Visit (1:12)
9. Your Wife Knew (1:48)
10. What’s Between You? (0:55)
11. One Shot (1:28)
12. Kitchen Help (4:02)
13. Pillow Talk (5:04)
14. Morning After (2:32)
15. Roxy Loses (3:39)
16. Catherine’s Sorrow (2:44)
17. Wrong Name (2:24)
18. She’s Really Sick (1:33)
19. It Won’t Sell (1:06)
20. The Games Are Over (5:53)
21. Evidence (1:44)
22. An Unending Story / End Titles (9:08)

Total Disc Time: 71:59

DISC TWO
THE 1992 SOUNDTRACK ALBUM
1. Main Title (Theme from Basic Instinct) (2:15)
2. Crossed Legs (4:53)
3. Night Life (6:04)
4. Kitchen Help (3:59)
5. Pillow Talk (5:01)
6. Morning After (2:31)
7. The Games Are Over (5:39)
8. Catherine’s Sorrow (2:43)
9. Roxy Loses (3:18)
10. An Unending Story (7:58)
BONUS TRACKS
11. The First Victim (R rated alternate) (1:37)
12. Beth and Nick (R rated alternate) (2:13)
13. Pillow Talk (R rated alternate) (4:51)
14. That’s Real Music (0:27)

Total Disc Time: 53:34

Total Album Time: 125:33

LIMITED EDITION OF 2000 UNITS