Medicine Man (1992) was a rainforest adventure, eco-thriller and, in a way, romantic comedy from director John McTiernan. Sean Connery starred as a researcher doggedly pursuing a cure for cancer in the Amazonian rainforest, with Lorraine Bracco the drug company biochemist sent to check on his progress. Their friction grows into a romance as they interact with a native tribe and face off against destructive loggers. Medicine Man found its perfect composer in Jerry Goldsmith, a Hollywood master at adventure and thriller music who was, at heart, enamored with "people pictures." Medicine Man called on both approaches, and Goldsmith rose to the occasion with a grand, tuneful, dramatic score encompassing large orchestra, sophisticated electronics and tropical instrumentation. It runs the gamut from catchy travelogues, a soaringly romantic love theme, and dark, tragic action music as the rainforest comes under threat. Director McTiernan, working with Goldsmith for the first time, recalls (in a new interview for this release) asking the composer to "try to make it as indigenous sounding as possible." Editor Michael Miller marveled at Goldsmith’s ability to unify the film’s tone: "Jerry enhanced every emotional beat," he says, "and glued a lot of stuff together amazingly well. The thing that really excited me were the turns from light and romantic and comedic, to dark and dire?because they were perfect." Medicine Man was released as a 14-track, 50-minute CD by Varese Sarabande in 1992. This Deluxe Edition adds 13 minutes of previously unreleased cues plus an alternate mix of the opening "Rae’s Arrival." The new liner notes are by Tim Greiving, who can neither confirm nor deny that Sean Connery’s ponytail in the film was inspired by Goldsmith’s hair.
トラックリスト
1. Rae’s Arrival 2. First Morning 3. Progress Reports * 4. Campbell And the Children 5. Night Clothes * 6. I Lost It * 7. The Trees 8. The Harvest 9. Mocara 10. Mountain High 11. Without A Net 12. Finger Painting 13. What’s Wrong 14. Unforgiven * 15. The Injection 16. Something’s Up / She’s in Love * 17. The Sugar 18. The Fire 19. Devastation / New Equipment * 20. A Meal and A Bath 21. Rae’s Arrival, (alternate mix )** *Previously unreleased ** Contains previously unreleased material
VARESE SARABANDEのデラックス・エディション！『ザ・スタンド』（1992年）は、ジョン・マクティアナン監督による熱帯雨林を舞台にしたアドベンチャー・ロマン。ショーン・コネリーがアマゾンの熱帯雨林で癌治療薬の開発に執念を燃やす研究者を演じ、ロレイン・ブラッコが彼の進捗を確認するために派遣された製薬会社の生化学者を演じた。二人は現地の部族と交流し、森林破壊を行う伐採業者と対峙する中で、摩擦が次第にロマンスへと発展していく。
トラックリスト『ザ・スタンド』は、アドベンチャーとスリラー音楽のハリウッドの巨匠であり、本質的に“ヒューマンドラマ”に魅了されていたジェリー・ゴールドスミスに完璧な作曲家を見出した。本作は両方のアプローチを必要とし、ゴールドスミスは大編成オーケストラ、洗練された電子音、熱帯楽器を駆使した壮大で旋律豊か、ドラマティックなスコアで応えた。旅路を彩るキャッチーな曲から、高揚感あふれるロマンチックな愛のテーマ、熱帯雨林が脅威に晒される際の暗く悲劇的なアクション音楽まで、あらゆる要素を網羅している。
初共演となったゴールドスミスについて、マクティアナン監督は（本作リリース記念の新インタビューで）こう回想する。「可能な限り土着的な響きを目指してほしいと依頼した」と。編集者のマイケル・ミラーは、ゴールドスミスが映画のトーンを統一する手腕に驚嘆した。
『ザ・スタンド』は1992年、Varese Sarabandeより14曲・50分のCDとして発売された。このデラックス・エディションには、未発表曲13分に加え、オープニング曲“Rae’s Arrival”の別ミックスが追加収録されています。新たなライナーノーツはティム・グレイビングが執筆。彼は、映画でショーン・コネリーが結っていたポニーテールがゴールドスミスの髪型に触発されたものかどうかについては、肯定も否定もできないとしている。
Medicine Man (1992) was a rainforest adventure, eco-thriller and, in a way, romantic comedy from director John McTiernan. Sean Connery starred as a researcher doggedly pursuing a cure for cancer in the Amazonian rainforest, with Lorraine Bracco the drug company biochemist sent to check on his progress. Their friction grows into a romance as they interact with a native tribe and face off against destructive loggers.
Medicine Man found its perfect composer in Jerry Goldsmith, a Hollywood master at adventure and thriller music who was, at heart, enamored with "people pictures." Medicine Man called on both approaches, and Goldsmith rose to the occasion with a grand, tuneful, dramatic score encompassing large orchestra, sophisticated electronics and tropical instrumentation. It runs the gamut from catchy travelogues, a soaringly romantic love theme, and dark, tragic action music as the rainforest comes under threat.
Director McTiernan, working with Goldsmith for the first time, recalls (in a new interview for this release) asking the composer to "try to make it as indigenous sounding as possible." Editor Michael Miller marveled at Goldsmith’s ability to unify the film’s tone: "Jerry enhanced every emotional beat," he says, "and glued a lot of stuff together amazingly well. The thing that really excited me were the turns from light and romantic and comedic, to dark and dire?because they were perfect."
Medicine Man was released as a 14-track, 50-minute CD by Varese Sarabande in 1992. This Deluxe Edition adds 13 minutes of previously unreleased cues plus an alternate mix of the opening "Rae’s Arrival." The new liner notes are by Tim Greiving, who can neither confirm nor deny that Sean Connery’s ponytail in the film was inspired by Goldsmith’s hair.
1. Rae’s Arrival
2. First Morning
3. Progress Reports *
4. Campbell And the Children
5. Night Clothes *
6. I Lost It *
7. The Trees
8. The Harvest
9. Mocara
10. Mountain High
11. Without A Net
12. Finger Painting
13. What’s Wrong
14. Unforgiven *
15. The Injection
16. Something’s Up / She’s in Love *
17. The Sugar
18. The Fire
19. Devastation / New Equipment *
20. A Meal and A Bath
21. Rae’s Arrival, (alternate mix )**
*Previously unreleased
** Contains previously unreleased material