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Scream 3
(2000)
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2000 Varèse
2022 Varèse
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Composed, Co-Orchestrated, Co-Conducted, and Produced by:

Co-Orchestrated and Co-Conducted by:
Pete Anthony

Co-Orchestrated by:
Bill Boston
Jon Kull
Kevin Kliesch
Frank Bennett
Kevin Manthei
Jeff Atmajian

Additional Music by:
Buck Sanders
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LABELS & RELEASE DATES
Varèse Sarabande
(February 29th, 2000)

Varèse Sarabande
(January 7th, 2022)
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ALBUM AVAILABILITY
The 2000 Varèse album was a regular U.S. release. The 2022 6-CD set contains music from the first four Scream films and is limited to 1,800 copies and available initially through soundtrack specialty outlets for $70. It was also made available digitally and on vinyl.
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Buy it... if you seek the best-developed score Marco Beltrami recorded for the Scream concept, an impressive expansion of the franchise's themes into a more orchestrally robust realm.

Avoid it... if you've never found the famous, vocalized theme for the lead character to be alluring, for the best moments of Scream 3 involve the surprisingly dramatic, albeit brief evolution of that idea.
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FILMTRACKS TRAFFIC RANK: #250
WRITTEN 2/29/00, REVISED 3/8/22
Beltrami
Beltrami
Scream 3: (Marco Beltrami) The magic touch of Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson had worn thin by Scream 3, with the franchise becoming a parody of a genre that it so adeptly avoided in the first installment. By the year 2000, few cared about Sidney Prescott and her troubles with a murderous ghost-faced lunatic, and the script of Scream 3 was so contrived and ridiculous that it was a painful reminder of why the original Scream was so effective. Even the best of new perspectives on a tired, old genre eventually get old. Core members of the original Woodsboro gang return, and, as the basic requirement of the franchise, several new actors are introduced with the intention of killing them off in piercing ways. By the end of Scream 3, however, there is finally resolution and explanation for Sidney, and despite the creepy open door (literally) at the end of the film, the franchise was finally put to rest until belated sequels forced additional dollars from audiences many years later. Composer Marco Beltrami had defined his career in the 1990's with this new generation of teen slasher films, using them to launch into a more successful career with blockbuster action films in the 2000's. His involvement with Scream 3 was never in doubt; his scores for the first two installments were a distinct aspect of the franchise's character, even though music from both Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman was famously inserted somewhat bizarrely and unnecessarily in Scream 2, spurring significant controversy. The Beltrami scores for these films had a unique style of electronic and orchestral manipulation, led by a memorable theme for the protagonist herself and followed by several other motifs that make a full circle in the trilogy. For Scream 3, Beltrami, aided by Buck Sanders, changed his equation a bit, emphasizing unusual textures while also beefing up the presence of an orchestral ensemble, the budget for this score's recording larger than any of the others he led for the franchise.

As part of his more expansive time and budget for Scream 3, Beltrami not only employed seven orchestrators for the score but also experimented with the recording of instruments in abnormal circumstances. The natural sound of the piano, for instance, was altered both physically and electronically, and this technique was applied to a wide range of other struck instruments. Beltrami twisted the resulting performances in the mixing process and sprinkled that creativity amongst the standard orchestral contributions. The evidence of this work is often hidden in the more obnoxious cues of Scream 3, however, with the exception of the effect of detuned tubular bells of some sort that prevail in most of the cues. Otherwise, it's the smart incorporation of the thematic elements that really makes Scream 3 stand apart from its predecessors. The main theme for Sidney matures significantly in Scream 3, receiving not only several remarkable performances in its horror and suspense mode, but also in a dramatic major-key translation teased in the middle and fully realized at the end. The prominent suspenseful performances of the theme, with the female vocalist joined by light choral tones in "Home on the Range" and menacing male tones in "Home Sweet Home" (otherwise known as "Pied a Terror"), are offered with robust orchestral accompaniment. This theme's performance of lament at the start of "Sid Wears a Dress" is significant to the storyline, for the opening portion of the theme is translated into a sorrowful duet between the standard female voice and a single male one likely representing Sidney's half-brother. The eventual explosion of the theme later in "Sid Wears a Dress" was teased earlier in "Sid Arrives," but in the conclusive cue, it enjoys a remarkable transformation into a victorious, major-key statement as Sidney is seen walking her dog and, with its ethereal choir, serves as the highlight of the franchise's music. The token reminder of horror in "Sid's Theme (Reprise)" at the end of the album, on whiny, barely enunciated violins, is somewhat tacky.


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TRACK LISTINGS AND AUDIO
Audio Samples   ▼
2000 Varèse Album Tracks   ▼Total Time: 32:43
• 1. Here We Go Again (0:44)
• 2. Cotton Gets Picked (2:19)
• 3. DoppleGailer (1:28)
• 4. On the Set (0:51)
• 5. Home Sweet Home (2:02)
• 6. Comparing Photos (1:23)
• 7. Mother's Watching (1:51)
• 8. Dewey Mobile (1:07)
• 9. At The Station (3:14)
• 10. Ghost Attacks (3:22)
• 11. The Fall Girl (0:47)
• 12. Roman Around (0:50)
• 13. All in the Family (0:37)
• 14. Pied a Terror (1:47)
• 15. Sunset Pictures (1:46)
• 16. Last Call (3:20)
• 17. Gail Force (0:55)
• 18. Stone Cold (0:32)
• 19. Sid Wears a Dress (2:50)
• 20. Sid's Theme (Reprise) (0:49)
2022 Varèse Album Tracks   ▼Total Time: 104:45

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NOTES AND QUOTES
The insert of the 2000 Varèse album includes a short note by Wes Craven about the score. That of the 2022 album feature notes about both the film and score. That set is contained in an awkwardly unfolding Ghostface-shaped sleeve, with each CD held within a slim cardboard case.
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