Spurred by this year’s release of WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES, we kick off Kinotes in a big way with an epic three-episode series on THE PLANET OF THE APES. Part I will tackle the original PLANET OF THE APES, Part II: RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES, and Part III: DAWN & WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES.
In this episode, Part I, we'll talk Jerry Goldmith's score from the original 1968 film, the part it has to play in film music history, his unorthodox approaches to composing and recording it, and tons more.
SPOILERS for only the 1968 PLANET OF THE APES in this one! Also, sorry, we won’t be talking about the original sequels, the television series, or Tim Burton’s remake.
Show Notes:
00:00 - Introduction
02:11 - History: Post-War Film Scores (Jazz)
05:12 - History: Film Scores (Westerns)
10:02 - History: Film Scores (Science Fiction)
15:18 - History: Jerry Goldsmith as Composer
17:38 - Planet of the Apes Score - Intro / Approach
20:02 - Apes Score - Influences: Serialism & Schoenberg / Fantastic Voyage
22:22 - Apes Score - Unorthodox Instrumentation / “The Hunt”
25:50 - Apes Score - “The Hunt” / Igor Stravinsky
29:36 - Apes Score - Instruments Played Oddly: Penderecki, Zimmer, Herrmann
33:20 - Apes Score - Influences: Bela Bartok / Psuedo-Motif
40:14 - Apes Score - Echoplex, Acoustic & Electronic / Logan’s Run, Star Trek
45:50 - Influence of Apes Score: On Goldsmith / Williams, Horner, Johannsson
51:23 - Planet of the Apes & 2001: A Space Odyssey - Alex North’s Original Score
53:00 - Conclusion / Planet of the Apes Worldview
53:37 - Outro / Sources / Social media / “Crash Landing”
You can find a playlist of all the music used in this episode on our Spotify page - kinotespodcast.
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Sources:
“Simians & Serialism” by John O’Callaghan. You can buy the book at www.pithikosentertainment.com
“Jerry Goldsmith: Film Scoring for American Movies” by Mauricio Dupuis. You can buy the essay in print or e-book on Amazon.com
“Simian Symphony: How Apes Music Evolved from Man” by Scorekeeper, from Birth.Movies.Death Magazine's Planet of the Apes Issue. You can buy the magazine at www.mondotees.com
“Planet of the Apes” Review by Film Score Monthly. You can electronically subscribe to FSM at www.filmscoremonthly.com
Special Thanks to Dustin Painter, Julie Popelka, Linnea Snyder
