| “Jurassic
Park: Unleashed” was born out of my efforts to understand the true
intent behind the scores to the Jurassic Park films. In my studies it
became evident that not all the music to the films had been released,
and even still, some music had been unused. Some of the tracks that were
unused perplexed me as to why they would make such a decision as not use
music that John Williams–arguably the most crafty and brilliant film
composer ever to grace all forms of art with his craft–had written
for them.
I then
tried watching the individual scenes with the music and found that it
really came down to intent. One such scene was “Raptors in the
Shed.” Few people have heard the unreleased music, and even fewer
had seen the scene with it. So I then made a video to illustrate the
scene with the music. I went on from there to do other scenes to illustrate
how the various scenes would have been with music.
One particular
scene that truly defined this was “Raptors in the Kitchen.”
Ever since I bought the album to Jurassic Park years ago, I always skipped
the track “Raptor Attack.” Due to the tracks discordinant
nature and my inability to recognize what exactly it was from the film,
the track seemed sub-par and not really worth my time.
Upon layering
the scene with its originally intended music, it hit me exactly how
perfect the scene is with the music and exactly what Steven Spielberg
meant in his notes in the Jurassic Park album. He specifically says
to listen to this track and says it is illustrates exactly how scary
the Velociraptors are. The music lays unused in the film, but is restored
here, along with several other Jurassic Park moments.
It is my
hope in this project that all who view these might gain a deeper appreciation
for what exactly goes into movie making and exactly why certain decision
are made. Some of these videos have music that simply doesn’t work
right. I made them to illustrate why the music is unused more than to
illustrate that the music should have been used. Watch
these videos and keep in mind what the original experience of viewing
the film was like and compare it to these. You will find that in most
cases, the music was removed with good reason.
Note:
There are many moments in JP/TLW where music lays unused. Some instances
have mear seconds removed such as the introduction to the “Sick
Triceratops” in JP. These videos will not illustrate those moments
but instead will focus on complete cues/scenes that have been removed.
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This
unreleased cue is called “Hungry Raptor.” It can be
heard as the end credits for the “Making of Jurassic Park”
featurette. This track would also encompass the music used in
most of the “Clever Girl” scene and more that was left
unused for the tracked segments from “Raptor Attack”
for when Muldoon is actually attacked. You can tell because as
this clip fades out, you will hear the first usage of the “Carnivore
Motif” head several times when Muldoon is hunting the raptor
down in the jungle. Originally intended for the Scene when Ellie
has turned the power back on through to Muldoon's death, this
particular segment of music was left unused perhaps for its aging
of the movie and because of the streamlined editing.
The
music is typical 90's action music and not very typical of the
overall score to Jurassic Park. Had it been left in, would have
dated most of the film to the 90's. Leaving it out, seems to have
the effect of giving the film a modern feel, even nearly 15 years
latter. The scene is also believed to be longer as the script
describes the raptor being right on Ellie’s heals to where
when she closes the door to the shed, the raptor is nearly ready
to lunge. During the editing process, the scene, plus Muldoon
hunting the raptor, were streamlined. The music which did not
entirely fit the scene to begin with, was now too long and difficult
to edit to fit the film–I can vouch for that. So, inevitably,
it was replaced with tracked music from “Muldoon and Ellie
to the Power-shed” and “T-rex Rescue and Finale.”
This
video replaces the music as it had originally been intended but
left unused in this segment in the film.
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The
album track “Eye to Eye” contains two cues: the unused
“Goat Bait” track, and “Muldoon and Ellie to the
Power-shed.” Here, the music that was originally intended to
be used during the first viewing of the T-rex and give a very ominous/eerie
warning only to be let down by the absence is replaced. Leaving
the music out in the final print reflects perhaps more correctly
the absolute absence of the rex. The music was left unused also
because of a decision to change the scene from being ominous and
dangerous, to just a let down. It also brought out the dialogue
between the characters more.
Muldoon’s
line prior to the scene is “Quiet, all of you: They’re
approaching the Tyrannosaur Paddock.” This seemed to give
an ominous warning that there was some danger inherent in viewing
the rex and would suffice as the means to warn the audience, rather
than through the music. This video replaces the music as it had
originally been intended but left completely unused in the film.
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The
album track “Raptors Attack” was originally meant for
this scene. In the album, the music seems disorganized and uncoordinated.
This is because the music has no real structure and is meant almost
specifically to reflect the action in the film. In the film, however,
very little of the music from this track was actually used–when
the raptor opens the door and when the pans fall and startle the
kids who crawl away. The rest of the music in the film is a tracked
segment from “Muldoon and Ellie to the Power-shed” used
to fill the scene.
It
is also believed that this unique situation where children in
a mainstream film would be in such peril was originally deemed
to frightening and the scene with the music as originally composed
for the scene only heightened the overall fear. Replacing the
music with suspenseful, but none the less inappropriate music
lessened the overall fear level and probably helped to ensure
the film's rating. This video replaces the music as it had originally
been intended but left mostly unused in the film.
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