Total Recall

Label: Quarter Records
Release Year: 1990 (This edition released in 2025)
Barcode: 8436560844303
Country: Spain
Product Type: 2 x CD (New) 30th Anniversary
Score or Soundtrack: Score and Soundtrack
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

Total Recall (1990), directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is a sci-fi action thriller based on Philip K. Dick’s short story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale. The film follows Douglas Quaid, a construction worker who begins to suspect that his life and memories may be implanted after visiting a company that offers artificial vacation experiences. What follows is a violent, surreal journey from Earth to Mars, blurring the lines between reality and illusion as Quaid battles shadowy corporations, rebels, and his own identity. Known for its inventive special effects, over-the-top action, and satirical edge, the movie has become a cult classic of late 20th-century science fiction.

The soundtrack, composed by Jerry Goldsmith, is considered one of his most powerful and iconic works. Combining sweeping orchestral writing with electronic textures, Goldsmith captures both the futuristic setting and the relentless pace of the film. The score is filled with tension, muscular rhythms, and dramatic brass that perfectly match the film’s high-octane action, while also weaving in moments of eerie atmosphere and mystery. Widely praised for its complexity and intensity, the Total Recall soundtrack is often regarded as one of Goldsmith’s finest achievements in science fiction cinema.

Track Listing

The Film Score

The Dream (3:38)
Jerry Goldsmith

First Meeting (1:11)
Jerry Goldsmith

Secret Agent (0:54)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Implant (2:44)
Jerry Goldsmith

Where Am I? (1:07)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Aftermath (0:33)
Jerry Goldsmith

Old Times Sake (3:03)
Jerry Goldsmith

Clever Girl (4:34)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Johnny Cab (3:50)
Jerry Goldsmith

Howdy Stranger / The Nose Job (3:54)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Spaceport (0:50)
Jerry Goldsmith

A New Face (1:30)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Mountain (1:31)
Jerry Goldsmith

Identification (1:02)
Jerry Goldsmith

Lies (1:04)
Jerry Goldsmith

Where Am I? (4:00)
Jerry Goldsmith

Swallow It (3:06)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Big Jump (4:35)
Jerry Goldsmith

Without Air (1:17)
Jerry Goldsmith

Remembering (1:48)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Mutant (3:16)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Massacre (2:37)
Jerry Goldsmith

Friends? (1:39)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Treatment (5:40)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Reactor / The Hologram (5:39)
Jerry Goldsmith

End Of A Dream (5:49)
Jerry Goldsmith

A New Life (2:25)
Jerry Goldsmith

End Credits (3:49)
Jerry Goldsmith

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Original 1990 Soundtrack Album

The Dream (3:34)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Hologram (5:38)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Big Jump (4:36)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Mutant (3:18)
Jerry Goldsmith

Clever Girl (4:34)
Jerry Goldsmith

First Meeting (1:12)
Jerry Goldsmith

The Treatment (5:33)
Jerry Goldsmith

Where Am I? (3:58)
Jerry Goldsmith

End Of A Dream (5:49)
Jerry Goldsmith

A New Life (2:26)
Jerry Goldsmith

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Alternate Takes

The Implant (Alternate Opening) (2:43)
Jerry Goldsmith

Clever Girl (Original Performance) (4:28)
Jerry Goldsmith

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Source Cues On Mars

Divertimento In D (0:53)
Jerry Goldsmith

Rubble City (3:19)
Jerry Goldsmith

Mutant Dancing (4:36)
Jerry Goldsmith

Running Out Of Air (3:02)
Jerry Goldsmith

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Additional Source Cues

REKALL Commercial (0:52)
Jerry Goldsmith

Environmental Source (1:09)
Jerry Goldsmith

ESPN (1:13)
Jerry Goldsmith

Saturn (0:31)
Jerry Goldsmith

Mars (1:11)
Jerry Goldsmith

REKALL (Background) (0:47)
Jerry Goldsmith

Botco (0:10)
Jerry Goldsmith

North West (0:35)
Jerry Goldsmith

REKALL Commercial (Alternate) (0:51)
Jerry Goldsmith

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