Hey folks, Harry here with the lovely Alexandra DuPont with a oh so juicy bit of knowledge about A.I.'s score... If you don't want to read the track listings run away... but there is only one that seems to point to serious spoiler activity and I deleted it... if you must know, follow the link Alexandra provides....
Gentlemen: I thought you might be interested in knowing that the always-excellent John Williams fan site JWFan.net has posted the track listings for the "A.I." soundtrack CD. Here's the direct link:
And here are the track listings and known times, which are (for once on a John Williams CD) delightfully vague:
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01. The Mecha World *
02. Cybertronics (2:42)
03. Hide and Seek (2:35)
04. Stored Memories/Monica's Theme (1:01)
05. Abandoned in the Woods/The Journey to Rouge City (1:55)
06. Under the Ice (1:37)
07. The Search for the Blue Fairy (0:37)
08. Almost Human (0:51)
09. The Replicas (2:04)
10. The Moon Rising (3:24)
11. &$%&##&%&#@ (1:18)
12. End Credit (4:44)
13. Vocalise (Monica's Theme) (2:18)
* Track length not available
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There are a few of matters of note here, if I may be so bold as to speculate:
(1) IF this is the actual track listing, which I believe it is, this is an astonishingly short CD -- quite possibly under 30 minutes -- which points to a quieter approach for Spielberg or, more likely, the use of untold amounts of source music (along the lines of Ministry). Reports from the sound stage said that over two hours of music had been recorded, so I for one am a bit perplexed. Williams has said in recent interviews that some old standards and waltzes were mined to provide music for Jude Law's Gigolo Joe character -- who is rumored to participate in some sort of song-and-dance number during the film.
(2) I suspect the CD will be "padded" out with tracks by Ministry and other artists. It's odd at this point that there's no music from the Flesh Fair.
(3) The "Blue Fairy" sequence, if you don't mind having a bit of the film spoiled for you, plays into something from the Kubrick scriptment(s): At one point David, obsessed with the Pinocchio myth, heads out to a now-submerged carnival and finds a Blue Fairy statue, which has some unfortunate shades of "Big," if you ask me, but let's see how it plays.
(4) Does the short CD point to some interactive material on the CD tying in with the Evan Chan game? Will there be separate music and score CDs? Time will tell, and soon: The disc streets on June 19.
I will leave it to finer minds than mine own as to what "plot points" the CD is touching upon, or whether said disc is in chronological order....
Warmest,
Alexandra DuPont.
