This is *not* the official soundtrack of Lalo Schifrin.

I recorded the sound of this first movie of George Lucas on my tape recorder with a microphone near the tv speaker when it was broadcasted on television, around 1973 I think.
I listened to this beautiful futuristic soundscape again and again. Till my tape recorder broke and was replaced by a cassette deck.

Some years ago THX 1138 came out on dvd, and it had a special feature: the soundtrack without the actors voices. A pity was, that also the voices of the electrogod and robocops were removed, which were essential for the atmosphere to me.
So I made my own mix where I brought back the voices of the cops and godmachine. I divided this mix more or less into the chapters of the movie.



Another extra on the dvd were comments from Walter Murch you could jump to during the film. I extracted these explanations, removed the ehh's and ahh's, added some sound references and included them too.


Walter Murch

01 What's wrong [3:20]
02 On the job [3:41]
03 End of shift [4:00]
04 Home [2:33]
05 Chemical imbalance [5:39]
06 Forbidden proximity [4:02]
07 SEN's plan [2:36]
08 Mind-lock [4:17]
09 Trial and punishment [4:13]
10 Medical diagnosis [4:36]
11 Fighting back [2:51]
12 Prison without walls [6:31]
13 Foot chase [4:36]
14 Tagged [3:22]
15 Intruder's prayer [2:13]
16 The fate of LUH 3417 [2:43]
17 Jet cars [4:46]
18 Restricted expressway [6:38]
19 Nothing to fear [4:45]
20 Comment - Radio chatter voices [2:29]
21 Comment - The all-pervasive voice [1:09]
22 Comment - Music as sound effects [3:19]
23 Comment - Creating echo effects [3:09]
24 Comment - Cubistic sound in the trial [2:13]
25 Comment - Torture scene [2:26]
26 Comment - Music box in the MRI scene [1:57]
27 Comment - Room tone in the limbo prison [2:27]
28 Comment - Thunder in limbo [1:33]
29 Comment - Dynamic range in the rushing hallway [3:07]
30 Comment - I think I ran over a wookiee [1:52]
31 Comment - Jet car sound effects [1:21]
32 Comment - Motorcycle sound effects [1:49]



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Thank you so much for the effort! As little as I like most of GL's Hollywood crap, as much I love THX! And this homemade mix is a gem.
Thanks and keep up the good work, and your blog!

geweldig wiel, 1 van mijn favoriete films!!
dank!

Intrigued to hear this. Strangely prescient this film in the light of the West's present trajectory (ie tranquilised worker-robots/consumers). Similarly 'Rollerball' (a rubbish film) a few years later has as its setting a political culture that echoes our's now in some important respects

R

Curfew! Curfew! What's Wrong? What's Wrong?

Gosh, this futuristic psych sci-fi movie really is great in terms of sound track. i didn't quite realized it back then. thanks for this!

"Are yoy now, or have you ever been?"

Again, this is another of my all-time favourite movies, a fantastic atmospheric "sound montage" by Walter Murch really adds so much to this movie.

Great work again on this project, many thanks

Thanks so much for the post. I just discovered your site. Keep up the good work!

Oh, yes, this movie is very special to me. One of the few dvds I own.

THANK YOU!

Very interesting sounds and comments. many thanks!

Thank you so much, THX 1138 is one of my favourite films along with Alphaville. I have the same dvd and thank you again so much for taking time out to post, and create, the soundtrack. Also amazing Logan's Run soundtrack too

Hi
A year ago it happends the same to me..well maybe more..the question is that the film amaze me so much, and i decided to make my own mix too, with the original sounds and my own noises, take a listen if you want at
http://lordblackboite.blogspot.com/sear ... 20sessions

What a concidence i just discovered your blog comming from http://36-15-moog.blogspot.com/

I will comment you, what i think a bout your mix. But i will wait till night to listen it..thanks, lrdblck

Great mix that recreates the mood of the movie. I saw this when I was 7, now I'm living amidst a THX'd version of Amerika, only the robot police are replaces by nihilistic ghetto gangs. But the sheepo, er people, are being led down the cattle-chutes of psychological warfare (post 9/11) and no-holds-barred commercialism. In the movie, there is a scene where THX wants to buy dinner, but the blue cubes are no longer manufactured, he has to buy an orange cube. Upset at this, he has a talk with God. Seems similar to the rapid changes in cellphone companies (mine has changed ownership 3x in the past 4 years)

Anyway, enough complaining, just enjoy the muse...

Aloha from Hawaii.

Massive thanks for this...clearly a labour of love, much appreciated, love the movie too!

:)

Your blog added to my faves, please keep 'em coming!

This is WONDERFUL stuff. I love this film, and have always wanted something like this, with the beautiful music, and the cops and hod machine. Splendid!

Wow. Good job and thx!

Dank voor de mix!

i just saw the dvd version of the movie and
i have to say i prefer the old cinema version,
why those extra 'new' CGscenes, they try to explain/reveal too much the story

ps goeie blog, paar hele leuke dingen ontdekt

Thank you for posting this!!
Check out the final fantasy forum Ultimate Blade Runner Soundtrack Thread for several versions of that amazing soundtrack by Vangelis.

Bummer, looks like link #1 is down.

I'd sure like to hear this complete recording, too. Is it possible for this mix to be reloaded?

I discovered this website while looking for the soundtrack to THX1134 and I am honestly impressed by your dedication to craft.

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