When director Richard Donner faced dramatic recuts in a bid to salvage his troubled science fiction epic Timeline, he abandoned composer Jerry Goldsmith's completed score, citing his wish for a more intense and action-packed soundtrack. The film nevertheless bombed, and upon listening to Varèse Sarabande's belated 2004 release of Goldsmith's music, one can only wonder what Donner was smoking (not to mention where one might procure some of the stuff for personal use). One of the last scores written by Goldsmith in the months leading to his untimely death, Timeline certainly does not lack for adventure or bombast. An anything-goes effort employing heavy orchestration, myriad electronic effects, and dense percussion, it contains few if any new ideas but affirms the composer's consummate mastery of the action genre. Kudos to Varèse for making it available. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide
Jerry Goldsmith (Conductor), Jerry Goldsmith (Producer), Phil Ayling (Oboe), Timm Boatman (Percussion), William Booth (Trombone), William Booth (Principal), Bruce Botnick (Engineer), Bruce Botnick (Mixing), Bruce Botnick (Recording), Jacqueline Brand (Violin), Denyse Buffum (Viola), Arni Egilsson (Bass), Arni Egilsson (Principal), Christine Ermacoff (Cello), Alan Estes (Percussion), Alan Estes (Principal), Ronald Folsom (Violin), Rick Gerding (Viola), Pamela Goldsmith (Viola), Pamela Goldsmith (Principal), Endre Granat (Violin), Endre Granat (Concert Master), Clayton Haslop (Violin), Todd Hemmenway (Cello), Tiffany Hu (Violin), James Kanter (Clarinet), James Kanter (Principal), Dennis Karmazyn (Cello), Dennis Karmazyn (Principal), Miran Kojian (Violin), Armen Ksadjikian (Cello), Dimitrie Leivici (Violin), Rene Mandel (Violin), Rene Mandel (Principal), Mark McKenzie (Orchestration), Dan Neufeld (Viola), Helen Nightengale (Violin), Barbara Northcutt (Oboe), Michael O'Donovan (Bassoon), Michael O'Donovan (Principal), Robin Olson (Violin), Karie Prescott (Viola), Anatoly Rosinsky (Violin), Steve Schaeffer (Percussion), Kurt Snyder (Horn), David Speltz (Cello), John Steinmetz (Bassoon), Sheridon Stokes (Flute), Sheridon Stokes (Principal), Ron Strauss (Viola), Phil Teele (Trombone), Jim Thatcher (Horn), Kevan Torfeh (Cello), Robert Townson (Liner Notes), Robert Townson (Executive Producer), JoAnn Turovsky (Harp), Margaret Wooten (Violin), Ken Yerke (Violin), Daniel Kelley (Horn), Andrew Shulman (Cello), Sebastian Toettcher (Cello), John Walz (Cello), Donald Williams (Percussion), Donald Ferrone (Bass), Brian D. O'Connor (Horn), Brian D. O'Connor (Principal), James Self (Tuba), James Self (Principal), Sandy DeCrescent (Orchestra Contractor), Lois Carruth (Personal Assistant), Lois Carruth (Composer's Assistant), Ken Hall (Music Editor), Rafael Rishik (Violin), Jennie Hansen (Viola), Nico Carmine Abondolo (Bass), Peter Sheridan (Flute), Darrin McCann (Viola), Mike Lang (Keyboards), Armen Anassian (Violin), Antony Cooke (Cello), Al Hershberger (Violin), David Washburn (Trumpet), Gregory Lee (Violin), David Parmeter (Bass), Julian Hallmark (Violin), Keith Greene (Viola), Roberto Cani (Violin), Michael Valerio (Bass), Oscar Hidalgo (Bass), Liane Mautner (Violin), Karen Van Sant (Viola), Sarah Thornblade (Violin), Galina Golovin (Violin), Samuel Formicola (Violin), Piotr Jandula (Viola), Allen Savedoff (Bassoon), Nicolas Philippon (Bass), John MacArthur Ellis (Oboe), John MacArthur Ellis (Principal), Eric J. Hosler (Violin), Gregory Goodall (Percussion), Phillip Edward Yao (Horn), Ana Landauer (Violin), Sungil Lee (Violin), Marina Manukian (Violin), Claire Jeanne Martin (Violin), Cassandra Richburg (Viola), Andrew Thomas Malloy (Trombone), Steven Roberts (Clarinet), Matthew Joseph Peak (Package Design), Matthew Joseph Peak (Cover Design), Joshua Ranz (Clarinet), Andrew Graybill (Violin), Steve Richards (Cello)
