Basic Instinct - Soundtrack

Soundtrack

Apart from the film score, professionally released music did not play a major part in Basic Instinct. The prominent music scene occurs during the club scene; Curran, Tramell, and Roxy are seen at in Downtown San Francisco. It features "Blue" by Chicago singer LaTour and "Rave the Rhythm" by the group Channel X. It also features "Movin' on Up" by Jeff Barry and Janet DuBois. The soundtrack also contains excerpts of dialogue, including the interrogation scene.

The soundtrack was released on March 17, 1992. A considerably expanded release of Jerry Goldsmith's score, featuring previously omitted sections and alternative compositions of certain elements, was issued by Prometheus Records in 2004.

Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

1. "Main Title" – 2:13
2. "Crossed Legs" – 4:49
3. "Night Life" – 6:03
4. "Kitchen Help" – 3:58
5. "Pillow Talk" – 4:59
6. "Morning After" – 2:29
7. "The Games Are Over" – 5:53
8. "Catherine's Sorrow" – 2:41
9. "Roxy Loses" – 3:37
10. "Unending Story / End Credits" – 9:23

The Complete Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

1. "Main Title" – 2:13
2. "First Victim" – 1:39
3. "Catherine & Roxy" – 5:14
4. "Shadows" – 0:41
5. "Profile" – 0:49
6. "Don't Smoke" – 2:26
7. "Crossed Legs" – 4:49
8. "Beth & Nick" – 2:21
9. "Night Life" – 6:03
10. "Home Visit" – 1:13
11. "Your Wife Knew" – 1:44
12. "Untitled" – 0:52
13. "That's Real Music" – 0:27
14. "One Shot" – 1:27
15. "Kitchen Help" – 3:58
16. "Pillow Talk" – 4:59
17. "Morning After" – 2:29
18. "Roxy Loses" – 3:37
19. "Catherine's Sorrow" – 2:41
20. "Wrong Name" – 2:22
21. "She's Really Sick" – 1:31
22. "It Won't Sell" – 1:02
23. "Games Are Over" – 5:53
24. "Evidence" – 1:39
25. "Unending Story / End Credits" – 9:23
26. "First Victim" (alternate version) – 1:34

The score to Basic Instinct garnered Goldsmith nominations for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. Goldsmith described it as one of his most challenging efforts, later stating, "Basic Instinct was probably the most difficult I've ever done. It's a very convoluted story with very unorthodox characters. It's a murder mystery, but it isn't really a murder mystery. The director, Paul Verhoeven, had a very clear idea of how the woman should be, and I had a hard time getting it. Because of Paul pushing me, I think it's one of the best scores I've ever written. It was a true collaboration."