Editing Basic Instinct (section)

==Music==
===Soundtrack===
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The [[film score|musical score]] for ''Basic Instinct'' was composed by [[Jerry Goldsmith]] and earned him nominations for an [[Academy Award for Best Original Score|Academy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score|Golden Globe Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmtracks.com/titles/basic_instinct.html|title=Filmtracks: Basic Instinct (Jerry Goldsmith)|website=Filmtracks.com|access-date=November 22, 2017|archive-date=November 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122194439/http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/basic_instinct.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Goldsmith described the process as challenging, stating, "''Basic Instinct'' was probably the most difficult [score] 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."<ref>Velez, Andy. [http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/interview.asp?CTR=7251 "Evening the Score" Jerry Goldsmith interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130430145435/http://music.barnesandnoble.com/search/interview.asp?CTR=7251 |date=April 30, 2013 }}. [[Barnes & Noble]]. Retrieved June 6, 2011.</ref>

In terms of featured music, commercially released tracks played a minor role in the film. The club scene prominently features "Blue" by Chicago [[house music]] performer [[LaTour]] and "Rave the Rhythm" by the group Channel X, as well as "Movin' on Up" by [[Jeff Barry]] and [[Ja'Net DuBois]]. [[Chris Rea]]'s "[[Looking for the Summer]]" is heard during a scene between Douglas and his partner at Mac's Diner.

The film's official soundtrack was released on March 17, 1992. In 2004, Prometheus Records issued an expanded version of Goldsmith's score, which included previously omitted sections and alternative compositions for certain elements.