Survivor [Original Television Soundtrack]

1	Ancient Voices / Ross Landau Extended 2:54
2	New Frontier / Ross Landau 3:58
3	Big Drama / Ross Landau 3:50
4	Explorer / David Vanacore 4:47
5	I Can See It / David Vanacore 4:43
6	My Tribe / Ross Landau 3:08
7	Chase Race / Ross Landau 3:16
8	the Strong Will Survive / David Vanacore 3:30
9	Survivor Yell / David Vanacore 3:11
10	Confrontation / Ross Landau 2:05
11	Snake Island / Ross Landau 3:48
12	Mud Bath / Ross Landau 2:39
13	Buzzed / Ross Landau 4:28
14	Island Council / David Vanacore 4:57
15	Rituals / Ross Landau 3:20
16	Voices of Heaven / Ross Landau 1:09
17	Gold / Ross Landau 3:06
18	Tally the Vote / David Vanacore 4:10
19	Ancient Voices / Ross Landau Main Title Theme 0:59

Barnes & Noble

One of the highest-rated TV series of all time, the 2000 program Survivor came out of nowhere and caught on like wildfire. It seemed viewers just couldn't get enough of cutthroat Rich, rude Rudy, conniving Kelly, and sore loser Susan who battled one another to be the lone survivor on a desert island. Audience response to the innovative music heard on the program led to the release of an instrumental soundtrack album, which features the program's original, exotic score by renowned composers Russ Landau and David Vanacore (Landau won a 1985 Grammy for Best New Age album, while Vanacore has scored shows such as Law & Order and VH1's Behind the Music). In keeping with Survivor's stranded-on-a-desert-isle theme, tracks such as "Ancient Voices," "New Frontier," "My Tribe," and "Survivor Yell" have a primal feel to them, with tribal-sounding percussion, wailing vocals, and chants. Several tracks, including "Big Drama," "Tally the Vote," and "Explorer," are simply full to the brim with sweeping, melodramatic orchestration -- one such track, "I Can See It," is reminiscent of Elton John's often grandiose Lion King soundtrack. Despite its rather cheap-sounding drum machines and synthesizer-laden production, this score still evokes images of the island's exotic landscape and the primitive lifestyle of its temporary inhabitants. Ayelet Prizant

All Music Guide

Music composers Russ Landau and David Vanacore create the mysterious tribal backdrops for the hit CBS television series Survivor, showcasing sounds of the south seas and dark rhythms from African jungles. The hollowing theme "Ancient Voices" is the main attraction included on the television soundtrack. MacKenzie Wilson