CRAWLSPACE – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Composed by PINO DONAGGIO First CD release of Pino Donaggio soundtrack from David Schmoeller horror thriller with Klaus Kinski as serial killer acting as landlord, peering into private lives of female occupants. Renter Talia Balsam proves to be tough adversary. 1986 film, shot in Italy, is product of Charles Band film production company Empire Pictures...
SOUNDER / DECISION FOR CHEMISTRY – Music Composed By Alex North
Composed and Conducted by Alex North Alex North had a deep affinity for the music of the American South, and following his landmark 1951 score for A Streetcar Named Desire he’d been given frequent opportunities to harness this love. One such opportunity came in the form of 1972’s Sounder, based on the beloved young adult novel by William H....
DIE SISTER, DIE! – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Composed by Hugo Friedhofer In 1976, composer Hugo Friedhofer took on the scoring assignment for The Companion, what would be his last big screen assignment. It was a horrifying tale of family greed, jealousy and murder that ultimately became known as Die Sister, Die! The film gave Friedhofer ample room to display his seldom-heard gift for writing...
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ISABELLA: DUCHESSA DEI DIAVOLI Music by SANTE MARIA ROMITELLI When Duke de Frissac refuses to give in to Baron Von Nutter’s request for his land and titles the latter assassinates him, unaware that the Duke’s daughter Isabella is witness to these tragic events. Little Isabella is rescued by Melicour and raised by him among his...
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CITY LIGHTS Radioshow – Reconstructing JERRY GOLDSMITH
CITY LIGHTS AND KINETOPHONE PRESENT RECONSTRUCTING JERRY GOLDSMITH Rediscovering the majesty of his music through THE SALAMANDER, QBVII, HOUR OF THE GUN and THE RED PONY Special guests and interviews with composer & orchestrator Leigh Phillips producer James Fitzpatrick conductor & orchestrator Nic Raine Plus a special “Salamander-Kinetophone Suite” arranged by Leigh Phillips. Thanks to...
DEEP RISING – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
DEEP RISING Composed and Conducted by JERRY GOLDSMITH INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 278 Premiere release of complete original soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith for Stephen Sommers underwater monster picture starring Treat Williams, Famke Janssen, Wes Studi, Djimon Hounsou. Paraphrasing composer: picture had elements of fun but was too graphic for adventure-style music in vein of King Solomon’s Mines or...
CITY LIGHTS Radioshow: Reconstructing Jerry Goldsmith
City Lights and Kinetophone present: Reconstructing Jerry Goldsmith! Rediscovering the majesty of his music through SALAMANDER, QBVII, HOUR OF THE GUN and THE RED PONY Special guests: Composer & Orchestrator Leigh Phillips Producer James Fitzpatrick Conductor & Orchestrator Nic Raine. Plus a special “Salamander-Kinetophone Suite” arranged by Leigh Phillips. Thanks to Asier G. Senarriaga and...
NIGHT CROSSING – Composed and Conducted by JERRY GOLDSMITH
Intrada’s latest release revisits its first Disney project — the 1982 Jerry Goldsmith score to Night Crossing. Covering a dramatic range of ideas, Goldsmith’s score expresses both the menace and aggression of the East German locale and the soaring aspirations of two families hoping to escape from it. The score is one of Goldsmith’s busiest and throughout...
SOLAR CRISIS – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
SOLAR CRISIS Composed and Conducted by MAURICE JARRE INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 281 Premiere release of dynamic, intense Maurice Jarre soundtrack for epic sci-fi tale of sun flare-up threatening all life on Earth, efforts to detonate an anti-matter bomb on sun’s surface in response. Charlton Heston leads, with support from Tim Matheson, Peter Boyle, Jack...
JUDITH – Music From The Motion Picture Composed by Sol Kaplan
JUDITH Composed and Conducted by SOL KAPLAN INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 277 Premiere 2-CD release of entire original soundtrack from Daniel Mann post-WWII adventure set during 1947-48 formation of State of Israel, starring Sophia Loren, Peter Finch, Jack Hawkins, from Lawrence Durrell story. Concentration camp survivor Judith seeks revenge against former husband who collaborated...
CENTURIONS OF THE MOON – Original Music by ZAALEN TALLIS
MovieScore Media presents the unique cinematic concept album Centurions of the Moon, the third such experiment produced by Tom Hoover and composer Zaalen Tallis. The cinematic concept album has no corresponding movie, rather it’s a story fueled by the epic, cinematic underscore that brings the story to life. The Centurions of the Moon tells the tale of Rome’s...
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REEL#1 WEEK#1 CITY LIGHTS AND KINETOPHONE PRESENT A SET OF 2014 ELECTRO SCORES City Lights is a weekly 2-Hour Film Music Radio Show, airplaying Tuesdays 21:00-23:00 @ http://innersound-radio.com/ City Lights_Electro 2014_29 April_innersoundRadio by Elafini on Mixcloud OTICONS FACULTY FILM MUSIC COMPETITION Oticons Ltd., the newest and...
CHILD’S PLAY/FIRST BORN – Composed and Conducted by Michael Small
Premiere release of original soundtracks by Michael Small to pair of dramatic Paramount films. First up is intense, pulsating 1972 score from Sidney Lumet thriller Child’s Play, starring James Mason, Robert Preston, Beau Bridges. Tale of gym teacher at Catholic boy’s school at odds with other staff, finding himself amidst culture of violence, mysterious happenings...
THE MAN IN HALF MOON STREET – Music By MIKLOS ROZSA
THE MAN IN HALF MOON STREET: GREAT FILM MUSIC BY MIKLOS ROZSA Conducted by ALLAN WILSON ROYAL SCOTTISH NATIONAL ORCHESTRA World premiere recordings of film music by Miklos Rozsa, unofficially becoming a “Volume 4” of his famed Polydor recordings from the seventies, highlighted by lengthy suite from The Man In Half Moon Street, a moody –...
PSYCHO II – Composed and Conducted by JERRY GOLDSMITH
For the 1983 Universal Pictures sequel Psycho II, composer Jerry Goldsmith retained the coiling, aggressive string writing he’d developed through the ’70s, while grounding the score with a melody for ghostly electronics and strings — one that gets to the heart of the Norman Bates character in an unexpected way, capturing a sense of innocence and...
YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES – Composed and Conducted by BRUCE BROUGHTON
Composer Bruce Broughton was relatively new to Hollywood when he was tapped to score Young Sherlock Holmes, having worked mostly in television for the first decade of his career. Director Barry Levinson’s kinetic film, with its fluid pace and wide variety of tones, presented him with a fresh, yet daunting challenge. Broughton rose to the occasion...
PLAY IT AGAIN – THE CLASSIC SOUND OF HOLLYWOOD
SONY MASTERWORKS JOINS WITH TURNER CLASSIC MOVIES TO PRESENT PLAY IT AGAIN – THE CLASSIC SOUND OF HOLLYWOOD New 2-CD Set Celebrates TCM’s 20th Anniversary with Iconic Movie Themes and Music from the Golden Age of Hollywood Some of the 20th century’s greatest music can be found in the film scores of Hollywood’s golden...
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