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CHATO'S LAND - Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack

CHATO’S LAND – Original MGM Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed and Conducted by JERRY FIELDING Intrada brings back one of Jerry Fielding’s classic western scores, revisiting the 1972 Michael Winner-directed Chato’s Land. The early ’70s was and intensely prolific period for Fielding, and one where his creative genius was on display to the extreme – filled with such masterpieces as The Nightcomers, The Mechanic, Scorpio, and Straw Dogs. His untimely...
SOUNDER / DECISION FOR CHEMISTRY - Music Composed By Alex North

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

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...
CHILD'S PLAY/FIRST BORN - Composed and Conducted by Michael Small

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...