tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20474053666982934892024-02-18T20:27:55.220-08:00Film Soundtrack ReviewsFilm Soundtrack Reviews focusing on 80s and synthesizer based scores. Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-42271022993380739982017-02-07T09:15:00.003-08:002017-02-07T09:15:58.524-08:00Beverly Hills Cop & Beverly Hills Cop 2 Complete Scores by Harold Faltermeyer ReleasedIt took more than 30 years, but they have finally released Harold Faltermeyer's complete scores for the original Beverly Hills Cop movies.<br />
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Each score is full and complete and the definitive collection.<br />
Some songs have also been added to each release.<br />
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The only remaining missing song that is unreleased is Keta Bill Hold On which was not included for some unknown reason.<br />
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<a href="http://www.lalalandrecords.com/Site/BeverlyHillsCop1.html">http://www.lalalandrecords.com/Site/BeverlyHillsCop1.html</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.lalalandrecords.com/Site/BeverlyHillsCop2.html">http://www.lalalandrecords.com/Site/BeverlyHillsCop2.html</a><br />
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Beverly Hills Cop<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC1-clips/BHC1-01.mp3">Foley Finds Mikey* 1:20</a><br />
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<li>Bad Guys§ 1:23<br />
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<li>Flowers* 0:23<br />
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<li>Foley Busted* 1:29<br />
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<li>Cops Follow Merc 0:43<br />
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<li>Late Dinner / Warehouse* 2:48<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC1-clips/BHC1-07.mp3">Shoot Out 1:44</a><br />
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<li>Customs 1:31<br />
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<li>The New Team* 0:40</li>
<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC1-clips/BHC1-10.mp3"> Chase to Harrow’s* 2:42</a><br />
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<li> Rosewood / Foley to Gallery* 0:57<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC1-clips/BHC1-12.mp3">The Discovery* 2:15</a><br />
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<li> Rosewood Saves Foley / Rosewood /<br />
Foley to Mansion 3:10<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC1-clips/BHC1-14.mp3">Good Guys on Grounds* 3:14</a><br />
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<li>Foley Shoots a Bad Guy 1:22<br />
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<li> Zack Shoots 1:06<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC1-clips/BHC1-17.mp3">Zack Shot 0:54</a><br />
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<li>Maitland Shot§ 0:51<br />
BONUS TRACKS<br />
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<li>Shoot Out (alternate ending) 1:42<br />
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<li> The Discovery* (alternate) 2:18<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC1-clips/BHC1-21.mp3">The Discovery (theme suite) 2:51</a><br />
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<li> Zack Shot (alternate) 0:54<br />
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<li> Axel F (album version) 3:00<br />
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<li> Shoot Out (album version) 2:44<br />
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SONGS<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC1-clips/BHC1-25.mp3">The Heat Is On 3:45<br />
Glenn Frey</a><br />
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<li>Neutron Dance 4:12<br />
The Pointer Sisters<br />
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<li> New Attitude 4:36<br />
Patti LaBelle<br />
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<li>Do You Really (Want My Love?) 3:41<br />
Junior<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC1-clips/BHC1-29.mp3">Stir It Up 3:36<br />
Patti LaBelle</a><br />
TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 63:10<br />
*contains “Axel F (Theme From Beverly Hills Cop)”<br />
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Beverly Hills Cop 2<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-01.mp3"> Adrianos 2:52</a><br />
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<li>Bogomil Oil Well Jog / Bogomil Gets Shot 2:28<br />
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<li>Axel Gets the News 1:10<br />
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<li>Warehouse* 0:34<br />
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<li>Hospital Visit§ 1:05<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-06.mp3">Mansion* 1:07</a><br />
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<li>Loyalty / Drive to Shooting Club* 1:51<br />
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<li>Boys Car Talk* 1:11<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-09.mp3">Shoot Screens / Meet Dent and Cain 2:53</a><br />
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<li> I’ll Be Sure to Duck 0:54<br />
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<li> Drive to Bogomil’s* 0:58<br />
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<li> Axel Shoes / Boys at Mansion§ 1:24<br />
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<li> Splash / Drive to 385* 0:41<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-14.mp3">Shootout 0:53</a><br />
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<li> Boys at Rosewood’s 0:42<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-16.mp3">Axel Calls Jeffrey 1:01</a><br />
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<li> Fingerprint* 0:27<br />
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<li> Sneak to Shooting Club 2:33<br />
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<li>Jeffrey Calls Todd / Lutz Calls Jeffrey 1:29<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-20.mp3">City Deposit 4:12</a><br />
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<li> Tire Tread to Hef’s / Drive to Bernstein’s* 1:44<br />
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<li> Racetrack 5:04</li>
<li> Drive to Oil / Hit Vic* 2:25<br />
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<li> Sneak to Shack / Alarm 1:44<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-25.mp3"> Oil Field Shootout / Kill Dent and Karla 4:11</a><br />
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<li> Wrap Up* 0:56<br />
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<li> Goodbye 1:11<br />
BONUS TRACKS<br />
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<li>Loyalty (alternate) 0:12<br />
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<li> Goodbye (alternate) 0:49<br />
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SONGS<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-30.mp3">Bad Guys 4:35<br />
Keith Forsey</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-31.mp3">Shakedown 4:02<br />
Bob Seger</a><br />
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<li>I Want Your Sex 4:45<br />
George Michael</li>
<li> Be There 4:12<br />
The Pointer Sisters<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BHC/BHC2-clips/BHC2-34.mp3">All Revved Up 4:00<br />
Jermaine Jackson</a><br />
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<li>Better Way 4:09<br />
James Ingram<br />
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<li>In Deep 3:32<br />
Charlie Sexton<br />
TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 79:24<br />
§ contains “Axel F (Theme From Beverly Hills Cop)”<br />
* contains material not used in film<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-46522107204262418532015-02-25T02:27:00.000-08:002015-02-25T02:29:36.800-08:00Paul Hertzog releases new collection of songs "Waking The Dragon"Paul Hertzog, the legendary composer behind the Bloodsport and Kickboxer scores has recently released a new collection of songs based on and written around that period of composition.<br />
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<a href="http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulhertzog2">http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/paulhertzog2 </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.paulhertzog.com/">http://www.paulhertzog.com/</a><br />
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Paul goes into detail on the story behind this release, so check out his website and find out more.<br />
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<i> <span style="font-size: small;">Waking the Dragon</span></i><span style="font-size: small;">
was composed and recorded over a period of five years, beginning in
2009, using a somewhat ancient PC running Cakewalk Pro Audio 9. I won’t
get into all the complexities required to achieve this music on this
system, but let us say the process was painstaking. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /> I see this recording as a tribute to the fans of the music I wrote for <i>Bloodsport</i> and <i>Kickboxer</i>,
so I have alluded to the scores of those films with certain sounds and
attitudes, though I add the disclaimer that all the music itself is
completely new and original. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /> The opening track, “The Need,” begins with a bell-like sound produced on the Yamaha DX7 that I used throughout <i>Bloodsport</i>.
I continue using that sound both as a melody instrument and a sound
effect across almost the entire CD. The fighting tracks, “The Renewal”
and “The Final Battle,” are underpinned with the same tuned triangle
sounds from the Alesis HR-16 that I used in <i>Kickboxer</i>.
The pulsating ostinato sound underlying the final section of “The Final
Battle” is the same DX7 sound that provides the main pulse of “Fight to
Survive” along with many of the fight cues in <i>Bloodsport</i>.
Several other DX7 sounds from both films make appearances here and
there, along with some sounds from the Roland D50 that I used on <i>Kickboxer</i>.
Anything that sounds like an electric guitar is from my first sampling
instrument, the Ensoniq Mirage (one of the first built – it created
almost all of the guitar sounds on <i>Bloodsport</i> and <i>Kickboxer</i>
and much of the percussion on those scores), though the Mirage gave out
about halfway through this project. (If you know anyone who can repair
them, let me know.) I also use a few sounds from the Proteus 1 that I
used on <i>Breathing Fire</i>, but the bulk of the sounds on
this CD were produced by the Emulator X, a software sampler that resides
in a slightly more up-to-date PC than the one that runs Cakewalk,
though it, too, is more or less obsolete.</span></div>
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I am very fond of many of the Emulator X sounds, which
include the main lead instrument, an Irish flute sample, virtually all
of the drums and percussion, many of the sound effects, all of the
strings, the basses, the harp, and too many others to name. Obviously I
had to record each sound separately, so I am ever so grateful for all
the years I spent recording various songs one musician at a time. </span></div>
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Tunes that sound more in the pop vein, “The Renewal” and
“Miles to Go” for example, I wrote directly into the computer. The more
complicated cues that required orchestration, such as “The Need,” “The
Search,” “The Awakening,” and “The Fall of the Ancient Warrior,” I wrote
out on score paper before entering into the computer so that I could
get my voice leading into proper shape. String parts especially need to
appear visually on score paper for me to understand the relationships
between the individual lines.</span></div>
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Throughout the composing process, I tried to keep in mind the fans of my
scores while also allowing my music to reflect my growth as a human
being and musician since the late ’80s when I wrote my film music. Also
I have now the advantage of decades of technological improvement. It
amazes me how primitive my earlier music sounds as well as how much it
cost to produce in traditional studios with engineers, musicians, tape
costs, etc. etc. etc. Now anyone with an ear can produce infinitely
more sophisticated recordings in the home studio than I did back in the
day in expensive, well-equipped studios. And that is what we have here:
a group of tunes written, performed, and engineered entirely by me in a
corner of my home office.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Waking the dragon - a cautionary tale</span></h2>
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Perhaps each listener will provide his own scenario to go
with this music. Certainly the martial arts are involved. Certainly
conflict arises and is ultimately resolved. Perhaps the story depicts a
martial arts contest; I’ve done that before. Perhaps the story
involves a societal struggle that requires a hero to sort out the crooks
and corrupt politicians. Here is the story I imagined as I composed:</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (1) “The Need” </b><br />
Several years after the retirement of the last of the
“dragons,” corruption, crime, and venality have overtaken the supposedly
good intentions of the weak politicians who, full of the promise of
empty words with their thieving fingers hidden, took control of the
capitol after the so-called “final campaign.” Now these politicians
themselves have become mere puppets of the crime bosses, and fear rules
both capitol and countryside. The ordinary, law-abiding citizens are
only too aware of their need for a hero.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (2) “The Search”</b><br />
A young man, whose mother claims he was fathered by the last
dragon, has come of age without the teachings of his “father,” without
even knowing his father, without even truly knowing if his mother was
correct in naming his father. But this young man has faith. He “knows”
in his heart that the dragon is his father, and he recognizes the need
of his people for honor, justice, and peace. Seeing no alternative, the
young man leaves for the countryside to seek the dragon and his
assistance. Will the old man be able to return to his former powers and
glory? Or will he train the youngster to take his place? The young
would-be hero does not know. He only knows he must do something.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (3) “A Disturbance”</b><br />
Searching the depths of an ancient forest, last known
dwelling place of the dragon, the young man disturbs the balance of
nature, finally coming to the attention of a very old man.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (4) “The Awakening”</b><br />
The old man exudes calm patience. He listens to the
youngster. His mind comes slowly to grips with the facts of modern
times. He realizes what his retirement without a replacement has cost
the people, and he comes to the conclusion that he must engage with the
enemies of peace and justice.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (5) “Meanwhile”</b><br /> Back in the capitol, the boss of all bosses struts, poses, and inflicts pain with impunity.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (6) “Not Yet Prepared”</b><br />
The old man is not restored to his former power, if he
ever will be, and the young man has yet to receive training. An
encounter with the forces of darkness comes too soon, resulting in pain,
damage, bewilderment.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (7) “Despair or Determination?”</b><br />
Both the ancient warrior and the youngster must battle
despair and find the resolution to prepare to return to the battle.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (8) “The Renewal”</b><br />
The old man, who is indeed the retired dragon, trains
himself and his new apprentice. The dragon, it soon becomes apparent,
will never reclaim his prior glory, but gradually the apprentice reveals
his talent and acquires the dragon’s ancient skills. Perhaps he is
truly the heir of the ancient warrior.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (9) “The Fall of the Ancient Warrior”</b><br /> As all too often occurs, the mentor falls, ambushed by insidious trickery.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (10) “The Final Battle: The New Dragon Wakes”</b><br />
Facing the forces of evil without his mentor, the young
apprentice falters at first, but discovers his inner strength in the
midst of battle. The new skills and raw talent, burnished in the
crucible of battle, lead to triumph and the emergence of a new dragon,
the mighty warrior who can restore peace and honor.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><b> (11) “Miles to Go”</b><br /> The new dragon journeys back to the capitol. Caution accompanies victory as much struggle remains.</span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-11520769192601083942014-12-21T03:19:00.002-08:002014-12-21T03:30:39.028-08:00Dumb and Dumber To: A Worthy Sequel With Music to MatchSo, the Dumb and Dumber sequel by the Farrelly Brothers was released last month, and a few days ago in the UK, and overall it was a worthy sequel.<br />
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Some critics were saying this movie was "unfunny" or simply terrible, but the opposite is true. This is a movie made for the fans, with great jokes and some hilarious scenes thrown in to remind you of the first one.<br />
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The music in this was surprisingly well done, considering that we live in a completely different landscape of music, technology and culture. The 90s have long gone and today's cynical culture of social media and generally hating on everything meant this movie was never going to satisfy everyone, but for genuine fans it satisfies.<br />
This movie has brief moments were songs from the first movie are played, giving a sense of familiarity to the first movie. Further on, there are several Empire of the Sun songs which work great in this movie, and give it a great memorable sound. <br />
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There are no songs in this movie which distract or remove you from the story, and that is the great thing about this movie/soundtrack. It works perfectly.<br />
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Would it have been great to have Todd Rundgren return? Probably, but i'm guessing the Farrelly brothers went for a mixture of old and relatively new and it works great.<br />
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A great movie with a great soundtrack. Watch it for yourself and don't listen to the critics!<br />
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-6013141134877677682014-11-20T11:25:00.000-08:002014-11-20T11:25:45.365-08:00Red Bull Music Academy Tokyo Discussion - Harold FaltermeyerA very interesting video from the Red Bull Music Academy in Tokyo has popped up, featuring a nice long discussion by Harold Faltermeyer about his music and film scoring career, touching on his most famous work such as Beverly Hills Cop, Fletch and Top Gun.<br />
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Faltermeyer discusses his early beginnings, and there is even a very rare video of him with his family performing and singing. A very rare video indeed.<br />
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A key highlight of this video is the discussions around his method of film scoring, and how some of his iconic scores were simply done by virtue of him being left alone to complete them.<br />
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The Running Man and Tango & Cash are scores which Harold completed when left alone to his creative freedom. The results are simply astounding, in particular his score for The Running Man, a true dystopian vision of the future which is more relevant now than ever.<br />
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Additional discussion is placed on his production work for popular artists such as Laura Branigan, and The Pet Shop Boys.<br />
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All in all, Faltermeyer says he is back in Hollywood and available to score movies and video games.<br />
Let's hope the upcoming Beverly Hills Cop 4 movie producers have the guts to hire Faltermeyer and bring some much needed funky synth back to the movie world.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-58148973018318815502014-08-25T02:01:00.000-07:002014-08-25T02:01:47.000-07:00Kickboxer Complete Soundtrack & Score Release - Paul Hertzog - Perseverance RecordsIf you missed out on the previous Soundtrack score release by Perseverance Records a couple of years back, then you can grab this new updated version which now includes all the songs too.<br />
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The original release a couple of years back only featured the complete Paul Hertzog score, but this new release now features the entire collection of songs excluding 1 track "I Won't Stay" by Lucinda Ramseur, for which the original masters couldn't be obtained. This song was on the original German CD release all those years back. <br />
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Here is the info from Perseverance Records.<br />
Everything has been remastered and is in pristine high quality.<br />
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This release is differentiated simply by a blue coloured front cover, and nothing else. The original release was a red coloured cover. <br />
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Paul Hertzog<br />
This is the complete soundtrack, containing the original score as
heard on our previous release, PLUS 9 of the 10 original songs from the
ultimate Jean-Claude Van Damme movie that launched his career. Digitally
remastered, with new liner notes by Gergely Hubai that explain in depth
the difference between our two Kickboxer albums and the history behind
one of the greatest soundtracks of the Eighties.<br />
It features no less than THREE songs by 80's cult icon Stan Bush, as
well as the beautiful ballad "Love is the Way", performed by Craig
Copeland. This song was originally envisioned for the end titles, but
was later dropped in favor of a more action-oriented piece.<br />
We only had access to masters of 9 of the original 10 songs from the
German CD. Therefore, the song "I Won't Stay" by Lucinda Ramseur has
been omitted.<br />
A special thank you goes out to Paul Hertzog, Stan Bush, Craig
Copeland, Mike Piccirillo and David Chackler for making this release
possible.<br />
Limited to 3,000 units.<br />
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Track Listing<br />
1 <b><a href="http://www.perseverancerecords.com/kickboxer2014.01.mp3">Streets of Siam 3:51</a></b> (performed by Stan Bush)<br />
2 To The Hospital/We’ll See 1:15<br />
3 Groceries 1:48<br />
4 Very Stupid 0:45<br />
5 <b><a href="http://www.perseverancerecords.com/kickboxer2014.05.mp3">Tai Chi 2:55</a></b><br />
6 First Kiss 0:53<br />
7 Stone City 2:33<br />
8 Second Stone 0:52<br />
9 Hospital 2:21<br />
10 Palm Tree 0:30<br />
11 Advanced Training 1:47<br />
12 Ancient Voices 2:07<br />
13 Mylee Is The Way 1:31<br />
14 Warriors 0:44<br />
15 Buddha’s Eagle 1:01<br />
16 Kidnap 1:01<br />
17 You’ve Done It Before 1:45<br />
18 Downstairs 0:54<br />
19 Round One 2:11<br />
20 Round Two 1:36<br />
21 The Hook 1:31<br />
22 Round Three 1:31<br />
23<b><a href="http://www.perseverancerecords.com/kickboxer2014.23.mp3"> The Eagle Lands 4:02</a></b><br />
24 Never Surrender 4:38 (performed by Stan Bush)<br />
25 Fight for Love 3:22 (performed by Stan Bush)<br />
26 How Do You Keep Me Comin’ Back 3:34 (performed by Terry Wood)<br />
27 Chack’s Stew 3:25 (performed by Jamboxx)<br />
28 Roll with the Punches 3:38 (performed by Michael Logan)<br />
29 Feeling So Good Today 4:12 (performed by Beau Williams)<br />
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30 The Eagle Lands (album mix) 4:33<br />
31 <b><a href="http://www.perseverancerecords.com/kickboxer2014.31.mp3">Love is the Way (original end title) 5:27</a></b> (performed by Craig Copeland)</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-19360912579855110372014-03-28T06:26:00.003-07:002014-03-28T06:26:50.789-07:00Vince DiCola - Transformers The Movie Soundtrack Score from Intrada This release has been a long wait, but Intrada have managed to bring out an official release of the classic Vince DiCola Transformers soundtrack score.<br />
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Plenty of synthesizers and familiar themes, this pretty much continues where Rocky IV left, and is a great soundtrack on its own.<br />
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This is a highly recommended release for any 80s or Synthesizer soundtrack collector.<br />
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Available here:<br />
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<a class="a_composer" href="http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/c.ACCT67745/n.2/sc.13/category.47242/.f">Vince DiCola</a>
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Label: <a href="http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/c.ACCT67745/n.2/sc.13/category.22845/.f">Intrada</a> Special Collection Volume ISC 263</div>
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Date: 1986</div>
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Time: 78:13</div>
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Tracks: 25</div>
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Original soundtrack from initial big-screen animated treatment of <i>The Transformers</i>,
numerous iconic battling robot characters spawned from Hasbro
television mini-series that became wildly popular in subsequent
syndication.</div>
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01. <a href="http://www.intrada.net/sound/VDCtRaNsFoRmErS_01.m3u">Unicron Attacks</a> (2:32)<br />
02. Moon Base 2 – Shuttle Launch (3:20)<br />
03. Space Attack (:47)<br />
04. Fishing (0:47)<br />
05. Autobot/Decepticon Battle (4:17)<br />
06. <a href="http://www.intrada.net/sound/VDCtRaNsFoRmErS_06.m3u">Prepare For Extermination</a> (3:42)<br />
07. <a href="http://www.intrada.net/sound/VDCtRaNsFoRmErS_07.m3u"> Optimus Prime vs. Megatron</a> (5:42)<br />
08. Megatron Departs (2:06)<br />
09. I Am Unicron (4:24)<br />
10. <a href="http://www.intrada.net/sound/VDCtRaNsFoRmErS_10.m3u">The Coronation</a> (2:03)<br />
11. Moon Base 1 Destroyed (2:07)<br />
12. <a href="http://www.intrada.net/sound/VDCtRaNsFoRmErS_12.m3u">Escape</a> (4:46)<br />
13. Closing In (4:53)</div>
14. Crash Landing (2:07)<br />
15. Twisted Planet (4:54)<br />
16. The Wrong Way (2:00)<br />
17. Destroy The Matrix (1:44)<br />
18. The Trial (2:00)<br />
19. <a href="http://www.intrada.net/sound/VDCtRaNsFoRmErS_19.m3u">Decepticon Attack</a> (6:48)<br />
20. Unicron Transforms (2:59)<br />
21. The Matrix (1:45)<br />
22. Attack On Unicron (1:00)<br />
23. Reunited (2:26)<br />
24. <a href="http://www.intrada.net/sound/VDCtRaNsFoRmErS_24.m3u">The Fight Continues</a> (1:48)<br />
25. <a href="http://www.intrada.net/sound/VDCtRaNsFoRmErS_25.m3u">Legacy</a> (6:09)</div>
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Original soundtrack from initial big-screen animated treatment of <i>The Transformers</i>,
numerous iconic battling robot characters spawned from Hasbro
television mini-series that became wildly popular in subsequent
syndication. Cars, trucks, toy dinosaurs, you name it became behemoths
of warring destruction. Vince DiCola, fresh off dynamic score for <i>Rocky IV</i>, brings sizzling modern up-tempo sensibilities to his electronic score for <i>Transformers</i>,
melds driving energy with striking fully-composed quasi-orchestral
themes, motifs. Exciting compositions result, with plethora of rhythms
infused with composer's unique harmonic vernacular on display. </div>
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DiCola,
who gets start as session keyboardist, then moves into scoring with <i>Staying Alive</i>, sequel to<i>Saturday Night Fever</i>, connects well with with director Sylvester Stallone, lands mega-hit <i>Rocky IV</i>
and captures attention of TV producers transforming Hasbro's
small-screen robots into big-screen monoliths. Intrada CD presents first
widely available release of score, courtesy Sony Music, first available
as very limited "BotCon" editions in 1997 & 2001. Newly assembled
and mastered from two-track digital masters, Intrada CD also features
composer's "Legacy", originally written as six-minute powerhouse demo
for producers during early stages of project. Intrada Special Collection
release available while quantities and interest remain!</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-60198348991803841632014-03-28T06:20:00.002-07:002014-03-28T06:20:38.481-07:00Tangerine Dream - Wavelength Soundtrack Score Remastered Release by La La Land RecordsLa La Land has released a limited edition of 1500 units of Tangerine Dream's classic score to the movie "Wavelength"<br />
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This comes fully remastered and complete, and is a worthy addition to any Tangerine Dream collector.<br />
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The sound quality is amazing, and La La Land have done a great job on this one, right up there with the recent release by Perseverance of the "Thief" score.<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/Wavelength/1-Wavelength-Main-Title.mp3">Alien Voices (0:20) </a><br />
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<li>Wavelength Main Title (1:58) <br />
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<li>�Desert Drive (2:04) <br />
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<li>Mojave End Title (4:00) <br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/Wavelength/5-Healing.mp3">�Healing (2:22) </a><br />
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<li>Alien Goodbyes (1:49) <br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/Wavelength/8-Spaceship.mp3">Spaceship (2:22)</a><br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/Wavelength/9-Church-Theme.mp3">Church Theme (3:42) </a><br />
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<li>Sunset Drive (3:25) <br />
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<li>�Airshaft (3:11) <br />
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<li>Alley Walk (2:55) <br />
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<li>Cyro Lab (2:20) <br />
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<li>�Running Through The Hills (1:34) <br />
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<li>Campfire Theme (1:26) <br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/Wavelength/16-Mojave-End-Title-Reprise.mp3">Mojave End Title Reprise (3:55) </a></li>
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Total Time: 38:35 <br />
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You can order your copy here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.lalalandrecords.com/Wavelength.html">http://www.lalalandrecords.com/Wavelength.html</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-65738110282032449902014-02-26T09:23:00.002-08:002014-02-26T09:23:56.827-08:00Hold On - Corey Hart vs Keta Bill - Beverly Hills Cop 2Those familiar with the movie Beverly Hills Cop 2 will notice that the soundtrack release has a glaring omission still not rectified to this day.<br />
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During a key scene involving the Playboy mansion, a notable synthesizer/guitar track is played titled "Hold On", which is sung by Keta Bill.<br />
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This song however was never released, and still remains unreleased to this day. Instead, a different version sung by Corey Hart was released on the soundtrack.<br />
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One thing people might not notice is that both versions of the song can be heard in the movie. The Corey Hart version is indeed in the movie.<br />
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The Corey Hart version is heard faintly whilst the three lead characters are sitting in their car discussing their next move.<br />
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As to why the Corey Hart version was released and not the Keta Bill version remains a mystery.<br />
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The Corey Hart version is a slightly faster, more guitar driven version produced by Giorgio Moroder, whilst the other version is a more DX7 bass driven track along with its superior guitar solos.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-56760004157918005542014-01-10T05:26:00.000-08:002014-01-10T05:26:08.784-08:00Vintage Trailer Music Score - Jonathan Elias - Back To The Future & ExplorersThese days, most movie trailers will either pick a generic Media Venture style score track with the obligatory big brass drone sound and plenty of choral voices.<br />
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In the 1980s however, there seemed to be a bit more mystique to the trailers, especially the teaser trailers. There was no actual footage shown, and the music in the end was completely different to the styles used in the actual movies.<br />
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Some examples are Back To The Future and Explorers, both given teaser trailer music by Jonathan Elias.<br />
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Explorers ended up with a Jerry Goldsmith score, whilst Back To The Future ended up with an Alan Silvestri score.<br />
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A possible example of where Silvestri could have gone with an electronic score is by listening to "Flight Of The Navigator".<br />
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It would definitely have been interesting to have had a full electronic score for Back To The Future, but in the end the Silvestri score was perfect. <br />
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Jonathan Elias started off doing many trailer scores and these ones seem to stand out, as they are both similar and have a signature electronic arpeggiated sound very similar to the Tangerine Dream sound of the era.<br />
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Many have been mistaken such is the distinctive synthesizer sound, that its quite easy to mistake it for a Tangerine Dream piece, but these are both composed by Jonathan Elias.<br />
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These days Jonathan Elias does not like to discuss his 80s synthesizer score period (it seems he did not like it!), but he did give a few great scores such as Tuff Turf and Vamp amongst others.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-9858377334097066442013-12-03T16:31:00.001-08:002013-12-03T16:31:37.396-08:00La La Land Records Lethal Weapon Complete Soundtrack Collection ReleasedThe 80s was full of buddy cop movies, and one of the finest is Lethal Weapon. It was 1987 when Mel Gibson and Danny Glover gave us the hilarious and action packed team that eventually lasted another 3 sequels.<br />
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A big part of these movies were the soundtrack scores by Michael Kamen. Orchestra heavy but with plenty of Jazzy themes and driven by the distinctive saxaphone sound, it was a classic and memorable set of soundtrack scores.<br />
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The classic Michael Kamen scores for all four of the Lethal Weapon movies are now being released in one collection by La La Land Records as part of an 8 CD boxset. This is the first time all the scores in their almost complete form have been released, and a must have for any Michael Kamen score collectors.<br />
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<strong>(8-CD BOX SET)</strong>
<strong>LIMTED EDITION OF 3000 UNITS</strong><br />
<strong>STARTS SHIPPING DEC 5th</strong><br />
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La-La Land Records, Warner Bros. and WEA celebrate Warner Bros.'
90th Anniversary, with the LETHAL WEAPON SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION - an 8-CD
BOX SET featuring Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, and David Sanborn's
iconic film scores from all four LETHAL WEAPON films. Each LETHAL WEAPON
score is contained in its own 2-CD jewel case, and all four scores,
along with a 40-Page booklet, are housed in an attractive slip case.<br />
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Finally, some of the greatest action film music ever composed — from
the most celebrated cop-action saga of all time — is presented here in a
deluxe presentation worthy of their legacy. The scores to LETHAL WEAPON
1-3 have been greatly expanded beyond their original soundtrack album
presentations (the original soundtrack assemblies are remastered and
presented as well.) and the score from LETHAL WEAPON 4 makes its world
premiere with this set. A bounty of previously unreleased score music is
featured here, literally hours worth, along with bonus score tracks and
knockout songs from the likes of Sting, Elton John, George Harrison,
The Beach Boys and more — not to mention the Bobby Helms rendition of
"Jingle Bell Rock," which opens the original LETHAL WEAPON!<br />
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Produced by Neil S. Bulk and MV Gerhard and mastered by James Nelson
from WB vault materials, this amazing release, limited to 3000 Units,
features a 40 Page booklet with exclusive liners by film music writer
Jeff Bond, with new comments from director Richard Donner, and explosive
art design by Jim Titus. Once you dig into this sensational set, we
know you'll agree with us when it comes to Michael Kamen and LETHAL
WEAPON, you'll never get "too old for this sh#*!"</blockquote>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-39757855737143421702013-11-13T08:55:00.000-08:002013-11-13T08:58:48.746-08:00Days Of Thunder Score Release - La La Land Records Limited Edition - Hans ZimmerIf any of you can remember the Hans Zimmer of the late 80s, early 90s, then you will surely recognise his score for the Tony Scott racing action masterpiece from 1990.<br />
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Starring Tom Cruise, and from the Jerry Bruckheimer and Don Simpson team, this was a great movie with those distinctive visuals that only Tony Scott could deliver.<br />
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Apparently, Days Of Thunder was most likely going to be a third team up between Tony Scott and Harold Faltermeyer (having already done Top Gun and Beverly Hills Cop 2), but by this time, Faltermeyer was moving out of Hollywood and back to Germany.<br />
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It would have been interesting to have seen what Faltermeyer would have done with the score, with most likely a similar type to the Top Gun music he created, along with some memorable theme songs.<br />
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Nevertheless, Hans Zimmer, fresh from Rain Main and Black Rain was the man given the task of scoring the visuals on this movie, and he delivered everything perfectly.<br />
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Frenetic, energetic, and plenty of action cues, this is a worthy score from the early Zimmer period of scoring.<br />
This was when Zimmer was at his best, pulsating synthesizers, orchestra hits, wild guitars and the kitchen sink thrown in for good measure.<br />
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This score is one of the blueprints for the next decade or so of scores during the 1990s, although some may argue Mark Mancina is the one who did just as much (Bad Boys, Speed).<br />
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The title track "Last Note Of Freedom" is a great song, written by Hans Zimmer and Billy Idol of all people and performed by David Coverdale (Whitesnaker lead singer). This is a great track, starting off slow, and eventually ending in a fast guitar driven finish, much like the movie itself, mirroring the frenetic action of the Daytona racing.<br />
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The entire score has been available as an unreleased bootleg for a number of years now, but La La Land have finally released it in official format which is better late than never.<br />
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Most of the score is present apart from maybe 1 or 2 cues which if I recall correctly are during the racing scenes. The bootleg score usually has 24 or 26 tracks if I recall correctly.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=22">http://www.hans-zimmer.com/index.php?rub=disco&id=22</a><br />
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This release does include however, some alternate takes and some extra tracks which fill up the CD.<br />
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Here is the full release information from La La Land Records.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">La-La Land Records and Paramount Pictures present the world premiere release of acclaimed composer Hans Zimmer's (BLACK RAIN, THELMA & LOUISE, THE DARK KNIGHT, MAN OF STEEL) full-throttle original score to the 1990 racing drama feature DAYS OF THUNDER, starring Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman and Robert Duvall, and directed by Tony Scott. After waiting decades, film music enthusiasts have finally been rewarded with a worthy release of this Zimmer classic. Clocking in at over 70 minutes, this CD absolutely roars with the kind of blistering dramatic action scoring that vividly demonstrates how Zimmer became one of filmdom's most important contemporary composers. Rounding out the music presentation are some notable bonus tracks and the song "The Last Note of Freedom," performed by David Cloverdale. Produced by Dan Goldwasser and mastered by Doug Schwartz, this special limited release of 3000 Units was supervised by the film's producer, Jerry Bruckheimer and star Tom Cruise. The sleek art design is by Dan Goldwasser, with exclusive, in-depth liner notes by film music writer Tim Greiving, which include feature comments from Bruckheimer and Cruise. This release is dedicated to the late Tony Scott.</span></div>
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/DaysOfThunder/DOT-01.mp3" style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">Days of Thunder (Main Title) 3:08</span></a></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Rowdy Drives/Who Is This Driver? 2:06</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Let Me Drive/Cole Drives Rowdy's Car 2:26</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Car Building 2:05</span></li>
<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/DaysOfThunder/DOT-05.mp3" style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">Darlington - Cole Wins 4:47</span></a></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">You're Home/Daytona Race/The Crash 3:29</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">The Hospital 2:20</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Wheelchair Race 0:37</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Rental Car Race* 3:50</span></li>
<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/DaysOfThunder/DOT-10.mp3" style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">Claire Arrives at Her Apartment 1:55</span></a></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Physical Kiss 1:05</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Cole Blows His Engine 1:10</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Wheeler/Cole Smashes 2:25</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Cole at the Laundry/Cole Agrees to Drive Rowdy's Car 2:11</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Cole and Harry Fight/Harry Talks to Car 2:52</span></li>
<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/DaysOfThunder/DOT-16.mp3" style="background-color: white; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"><span style="color: black;">Cole in Truck/Pre-Race 3:52</span></a></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">The Last Race 10:20</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/DaysOfThunder/DOT-18.mp3" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">"The Last Note of Freedom" 4:57 performed by David Coverdale </a><br /><br />BONUS TRACKS</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">The Hospital (alternate) 2:21</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Wheelchair Race (alternate) 0:38</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Claire Arrives at Her Apartment (alternate ending) 1:53</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Cole Blows His Engine (alternate) 1:12</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;">Pre-Race (alternate mix) 2:25</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/DaysOfThunder/DOT-24.mp3" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Days of Thunder (Main Title) (rock arrangement) 4:59 </a><br /><br />TOTAL ALBUM TIME 71:14 </span></li>
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This release is limited to 3000, and you can get your copy direct here:<br />
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<a href="http://lalalandrecords.com/DaysOfThunder.html">http://lalalandrecords.com/DaysOfThunder.html</a><br />
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You can also get this release from a number of other online stores also.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-9761632839128525902013-10-19T15:55:00.002-07:002013-10-19T15:57:07.427-07:00Tangerine Dream - Thief Soundtrack Score Re-Release from Perseverance RecordsIf you love your Tangerine Dream music, then you can get your hands on a remastered version of the Thief Soundtrack Score from Perseverance Records in November 2013.<br />
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It is available from here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.fortytwotradingco.com/thief-deluxe-edition/">http://www.fortytwotradingco.com/thief-deluxe-edition/</a><br />
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Some info here shows its the first release featuring both "Confrontation" and "Beach Scene" for the first time.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">The first 50 CDs will signed by Chris Franke and Craig Safan.</strong> </span></div>
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<strong style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Thief </strong>was Michael Mann’s directorial debut. The film featured James Caan as a professional safecracker who agrees to do a job for the mafia. Many consider this film to be James Caan’s best role to date. Also starring Tuesday Weld, James Belushi, Willie Nelson, Dennis Farina and a number of professional thieves as well as police in supporting roles, the film is now a classic of the 1980s.</div>
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Scored by Tangerine Dream, it has become one of their signature film scores. Multiple versions of the score have been released over the years. Our release contains both Confrontation and Beach Scene, depending on what previous version of the LP or CD was sold, either of which were left off of previous reissues. In our opinion, this is one of the best electronic scores of the 1980s, and we are happy to bring it back with a limited edition run of 4,000 units. Many missed out on the last reissue, so we are happy to be offering this with the proper track list.</div>
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<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px;">Terrific masters provided by Warner Music.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px;">Extensive liner notes by James Anthony Phillips.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px;">9 track release that includes both Beach Scene and Confrontation. This corrects the errors on previous releases where both tracks were never on the same release. Usually it was a release with Confrontation and no Beach Scene or vice versa. Wounded Bird even had issues where the CD was pressed with a different version of the album (either Beach Scene was included or there was a version with Igneous missing).</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px;">Only 4,000 copies will be manufactured. We will not make any more after we reach that total.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px;">We used the original Elektra LP cover art. We added an additional music credit for Craig Safan’s track, Confrontation.</li>
<li style="margin: 0px 0px 2px; padding: 0px;">As we always state—our deal for this album lasts for a specific period of years. With the market shifting dramatically to digital, it is highly doubtful another label would reissue this recording. Grab it while you can.</li>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-78480986770271101742013-09-25T12:25:00.000-07:002013-09-25T12:25:40.756-07:00Dumb & Dumber To Score - Todd Rundgren or Empire of the Sun?After 20 Years, they are finally doing a sequel to Dumb & Dumber, the early 1990's comedy classic starring Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.<br />
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The Todd Rundgren score for the original surfaced a few years ago on youtube, with some classic themes in there. He made quite effective use of his own song "can we still be friends" which he redid as part of the musical score, updating it and melding perfectly with the rest of the score.<br />
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Empire of the Sun are a unique band with a unique sound, so it may be possible that they will bring something equally as good as Todd Rundgren did all those years back.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-81301999046049815402013-04-03T08:19:00.001-07:002014-01-10T05:13:05.589-08:00Teen Wolf T Shirts - Get Yourself a Stiles T Shirt and don't be a DicknoseIf you love your Teen Wolf (The REAL 1985 one, not the disgraceful modern MTV garbage!) and want to emulate the hero of the movie Stiles, then you must get one of his infamous T Shirts.<br />
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The "What are you looking at dicknose" T shirt is a legendary part of motion picture history.<br />
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You can get these from a few places online, but only a few have the correct font and lettering done exactly as the original.<br />
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This one here from Amazon is a dead on accurate version.<br />
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<a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teen-Wolf-shirt-looking-dicknose/dp/B00A3QZOA2">http://www.amazon.co.uk/Teen-Wolf-shirt-looking-dicknose/dp/B00A3QZOA2</a><br />
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Other Stiles T shirts to look out for include "Life Sucks Then You Die", and "Obnoxious The Movie", along with the hand drawn "Teen Wolf" t shirt that he sells in the movie. These can be found on ebay amongst other places usually.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-86247189439425173032013-04-03T08:11:00.002-07:002013-04-03T08:11:35.060-07:00Beverly Hills Cop Returns, but now on TV and without Harold FaltermeyerAfter almost 19 Years, there is another installment of Beverly Hills Cop, except this time it will be on TV, rather than the big screen.<br />
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This is expected to be a continuation of the movie series with Brandon T Jackson as Aaron Foley, the obligatory son of Axel Foley.<br />
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Unfortunately, there is no Harold Faltermeyer involved with this, so nobody knows what type of music we will get with this pilot episode.<br />
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What people don't realise is that without Harold Faltermeyer's music, Beverly Hills Cop loses a great deal of its success.<br />
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Faltermeyer's electro synth work is catchy, memorable and simply evokes a fever of action and comedy like no other.<br />
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There seems to be no music for tv shows as in the days of Miami Vice with Jan Hammer and movies like Harold Faltermeyer, so it remains to be seen whether this new continuation will be a flop or simply another nail in the coffin of a vastly underused character.<br />
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Axel Foley should have had many more adventures, it seems like this next one may bring more, but who knows what will happen.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-58520485462232200002012-11-11T15:23:00.000-08:002012-11-11T15:23:02.878-08:00Black Rain - 2 CD Limited Edition Set - La La Land Records ReviewSo after about 23 years, it was La La Land Records who finally released Hans Zimmer's superb score for Ridley Scott's Black Rain.<br />
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This is one of Zimmer's finest scores, and one of his earliest efforts, and still considered one of his best. The sound quality on this release is pristine, and has been very well mastered. Considering the only other sources for the score have been lower quality bootlegs, its fantastic to finally hear all the individual instruments so clearly.<br /><br />Shirley Walker's orchestrations combined with Zimmer's synth work is pulsating, and laid the groundwork for most of his mid 90s efforts.<br />
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While Harold Faltermeyer seemingly left Hollywood at the start of the 90s, it seems Zimmer took over the role as the main guy for synth heavy scores.<br />
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This release contains the full complete score unaltered, and also includes additional versions of cues, including the movie version of the title song by Gregg Allman. All in all, this is a great buy and well worth it.<br />
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You may remember that this score contains a theme which was eventually reused for Zimmer's Batman Begins. The original version here is still superior, retaining the same strong percussion and urgent theme desired by the movies tokyo visuals and cinematography.<br />
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Definitely a great addition to any soundtrack score collection. La La Land always deliver great quality releases, and seemed to have listened to many fan requests for these classic scores.<br />
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TRACK LISTING:<br />
DISC 1<br />
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<li>Sato Pt. 1/One-Way Glass (6:34)<br />
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<li>Osaka/Phony Cops** (1:46)<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BlackRain/1_03_YGBN_SP2.mp3">You Gonna Be Nice?*/Sato Pt. 2** (5:21)</a><br />
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<li>Sato Watching/Circling Motorbikes (1:59)<br />
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<li> Sugai's Photo/Sato Pt. 3 (3:58)<br />
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<li> Sato Pt. 4 (2:05)<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BlackRain/1_07_CLHS.mp3">Charlie Loses His Head** (8:22)</a><br />
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<li> Sequins (2:42)<br />
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<li>Masa's Reprimand / Sugai Pt. 1 (5:33)<br />
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<li> The Steel Mill (2:45)<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BlackRain/1_11_SMC_AE.mp3">Steel Mill Chase/Airplane/Escape***(6:18)</a><br />
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<li> Sugai Pt. 2 (8:50)<br />
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<li> Arrival of Oyabuns/Sato's Arrival/Meeting (7:55)<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BlackRain/1_14_B_F_NAM.mp3">Bikes**/Fight**/Nick and Masa** (9:29)</a><br />
TOTAL DISC TIME: 74:09<br />
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DISC 2<br />
ORIGINAL EMI ALBUM</li>
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BlackRain/2_01_LOTEOTN.mp3">Livin' on the Edge of the Night -Iggy Pop (3:38)</a><br />
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<li>The Way You Do the Things You Do -UB 40 (3:15)<br />
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<li> Back to Life (Jam on the Groove Mix) -Soul II Soul (5:07)<br />
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<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BlackRain/2_04_L.mp3"> Laserman -Ryuichi Sakamoto(4:48)</a><br />
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<li>Singing in the Shower -Les Rita Mitsouko and Sparks (4:22)<br />
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<li> I'll Be Holding On -Gregg Allman (5:38)<br />
BLACK RAIN SUITE<br />
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<li>Sato (4:45)<br />
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<li>Charlie Loses His Head***(7:03)<br />
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<li>Sugai (6:55)<br />
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<li> Nick and Masa***(2:52)<br />
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BONUS TRACKS</li>
<li>Airplane Muzak (source) -Shirley Walker (2:05)<br />
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<li> Charlie Loses His Head Pt. 1 (alternate percussion) (2:32)<br />
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<li>Charlie Loses His Head Pt. 2<br />
(alternate with koto and oboe) (2:47)<br />
</li>
<li>Masa's Reprimand***(alternate) (1:49)<br />
</li>
<li><a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BlackRain/2_15_B_F_a.mp3"> Bikes / Fight (alternate) (3:18)</a><br />
</li>
<li> Bikes (percussion only) (1:35)<br />
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<li> Charlie Loses His Head (monks wild) (2:12)<br />
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<li> <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/BlackRain/2_18_IBHO_mt.mp3">I'll Be Holding On (main title version) -Gregg Allman (2:36)</a><br />
TOTAL DISC TIME: 67:48<br />
TOTAL ALBUM TIME: 141:57<br />
* not used in film<br />
** contains material unused in film<br />
***contains instrumental melody of "I'll Be Holding On"</li>
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You can get your copy direct from La La Land here:<br />
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<a href="http://www.lalalandrecords.com/BlackRain.html">http://www.lalalandrecords.com/BlackRain.html</a><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-68477209101790907422012-09-11T14:45:00.000-07:002012-09-11T14:45:55.690-07:00Don Peake - Knight Rider scores still availableIf you love your Knight Rider, then you can still get Don Peake's complete episode scores for his work on Knight Rider.<br />
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Released on Hitchcock Records, there are 3 volumes available, which come with complete scores for several of the most popular episodes.<br />
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These are high quality and are a great mix of orchestral and synthesizer themes. I have all three and they are well worth it, and even managed to get one personally signed by Mr Don Peake himself.<br />
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Volume 1<br />
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Vol.1 is the original 2004 Knight Con Limited Edition from composer Don Peake (re-packaged).<br />
<span style="font-size: smaller;"><em>Main Title written by Stu Phillips and Glenn Larson, not included in this volume.</em></span><br />
<strong>HMR-9101 Now Shipping.</strong><br />
<strong>Episodes</strong><br />
1. Let It Be Me (5Q's)<br />
2. Scent Of Roses (8 Q's)<br />
3. White Bird (6 Q's)<br />
4. Junk Yard Dog (14 Q's)<br />
5. Halloween Knight (10 Q's)<br />
6. Mouth Of The Snake (13 Q's)<br />
(Running time 70+ minutes)<br />
<span style="font-size: smaller;"><em>This pressed CD is licensed by NBC/Universa</em></span>l<br />
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<a href="http://www.hitchcock-media.com/soundtracks/knight-rider-best-of-don-peake-vol-1/prod_20.html">http://www.hitchcock-media.com/soundtracks/knight-rider-best-of-don-peake-vol-1/prod_20.html</a><br />
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Volume 2<br />
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Vol.2 is a brand new Original Television Soundtrack from composer Don Peake<br />
<strong>HMR-9104 Now Shipping.</strong><br />
<strong>Episodes</strong><br />
1. Knight Rider Theme (a rockin' new treatment)<br />
<span style="font-size: smaller;"><em>Main Title written by Stu Phillips and Glenn Larson.</em></span><br />
2. Topaz (12 Q's)<br />
3. Hearts of Stone (14 Q's)<br />
4. Bonus Songs (4 Tracks)<br />
(Running time 47+ minutes)<br />
<span style="font-size: smaller;"><em>This pressed CD is licensed by NBC/Universa</em></span>l<br />
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<a href="http://www.hitchcock-media.com/soundtracks/knight-rider-best-of-don-peake-vol-2/prod_53.html">http://www.hitchcock-media.com/soundtracks/knight-rider-best-of-don-peake-vol-2/prod_53.html</a><br />
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Volume 3<br />
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Vol. 3 is a re-issue of a short lived unauthorized 2000 release on Hi-Tech Records.<br />
It contains 65 tracks or scene Q's by composer Don Peake.<br />
<span style="font-size: smaller;"><em>Main Title written by Stu Phillips and Glenn Larson, not included in this volume.</em></span><br />
<strong>HMR-9105 Now Shipping.</strong><br />
<strong>Episodes</strong><br />
1. Knight of The Chameleon<br />
2. Lost Knight<br />
3. K.I.T.T. vs K.A.R.R.<br />
4. Knight In Retreat<br />
<span style="font-size: smaller;"><em>This pressed CD is licensed by NBC/Universa</em></span>l.<br />
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<a href="http://www.hitchcock-media.com/soundtracks/knight-rider-best-of-don-peake-vol-3/prod_54.html">http://www.hitchcock-media.com/soundtracks/knight-rider-best-of-don-peake-vol-3/prod_54.html</a><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-24227091043680025892012-09-11T14:38:00.000-07:002012-09-11T14:38:04.933-07:00Hans Zimmer's Black Rain Score to be released by La La Land RecordsGood news for 80s soundtrack score collectors. La La Land Records will be releasing the full expanded score for Hans Zimmer's Black Rain sometime in 2012 or 2013. <br />
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<br />Ridley Scott's Japan based cop thriller was an explosive action movie featuring a fantastic oriental based synthesized and heavy percussion score, along with orchestrations by Shirley Walker.<br />
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Until now, a bootleg has been the only way to hear this score, so this should be a good quality release.<br />
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Those with good ears will also recognise that Zimmer based his Batman theme on one of his Black Rain themes, with the theme virtually identical. Zimmer is not one to waste a great track, and reused it in Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-20707240864562428732012-06-16T03:47:00.001-07:002012-06-16T03:48:23.934-07:00La La Land Records Release STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE: LIMITED EDITION (3-CD SET)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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La-La Land Records, Sony Music Entertainment and Paramount Pictures
boldly go where no soundtrack reissue has gone before with a deluxe
3-CD set of 1979's STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, composed and
conducted by Jerry Goldsmith.<br />
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You can find it here: <a href="http://www.lalalandrecords.com/STM.html">http://www.lalalandrecords.com/STM.html</a><br />
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The first big screen voyage of Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock was a high
budget and ambitious undertaking that introduced Goldsmith's famous
and enduring Star Trek march (later used as the main theme for <i>Star Trek: The Next Generation</i>)
as the cornerstone of an epic science fiction musical odyssey. Like
the film's refit starship Enterprise, La-La Land's lavish presentation
presents the score anew: fully restored, remixed and mastered from the
first generation multi-track masters by Bruce Botnick, the original
album co-producer and Goldsmith's long time scoring engineer.<br />
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"To put together the score the decision was to go back to the
original Analogue 16-track 2-inch 30 i.p.s. masters," Botnick explains.
"John Davis at Precision Audiosonics baked each of the 37 rolls in a
convection oven at 110 degrees for eight hours so that they were
playable, then rolled out a marvelous 3M 56 IsoLoop 16-track machine
with brand new heads. The tapes were resolved at 60Hz to maintain the
original orchestral pitch and sync. The Analogue-to-Digital transfer
was done from the 16-track through the latest Black Lion A/D convertors
and recorded to Pro Tools X at 192kHz 24-bit."<br />
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This 3-CD set presents the score for the 1979 theatrical release
(filling disc 1 and part of disc 2) and also premieres the legendary
early "rejected" cues that Goldsmith recorded prior to composing his
famous main theme. The 1979 album program (much of which is performed
and edited differently as compared to the film) completes disc 2, with
disc 3 offering additional alternates (including those heard on the
previous Sony expanded release) along with a wealth of bonus material.
Among the highlights are a collection of early takes of the "Main Title"
(including extensive stage chatter), isolated segments featuring Craig
Huxley's famous "blaster beam" and assorted synthesizer excerpts, the
domestic CD debut of Bob James' disco cover version of Goldsmith's
theme and Shaun Cassidy's vocal version of the love theme, "A Star
Beyond Time."<br />
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Reissue co-producer Mike Matessino (who handled restoration and
editorial efforts) collaborates with Jeff Bond on the thoroughly
researched album notes which feature interview excerpts by Goldsmith,
Botnick and performers Huxley and David Newman. The clamshell packaging
and 40-page full color booklet are designed by Jim Titus. This special
release was produced by Bruce Botnick and Mike Matessino, produced for
Sony Music Entertainment by Didier C. Deutsch, mixed and mastered by
Bruce Botnick, and restored, edited and assembled by Mike Matessino.<br />
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"It has been an honor to be able to work with the original
recordings of this music and to document its production," Matessino
says. "This is one of the greatest scores of all time and everyone
involved took the responsibility very seriously and happily devoted
months to see it come together. The clarity and quality we now have is
truly amazing. Thanks to the efforts of La-La Land Records, Sony Music
and Paramount Pictures, the end product is an embarrassment of riches
and a 'must-have' for every film music and Star Trek collection." <br />
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TRACK LISTING:<br />
DISC 1<br />
THE FILM SCORE<br />
1 Overture 1:43<br />
2<a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_01_02_MT_KB.mp3"> Main Title/Klingon Battle 7:01</a><br />
3 Total Logic 3:54<br />
4 Floating Office 1:08 <br />
5 The Enterprise 6:02<br />
6 Malfunction 1:30<br />
7 Goodbye Klingon/Goodbye Epsilon Nine/Pre-Launch 2:10<br />
8 Leaving Drydock 3:32<br />
9 TV Theme/Warp Point Eight :50<br />
10 No Goodbyes :53<br />
11 Spock's Arrival 2:03<br />
12<a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_01_12_TT_WPN.mp3"> TV Theme/Warp Point Nine 1:49</a><br />
13 <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_01_13_MV.mp3">Meet V'Ger 3:06</a><br />
14 The Cloud 5:05<br />
15 V'Ger Flyover 5:01<br />
16 The Force Field 5:07<br />
17 Micro Exam 1:13<br />
18 <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_01_18_G_SW.mp3">Games/Spock Walk 9:51</a><br />
19 System Inoperative 2:03<br />
20 Hidden Information 3:58<br />
21 Inner Workings 4:04<br />
(Disc 1 72:06)<br />
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DISC 2<br />
THE FILM SCORE (cont'd)<br />
1 V'Ger Speaks 4:04<br />
2 <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_02_02_TM_AGS.mp3">The Meld/A Good Start 5:37</a><br />
3 End Title 3:16<br />
THE UNUSED EARLY SCORE<br />
4 <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_02_04_TE_EV.mp3">The Enterprise [early version] 6:05</a><br />
5 Leaving Drydock [early version] 2:39<br />
6 No Goodbyes [early version] :55<br />
7 Spock's Arrival [early version] 2:00<br />
8<a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_02_08_ME_EV.mp3"> Micro Exam [early version] 1:15</a><br />
9 Games [early version] 3:49<br />
10 Inner Workings [early version] 4:43<br />
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THE 1979 ALBUM<br />
11 Main Title/Klingon Battle 6:50<br />
12 Leaving Drydock 3:29<br />
13 The Cloud 5:00<br />
14 The Enterprise 5:59<br />
15 Ilia's Theme 3:00<br />
16 <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_02_16_VF.mp3">Vejur Flyover 4:56</a><br />
17 The Meld 3:15<br />
18 Spock Walk 4:17<br />
19 End Title 3:16<br />
(Disc 2 74:31)<br />
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DISC 3<br />
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ALTERNATES<br />
1 Overture [long version] 2:50<br />
2 Main Title [alternate take] 1:44<br />
3 Total Logic [alternate take] 3:49<br />
4 Malfunction [early take] 1:28<br />
5 Goodbye Klingon [alternate take] :35<br />
6 No Goodbyes [alternate take] :53<br />
7 <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_03_07_SP_AT.mp3">Spock's Arrival [alternate take] 2:01</a><br />
8 The Force Field [alternate take] 5:04<br />
9 Micro Exam [alternate take] 1:14<br />
10 <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_03_10_G_ESV.mp3">Games [early synthesizer version] 3:48</a><br />
11 Games [alternate take] 3:48<br />
12 Inner Workings [alternate take] 4:05<br />
13 <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_03_13_VS_AT.mp3">V'Ger Speaks [alternate take] 4:03</a><br />
14 The Meld [film version] 3:16<br />
15 A Good Start [discrete] 2:27<br />
16 Main Title [album take] 1:44<br />
ADDITIONALMUSIC<br />
17 Main Title [first raw takes] 7:21<br />
18 The Force Field/ The Cloud [excerpts] 2:33<br />
19 Beams and Synthesizer for V'Ger 4:04<br />
20 Beams and Synthesizer for Ilia :59 <br />
21 Synthesizer for Main Theme 1:44 <br />
22 Main Theme From Star Trek: The Motion Picture [Bob James] 5:24<br />
23 A Star Beyond Time [Shaun Cassidy] 2:43<br />
24 <a href="http://johndadlez.com/MP3/TMP_03_24_IT_A.mp3">Ilia's Theme [alternate] 3:33</a><br />
25 Theme From Star Trek: The Motion Picture [concert edit] 3:25<br />
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(Disc 3 74:37)<br />
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Total 3CD Time: 3:41:13Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-67721769211046041872012-03-13T08:57:00.004-07:002012-03-13T12:46:34.089-07:00Retro Score Review - Teen Wolf (1985) - Miles GoodmanFor the first retro review, it is Teen Wolf from 1985. This movie was originally filmed before Back To The Future, and was released shortly after that to capitalise on the success of Michael J Fox as the lead actor.<br />
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The plot is ridiculous, a high school basketball player turns into a wolf and nobody bats an eyelid, but that is the charm of the 80s. Its funny, ridiculous, hillarious and has great moments throughout.<br />
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Miles Goodman composed the music for the movie and all of the songs. They have a distinctive sound throughout, with guitars, synths and gated drums.<br />
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The soundtrack however only consists of 9 tracks, with lots of score being absent. It was released on CD and Vinyl in 1985 on the Metronome label in Japan, and in Germany. Since then, there has been no re release or expanded version, which is surprising given the movie has a cult following.<br />
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Some of the key tracks missing are as follows:<br />
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Miles Goodman's instrumental rendition of "Staying Alive" composed in the synth fashion of the rest of the soundtrack.<br />
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Interlude score pieces, such as Beer Keg scenes.<br />
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The Wolf Dance opening score at the high school dance. This funky jam is a percussive heavy track making use of the Linndrum and some groovy bass.<br />
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The alternate "Big Bad Wolf" song. On the CD and Vinyl releases, this song sounds different due to the drums and vocals being used. In the movie version, different vocals and drums are used and it sounds sufficiently different.<br />
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Given that the songs only take up around half an hour, it would be easy to include everything on an expanded release. It may be likely that Intrada, La La Land or Perseverance Records may do a release.<br />
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1. Flesh On Fire James House <br />
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This is a fantastic song, great galloping guitar, synths and a vintage 80s melody. Linndrum percussion throughout this track. One of the best of the decade.<br />
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2. Big Bad Wolf The Wolf Sisters <br />
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This is a funky track, with vocoder and again percussion heavy with the Linndrum. <br />
The movie version is slightly different with an unreleased intro and alternate drums and vocals.<br />
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3. Win In The End Mark Safan <br />
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The iconic theme from the end basketball game. Not much is known about Mark Safan, but the track is a perfect end to a satisfying 80s movie.<br />
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4. Shootin' For The Moon Amy Holland <br />
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A great theme, making use of the DX7 and Miles Goodman's talents for orchestral themes.<br />
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5. Silhouette David Palmer <br />
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This is the track played during the house party, and is visuallised perfectly on screen through Scott Howard slashing his way into his female friend Boof!<br />
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6. Way To Go Mark Vieha <br />
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Another classic played during the halfway point of the movie showcasing how Scott Howard as the Wolf is helping win all their games. The music matches the hilarity of the onscreen action.<br />
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7. Good News David Morgan <br />
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A great song, buried in the background before the wolf dance.<br />
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8. Transformation Miles Goodman (instrumental)<br />
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Probably the most recognised song in the movie, this is the key instrumental music for Scott Howard's first transformation at home. Absolute perfection.<br />
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9. Boof Miles Goodman (instrumental) <br />
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A great interlude, and uses the melody from Shooting from the moon to great effect.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-13660303771077473782011-12-19T10:08:00.000-08:002011-12-19T10:09:56.009-08:00Superman IV - The Quest For Peace - Paul Fishman's Rare MusicIf you've ever watched Superman IV, you might recall the funky gym workout music that plays with the immortal "no pain, no gain" uttered by Christopher Reeve. This music forms part of several music tracks composed by Paul Fishman specifically for the movie, some of which ended up completely removed when the final film was released.<br />
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None of this music was available for more than 20 odd years until Film Score Monthly released the 8 Disc complete score set for the Christopher Reeve Superman series.<br />
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There are several great tracks, about eight in total, and include some great instrumental music, including the song "Life's Too Dangerous" which was supposed to appear during a deleted scene. The only way to get this music is to buy the complete eight disc set, but it is worth every penny, as you not only get this music, you get the complete scores and songs for all four Superman movies.<br />
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This is great rare synthesizer music which any vintage fan will enjoy. It is too bad some of these were cut from the final film, but at least the music is finally available.<br />
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The Paul Fishman songs are on Disc 6 of the set.<br />
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Superfly Guy 4:11<br />
Headphone Heaven 3:23<br />
Revolution Now 4:26<br />
Saxy Sadie 4:47<br />
Krypton Nights 4:44<br />
Life's Too Dangerous 3:14<br />
Workout 2:27 <br />
Lois Love 4:56 <br />
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This was the only Trek score by Rosenman, but it suited the movie rather well, what with it taking place in 1986 in San Fransisco and was rather more comedic than other adventures before or after. It also includes the infamous song " I Hate You" by Kirk Thatcher, played on the boombox by the hilarious punk on the bus!<br />
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Overall, this is a great score, in the days of when an orchestral score was actually fit for purpose to describe the action on the big screen.<br />
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If you were left unfulfilled by Djawadi's Fright Night score this year, then you can at least ease your pain a little by getting the music for the superior original movie.<br />
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After almost 26 years comes the first official release of Brad Fiedel's Fright Night score. After being bootlegged to death, its quite surprising that its taken this long, but better late than never.<br />
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Also check out a new interview with Brad Fiedel here:<br />
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<a href="http://rejectedfilmscores.125mb.com/bradfiedelinterview.html">http://rejectedfilmscores.125mb.com/bradfiedelinterview.html </a><br />
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FRIGHT NIGHT<br />
Music by BRAD FIEDEL<br />
INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 183<br />
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The score from Columbia Pictures' darkly humorous horror film Fright Night (1985) proved challenging to release: the master elements were initially missing. Now, 26 years after its initial release, Intrada presents Brad Fiedel's long-awaited score. After much additional searching, Sony was able to locate a single ¼” 15 ips two-track scoring session master containing approximately 16 minutes of music. Further search led to a DAT transfer of the ¼” 7 ½ ips two-track stereo safeties of the remaining cues. With these two finds, Intrada was able to proceed on a release of Brad Fiedel's score.<br />
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Fright Night tells the tale of a Charlie, a teenage boy who enlists the help of TV host Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowlel) in a real-life battle with the undead, featuring a horror homage that would become its own trendsetter -- pitting the duo against a ladykilling, Yuppie bloodsucker who just moved in next-door. Fiedel responded with a score that was both state-of-the-art and old school -- imbuing the hip villain with the stuff of supernatural legend. But while Fiedel tracked the story from a humorous beginning to an unexpectedly shocking climax, Fright Night’s experimental jolts were also firmly bound by the same melodic laws of a classic Hammer film, filled with themes and motifs that paint The Vampire as an eternal creature of seduction.The main theme introduces Jerry Dandridge with a swaying, hypnotic rhythm, enticing Charlie to peep on his neighbor, and the beautiful call girl he’s undressing. It’s a sensual build worthy of a rock god and his conquest.<br />
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Because of differences between the above-mentioned master reel and 1/4" safeties, Intrada presents all 16 minutes of the score from the high quality session master as a single track to start the CD. All of the individual tracks that make up that track also appear in the subsequent score presentation, allowing listeners to finally enjoy Brad Fidel's long overdue score.<br />
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INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 183<br />
Retail Price: $19.99<br />
SHIPS OCT 18th<br />
For track listing and sound samples, please visit<br />
<a href="http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.7292/.f%20">http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.7292/.f </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047405366698293489.post-9440420599102912472011-09-27T03:55:00.000-07:002011-09-27T04:06:57.708-07:00Zack Hemsey - A brief insight into the way he worksOne of the reasons why Inception was such a big hit was partly because of the music used during one of the trailers. Many thought the music had been created by Hans Zimmer, but in actual fact, it was done completely by one man, Zack Hemsey. Titled "Mind Heist", its an epic track, used to great effect. Even today, people think Hans Zimmer created it, but its all done by Zack Hemsey.<br />
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His music is so good, it has even been plagiarised by Steve Jablonsky during a key scene in Transformers Dark of The Moon, something which Hemsey addressed on his blog <a href="http://zackhemsey.blogspot.com/2011/07/its-our-fight-bysteve-jablonsky.html">here</a>.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/groups/297/videos/21339058">SoundWorks Collection: Composer Zack Hemsey</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/colemanfilm">Michael Coleman</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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Zack Hemsey is actually a Hip Hop MC and composer extraordinaire. He started off composing for hip hop group called Nine Leaves where he is also an MC. His unique blend of electronic and orchestral gave Nine Leaves a very distinct sound.<br />
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<a href="http://nineleaves.org/album/peace-in-death">http://nineleaves.org/album/peace-in-death </a><br />
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Hemsey's first album contains Mind Heist and many other tracks which have been used in several more movie trailers. He doesn't actually compose for film, its actually Hollywood that has actively persued his music to be used.<br />
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If you are an Alan Silvestri fan, then you can grab his Young Guns II score in its complete format from Intrada and Screen Archives.<br />
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A classic western featuring an all star cast, the soundtrack is quite appropriately composed, with plenty of boombastic themes. This score makes use of orchestra, guitar and rivetting percussion throughout. This one is up there alongside his other classics. The sound quality has been remastered, and should satisfy any true Young Guns fan.<br />
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You can grab a copy from Screen Archives here:<br />
<a href="http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/16373/YOUNG-GUNS-II/"> http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/16373/YOUNG-GUNS-II/</a><br />
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Or from Intrada themselves:<br />
<a href="http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.7272/.f">http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.7272/.f</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0