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This one deserves it's own thread. A great release!!
La-La Land Records
THREE exciting new titles are going on sale at La-La Land Records next Tuesday, February 11, 2014 at 12 pm pst:
JOHN CARPENTER’S ESCAPE FROM L.A.
MUSIC BY SHIRLEY WALKER AND JOHN CARRPENTER
LIMITED EDITION OF 1500 UNITS
LLLCD 1285
RETAIL PRICE: $19.98
EXECUTIVE ALBUM PRODUCER (FOR LA-LA LAND RECORDS) DAN GOLDWASSER
MASTERED BY DOUG SCHWARTZ AT MULHOLLAND MUSIC
LINER NOTES BY DANIEL SCHWEIGER
ART DIRECTION BY DAN GOLDWASSER
Paramount Pictures and La-La Land Records present an expanded Limited Edition release of Shirley Walker’s and John Carpenter’s score to ESACPE FROM L.A. For the sequel score to the cult hit ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, composers Walker and Carpenter create a vastly more heroic symphonic score while retaining the inventive electronic palette that had come to represent Snake in the previous film. This newly expanded release clocks in at nearly 79 minutes, featuring music recorded for, but unused in, the final film. New liner notes by Daniel Schweiger and artwork by Dan Goldwasser round out this slick package.
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It's a tough slog, from what I remember, but those last few orchestral Walker cues are fantastic.
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Hope there's a lot more of Shirley's orchestra and less of Carpenter's synth!!!!!!!!
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For those asking about the balance, the score starts out more electronic with the orchestra gradually creeping in until it dominates the action.
Personally, I just about shat myself when I saw this. I'll probably go into my overdraft buying it, but it'll be worth it.
and finally, (hopefully) we get that great un-released guitar finale with Snake's theme!
YES. It's not even on the bootleg.
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Hope there's a lot more of Shirley's orchestra and less of Carpenter's synth.
What's wrong with having more of each? (Although the original album did shortchange Miss W, I thought.)
Carpenter actually did relatively little on this score. On the original album, he's only actually credited on Snake's Uniform, the Main Title (with Alan Howarth), History of Los Angeles and Surgeon General of Beverly Hills (with Walker).
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Feb 4, 2014 - 12:01 PM
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Jeff M
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I'd find it hard to believe that if your a fan of Walker's BTAS you wouldn't dig Escape From LA.
In particular, if you like the pop/rock riff on "The Last Laugh" from BTAS, Escape From LA is pretty much that turned to about 11.
Make no doubt about it, this is a rock styled score, but it also features some really brilliant percussive electronica blended with orchestra.
Also, buried in the mix of the film there was definitely at least one all synth cue (it was on the unmentionable), when Snake's water/ship thing falls off the dock... it sounds like a synth orchestra mockup that probably got rushed into the film, and they didn't have the time, budget or whatnot to flesh it out with the full orchestra.
Maybe Lalaland will shed light on this? Regardless, I've been waiting for an expanded release on this since I bought the Milan release back in 96. It's such a fun score, and one of those golden few times Walker was really allowed to show off her thematic genius in an over-the-top big screen kind of way.
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Carpenter actually did relatively little on this score. On the original album, he's only actually credited on Snake's Uniform, the Main Title (with Alan Howarth), History of Los Angeles and Surgeon General of Beverly Hills (with Walker).
Don't confuse the lack of Carpenter cues on the old (short) album with evidence that Carpenter didn't do much on the score. You'll be pleasantly surprised.....
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It doesn't matter who did what to me! I am getting this regardless! In order to take part in the new "Moral America" you must get this!
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Carpenter actually did relatively little on this score. On the original album, he's only actually credited on Snake's Uniform, the Main Title (with Alan Howarth), History of Los Angeles and Surgeon General of Beverly Hills (with Walker).
Don't confuse the lack of Carpenter cues on the old (short) album with evidence that Carpenter didn't do much on the score. You'll be pleasantly surprised.....
Thanks Dan, this is good news for me and a few others then 
Carpenter is the only director I know of that scores his own films and rejects them!
Sounds like he may have done some of this here, and I know for a fact he did on
THE FOG - it's documented he dumped his first pass on the score. Dumped the first pass
on the film too....
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I'm psyched for an expanded Escape From LA! Surprised that it's limited to only 1500. I would think the triple cool things (Carpenter, Walker, cult 90's movie fav) its got going for it would bump it to at least 2000? I see this one selling out pretty quickly, but maybe that's just me. One of my fav movies of 96!
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Carpenter actually did relatively little on this score. On the original album, he's only actually credited on Snake's Uniform, the Main Title (with Alan Howarth), History of Los Angeles and Surgeon General of Beverly Hills (with Walker).
Don't confuse the lack of Carpenter cues on the old (short) album with evidence that Carpenter didn't do much on the score. You'll be pleasantly surprised.....
Good to know! I don't think Walker was under-represented on the album, though.
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