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 Posted:   Nov 28, 2016 - 6:20 PM   
 By:   SBD   (Member)



RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON
Composed and Conducted by BASIL POLEDOURIS
INTRADA Special Collection 368


For the 1991 Columbia film Return to the Blue Lagoon, composer Basil Poledouris insisted that the new score not simply reprise the first, creating for himself the challenge of covering the same territory with new ideas. While the first film’s delicate love theme appears fleetingly, Poledouris establishes for the sequel its own main theme. Like the original Blue Lagoon theme, it features wide, soaring intervals, but its tone is comparatively moody and subdued, matched to the sequel’s melancholy opening. The new love theme, meanwhile, is sweet and guileless. The sweeping main theme from the 1980 film is used more frequently, but still with restraint -- sometimes altered melodically, or suggested through brief fragments. While the composer's palette remains mostly orchestral, synthesizer is incorporated into a number of cues and the score is a bit less Impressionistic than that of the first film, with a higher proportion of dissonance and robust adventure scoring. Ultimately, lyricism and lush atmosphere dominate, with the colors of solo winds and sweeping strings brought to the foreground.

Poledouris' score for Return to the Blue Lagoon has never been available, and for this premiere release, Intrada was provided access to the complete ½” three-channel scoring session masters as well as the live two-track session mixes on DAT.

Return to the Blue Lagoon picks up where the first film left off—revealing that while the original protagonists have died, their son lives. The boy is rescued and entrusted to Sarah Hargrave (Lisa Pelikan), who has a baby daughter, Lilli. When a cholera outbreak forces Sarah and the children to abandon ship, they wind up back at the blue lagoon. Sarah uses her missionary training to raise the children, then dies of a respiratory infection. The children grow into teens (Brian Krause and Milla Jovovich) and reenact the drama of the original film, falling in love and exploring their sexuality.

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01. Legend And Main Titles (2:48)
02. Dinghy Adrift (1:52)
03. Cholera Scare (1:29)
04. Night Sailing (0:47)
05. Sarah Sails Alone (5:00)
06. Richard’s Toy Boat (1:00)
07. After The Storm (3:51)
08. Sarah Reacts To Distant Drumming (1:25)
09. Hog Play (0:50)
10. Water Play (1:06)
11. Shark On The Reef (2:53)
12. The Children Pray (2:11)
13. The Easter Egg Hunt (Alternate) (1:06)
14. Richard Dives For Pearl (Alternate) (0:51)
15. Richard Looks At Lilli (1:57)
16. Richard Spies (Original) (1:04)
17. Richard vs. Shark On Reef (0:43)
18. I’ll Move My Bed (0:45)
19. First Menstruation (0:22)
20. Richard Enters Jungle (Revised) (1:42)
21. Love Montage (2:53)
22. Ship To Shore (1:24)
23. Water Cask Work Party (1:49)
24. Lilli Is Jealous (2:17)
25. Evil Quinlan And Fight Sequence (5:20)
26. Lilli Pregnant (1:39)
27. “A World Of Our Own” (Performed by SURFACE) (4:47)
Total Time: 54:24

The Extras – Alternates and Additional Cues
28. The Easter Egg Hunt (Original) (1:04)
29. Richard Dives For Pearl (Original) (0:51)
30. Richard Spies (Revised) (1:09)
31. Richard vs. Shark On Reef (Alternate) (0:41)
32. 8M1 (0:19)
33. Richard Enters Jungle (Original) (1:41)
34. Beach Meeting (0:29)
35. Quinlan Spots Pearl (Original) (0:12)
36. Quinlan Spots Pearl (Alternate) (0:14)
Total Alternates Time: 6:49

The Extras – Cannibal Drumming Source
37. Distant Cannibal Drumming (0:56)
38. Distant Drumming Continues (1:35)
39. Distant Drumming Continues (Alternate) (1:03)
40. Distant Drumming Continues (Irregular) (1:45)
41. Out Of Rhythm Drums (2:29)
42. Distant Drumming (1:22)
43. Distant Drumming (Alternate No. 1) (1:11)
44. Distant Drumming (Alternate No. 2) (1:37)
45. Cannibal Party Drums No. 1 (0:54)
46. Cannibal Party Drums No. 2 (0:55)
Drumming Source Time: 13:52

 
 
 Posted:   Nov 28, 2016 - 6:52 PM   
 By:   falcsanz   (Member)

when did they expand BLUE LAGOON 1? two weeks ago?...

 
 Posted:   Nov 28, 2016 - 8:29 PM   
 By:   Jason LeBlanc   (Member)

Yes.

 
 Posted:   Nov 28, 2016 - 8:58 PM   
 By:   Sarge   (Member)

Ordered. Intrada has done a wonderful thing cleaning up and expanding both of these scores - the samples sound fantastic.

Nobody writes music for distant cannibals quite like Basil Poledouris!


The Extras – Cannibal Drumming Source
37. Distant Cannibal Drumming (0:56)
38. Distant Drumming Continues (1:35)
39. Distant Drumming Continues (Alternate) (1:03)
40. Distant Drumming Continues (Irregular) (1:45)
41. Out Of Rhythm Drums (2:29)
42. Distant Drumming (1:22)
43. Distant Drumming (Alternate No. 1) (1:11)
44. Distant Drumming (Alternate No. 2) (1:37)
45. Cannibal Party Drums No. 1 (0:54)
46. Cannibal Party Drums No. 2 (0:55)
Drumming Source Time: 13:52

 
 Posted:   Nov 28, 2016 - 9:07 PM   
 By:   Traveling Matt   (Member)

That's almost enough music to get you through dinner.

 
 
 Posted:   Nov 28, 2016 - 11:49 PM   
 By:   TerraEpon   (Member)

14 minutes of drumming? That better be some damn good percussion...

 
 
 Posted:   Nov 29, 2016 - 12:29 AM   
 By:   leagolfer   (Member)

Nice release Intrada well done purchased.

 
 Posted:   Nov 29, 2016 - 2:58 AM   
 By:   batman&robin   (Member)

Wow! WOW!! I'm speechless...

 
 
 Posted:   Nov 30, 2016 - 9:31 AM   
 By:   cody1949   (Member)

As much as I wanted SILENT RUNNING and now I have it, RETURN TO THE BLUE LAGOON is my favorite among the last 3 from Intrada for 2016. Well done Intrada.

 
 
 Posted:   Nov 30, 2016 - 9:40 AM   
 By:   bobbengan   (Member)

Ordered. Intrada has done a wonderful thing cleaning up and expanding both of these scores - the samples sound fantastic.

Nobody writes music for distant cannibals quite like Basil Poledouris!


The Extras – Cannibal Drumming Source
37. Distant Cannibal Drumming (0:56)
38. Distant Drumming Continues (1:35)
39. Distant Drumming Continues (Alternate) (1:03)
40. Distant Drumming Continues (Irregular) (1:45)
41. Out Of Rhythm Drums (2:29)
42. Distant Drumming (1:22)
43. Distant Drumming (Alternate No. 1) (1:11)
44. Distant Drumming (Alternate No. 2) (1:37)
45. Cannibal Party Drums No. 1 (0:54)
46. Cannibal Party Drums No. 2 (0:55)
Drumming Source Time: 13:52


I'm ordering just for these gems.

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 2, 2016 - 3:18 AM   
 By:   Dr Lenera   (Member)

O wow, it's funny because I was looking for something else to order with The Blue Lagoon and held off for a few days....and this pops up! Can't say I remember much about the score because, unlike the original film which is a guilty pleasure of mine, I've only watched it a couple of times and didn't rate it much. But Ordered anyway.

 
 
 Posted:   Dec 2, 2016 - 4:10 AM   
 By:   Disco Stu   (Member)

Poledouris is going to cost me money again, the fiend!

This is a soundtrack of a film I will never see, voluntarily.
Blue lagoon is like those late 70s early 80s faded photographs of young girls; can't remember the photographer's name, he recently died that's all I know of him. Terrible terrible terrible kitsch.

This soundtrack also has its share with that song...... brrrrrrr.

By the way "Lilli pregnant", nowadays that would be "Li'll pregnazz".

D.S.

 
 Posted:   Mar 31, 2017 - 5:23 PM   
 By:   mastadge   (Member)

Finally listened to this. It took a while because I've never really warmed to the original (I know, I know). This one started off nothing special, it was just pleasant background music on first spin, but then the last 20 minutes or so . . . glorious. Pure Basil heart and wonder. A warm hug of a score. So glad I picked this up. Miss Poledouris so much.

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 22, 2020 - 7:34 PM   
 By:   kam   (Member)

Now sold out

 
 Posted:   Jun 22, 2020 - 7:55 PM   
 By:   Solium   (Member)

Picked this one up as a blind buy a few years ago. Still haven't ripped off the shrink wrap. Maybe its time to give it a listen.

 
 
 Posted:   Jun 22, 2020 - 8:06 PM   
 By:   GoblinScore   (Member)

Picked this one up as a blind buy a few years ago. Still haven't ripped off the shrink wrap. Maybe its time to give it a listen.

It's ok solium... not a scratch on the original, but nice main title. The rest...I never remember. Played it again Sunday & still dont remember!!! Respectable production from Intrada, just not the home-run sequel score you would hope for.

Oh, however, if your library needed some good cannibal source cues....that train has arrived!!!

 
 Posted:   Jun 22, 2020 - 9:05 PM   
 By:   JGouse0498   (Member)

I picked this up about three weeks ago. It's nothing immensely memorable, but it's a lush, melodic score that serves as either good background music or just something relaxing to listen to.

 
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