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THE PETER BERNSTEIN COLLECTION, VOLUME 1
https://tinyurl.com/y9eb7vbt
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THE PETER BERNSTEIN COLLECTION VOL #1 is presented as a limited edition of 500 units.
LISTEN TO A SOUNDCLIP FROM “Megiddo: Omega Code II
https://tinyurl.com/ybqsvqxm
LISTEN TO A SOUNDCLIP FROM “Island City"
https://tinyurl.com/yctkxt3j
Cd includes 24 Bit Wav, MP3 and Digital PDF
(July 15th, 2020, Los Angeles, California) – Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com, presents THE PETER BERNSTEIN COLLECTION, VOLUME 1 , featuring music composed by Peter Bernstein for two projects from his filmography, MEGGIDO (THE OMEGA CODE 2) and ISLAND CITY.
Released in 2001, following the modestly successful Christian faith-based motion picture THE OMEGA CODE from 1999, MEGIDDO: THE OMEGA CODE 2 is a religious science-fiction apocalyptic adventure film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith starring Michael York, Michael Biehn, R. Lee Ermey, Diana Venora, and Udo Kier. MEGIDDO is a quasi-prequel based on an alternate variation of the original film’s plot, a swath of Christian theology that focuses on the Book of Revelation that closes out the New Testament of the Christian Bible. This book forewarns the second coming of Jesus Christ through the violent destruction of the world known as the Great Tribulation.
The music was composed by Peter Bernstein, son of legendary composer Elmer Bernstein. When director Brian Trenchard-Smith was hired to helm the film , the filmmaker already had his composer in mind. Bernstein had previously worked with Trenchard-Smith on his two previous made-for-television movies, ATOMIC DOG and HAPPY FACE MURDERS and would eventually work together again on SIGHTINGS: HEARTLAND GHOST. Bernstein composed the entire score in about four weeks and is primarily electronic in nature utilizing sample technology that was cutting-edge for its time.
Broadcast only once on March 2, 1994, ISLAND CITY was a science-fiction backdoor television pilot starring Kevin Conroy, Brenda Strong, Eric McCormack, Peter Koch and Constance Marie. Set in a dystopian future, humanity develops a miraculous new drug that offers its addicts a kind of “fountain of youth.” One of the most severe side-effects of this drug is it mutates its users into disfigured quasi-humanoids with severe violent tendencies. Those few people who have developed an immunity to this side-effect band together to defend the walls of a fortified commune against the mutants outside its gates. During one of their missions into the wasteland, a scout team comes under attack and one of their own is captured by the mutants. The characters cope with the loss by organizing a search-and-rescue mission.
Bernstein was brought aboard the project by the pilot’s producers based on the wealth of action-adventure films he had scored throughout the 1980s. Bernstein composed music for a respectfully large fifty-plus-piece orchestra recorded and then edited by Bernstein on an early hardware Digital Audio Workstation (DAW). This unique level of control over the recorded live elements allowed Bernstein to sweeten the acoustic tracks with additional synthesizers and percussion elements.
The son of Academy Award winning film composer Elmer Bernstein (THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, GHOSTBUSTERS), Peter Bernstein grew up around recording stages, watching his father work and absorbing as much as he could. His musical education began with piano lessons. He eventually decided he wanted to be a bass player and studied bass with Carol Kaye, a member of the legendary ‘Wrecking Crew’ group of LA studio musicians. Around the same time, Peter was also studying with pioneering electronic music composer Morton Subotnick. He began his professional career as a rock n’ roll bass player at age 14 and worked in the record business as a touring bass player, band member, session player, arranger and record producer for the next 20 years. As time passed it became clear that there was going to be more opportunity for him as a composer and Peter began by working for other composers as an orchestrator and arranger. He orchestrated all or part of almost all of his father’s scores from 1974-1986, while still working in the rock n roll record business. Orchestration credits from the era include ANIMAL HOUSE, TRADING PLACES and GHOSTBUSTERS, as well as the scored portions of Michael Jackson’s THRILLER video. His credits as composer include HOT DOG… THE MOVIE, BOLERO, THE EWOK ADVENTURE, MY SCIENCE PROJECT, EWOKS: THE BATTLE FOR ENDOR, THE ALAMO: THIRTEEN DAYS TO GLORY, FIFTY/FIFTY, CANADIAN BACON and PUPPET MASTER VS DEMONIC TOYS. For television, his credits include 21 JUMP STREET, BOOKER, FALLEN ANGELS, CHICAGO HOPE, ROUGH RIDERS, MOWGLI: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THE JUNGLE BOOK and HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS: THE TV SHOW.
Dragon’s Domain Records presents THE PETER BERNSTEIN COLLECTION, VOLUME 1, featuring music composed, conducted and produced by Peter Bernstein for MEGIDDO (THE OMEGA CODE 2) and ISLAND CITY presented for the very first time on compact disc. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and the liner notes have been written by author and composer Brian Satterwhite, with the participation of the composer.
THE PETER BERNSTEIN COLLECTION, VOLUME 1 is a limited edition release of 500 units. THE PETER BERNSTEIN COLLECTION, VOLUME 1 is expected to begin shipping the week of July 27th, 2020. Composer Peter Bernstein will sign the first 50 copies of THE PETER BERNSTEIN COLLECTION, VOLUME 1 sold through the website.
MEGIDDO
(THE OMEGA CODE 2) (2001) (Original Score)
01. Megiddo Opening Titles (2:05)
02. Use a Firm Hand (3:39)
03. Love Montage (0:58)
04. Keep Your Immortal Soul And
Stone’s Broadcast (5:27)
05. President Falls (1:47)
06.Warning Gabriella (3:20)
07. Helicopter Escape (4:03)
08. Too Late for Gabriella (3:05)
09. Assembly at Megiddo (2:14)
10. The War Begins (2:49)
11. Free Will (5:58)
12. God’s Light (3:03)
13. Megiddo End Credits (2:17)
ISLAND CITY (1994) (Original Score)
14. First Battle / Main Title (1:57)
15. Back Home/Sisters Reunited (3:33)
16. The City (2:13)
17. True Feelings (1:43)
18. To The Rescue (4:44)
19. Ambush (3:10)
20. After the Kids / Damaged Uplink (5:45)
21. The Final Rescue (6:39)
22. End Credit (2:08)
Total Time: 77:35
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I hope some music from one of his earlier scoring from the movie Silent Rage will se the light of day too. There is probably not much music so it presented along with other Bernstein scores would be excelent
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I hope some music from one of his earlier scoring from the movie Silent Rage will se the light of day too. There is probably not much music so it presented along with other Bernstein scores would be excelent
That's a favorite of mine as well.
It's sort of a HALLOWEEN ripoff that foreshadows THE TERMINATOR as well.
Maybe someday.
Ford A. Thaxton
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That music clip sounds very similar - TOO similar - to Total Recall.
Which in turn sounds a lot like meantime to Conan the barbarian.....
Ford A. Thaxton
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Track 20 on CD is defective. Were the tapes damaged or it just got messed up while transfering/mastering?
Some digital break up on the master that couldn't be removed. it was too good a track to leave off for that reason.
Ford A. Thaxton
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I'm glad I have this release and really enjoyed ISLAND CITY a lot. Keep these coming please. Count me as one happy customer 
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@Ford: the digital version on Spotify seems to include a track twice. Track 6 ("Warning Gabriella") and Track 7 ("The Conspiracy") are the same, with 4:30 running time. This does not match the running time of "Warning Gabriella" on the CD - and "The Conspiracy" is not listed on the CD. Some kind of hiccup here?
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A friend has sent me "Warning Gabriella" from the CD version. The music from this track is not on the Spotify download. So: the download version has a bonus-track called "The Conspiracy". But due to some error, the same track was also used as "Warning Gabriella" - making it to occur twice and omitting the real track.
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A friend has sent me "Warning Gabriella" from the CD version. The music from this track is not on the Spotify download. So: the download version has a bonus-track called "The Conspiracy". But due to some error, the same track was also used as "Warning Gabriella" - making it to occur twice and omitting the real track.
There was a upload issue that seems to have been corrected now ln SPOTIFY and ITUNES.
Yes the digital version has an additional track on it we couldn't fit onto the CD, but decided to keep on the digital version.
Fear Not, if you order this album through buysoundtrax.com you will get the digital version with the bonus track with the purchase of the CD.
it's also now available as Digital Download on the site with the extra and a digital booklet.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Overall I can say that I really like this compilation: