Intrada has announced four end-of-year CD releases - an expanded, two-disc release of John Barry's Oscar-winning score for the 1985 Best Picture winner OUT OF AFRICA; a new, two-disc re-recording of Dimitri Tiomkin's Oscar-winning score for the 1958 film version of THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA; songs by Charles Fox from the recent documentary about the composer/songwriter's life and art, KILLING ME SOFTLY WITH HIS SONGS; and the score for the 2023 tornado thriller SUPERCELL, by Corey Wallace (F*** Marry Kill)
Having announced three "Black Friday" releases at the beginning of November, La-La Land unexpectedly announced two more, much sought-after new releases the day after Thanksgiving - expanded, two-disc anniversary editions of two John Barry scores for Roger Moore/James Bond films - THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN GUN from 1974, and MOONRAKER from 1979.
The latest release from Caldera features the music from two seasons of the acclaimed true-crime documentary series THE JINX, by West Dylan Thordson (season 1) and Mondo Boys (season 2).
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Blade: The Deluxe Edition - Mark Isham - Varese Sarabande CD Club
Blade II: The Deluxe Edition - Marco Beltrami - Varese Sarabande CD Club
Killing Me Softly With His Songs [songs] - Charles Fox - Intrada
The Old Man and the Sea - Dimitri Tiomkin - Intrada
Out of Africa - John Barry - Intrada Special Collection
Supercell - Corey Wallace - Intrada
IN THEATERS TODAY
Day of the Fight - Ben McDiarmid
The End - Joshua Schmidt, Marius du Vries
Get Away - Hybrid
The Girl with the Needle - Frederikke Hoffmeier
Hounds - P.R2B
Lake George - Rene G. Boscio
Nightbitch - Nate Heller
The Order - Jed Kurzel
Our Little Secret - Emily Bear
The Return - Rachel Portman
The Seed of the Sacred Fig - Karzan Mahmood
The Six Triple Eight - Aaron Zigman
The Taste of Mango - Suren Seneviratne
Unstoppable - Alexandre Desplat
Werewolves - The Newton Brothers
Y2K - Danny Bensi, Saunder Jurriaans
COMING SOON
December 13
Anche gli angeli mangiani fagioli/Anche gli angeli tirano di destro - Guido & Maurizio De Angelis - Beat
For a Few Dollars More - Ennio Morricone - Beat
The Man with the Golden Gun - John Barry - La-La Land
Moonraker - John Barry - La-La Land
Outlander: Season 7 - Bear McCreary - Sony
RoboCop 3: The Deluxe Edition [reissue] - Basil Poledouris - Varese Sarabande
January 10
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse - Isobel Waller-Bridge - Sony (import)
The Outrun - John Gurtler, Jan Miserre - Decca (import)
January 31
The World of Hans Zimmer Part II: A New Dimension - Hans Zimmer - Sony
Coming Soon
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice - Danny Elfman - Waxwork
Fallen Angels Vol. 2 - Peter Bernstein - Dragon's Domain
The Jinx - West Dylan Thordson, Mondo Boys - Caldera
Le Grand Meaulnes - Philippe Sarde - Music Box
Lo Squartatore di New York (The New York Ripper) - Francesco De Masi - Beat
Metello - Ennio Morricone - Beat
Oceanus/Parallel Man - Jeff Rona - Dragon's Domain
The Paul Chihara Collection Vol. 6 - Paul Chihara - Dragon's Domain
What Have I Done to Deserve This? - Bernardo Bonezzi - Quartet
Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light - Debbie Wiseman - Silva
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
December 6 - Mort Glickman born (1898)
December 6 - Lyn Murray born (1909)
December 6 - Dave Brubeck born (1920)
December 6 - Piero Piccioni born (1921)
December 6 - Maury Laws born (1923)
December 6 - Roberto Pregadio born (1928)
December 6 - Willie Hutch born (1944)
December 6 - Joe Hisaishi born (1950)
December 6 - Recording sessions begin for Sol Kaplan’s score for Destination Gobi (1952)
December 6 - Morgan Lewis died (1968)
December 6 - Lalo Schifrin begins recording the original soundtrack LP to Bullitt (1968)
December 6 - Patrick Williams records his score for The Streets of San Francisco episode “Bitter Wine” (1972)
December 6 - Hans Zimmer begins recording his score for Broken Arrow (1995)
December 6 - Richard Markowitz died (1994)
December 7 - Ernst Toch born (1887)
December 7 - Tom Waits born (1949)
December 7 - Victor Young begins recording his score for Appointment with Danger (1949)
December 7 - On Her Majesty's Secret Service opens in Los Angeles (1969)
December 7 - Jerry Goldsmith records his score for The Homecoming: A Christmas Story (1971)
December 7 - Georges Delerue begins recording his score for Les Visiteurs (1979)
December 7 - Basil Poledouris begins recording his score for White Fang (1990)
December 7 - John Addison died (1998)
December 7 - Paul Baillargeon records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Latent Image” (1998)
December 8 - Leo Shuken born (1906)
December 8 - Moisey Vainberg born (1919)
December 8 - John Rubinstein born (1946)
December 8 - Bruce Kimmel born (1947)
December 8 - Russell Garcia begins recording his score for The Time Machine (1959)
December 8 - Dominic Frontiere records his score for The Invaders episode “The Mutation” (1966)
December 8 - Junkie XL born as Tom Holkenberg (1967)
December 8 - Leonard Rosenman begins recording his score for Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1969)
December 8 - Antonio Carlos Jobim died (1994)
December 8 - Richard Thompson begins recording his score for Grizzly Man (2004)
December 8 - Edward Williams died (2013)
December 9 - Von Dexter born (1912)
December 9 - Chris Wilson born (1958)
December 9 - Sune Waldimir died (1967)
December 9 - Geoff Barrow born (1971)
December 9 - William Goldstein records his score for the Twilight Zone episode “Her Pilgrim Soul” (1985)
December 9 - Alessandro Cicognini died (1995)
December 10 - Morton Gould born (1913)
December 10 - Alexander Courage born (1919)
December 10 - Chad Stuart born (1941)
December 10 - Milan Svoboda born (1951)
December 10 - Jack Hues born (1954)
December 10 - Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Shock Treatment (1963)
December 10 - Leigh Harline died (1969)
December 10 - Recording sessions begin for Claude Bolling’s score for The Awakening (1979)
December 10 - Roy Webb died (1982)
December 10 - Gershon Kingsley died (2019)
December 11 - Rogier Van Otterloo born (1941)
December 11 - Rachel Portman born (1960)
December 11 - Paul Haslinger born (1962)
December 11 - Anthony Collins died (1963)
December 11 - Jon Brion born (1963)
December 11 - Benny Carter records his score for the Alfred Hitchcock Hour episode “Crimson Witness” (1964)
December 11 - Benny Golson records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Incarnate,” the final score composed for the original series (1972)
December 11 - Johnny Mandel begins recording his score for Escape to Witch Mountain (1974)
December 11 - Velton Ray Bunch records his score for the Enterprise episode “Silent Enemy” (2001)
December 11 - Jay Chattaway records his score for the Enterprise episode “Catwalk” (2002)
December 11 - Malcolm Clarke died (2003)
December 11 - Ravi Shankar died (2012)
December 12 - Carlo Martelli born (1935)
December 12 - Michael Kamen begins recording his score for Road House (1988)
December 12 - Karl-Heinz Schafer died (1996)
December 12 - Marcello Giombini died (2003)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
RED ONE - Henry Jackman
"This is a film that aims for mythological intrigue and rollicking adventure but lands more often in lead-footed bloat, suitably accompanied by Henry Jackman’s hyperventilating score. It’s always busy but seldom fun. The fantasy environments have all the appeal of the center-of-the-earth fairy kingdom in Kenneth Branagh’s instantly forgotten 'Artemis Fowl.' Non-human North Pole workers like talking penguins and a burly polar bear -- none of which are ever at risk of being mistaken for real animals -- add minimal amusement."
David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter
THAT CHRISTMAS - John Powell
"Curtis’ name will surely be the selling point for many parents, who’ll get a kick out of inside jokes taken at the expense of the writers’ other credits. Even so, it’s worth pointing out a trio of talents from DreamWorks’ 'How to Train Your Dragon' who’ve reunited at Locksmith Animation (the studio behind 'Ron’s Gone Wrong'): First, there’s Simon Otto, head of character animation on the 'Dragon' movies, making a winsome feature directing debut with this project. Producer Bonnie Arnold is also along for the ride, bringing her upbeat instincts to the mix. And composer John Powell supplies a swirling orchestral score that gives the whole enterprise a sense of scale."
Peter Debruge, Variety
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films in Los Angeles-area theaters.
December 6
BLAZING SADDLES (John Morris) [Vista]
DUNE: PART TWO (Hans Zimmer) [Vidiots]
EASY RIDER [BrainDead Studios]
EDWARD SCISSORHANDS (Danny Elfman) [New Beverly]
FEMALE TROUBLE [Alamo Drafthouse]
NEAR DARK (Tangerine Dream) [BrainDead Studios]
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (John Barry) [New Beverly]
PERFECT BLUE (Masahiro Ikumi) [Nuart]
RESERVOIR DOGS [New Beverly]
VIOLENT NIGHT (Dominic Lewis) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE WIND RISES (Joe Hisaishi) [Vidiots]
December 7
BLAZING SADDLES (John Morris) [Vista]
BLUE STEEL (Brad Fiedel) [BrainDead Studios]
CRASH (Howard Shore) [BrainDead Studios]
DR. STRANGELOVE OR: HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND LOVE THE BOMB (Laurie Johnson) [Vidiots]
GREMLINS (Jerry Goldsmith) [New Beverly]
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON: THE HIDDEN WORLD (John Powell) [Academy Museum]
JACKIE (Mica Levi), SPENCER (Jonny Greenwood) [Aero]
THE JOURNEY OF NATTY GANN (James Horner) [Vidiots]
NINJA III: THE DOMINATION (Udi Harpaz, Misha Segal) [New Beverly]
NOT FADE AWAY [Aero]
ON HER MAJESTY'S SECRET SERVICE (John Barry) [New Beverly]
PARAJANOV: THE LAST SPRING, SHADOWS OF FORGOTTEN ANCESTORS (Miroslav Skorik) [UCLA/Hammer]
PLANET OF THE APES (Jerry Goldsmith) [Academy Museum]
PROTOCOL (Basil Poledouris) [Vista]
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Richard O'Brien, Richard Hartley) [Nuart]
ROPE [Vidiots]
SLEEPAWAY CAMP (Edward Bilous) [Vidiots]
THE YOUNG GIRLS OF ROCHEFORT (Michel Legrand) [Egyptian]
December 8
ANDRIESH (Igor Shamo, G. Tirceu), THE FIRST LAD (Yevgeni Zubtsov) [UCLA/Hammer]
BRANDED TO KILL (Naozumi Yamamoto) [BrainDead Studios]
THE DARK CRYSTAL (Trevor Jones) [Fine Arts]
ELF (John Debney) [Alamo Drafthouse]
FRUITVALE STATION (Ludwig Goransson) [Aero]
GRAY LADY DOWN (Jerry Fielding), CLOUD DANCER (Fred Karlin) [New Beverly]
GREMLINS (Jerry Goldsmith) [New Beverly]
IMITATION OF LIFE (Frank Skinner) [Academy Museum]
KLAUS (Alfonso G. Aguilar) [Alamo Drafthouse]
MATINEE (Jerry Goldsmith) [Academy Museum]
MOULIN ROUGE (Craig Armstrong) [Egyptian]
PROTOCOL (Basil Poledouris) [Vista]
RACETRACK [Los Feliz 3]
SPARTACUS (Alex North) [Vidiots]
SPRING, SUMMER, FALL, WINTER...AND SPRING (Ji-woong Park) [BrainDead Studios]
THE SUGARLAND EXPRESS (John Williams) [Alamo Drafthouse]
WAITING TO EXHALE (Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds) [Vidiots]
December 9
BATMAN RETURNS (Danny Elfman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE BIRDCAGE (Jonathan Tunick) [Culver]
BLACK CHRISTMAS (Carl Zittrer), SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (Perry Botkin) [New Beverly]
ELF (John Debney) [Alamo Drafthouse]
FEMALE TROUBLE [Alamo Drafthouse]
KLAUS (Alfonso G. Aguilar) [Alamo Drafthouse]
SMALL AXE: LOVERS ROCK [Los Feliz 3]
WITH CAR AND CAMERA AROUND THE WORLD [Academy Museum]
December 10
BLACK CHRISTMAS (Carl Zittrer), SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (Perry Botkin) [New Beverly]
BRING ME THE HEAD OF ALFREDO GARCIA (Jerry Fielding) [Alamo Drafthouse]
ELF (John Debney) [Alamo Drafthouse]
FEMALE TROUBLE [Alamo Drafthouse]
KLAUS (Alfonso G. Aguilar) [Alamo Drafthouse]
December 11
FEMALE TROUBLE [Alamo Drafthouse]
GREMLINS (Jerry Goldsmith) [Alamo Drafthouse]
KLAUS (Alfonso G. Aguilar) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE LEGEND OF SURAM FORTRESS (Jansug Kakhidze) [Los Feliz 3]
MR. SOFT TOUCH (Heinz Roemheld), CASH ON DEMAND (Wilfred Josephs) [New Beverly]
POINT BREAK (Mark Isham) [BrainDead Studios]
SHOGUN ASSASSIN (W. Michael Lewis, Mark Lindsay) [Vidiots]
VIOLENT NIGHT (Dominic Lewis) [Alamo Drafthouse]
WAG THE DOG (Mark Knopfler) [Academy Museum]
December 12
GOOD ONE (Celia Hollander) [UCLA/Hammer]
HUNGER (Leo Abrahams, David Holmes) [Los Feliz 3]
MR. SOFT TOUCH (Heinz Roemheld), CASH ON DEMAND (Wilfred Josephs) [New Beverly]
RAY (Craig Armstrong) [Aero]
December 13
BLACK CHRISTMAS (Carl Zittrer) [Alamo Drafthouse]
BLACK CHRISTMAS (Carl Zittrer) [Vista]
THE DEER HUNTER (Stanley Myers) [Vista]
A GOOD DAY TO BE BLACK & SEXY (Henry Willis) [Vidiots]
HEAVY METAL (Elmer Bernstein) [BrainDead Studios]
IN BRUGES (Carter Burwell) [New Beverly]
POINT BREAK (Mark Isham) [Vidiots]
RESERVOIR DOGS [New Beverly]
THE SHINING (Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind) [New Beverly]
SOLOMON NORTHUP'S ODYSSEY (Gordon Parks) [Academy Museum]
STRANGE DAYS (Graeme Revell) [BrainDead Studios]
December 14
BLACK CHRISTMAS (Carl Zittrer) [Alamo Drafthouse]
BLACK CHRISTMAS (Carl Zittrer) [Vista]
CACTUS FLOWER (Quincy Jones) [Vista]
DEAF [Los Feliz 3]
THE DEER HUNTER (Stanley Myers) [Vista]
ELF (John Debney) [New Beverly]
FIELD OF DREAMS (James Horner) [Vidiots]
FRIDAY FOSTER (Luchi de Jesus) [Vidiots]
THE GREAT GATSBY (Nelson Riddle) [Alamo Drafthouse]
HOOK (John Williams) [Vidiots]
THE HURT LOCKER (Marco Beltrami, Buck Sanders) [BrainDead Studios]
THE LEGO MOVIE (Mark Mothersbaugh) [Academy Museum]
THE LONGEST YARD (Frank De Vol) [Alamo Drafthouse]
NAKED SPACES: LIVING IS ROUND [Academy Museum]
ROBOCOP (Basil Poledouris) [BrainDead Studios]
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW (Richard O'Brien, Richard Hartley) [Nuart]
SANTA CLAUS CONQUERS THE MARTIANS (Milton Delugg) [Egyptian]
THE SHINING (Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind) [New Beverly]
TOKYO GODFATHERS (Keiichi Suzuki) [New Beverly]
December 15
ARRIVAL (Johann Johannsson) [Egyptian]
ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU'VE GOT (Artie Shaw) [Academy Museum]
BLAST OF SILENCE (Meyer Kupferman) [Alamo Drafthouse]
CACTUS FLOWER (Quincy Jones) [Vista]
CLAUDINE (Curtis Mayfield) [Academy Museum]
THE DEER HUNTER (Stanley Myers) [Vista]
ELF (John Debney) [Alamo Drafthouse]
ELF (John Debney) [New Beverly]
THE FLOWER ON THE STONE (Igor Shamo) [UCLA/Hammer]
HOME ALONE (John Williams) [Vidiots]
JESUS: THE FILM [Academy Museum]
MY OCTOPUS TEACHER (Kevin Smuts) [UCLA/Hammer]
MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO [BrainDead Studios]
POPEYE (Harry Nilsson, Tom Pierson) [BrainDead Studios]
QUERELLE (Peer Raben) [Alamo Drafthouse]
THE SHINING (Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind) [New Beverly]
THE STORE [Egyptian]
THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR (Dave Grusin) [Los Feliz 3]
THE WILD PARTY [Academy Museum]
THINGS I'VE HEARD, READ, SEEN OR WATCHED LATELY
Heard: WarGames (Rubinstein); Fireball XL5 (Gray); The Silver Chalice (Waxman); White Noise (Elfman); Videodrome (Shore); Inglourious Basterds (various)
Read: Gideon's Vote, by J.J. Marric, aka John Creasey
Seen: Spellbound [2024]; That Christmas; Maria; The Spoilers [1930]
Watched: Columbo ("Blueprint for Murder")
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