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| Film Score Friday 8/23/24
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Scott Bettencourt
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8/22/2024 - 10:00 PM |
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The latest release from Intrada is an expanded, two-disc edition of Charles Fox's score for the hit 1978 romantic comedy thriller FOUL PLAY, the directorial debut of screenwriter Colin Higgins (Harold and Maude, Silver Streak), which teamed Goldie Hawn with Chevy Chase in his first leading role. The release features the full film score including its nominated original song "Ready to Take a Chance Again," written by Fox and his regular lyricist collaborator Norman Gimbel, plus the sequencing from the original LP release.
The latest releases from Buysoundtrax and its related labels are THE GOLDEN AGE OF SCIENCE-FICTION VOL 6, featuring music from Valley of the Dragons (Ruby Raksin) and Island of Terror (Malcolm Lockyer); THE PAUL CHIHARA COLLECTION VOL. 5, featuring the composer's music for the TV movies The Bad Seed, Killer Instinct and With Intent to Kill; David Spear's score for the 1994 action thriller PENTATHLON, starring Dolph Lundgren; and the fourth volume of their FRANZ WAXMAN: LEGENDARY HOLLYWOOD series, including re-recorded cues from such classic Waxman scores as Bride of Frankenstein, Captains Courageous and The Silver Chalice.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Foul Play - Charles Fox - Intrada Special Collection |
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| Aisle Seat 8-20: LAST EMBRACE Remastered on 4K UHD
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| Posted By
Andy Dursin
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8/19/2024 - 10:00 PM |
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| After the passing of Alfred Hitchcock numerous directors attempted to keep the director’s “vibe” alive by producing homages like Jonathan Demme’s 1979 affair LAST EMBRACE (102 mins., 1979, R; Cinematographe). This adaptation of Murray Teigh Bloom’s novel “The 13th Man” offers a laundry list of attractive ingredients – from a terrific lead performance by Roy Scheider to its outstanding supporting cast and Miklos Rozsa’s romantic, old-fashioned score – yet the movie itself doesn’t work, an unsuccessful attempt at melding the suspense of Hitch with the sensibilities of the late ‘70s. |
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| Film Score Friday 8/9/24
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| Posted By
Scott Bettencourt
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8/8/2024 - 10:00 PM |
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The latest release from Intrada is a five-disc set (!) featuring the scores for FEAR STREET TRILOGY, the three interconnected 2021 horror thrillers (released on Netflix) inspired by the book series by R.L. Stine. The scores were composed by two-time Oscar nominee Marco Beltrami with collaborators Anna Drubich, Brandon Roberts and Marcus Trumpp.
The latest release from La-La Land is volume 6 in their series STAR TREK - THE ORIGINAL SERIES: THE 1701 COLLECTION, featuring the cues from the original 1960s TV series previously released on the label's epic boxed set. This two-disc set features the scores for the episodes "And the Children Shall Lead" (George Duning), "I, Mudd" (Samuel Matlovsky), and "The Trouble with Tribbles" (Jerry Fielding), as well as alternate, outtakes, and recordings from the show's music library of episodes scored by Duning, Alexander Courage, Gerald Fried and Fred Steiner.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Fear Street Trilogy - Marco Beltrami, Anna Drubich, Brandon Roberts, Marcus Trumpp - Intrada Special Collection
A Fistful of Dollars - Ennio Morricone - Beat
The Golden Age of Science-Fiction Vol. 5 - Raoul Kraushaar, Elisabeth Lutyens - Dragon's Domain
La pistole non discutono (Bullets Don't Argue) - Ennio Morricone - Beat
Music from Classic Western Soundtracks - Chuck Cirino, Jim Cox, Lee Holdridge - Buysoundtrax
Nightmare Castle - Ennio Morricone - Beat
Papillon [reissue] - Jerry Goldsmith - Quartet
Star Trek - The Original Series - The 1701 Collection, Vol. 6 - Alexander Courage, George Duning, Jerry Fielding, Gerald Fried, Samuel Matlovsky, Fred Steiner - La-La Land |
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| Film Score Friday 8/2/24
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| Posted By
Scott Bettencourt
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8/1/2024 - 10:00 PM |
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The latest releases from Buysoundtrax and their related labels are - FALLEN ANGELS VOL. 1, featuring episode cues from the 1990s noir anthology TV series, scored by Peter Bernstein (this volume covers the entire six-episode first season, with episodes helmed by Tom Cruise, Alfonso Cuaron, Tom Hanks, Phil Joanou, Jonathan Kaplan, and Steven Soderbergh); THE GERALD FRIED COLLECTION VOL. 2, featuring the Emmy-winning/Oscar-nominated composer's music for the 1979 film of Sylvia Plath's classic novel The Bell Jar, and the 1976 action thriller Vigilante Force; and Kevin Kiner's score for the 1999 Showtime movie SAFE HOUSE (no relation to the Denzel Washington/Ryan Reynolds vehicle), starring Patrick Stewart.
In a recent column I listed Anthony Willis's score for 2023's SALTBURN as a new CD release. I just received my copy from Amazon, and despite what the Amazon site had implied, the CD is entirely a song album with none of Willis's score. (his score is available on LP, for those who are interested). |
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| Aisle Seat 7-30: MGM Catalog & New Release Wrap
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| Posted By
Andy Dursin
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7/29/2024 - 10:00 PM |
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| A few weeks ago Andrew McCarthy’s “Brats” documentary was released, profiling the at-times frustrating career trajectories of members of the ‘80s “Brat Pack.” That unofficial “gang” of rising stars found themselves being shut out of projects due to their “membership” in the Pack, though debate remains over what stars and movies are part of the list. Though not a film that’s usually associated with the Brat Pack, the 1983 Orion comedy CLASS (94 mins., 1983, R; MGM) was released right before the John Hughes teen era began, and offers a fascinating list of young and future ‘80s stars right on the cusp of stardom: Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, John Cusack, Alan Ruck, Casey Siemaszko, Virginia Madsen, Joan Cusack, and Lolita Davidovich all appear in this highly uneven, yet undeniably entertaining, mix of high school comedy and coming-of-age drama. |
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Today in Film Score History:
December 5 |
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| Cliff Eidelman born (1964) |
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| Dave Brubeck died (2012) |
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| Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score to Coma (1977) |
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| Jerry Goldsmith records his score for the Room 222 pilot (1968) |
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| John Altman born (1949) |
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| Johnny Pate born (1923) |
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| Karl-Ernst Sasse born (1923) |
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| Manuel De Sica died (2014) |
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| Masaru Sato died (1999) |
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| Osvaldo Golijov born (1960) |
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| Richard Gibbs born (1955) |
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| Ron Jones records his score for the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Outrageous Okona" (1988) |
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