Harry here... Currently I'm listening to my LOGAN'S RUN score... What are you listening to? Here's Dan with a rundown about what's coming and going in the world of scores. Enjoy...
Hey folks!
Believe it or not, the past two weeks have been pretty exciting in terms of special soundtrack releases! Before I get into that, I gotta toot my
own horn for a sec. We're running a contest where you can win the new
STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES CD, by John Williams.
Additionally,
we're running a Disney Super Contest, where you could win the recent
reissues
of WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT, THE RESCUERS DOWN UNDER, and PETE'S DRAGON.
The first albums have been out of print and in high demand for years,
so this is a great opportunity to hear some killer music by Alan
Silvestri
and Bruce Broughton. Additionally, this is the first time PETE'S DRAGON
is available on CD, and with the remastered RESCUERS DOWN UNDER, the
sound
is just killer. Now on to the new specialty releases. First off, Michael Kamen has just
released an official expanded soundtrack to LETHAL WEAPON. That's right
-
official, expanded, and legit. Kickin'! You can get it direct from the
official distributor, BuySoundTrax.Com although it will also be
carried
by a few other online specialty retailers as well, such as
Intrada,
ScreenArchives, and MovieMusic
Speaking of Intrada, they just released Henry Mancini's score to SILVER
STREAK - it's out now, and waiting for you to pick it up.
CLICK HERE
Film Score Monthly's newest batch of releases include Bernard Herrmann's
score
to JOY IN THE MORNING, and a double score release of THE MAN WHO LOVED
CAT
DANCING. That disc contains both John Williams' score, as well as
Michel
Legrand's rejected score. CLICK HERE
Also of note is John Barry's first film score release in a damn
long time, ENIGMA. Released last year practically everwhere except
the USA, Decca Records has finally brought this lush score to the
US market.
Percepto Records just put up some details on it's upcoming release of
THE FLY / RETURN OF THE FLY / THE CURSE OF THE FLY. This two disc set
will contain a monstrous 54-page booklet, filled with all sorts of
details.
Yowza! They're also going to be releasing Vic Mizzy's score to THE
NIGHT
WATCHER, all coming this spring. Also, Percepto Records is distributing
the internation score release to Guillermo Del Toro's critically
acclaimed
film, THE DEVIL'S BACKBONE. So if you've been searching for it, now you
know where to find it! CLICK HERE
For general soundtrack releases, Fantasy Records put out a 2-disc,
24-karat
gold CD of the remastered (and expanded) soundtrack to AMADEUS: THE
DIRECTOR'S
CUT. You've never heard Mozart like this! GNP Crescendo released
Matthew
McCauley's score to the Sci-Fi television series "Andromeda", and
small-time
record label Enjoy Records put out Michael Andrew's moody score to
DONNIE
DARKO. Virgin Records is putting out a 2-CD set of the film music of
Michael
Nyman, and Silva Screen Records is putting out a 2-CD set of music from
the
classic Hammer horror films.
It would be absurd of me not to mention THE biggest soundtrack release
this
week, and that is of course STAR WARS EPISODE II: ATTACK OF THE CLONES. Containing about 73 minutes of John Williams' score, this album is sure
to
sell like hotcakes. But be warned - given the track record, I wouldn't
be
at all surprised if somewhere down the line a more complete 2-CD
soundtrack
release were to pop up.
Tired of sitting around talking to yourself about film music? Don't you wish you could find others like you to yap about the craft with? Well,
there are plenty of places you can do just that, and I want to share a
few
of them with you.
FILMUS-L: This is a moderated email-based mailing list, so it's somewhat
archane in that regard, but it still provides a lot of information and
interesting discussion regarding classical and modern film music. You
can
sign up, or check out the web archives, here:
CLICK HERE
rec.music.movies: This is a UUNet newsgroup dedicated to film and
television.
There are plenty of discussions here, but the atmosphere can turn bitter
at
times.... so be warned!
Filmtracks ScoreBoard Forum: This is a discussion list that is
incredibly
slow, looks old, and has wide-ranging discussion. I would probably spend more time there if the interface weren't so cumbersome. But still, it
does
have a lot to offer, and you can feel free to check it out at:
CLICK HERE
Film Score Monthly: Yes, FSM has their own message board, and it too is
filled with discussions from Herrmann to Horner. The interface is
slick,
but I'm just not a fan of the layout. Still, you might find something
to
talk about at: CLICK HERE
MovieMusic.com: I'll admit, this it the place I gotta recommend. I know
I spend waaaay too much time here for my own good, but the conversations
are rather engaging, the community reasonably supportive, the bulletin
board interface easy, friendly, and fast, and the moderator doesn't take
crap from nobody. CLICK HERE
Tracksounds Dominium: This board doesn't get much traffic, but I think
it's worth taking a peek at. Hopefully some of you guys will take it
upon yourselves to settle down over there, since the territory is vast
and open - and waiting to be occupied.
CLICK HERE
That's it for now! If you have anything you feel should be mentioned
in this article, feel free to email me. (CLICK HERE TO EMAIL)
Until next time,
Dan
