THE CLASSIC FILM SCORES OF STEPHEN KING
By Scott Bettencourt
Titles in quotation marks denote television programs.
1976
CARRIE - Pino Donaggio
Score CD on Ryko
1979
"SALEM'S LOT" - Harry Sukman
1980
THE SHINING - Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind
Soundtrack LP released on Warner Bros., featuring two score cues (I
believe these are the only original score cues in the entire film -- Carlos
and Elkind reportedly wrote a much longer score that went largely unused);
unreleased on CD
1982
CREEPSHOW - John Harrison
Score CD released in Japan by SLSC
1983
CHRISTINE - John Carpenter
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
CUJO - Charles Bernstein
Score released on a promotional CD, paired with Covenant
THE DEAD ZONE - Michael Kamen
Score CD on Milan
1984
CHILDREN OF THE CORN - Jonathan Elias
Score LP on Varese Sarabande, unreleased on CD
FIRESTARTER - Tangerine Dream
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
1985
CAT'S EYE - Alan Silvestri
Score LP on Varese Sarabande, unreleased on CD
SILVER BULLET - Jay Chattaway
Score LP on Varese Sarabande, unreleased on CD
1986
MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE - AC/DC
Songs from the film featured on AC/DC's CD Who Made Who, released
by Atlantic
STAND BY ME - Jack Nitzsche
1987
CREEPSHOW 2 - Les Reed, Rick Wakeman
A RETURN TO SALEM'S LOT - Michael Minard
THE RUNNING MAN - Harold Faltermeyer
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
1989
PET SEMATARY - Elliot Goldenthal
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE - John Harrison, Chaz Jankel,
Jim Manzie, Pat Regan, Donald Rubinstein
Score CD on GNP Crescendo
1990
GRAVEYARD SHIFT - Anthony Marinelli, Brian Banks
"IT" - Richard Bellis
16:18 of the score was featured on the composer's promo CD Richard
Bellis: Film Music Vol. 1
MISERY - Marc Shaiman
Score CD on Bay Cities
1991
"GOLDEN YEARS" - Joe Taylor
"SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK" - Terry Plumeri
1992
THE LAWNMOWER MAN - Dan Wyman
PET SEMATARY II - Mark Governor
2:30 of the score was featured on the composer's compilation CD A
Whore's Diary
SLEEPWALKERS - Nicholas Pike
Score CD on Milan
1993
CHILDREN OF THE CORN II: THE FINAL SACRIFICE - Daniel Licht
Score CD on Bay Cities
THE DARK HALF - Christopher Young
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
NEEDFUL THINGS - Patrick Doyle
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
"THE TOMMYKNOCKERS" - Christopher Franke
7:54 featured on the Sonic Images CD Watch the Skies
1994
CHILDREN OF THE CORN III: URBAN HARVEST - Daniel Licht
THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION - Thomas Newman
Score CD on Epic. Although nine Oscar nominated composers have scored
Stephen King adaptations, this is the only King-derived score to be nominated
"THE STAND" - W.G. Snuffy Walden
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
1995
DOLORES CLAIBORNE - Danny Elfman
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
"THE LANGOLIERS" - Vladimir Horunzhy
LAWNMOWER MAN II: BEYOND CYBERSPACE - Robert Folk
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
THE MANGLER - Barrington Pheloung
1996
CHILDREN OF THE CORN IV: THE GATHERING - David C. Williams
SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK -- AGAIN - Peter Manning Robinson
THINNER - Daniel Licht
Score CD on Varese Sarabande
1997
THE NIGHT FLIER - Brian Keane
Score CD on RCA
"STEPHEN KING'S THE SHINING" - Nicholas Pike
Score released on CD as a composer promo
"TRUCKS" - Michael Richard Plowman
1998
APT PUPIL - John Ottman
Score CD on RCA
CHILDREN OF THE CORN V: FIELDS OF TERROR - Paul Rabjohns
SOMETIMES THEY COME BACK -- FOR MORE - Barry Langsbard
1999
CHILDREN OF THE CORN 666: ISAAC'S RETURN - Terry Huud, Vladimir Horunzhy
THE GREEN MILE - Thomas Newman
Score CD on Warner Bros.
THE RAGE: CARRIE 2 - Danny B. Harvey
"STORM OF THE CENTURY" - Gary Chang
2001
CHLIDREN OF THE CORN: REVELATION - Steve Edwards
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS - Mychael Danna
17:19 of the score was featured on the soundtrack CD released by Decca,
plus period songs; an extremely rare Oscar promo was released featuring
34:34 of the score
2002
"CARRIE" - Laura Karpmann
"THE DEAD ZONE" - Jeff Rona, Roy Hay
"FIRESTARTER: REKINDLED" - Randy Miller
"ROSE RED" - Gary Chang
2003
"DESPERATION" - Nicholas Pike
DREAMCATCHER - James Newton Howard
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