Entire Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack for Victor Salva meld of science fiction and supernatural fantasy from Disney's Hollywood Pictures!
Entire Jerry Goldsmith soundtrack for Victor Salva meld of science fiction and supernatural fantasy, presented by Hollywood Pictures, starring Mary Steenburgen, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jeff Goldbum, Lance Henrikson. Extraordinary "sleeper" hit for Disney, written by director Salva, brings young Flanery from confined basement life into the real outside world, where he makes both friends, enemies. Nicknamed "Powder" due his hairless, pure white skin, emotional story of youngster born from commingling of human mother and lightning moves him through mystery, terror, awakening and ultimately a transformation into pure energy. Jerry Goldsmith writes music that conveys incredible range, from drama to mystery, from gentle warmth to outright terror, from awakening feelings to outdoor journeys through forests, nature. When climax is reached, Goldsmith ushers in his entire orchestra with powerful symphonic apotheosis rare in film music! Disney's Hollywood label released soundtrack in 1995, containing 35 minutes of highlights. Here in newly expanded Intrada CD are 30 additional minutes of music. Premiering are the powerful, frightening low brass of "Jacob's Ladder/After Shock", the sunny lilt of "New School", the haunting emergence of Powder into the outside world ("Powder"), the opening titles ("Emergency Room"), many others. In fact, none of the first five tracks were released on Hollywood's album. They appear here for the first time as well. Also heard for the first time is "The Farm House", dropped from finished film. Entire CD is presented courtesy Disney from all new masters drawn from original 48-track digital scoring session elements made by Bruce Botnick at Abbey Road Studios in London during September 1995 with Goldsmith conducting the National Philharmonic Orchestra. Generous liner notes from Jeff Bond provide fascinating insights into scoring process, discussions between director and composer plus details on variety of themes and styles covered in this impressive score. Package design by Joe Sikoryak features "flipper" cover art, allowing listener to showcase dramatic full color campaign or stark white art of original album. Alexander Courage orchestrates, Jerry Goldsmith conducts National Philharmonic Orchestra. Intrada Special Collection CD available while quantities and interest remain!
01. Emergency Room* (1:50) 02. The Incubator* (2:14) 03. Powder* (3:31) 04. The Books*/You’re Afraid* (5:03) 05. The Window* (0:39) 06. The Spoons**/Enemies* (1:49) 07. New School* (1:03) 08. Jacob’s Ladder*/After Shock* (2:30) 09. He Bites* (0:50) 10. I’m Okay (1:41) 11. Unhappy Days* (0:15) 12. No Questions* (1:42) 13. The Storm*+ (0:56) 14. Nature Walk**/Duncan’s Revelation (5:16) 15. Not A Friend* (1:230 16. Holding On* (0:38) 17. Tricks/The Hat (4:02) 18. I’ve Tried* (0:48) 19. The Silver Box (8:26) 20. First Kiss (2:25) 21. Going Home* (1:25) 22. The Shower* (0:32) 23. That’s What He Said* (1:00) 24. Freak Show (4:42) 25. The Farm House*+ (1:34) 26. Going Away (3:55) 27. Theme From Powder (4:33)
*Previously Unreleased **Includes Music Previously Unreleased) +Includes Music Not Featured in Film
Finally someone posted a link! Surprised it took this long since Intradas announcement... Any new Jerry is an instant buy for me. Powder is not one I was clamoring for but def looking forward to hearing it in full.
Just saw the film again over the weekend after a very long time. The music is really engaging and the cast and story work very well.Goldsmith rises to the occasion with another majestic score. Full thumbs up! Thanks Intrada.
Fantastic, really looking forward to getting this! Unfortunately my days of ordering a single cd ended with these new international shipping rates so I guess I'll just have to learn some patience (I just got a big shipment from Intrada last week) and wait for a few things to order with it, with the rate of great releases recently it shouldn't be long.
Man, if I was doing the PR for this, I sure as sugar wouldn't be going out of my way to remind people who directed this!
Pretty standard to give the film credit to its director. And what would be any different from mentioning Roman Polanski's name when advertising a score?
Man, if I was doing the PR for this, I sure as sugar wouldn't be going out of my way to remind people who directed this!
Pretty standard to give the film credit to its director. And what would be any different from mentioning Roman Polanski's name when advertising a score?
Fantastic, really looking forward to getting this! Unfortunately my days of ordering a single cd ended with these new international shipping rates so I guess I'll just have to learn some patience (I just got a big shipment from Intrada last week) and wait for a few things to order with it, with the rate of great releases recently it shouldn't be long.
Me too but I have been doing this for all my cds , buy in 4s or 3s. There is always so much to get and choose from. Often I have them shipped within US to a relative flying over back home and save great deal on shipping and duties. For the record, I have most of the pivotal releases going back from last October to December still waiting for an airlift to me. About 20 of them! and yes I'am a patient man...but.. its driving me insane too!
I seem to remember a stand-alone cello piece from this score. Is it on this new disc?
-Rick O.
I believe you're referring to a classical work found on the, uhm, "rare and limited expanded edition" from way back. And as I recall it was a classical source cue - Though I can't recall the composer.
Anyway, great to have this. One minor, stupid grievance.
Really should have opened this score with the end title 'Theme from Powder' piece and ended with "Everywhere" (given the far less poetic title "Going Away" on this new release), as the original album did. That finale cue is perhaps the greatest (at least grandest) closer in Goldsmith's career ever, and made for such an exhilarating denouement to the musical journey.
I've always liked this Sarah Brightman performance.
I heard that in a restaurant years ago, and I totally couldn't identify the melody. I just knew that I knew it - a tip of tongue/ear situation. I think it took an agonising week that almost drove me mad before the penny dropped.
I seem to remember a stand-alone cello piece from this score. Is it on this new disc?
-Rick O.
I believe you're referring to a classical work found on the, uhm, "rare and limited expanded edition" from way back. And as I recall it was a classical source cue - Though I can't recall the composer.
Anyway, great to have this. One minor, stupid grievance.
Really should have opened this score with the end title 'Theme from Powder' piece and ended with "Everywhere" (given the far less poetic title "Going Away" on this new release), as the original album did. That finale cue is perhaps the greatest (at least grandest) closer in Goldsmith's career ever, and made for such an exhilarating denouement to the musical journey.
I know, dumb little complaint.
When they released the clues for this release, I too crossed my fingers that the producers would elect to put the "Theme from Powder" cue on track 1 to herald the album. It sets the tone for the rest of the work and feels like a nice opening. Nothing a playlist can't fix, but that's just how I feel. The same thing for Rudy, if someday that one gets an expansion.
I seem to remember a stand-alone cello piece from this score. Is it on this new disc?
-Rick O.
I believe you're referring to a classical work found on the, uhm, "rare and limited expanded edition" from way back. And as I recall it was a classical source cue - Though I can't recall the composer.
Anyway, great to have this. One minor, stupid grievance.
Really should have opened this score with the end title 'Theme from Powder' piece and ended with "Everywhere" (given the far less poetic title "Going Away" on this new release), as the original album did. That finale cue is perhaps the greatest (at least grandest) closer in Goldsmith's career ever, and made for such an exhilarating denouement to the musical journey.
I know, dumb little complaint.
When they released the clues for this release, I too crossed my fingers that the producers would elect to put the "Theme from Powder" cue on track 1 to herald the album. It sets the tone for the rest of the work and feels like a nice opening. Nothing a playlist can't fix, but that's just how I feel. The same thing for Rudy, if someday that one gets an expansion.
-Rick O.
Once we added the Main title putting the end title first no longer musically worked. But as you note a play list can adjust if you insist.
