This week's release from Intrada is a deluxe, two-disc edition of one of the most popular films and film scores of all time -- Steven Spielberg's superlative entertainment JAWS, whose John Williams score is one of the undying classics of movie music and helped to make its composer a household name. The score has received several CD incarnations -- a release of the original LP tracks, a complete release of the score tracks, and a Varese re-recording of the complete score. The Intrada edition includes the original LP tracks, a remastered version of the complete score tracks (including the unused cue for a major character's death), 15 minutes of previously unreleased alternates and several source tracks. The liner notes recounting the film's famously difficult production history were written by me.
The latest LP to CD release in Varese Sarabande's limited edition subscription series is SISTER SISTER, the 1988 psychological thriller starring Jennifer Jason Leigh, Eric Stoltz and Judith Ivey. The film was the feature directing debut of Bill Condon, the Oscar-winning screenwriter whose eclectic directing resume includes Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh, Gods and Monsters, Kinsey, Dreamgirls, the final two Twilight films, The Fifth Estate, Mr. Holmes and the upcoming live-action remake of Disney's Beauty and the Beast. The music was composed by Richard Einhorn, whose other scores include Shock Waves and Dead of Winter, though he's best known as a concert composer whose works include Voices of Light, composed to be performed to screenings of The Passion of Joan of Arc.
As part of their 1985 tribute, the label is releasing their recent re-recording 1985 AT THE MOVIES as a stand-alone CD on December 4. And continuing that theme, their latest CD Club releases are a re-release of Elmer Bernstein's wonderful SPIES LIKE US score, and a disc of highlights from Bill Conti's epic NORTH AND SOUTH, previously released as a four-disc set.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Airplane II: The Sequel - Richard Hazard, Elmer Bernstein - La-La Land
Amanti Doltretomba/Milano Odia: La Polizia Non Puo Sparare - Ennio Morricone - GDM
Carol - Carter Burwell - Varese Sarabande
The Good Dinosaur - Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna - Disney
Jaws - John Williams - Intrada
Josepha/Femme de Personne - Georges Delerue - Music Box
La Via Della Droga - Goblin - Cinevox
Mustang - Warren Ellis - Milan
Room - Stephen Rennicks - Lakeshore
Sister Sister - Richard Einhorn - Varese Sarabande
A Tale of Two Cities - Serge Franklin - Music Box
Victor Frankenstein - Craig Armstrong - La-La Land
Xena: Warrior Princess - 20th Anniversary Anthology - Joseph LoDuca - Varese Sarabande
IN THEATERS TODAY
Altered Minds - Edmund Choi
Carol - Carter Burwell - Score CD on Varese Sarabande
Criminal Activities - Keefus Ciancia
Entertainment - Robert Donne
Flowers - Pascal Gaigne - Score CD Loreak on Quartet
#Horror - Erika M. Anderson
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 - James Newton Howard - Soundtrack CD due Dec. 4 on Republic
James White - Scott Mescudi
Kingdom of Shadows - T. Griffin
Legend - Carter Burwell - Soundtrack CD on Universal (import) with 2 Burwell cues
Mediterranea - Benh Zeitlin, Dan Romer
Mustang - Warren Ellis - Score CD on Milan
The Night Before - Marco Beltrami, Miles Hankins
Secret in Their Eyes - Emilio Kauderer
Very Semi-Serious - Max Avery Lichtenstein
COMING SOON
November 27
Alla Scoperta Dell'Africa - Francesco De Masi - Beat
Gli Angeli Dalle Mani Bendate - Stelvio Cipriani - Beat
Le Soldatesse/Vado a Vedere Il Mondo, Capisco Tutto E Torno - Mario Nascimbene - Beat
December 4
Human - Armand Amar - Rhino
Love the Coopers - Nick Urata - Lakeshore
Macbeth - Jed Kurzel - Decca (import)
1985 at the Movies - various - Varese Sarabande
North and South: Highlights - BIll Conti - Varese Sarabande CD Club
Spies Like Us - Elmer Bernstein - Varese Sarabande CD Club
Thunderbirds Are Go, Vol. 1 - Ben Foster, Nick Foster - Silva
Truth - Brian Tyler - Varese Sarabande
December 11
Atlantis: Series 2 - Stuart Hancock - Silva
Georges Delerue Film Music Collection - Georges Delerue - Beat/Digitmovies
Humans - Cristobal Tapia De Veer - Silva
The Lady in the Van - George Fenton - Sony
Pay the Ghost - Joseph LoDuca - Phineas Atwood
The Runner - The Newton Brothers - Phineas Atwood
Saints & Strangers - Lorne Balfe, Hans Zimmer - Sony (import)
December 18
Concussion - James Newton Howard - Sony
Creed - Ludwig Goransson - WaterTower
The Knick Sesaon 2 - Cliff Martinez, Gregory Tripi - Milan
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - John Williams - Disney
December 25
Hannibal Season 3: Vol. 1 - Brian Reitzell - Lakeshore
Hannibal Season 3: Vol. 2 - Brian Reitzell - Lakeshore
January 8
Straight Outta Compton - Joseph Trapanese - Universal
January 15
Condemned - Daniel Davies, Sebastian Robertson - Phineas Atwood
Downton Abbey: The Ultimate Collection - John Lunn - Decca
Date Unknown
Ad Ogni Costo/Il Ladrone - Ennio Morricone - GDM
Amore Mio Non Farmi Male/Sono Tornate A Fiorire Le Rose/Per Amore Di Cesarina - Enrico Simonetti - Beat
Arcana/L'Uomo Del Tesoro Di Priamo - Romolo Grano - Digitmovies
Il Baco Da Seta - Mario Bertolazzi - Digitmovies
Il Vostro Super Agente Flit - Bruno Canfora - Digitmovies
La Lunga Notte del '23 - Carlo Rustichelli - Quartet
Milano...Difenders! O Morire - Gianni Ferrio - Digitmovies
The Statue - Riz Ortolani - Quartet
THIS WEEK IN FILM MUSIC HISTORY
November 20 - Louis Levy born (1894)
November 20 - Kevin Gilbert born (1966)
November 20 - Russell Garcia died (2011)
November 21 - Malcolm Williamson born (1931)
November 21 - Hans Erdmann died (1942)
November 21 - The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York (1946)
November 21 - Magnus Fiennes born (1965)
November 21 - Don Ellis begins recording his replacement score for The Seven-Ups (1973)
November 21 - Ralph Burns died (2001)
November 22 - Benjamin Britten born (1913)
November 22 - Craig Hundley aka Craig Huxley born (1954)
November 22 - W. Franke Harling died (1958)
November 22 - Carlo Giacco born (1972)
November 22 - Francois de Roubaix died (1975)
November 23 - Jack Marshall born (1921)
November 23 - Johnny Mandel born (1925)
November 23 - David Spear born (1953)
November 23 - Bruce Hornsby born (1954)
November 23 - Ludovico Einaudi born (1955)
November 23 - Jean-Michel Bernard born (1961)
November 23 - Ennio Morricone begins recording his score for White Dog (1981)
November 23 - John Scott begins recording his score for Shoot to Kill (1987)
November 23 - Clifford Vaughan died (1987)
November 23 - Irwin Kostal died (1994)
November 23 - Nicholas Carras died (2006)
November 24 - Alfred Schnittke born (1934)
November 24 - Pino Donaggio born (1941)
November 24 - Manuel De Sica born (1949)
November 24 - Michael Small died (2003)
November 24 - Kan Ishii died (2009)
November 25 - Virgil Thomson born (1896)
November 25 - Stanley Wilson born (1915)
November 25 - Michel Portal born (1935)
November 25 - Eleni Karaindrou born (1939)
November 25 - Daniele Amfitheatrof begins recording his score for The Last Hunt (1956)
November 25 - Maurice Jarre begins recording his score for Grand Prix (1966)
November 25 - Michael Small begins recording his score for The Postman Always Rings Twice (1980)
November 26 - Scott Bradley born (1891)
November 26 - Jerry Fielding begins recording his score for The Killer Elite (1975)
November 26 - Bernardo Segall died (1993)
DID THEY MENTION THE MUSIC?
RIDE - Julian Wass
"Hunt handles the demands of the low-budget production expertly, including the not-inconsiderable challenges of directing while also appearing in virtually every frame; she’s aided by strong technical contributions all around, including Jas Shelton’s fine widescreen lensing, William Yeh’s dexterous editing and Julian Wass’ lightly supportive score. The picture is dedicated to both Hunt’s father, Gordon, a veteran director, and to the late cinematographer Sonny Miller, who served as the film’s water d.p."
Justin Chang, Variety
THE NEXT TEN DAYS IN L.A.
Screenings of older films, at the following L.A. movie theaters: AMPAS, American Cinematheque: Aero, American Cinematheque: Egyptian, Arclight, Crest, LACMA, New Beverly, Nuart, Silent Movie Theater and UCLA.
November 20
BLACK MASS (Tom Holkenborg), CRAZY HEART (Stephen Bruton, T. Bone Burnett) [Cinematheque: Aero]
BLADE RUNNER (Vangelis) [Nuart]
DOG SOLDIERS (Mark Thomas) [Silent Movie Theater]
JACKIE BROWN [New Bevelry]
THIEF (Tangerine Dream), MANHUNTER (Michel Rubini, The Reds) [New Beverly]
November 21
THE FURY (John Williams) [New Beverly]
MATINEE (Jerry Goldsmith) [New Beverly]
PATTES BLANCHES (Elsa Barraine) [UCLA]
THIEF (Tangerine Dream), MANHUNTER (Michel Rubini, The Reds) [New Beverly]
November 22
THE KILLERS (John Williams), SADDLE THE WIND (Elmer Bernstein) [New Beverly]
MATINEE (Jerry Goldsmith) [New Beverly]
TABU: A STORY OF THE SOUTH SEAS, LEGONG: DANCE OF THE VIRGINS (Abe Meyer) [UCLA]
THE TIMES OF HARVEY MILK (Mark Isham) [UCLA]
November 23
THE KILLERS (John Williams), SADDLE THE WIND (Elmer Bernstein) [New Beverly]
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER (David Shire) [Arclight Sherman Oaks]
November 24
THE BLUE DAHLIA (Victor Young) [LACMA]
A REASON TO LIVE A REASON TO DIE (Riz Ortolani), THE FIVE MAN ARMY (Ennio Morricone), IT CAN BE DONE...AMIGO (Luis Bacalov) [New Beverly]
WAYNE'S WORLD (J. Peter Robinson) [Arclight Hollywood]
November 25
GENGHIS KHAN (Dusan Radic), MACKENNA'S GOLD (Quincy Jones) [New Beverly]
November 26
MARCH OF THE WOODEN SOLDIERS (Harry Jackson), SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Lennie Hayton) [New Beverly]
November 27
THE DIRTY DOZEN (Frank DeVol) [New Beverly]
MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL (DeWolfe) [Nuart]
REAR WINDOW (Franz Waxman) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (Nino Rota) [Silent Movie Theater]
SINGIN' IN THE RAIN (Lennie Hayton) [Cinematheque: Aero]
November 28
THE DIRTY DOZEN (Frank DeVol) [New Beverly]
ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK (John Carpenter, Alan Howarth) [Silent Movie Theater]
GONE WITH THE WIND (Max Steiner) [Cinematheque: Egyptian]
GUN CRAZY (Victor Young), HE RAN ALL THE WAY (Franz Waxman) [Cinematheque: Aero]
INHERENT VICE (Jonny Greenwood) [New Beverly]
ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (Nino Rota) [Silent Movie Theater]
TOM SAWYER (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, John Williams) [New Beverly]
November 29
LOVE ACTUALLY (Craig Armstrong) [Arclight Hollywood]
ROCCO AND HIS BROTHERS (Nino Rota) [Silent Movie Theater]
SPARTACUS (Alex North) [Cinematheque: Aero]
TOM SAWYER (Richard M. Sherman, Robert B. Sherman, John Williams) [New Beverly]
TWO-MINUTE WARNING (Charles Fox), CAPONE (Dave Grisman) [New Beverly]
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