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T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS-Music by William Ross
https://tinyurl.com/y3qep9nk
T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS is presented as a limited edition of 500 units.
LISTEN TO A SOUNDCLIP FROM “T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS"
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Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com, presents the soundtrack release of T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS, featuring music composed by William Ross (THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES, SEPTEMBER DAWN, YOUNG BLACK STALLION) for the 1998 IMAX adventure film directed by Brett Leonard (LAWNMOWER MAN) and starring Liz Stauber and Peter Horton.
Released in 1998, T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS is an educational narrative IMAX film produced and co-written by Andrew Gellis and directed by Brett Leonard. T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS tells the story of sixteen-year old Ally Hayden (Liz Stauber), the daughter of world-renown paleontologist Dr. Donald Hayden (Peter Horton). Ally is infatuated with dinosaurs and wants to prove to her father that she harbors some valid theories regarding parental behavior in Tyrannosaurus Rex. She begs her father to take her on his expeditions. Fearing the danger, he forbids her from tagging along. Ally reluctantly settles for leading tours of the natural history museum instead.
One night while Ally is visiting her father at the museum, she knocks over an oblong rock from her father’s desk. It cracks open on impact with the floor and emits a brown mist, transporting Ally back in time to the early twentieth-century and eventually to the Late Cretaceous (about 65–70 million years ago). While traveling backward through time she meets famed dinosaur painter Charles Knight, pioneering paleontologist Barnum Brown, and encounters several living dinosaur breeds: Hadrosaurus, Velociraptor, Pteranodon, Ornithomimus, and even Tyrannosaurus Rex!
One of the characteristics shared by a majority of IMAX films are their rousing orchestral scores, hellbent on seizing advantage of the robust audio systems installed throughout IMAX theaters. The lush romantic score for T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS was composed by William Ross and is no exception. The gorgeous music for T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS is the epitome of the grandiose IMAX film score. But for as beautiful, touching, and emotional as Ross’ score gets, there is also a dark side. The Late Cretaceous is a dangerous, mysterious, and merciless period and Ross paints its treacherous landscapes with aplomb.
William Ross is a prolific, award-winning composer and arranger whose work has spanned feature films, the recording industry and television. He has composed music for such films as TUCK EVERLASTING, MY DOG SKIP, TIN CUP, MY FELLOW AMERICANS, the IMAX film, YOUNG BLACK STALLION, HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS, where he was adapting the musical themes of John Williams and, most recently, SEPTEMBER DAWN. Ross has orchestrated more than 100 films, including THE MATRIX RELOADED, FORREST GUMP, STUART LITTLE, THE MUMMY RETURNS, THE POLAR EXPRESS and VAN HELSING. He has also arranged for a remarkable list of artists including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Whitney Houston, Kenny G., Michael Jackson, David Foster, Quincy Jones and Babyface. In 2007, he was Music Director for the 79th, 83rd, 85th, and 86th Academy Awards shows. Arrangements penned by Ross have been a part of the opening ceremonies of several Super Bowls along with the opening and/or closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Calgary (1988), Atlanta (1996), Salt Lake City (2002), Torino (2006), Vancouver (2010), and Sochi (2014). Ross is also the recipient of four Emmy Awards, two BMI Film Music Awards, the Golden Score Award from ASMAC, and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards and an Annie Award.
Previously released on a rare compact disc, Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to bring T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS back to the marketplace, newly remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland. The booklet contains liner notes written by author and composer Brian Satterwhite.
T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS is a limited edition release of 500 units. The first 100 copies ordered through the website will include a booklet signed by composer William Ross.
T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS is available for pre-orders at www.buysoundtrax.com and is expected to begin shipping the week of Dec 14th, 20200.
1. Main Title (3:28)
2. Ally (1:16)
3. Liz Falls (1:55)
4. Finding the Egg (1:52)
5. Ally and Dad (2:58)
6. Journey to the Cretaceous (2:32)
7. Meeting Charles Knight (2:04)
8. Kiss and a Squeeze (2:00)
9. Meeting Barnum Brown (4:38)
10. Meeting T-Rex (4:38)
11. Finale (3:57)
Total Time: 34:58
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what no love or interest in a William Ross score?
Ford A. Thaxton
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Nov 24, 2020 - 12:38 AM
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scallenger
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As I wrote elsewhere, I feel like I would probably be the person who is the most excited for this. Already ordered my copy and listened to the instant digital download. Sounds fantastic! Feels like it has more life than the promo album had.
Having owned the promo for years, I am actually very familiar with this score. I'm a dinosaur nut, so of course I saw the film as a kid when it was in IMAX theaters. At my age I loved the premise of it... this sort of Night At The Museum adventure, but this was before any of those movies. The VFX are often bit crude, even for back then unfortunately. And for many there wasn't enough screentime of actual dinosaurs to justify paying $20 to see it, haha! But there was enough for me at the time. Again it was the premise that really was just so cool to me.
Clearly the score was the best thing about the film, though. It stood out to me immediately when I saw it, from the propulsive main title theme, to the calming family theme, the scary and intense moments for when the dinosaurs were there, and even a fun little source song that is meant to feel straight out of the 'olden times. It's a fun little score for a mostly forgotten film, now. (Despite having a DVD release) Any fan of William Ross, IMAX scores, and lush 90s scores will dig this.
BTW...: Who sang the song "Kiss and a Squeeze"? The liner notes credit Dennis Spiegel who composed it with William Ross, but did Dennis sing it, too? I actually can't find that info online anywhere, either!
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Also ordered immediately even though I have had the promo forever. Fantastic IMAX score and one of my all time favorites from Ross. Thanks, Dragon’s Domain!
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I was just going to ask the same thing.
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I'm sorry to say that this release had to be pushed back due to a production problem and the holidays haven't helped.
We're having new CDS pressed this week and with luck will be shipping then out by the end of this week.
We're sending out a notice to everyone who purchased this from BSX tomorrow Morning
Sorry for the delay
Ford A. Thaxton
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Ford:
It is a shame his music from the IMAX Dino Island 1 & 2 could not have been included as well. The music is short, but awesome.
We did discuss that with Bill, but he wasn't happy with the performances and didn't wish to include it.
Ford A. Thaxton
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1/05/2021 SHIPPING UPDATE ON “T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS”
As many of you have noticed we have not yet shipped any orders out
with this title included. The reason we only discovered just before the holidays
is that the CD master has a mistake in it: tracks 9 and 10 inadvertently had the exact same music.
This was not the case with the digital downloads that you received from us,
which have the proper music on each of those tracks.
This error (due to computer gremlins) only affected the CD.
We are currently having these CDs repressed and with luck we’ll have them
out the door by the end of the week—along with a free surprise bonus CD to
make up for the delay in filling these orders.
Now, if you purchased this title from another vendor, we will be sending them
replacement CDs which they will in turn send to those of you who bought the CD
from them, in order to replace the faulty disc.
Please accept our apologies for this unforeseen error.
We assure you that we’ll be taking care of it ASAP.
We hope you all have a great New Year!
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Has anyone received this yet? Has it even shipped?
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Has anyone received this yet? Has it even shipped?
I got mine from MovieMusic here in UK on 11 Jan 2021.
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Actually, looks like mine hasn't shipped yet either. What gives??
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