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| Film Score Friday 8/4/23
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| Posted By
Scott Bettencourt
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8/3/2023 - 10:00 PM |
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La-La Land has announced two new releases due next week: an expanded two-disc edition of John Williams' score for Steven Spielberg's 1997 sequel THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK; and a two-disc edition of James Horner's lively score for the Russia-set 1983 mystery GORKY PARK, based on the bestseller by Martin Cruz Smith.
Varese Sarabande is expected to announce two new limited edition CD Club releases today.
The latest releases from Dragon's Domain are: LEE HOLDRIDGE DOCUMENTARIES: VOLUME 1, featuring the composer's music for The Sharks (1982), The Great Whales and Gold (both 1978); a disc pairing the music for two early Chuck Norris vehicles, GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK, scored by Craig Safan, and the sci-fi/horror-tinged SILENT RAGE, music by Peter Bernstein and Mark Goldenberg; and THE DANIEL LICHT COLLECTION VOLUME 1, featuring the composer's scores for Acting on Impulse (1993) and Cabin by the Lake (2000).
Buysoundtrax is releasing THE BRUCE ROWLAND COLLECTION: VOLUME ONE, featuring cues from the composer's scores such as The Man from Snowy River, Andre, and Zeus and Roxanne.
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Brutes and Savages - Riz Ortolani - Quartet
The David Michael Frank Collection Vol. 2: Cinematic Noir - David Michael Frank - Dragon's Domain
Le Secret - Ennio Morricone - Quartet
Phar Lap - Bruce Rowland - Buysoundtrax
Stridulum (The Visitor) - Franco Micalizzi - Quartet |
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| Aisle Seat 8-1: Summer Cavalcade Part 1 - Kino & OCN Wrap!
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| Posted By
Andy Dursin
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7/31/2023 - 10:00 PM |
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| Movies based on Stephen King novels, so prevalent on the big screen throughout the 1980s, were boosted in terms of critical acclaim and box-office by Castle Rock’s adaptation of “Misery” in 1990. The production company would go back to the well for numerous other King projects over the course of the next decade, starting off with NEEDFUL THINGS (120/188 mins., 1993, R), an uneven picture that nevertheless offers one of the strongest acting ensembles to be found in any film based on one of the author’s works. |
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| Aisle Seat 7-18: INVADERS, WATERWORLD in 4K
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Andy Dursin
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7/17/2023 - 10:00 PM |
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| One of the seminal sci-fi fantasies of the 1950s, INVADERS FROM MARS (73 mins., 1953; Ignite/MVD) has been long due for a thorough remaster, and now, after years of stops and starts – not to mention delays due to the pandemic – Ignite Films has produced a simply outstanding 4K UHD restoration of William Cameron Menzies’ B-movie favorite. Previously available in a limited release through Ignite directly last year, MVD rolls out a “retail” edition of the film this month, making it an essential release for any fan of ‘50s sci-fi fantasy. |
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| Aisle Seat 7-11: Imprint Editions July Releases
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| Posted By
Andy Dursin
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7/10/2023 - 10:00 PM |
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| Originally intended as an epic, two-film collaboration between director David Lean and writer Robert Bolt, THE BOUNTY (131 mins., 1984, PG; Imprint) endured the rough seas of development hell that nearly wiped out the duo’s planned adaptation of “Mutiny on the Bounty.” By the time the film was made, the passage of time had dropped Lean and an ailing Bolt out of the project, but producer Dino DeLaurentiis continued undaunted after star Mel Gibson expressed an interest in the material. |
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| Film Score Friday 7/7/23
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Scott Bettencourt
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7/6/2023 - 10:00 PM |
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La-La Land has announced their July film music CD releases.
This week they are releasing an expanded, two-disc edition of David Arnold's score for writer-director Edgar Wright's cult favorite 2007 cop-comedy-thriller HOT FUZZ, starring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost and featuring top British actors in supporting and cameo roles; and the first release in a new series of CD sets featuring music previously released on the label's definitive Star Trek - The Original Series boxed set (a true desert island release), STAR TREK: THE ORIGINAL SERIES: THE 1701 COLLECTION - VOL. 1, featuring the scores from classic episodes composed by Alexander Courage and Fred Steiner.
At the end of the month, they will release a two-disc score CD fof the imminent MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE, composed by Lorne Balfe who scored the previous entry in the series, Fallout. (There are rumors that the film features a stunt involving a cast member and a motorcycle -- but please, no spoilers.)
CDS AVAILABLE THIS WEEK
Aftersun - Oliver Coates - Invada
City Hall: The Deluxe Edition - Jerry Goldsmith - Varese Sarabande CD Club
Hot Fuzz - David Arnold - La-La Land
Le chasseur de la nuit/La femme prisonniere - Serge Franklin - Music Box
Mouse Hunt: The Deluxe Edition - Alan Silvestri - Varese Sarabande CD Club
Premiers desirs/Attention, une femme peut en cacher une autre! - Philippe Sarde - Music Box
Star Trek: The Original Series: The 1701 Collection - Vol. 1 - Alexander Courage, Fred Steiner - La-La Land |
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Today in Film Score History:
August 7 |
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| Alfred Newman begins recording his adaptations of Jerome Kern songs for Centennial Summer (1945) |
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| Bruce Broughton begins recording his score for All I Want for Christmas (1991) |
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| David Raksin begins recording his score for The Man with a Cloak (1951) |
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| Don Ellis begins recording his score for The French Connection (1971) |
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| Gerald Fried records his score for the Mission: Impossible episode “Trek” (1967) |
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| Jay Chattaway records his score for the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Scorpion, Part II” (1997) |
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| Jerry Fielding begins recording his score to The Mechanic (1972) |
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| Jerry Goldsmith begins recording his score for Deep Rising (1997) |
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| Joseph Kosma died (1969) |
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| Recording sessions begin for Bronislau Kaper's score for Her Twelve Men (1953) |
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| Roy Budd died (1993) |
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| Walter Scharf records his score for The Wild Wild West episode “The Night of the Assassin” (1967) |
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