Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD club series. The releases include an expanded soundtrack for the 1990 sci-fi action horror sequel Predator 2 directed by Stephen Hopkins and starring Danny Glover, Kevin Peter Hall, Gary Busey, Ruben Blades, María Conchita Alonso and Bill Paxton. The 2-CD deluxe edition features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, The Avengers, Cast Away), including previously unreleased music. The composer previously composed the score for the first part in the series, which Varese Sarabande released for the first time in 2003. To check out the details of the album, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.
The new club titles also include an expanded soundtrack for the 1986 comedy drama Peggy Sue Got Married directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Kathleen Turner, Nicolas Cage, Don Murray, Barbara Harris, Jim Carrey and Joan Allen. The deluxe edition features the film’s original music composed and conducted by John Barry (Dance With Wolves, Out of Africa, Goldfinger), as well as the period songs from the original soundtrack release. For the full album details and to check out audio clips, visit Varese Sarabande’s website, where you can also pre-order the CD, which is limited to 2000 copies. The Tristar Pictures production received three Academy Award nominations, including a nod for Turner’s performance in the Best Actress category.
The label has also announced a new soundtrack release for the 1943 drama For Whom the Bells Toll directed by Sam Cooper and starring Gary Cooper & Ingrid Bergman featuring the film’s Academy Award-nominated music composed by Victor Young (Around the World in 80 Days, The Quiet Man, Shane). Click here for more information. Varese Sarabande also announced a reissue of the soundtrack album for 1978’s Fedora directed by Billy Wilder and featuring music composed and conducted by Miklós Rózsa (Ben Hur), which has been out of print for years. Visit the label’s official website for more details.
