Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1981 adventure mini-series Masada. The album includes the complete original score from all four parts of the series composed by Jerry Goldsmith and Morton Stevens. Goldsmith scored the first two parts and Stevens wrote the music for Parts 3 & 4. The album comes in a 2-CD set and is limited to 5000 copies. To listen to audio clips from the soundtrack and order the CD, visit Intrada’s online store. Masada directed by Boris Sagal (The Omega Man) and starring Peter O’Toole and Peter Strauss tells the story of the historical siege of the Masada citadel in Israel by legions of the Roman Empire in AD 73. The mini-series was nominated for 13 Emmy Awards and 3 Golden Globes and Jerry Goldsmith has won an Emmy Award for his score for the second part.
The label has also released Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the 1959 black-and-white thriller City of Fear a few weeks ago. The album marks the earliest film score of Goldsmith that has been released on CD to date. The soundtrack is limited to 2000 copies. Check out Intrada’s website to listen to audio clips and order the album. City of Fear is directed by Irving Lerner and stars Vince Edwards, Lyle Talbot and John Tarcher. The film centers on an escaped convict who is heading to Los Angeles and has gotten hold of a radioactive powder that is explosive enough to blow the city off the map.
