La-La Land Records has announced the details of the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1997 action thriller Turbulence directed by Robert Butler and starring Lauren Holly and Ray Liotta. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Shirley Walker (Final Destination, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Willard, Batman: The Animated Series). The soundtrack is limited to 2000 copies and is now available to order on La-La Land Records’ official website, where you can also listen to audio clips from the score.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Carol o’ the Bells/Christmas Shopping/I’m Innocent (3:44)
2. F.A.A. 214 (2:47)
3. The Take-Off (2:45)
4. Storm Clouds/Marty’s Mistake (1:15)
5. Stubbs’ Attack/Gunfire on Board (4:24)
6. Ryan Saves Teri/No Pulse (2:58)
7. Ident Switch (5:15)
8. Maggie Confronts Ryan/Nobody (3:09)
9. Level Six/Last Breath (3:33)
10. Don’t Trust Him, Teri/Teri Looks for Maggie (6:16)
11. Getting Acquainted (3:41)
12. Topsy Turvy (2:53)
13. Teri Says No (2:20)
14. Buffalo Gals/Ryan’s Left Foot (3:45)
15. Auto Pilot Landing (4:09)
16. The Next Sound You Hear (1:07)
17. 747 Flyby (2:00)
18. Fighter Escort (3:15)
19. Here’s Johnny (3:09)
20. The Landing/Welcome Home, Teri (5:25)
21. End Credits (extended film version) (4:37)
Bonus Track:
22. End Credits (Shirley Walker suite) (5:16)
Shirley Walker – A fine composer and orchestraror. She was hugely instrumental in the creation of Elfman’s ‘Batman’ and Zimmer’s underrated ‘Black Rain.’ Went too soon. Nice to see La La giving her due respect for her composing efforts…’Turbulence’ was a score with heft and, not surprisingly, skillful orchestration.
I just received my copy in the mail today, and this was well worth the sixteen-year wait. I saw this in the cinema sixteen years ago, hoping the score would’ve been commercially released. I loved every single score that Ms. Walker composed, and I will say that “Escape From L.A.” was one of her greatest; “Batman: Mask of the Phantasm” and “Turbulence” are her masterpieces/crowning achievements, and the scores from the first three “Final Destination” films is her magnum opus. I miss her and her sound. A pioneer and history-making composer/orchestrator whose work equalled (and even surpassed) many of her male contemporaries. Her action and horror writing had an old-school, grand, big band kind of feel to it. She was a genius. RIP Ms. Walker. Thank you for your legacy.