La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 1996 action thriller Escape from L.A. directed by John Carpenter and starring Kurt Russell, Steve Buscemi and Cliff Robertson. The album features the film’s original music by Shirley Walker (Final Destination, Willard, Memoirs of an Invisible Man) and John Carpenter (Halloween, Assault on Precint 13). The expanded release features the film’s score, including cues that were not used in the final version of the Paramount Pictures production. The limited edition CD is now available to order on the label’s website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full album details.
La-La Land Records has also released a remastered re-issue of the soundtrack for the 1985 action drama Flesh + Blood directed by Paul Verhoeven and starring Rutger Hauer, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Jack Thompson. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Basil Poledouris (Conan the Barbarian, The Hunt of Red October) who went to collaborate with the director on such films as RoboCop and Starship Troopers. The score was recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra. To listen to audio clips and check out the full soundtrack details, visit the label’s online store, where you can also order the album.
