Quartet Records has announced its latest releases, including an expanded soundtrack album for the 1963 drama 8 1/2 directed by Federico Fellini and starring Marcello Mastroianni, Claudia Cardinale, Anouk Aimée, Sandra Milo and Barbara Steele. The 2-CD features the complete score from the Academy Award-winning film composed by Academy Award winner Nino Rota (The Godfather, Romeo and Juliet, Death on the Nile), including over 20 minutes of previously unreleased music. Visit the label’s official website for the full album details, to listen to audio samples and to order the album, which is limited to 2,000 units.
The label has also announced a new digital recording of the score for the 1963 drama The Bride Wore Black directed by Francois Truffaut. The album features the film’s complete score composed by Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Vertigo, Taxi Driver) recorded with the Basque National Orchestra under the baton of composer Fernando Velázquez (The Impossible, Mama, A Monster Calls), including over 15 minutes of music not used in the final version of the movie. Visit Quartet Records’ website for the full album details, to check out audio samples and to order the CD.
The label’s other new releases include a 60th Anniversary remastered soundtrack edition of the 1958 western The Big Country featuring music by Jerome Moross, a 35th Anniversary expanded soundtrack edition of John Badham’s 1983 classic WarGames featuring music by Arthur B. Rubinstein and a 30th Anniversary remastered soundtrack edition for Giuseppe Tornatore’s 1988 drama Cinema Paradiso featuring music by Ennio Morricone.
