Epic Records has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1974 family adventure Benji written and directed by Joe Camp and starring Peter Breck, Christopher Connelly, Patsy Garrett, Tom Lester, Mark Slade, Herb Vigran, Deborah Walley, Frances Bavier, Edgar Buchanan and Terry Carter. The album features the film’s original music composed, arranged and conducted by Euel Box (For the Love of Benji, Hawmps!, The Double McGuffin, Oh Heavenly Dog), including his original score, as well as the “theme” song I Feel Love (performed by Charlie Rich), for which the composer received an Academy Award nomination. Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack, which has previously been released as a vinyl edition when the movie opened in theaters in 1974. Listen to the song and first score track after the jump.
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Weekly TV Music Roundup (March 11, 2018)
Premiering tonight is the new ABC drama Deception created by Chris Fedak and starring Jack Cutmore-Scott, Ilfenesh Hadera, Amaury Nolasco, Lenora Crichlow, Justin Chon, Vinnie Jones and Laila Robins. The show’s original music is composed by Blake Neely (Arrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Riverdale, Life As We Know It, The Pacific) and Nathan Blume (The Seventies, Vixen). Check out our scoring assignment announcement and the official show website to learn more about the series, which will air Sunday nights on ABC.
Premiering on Tuesday, March 13, is the new NBC musical drama Rise created by Jason Katims and starring Josh Radnor, Rosie Perez, Auli”i Cravalho, Damon J. Gillespie, Marley Shelton, Rarmian Newton, Ted Sutherland and Amy Forsyth. Will Bates (The Path, The Looming Tower, The Magicians) is composing the show’s original score. Tom Kitt serves as the project’s music director and Scott Riesett as the show’s music producer. Check out our previous article to learn more about the series and click here for details on the first songs released from the show.