Dragon’s Domain Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1986 television movie Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story directed by Richard T. Heffron and starring Martin Sheen, Roxanne Hart and Cicely Tyson. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter, Stand and Deliver, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Cheers, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins). The soundtrack is now available to order as a CD-R on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release. The album is also expected to be available to stream/download on all major digital music services in a couple of weeks.
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World Premiere Soundtrack Release for ‘Good Guys Wear Black’ & ‘Silent Rage’ Announced
Dragon’s Domain Records has announced a soundtrack album featuring the first-ever score releases for two movies starring Chuck Norris: the 1979 action movie Good Guys Wear Black directed by Ted Post featuring music composed by Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter, Stand and Deliver, Cheers, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master) and the 1982 action sci-fi horror film Silent Rage directed by Michael Miller featuring music composed by Peter Bernstein (21 Jump Street, Bolero, The Ewok Adventure, My Science Project) & Mark Goldenberg (Class Reunion, Teen Wolf Too).
Digital Version of ‘The Last Starfighter’ Expanded Edition Soundtrack Album Released
WaterTower Music has released a digital version of the expanded edition soundtrack album for the 1984 sci-fi classic The Last Starfighter directed by Nick Castle and starring Lance Guest, Dan O’Herlihy, Robert Preston and Catherine Mary Stewart. The album features the film’s complete original score composed and conducted by Craig Safan (Cheers, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Stand and Deliver, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins…). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. Intrada Records has previously released a (now out-of-print) CD version of the expanded edition back in 2015.
‘Stand and Deliver’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
WaterTower Music has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1988 drama Stand and Deliver co-written and directed by Ramón Menéndez and starring Edward James Olmos (who received an Academy Award nomination for his performance), Lou Diamond Phillips, Rosanna DeSoto and Andy García. The album features the film’s original music composed by Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter, Cheers, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Major Payne, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music platforms, including Amazon.
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street 2, 3, 4 & 5’, ‘Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare’ & ‘Freddy vs. Jason’ Digital Score Albums Released
WaterTower Music has released digital versions of the remastered original scores from six movies in the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. Available to stream/download now on all major digital music services are the scores from Jack Sholder’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge composed by Christopher Young (Spider-Man 3, Hellraiser), Chuck Russell’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors composed by Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet), Renny Harlin’s A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master composed by Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter, Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins), A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child composed by Jay Ferguson (The Office, NCIS: Los Angeles), Rachel Talalay’s Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare composed by Brian May (Mad Max, The Road Warrior) and Ronny Yu’s Freddy vs. Jason composed by Graeme Revell (Dead Calm, Tomb Raider).
‘The Bad News Bears’ Trilogy Soundtrack Announced
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for The Bad News Bears trilogy. The 3-CD set features the score from the original 1976 sports comedy directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Walter Matthau & Tatum O’Neal composed by Academy Award nominee Jerry Fielding (The Wild Bunch, Escape from Alcatraz, The Gambler), the music from the 1977 sequel The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training composed by Craig Safan (The Last Starfighter, Cheers) and the score for 1978’s The Bad News Bears Go to Japan composed by Paul Chihara (China Beach, Death Race 2000). The soundtrack is now available for pre-order on Amazon and the label’s website, where you can also check out the full album details and listen to audio samples.
‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ Soundtrack Box Set Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack box set for the A Nightmare on Elm Street film series. The 8-CD set features the scores for Wes Craven’s original movie composed by Charles Bernstein, A Nightmare On Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge written by Christopher Young, A Nightmare On Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors composed by Angelo Badalamenti, A Nightmare On Elm Street 4: The Dream Master written by Craig Safan, A Nightmare On Elm Street 5: The Dream Child composed by Jay Ferguson, Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare written by Brian May, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare composed by J. Peter Robinson and Freddy Vs. Jason written by Graeme Revell, including around 3 hours of bonus tracks/previously unreleased music.
Craig Safan’s Expanded ‘The Last Starfighter’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1984 sci-fi classic The Last Starfighter directed by Nick Castle and starring Lance Guest, Dan O’Herlihy, Robert Preston and Catherine Mary Stewart. The album features the complete score from the film composed and conducted by Craig Safan (Cheers, Stand and Deliver, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master), including previously unreleased music. The soundtrack is now available to order on Amazon and on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips and check out the full details of the CD.
Complete ‘Breakfast at Tiffany’s’ Soundtrack Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the complete soundtrack for the 1961 classic Breakfast at Tiffany’s directed by Blake Edwards and starring Katherine Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal and Mickey Rooney. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Henry Mancini (The Pink Panther). The score was previously only available as a re-arranged version on an LP version from RCA. The album also features the Academy Award-winning song Moon River performed by Hepburn, as well as a number of bonus tracks, including alternate versions of the song. For the full album details and to listen to audio clips, visit Intrada’s official website.
Complete ‘The Shadow’ Soundtrack by Jerry Goldsmith Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the complete soundtrack for the 1994 superhero film The Shadow directed by Russall Mulcahy and starring Alec Baldwin, John Lone, Penelope Ann Miller, Ian McKellen and Peter Boyle. The 2-CD release features both the film’s complete original score composed by Jerry Goldsmith, as well as the original 1994 soundtrack album, which includes selections of the composer’s score, as well as a couple of songs, among them Taylor Dane’s Original Sin. To listen to audio clips and order the 2-CD set, visit Intrada’a online store.