Quartet Records has announced the premiereCD release of the LP programs of the soundtrack albums for two Charles Dickens film adaptations from the 1970s. Titles include the 1970 drama David Copperfield directed by Delbert Mann and starring Robin Phillips, Richard Attenborough, Susan Hampshire, Cyril Cusack, Ralph Richardson, Ron Moody & Laurence Olivier featuring music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Malcolm Arnold (The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Lion, The Sound Barrier, The Inspector, Hobson’s Choice), as well as 1974’s Great Expectations directed by Joseph Morley and starring Michael York, Sarah Miles, James Mason & Robert Morley feat. music composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Maurice Jarre (Lawrence of Arabia, Ghost, Doctor Zhivago, No Way Out, Witness, Gorillas in the Mist).
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World Premiere Release of Leonard Rosenman’s ‘The Outsider’ Score Announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1961 biographical drama The Outsider directed by Delbert Mann and starring Tony Curtis (as United States Marine Ira Hayes), James Franciscus, Gregory Walcott, Bruce Bennett and Vivian Nathan. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Leonard Rosenman (Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, Beneath The Planet of the Apes, RoboCop 2,Fantastic Voyage, Lord of the Rings, Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden), as well as alternates and unused tracks. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples and find out more about the release.
Remastered and Expanded Edition of John Williams’ ‘Heidi’ & ‘Jane Eyre’ Scores Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album featuring two early television scores composed by Academy Award winner John Williams (Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, Schindler’s List, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) who received his first two Emmy Awards for the projects. The album features the composer’s remastered and slightly expanded original music from the 1968 NBC movie Heidi based on the classic novel by Johanna Spyri, directed by Delbert Mann and starring Maximilian Schell, Jean Simmons, Michael Redgrave, Jennifer Edwards and Walter Slezak, as well as a remastered edition of his score from the 1970 TV movie Jane Eyre based on Charlotte Brontë’s classic novel, directed by Mann and starring George C. Scott and Susannah York.
‘Kidnapped’ Digital Soundtrack Album Released
Jambo Records has released a digital version of the soundtrack album for the 1971 British adventure drama Kidnapped directed by Delbert Mann and starring Michael Caine, Trevor Howard, Jack Hawkins and Donald Pleasence. The album features the film’s original music composed by Roy Budd (Get Carter, The Wild Geese, The Sea Wolves, Flight of the Doves, Soldier Blue). Visit Amazon or any other major digital music services to stream/download the soundtrack. American International Records has previously released the original 1972 soundtrack album on vinyl, while Cinephile has released a remastered CD version in 1999.