Tag: Ira Newborn

World Premiere Release of Ira Newborn’s ‘BASEketball’ Score Announced

Enjoy the Ride Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1998 comedy BASEketball co-written and directed by David Zucker and starring Trey Parker, Matt Stone, Yasmine Bleeth, Jenny McCarthy, Ernest Borgnine and Robert Vaughn. The album features the premiere release of the film’s original score composed by Ira Newborn (The Naked Gun, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, Uncle Buck). Also included are four songs by the ska punk band Reel Big Fish, Supersuckers’ Psyched Out, as well as the previously unreleased song Warts On Your Dick written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The soundtrack is being released as a limited vinyl edition in different variants and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can find out more information about the release. Mojo Trax has previously released the original 1998 soundtrack album featuring the songs from the movie.

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‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Soundtrack Announced

ferris-buellers-day-offLa-La Land Records has announced the details of the first soundtrack release for the 1986 comedy Ferris Bueller’s Day Off directed by John Hughes and starring Matthew Broderick, Alan Ruck and Mia Sara. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ira Newborn (The Naked Gun, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Uncle Buck), as well as the songs from the movie by The Flowerpot Men, Blue Room, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Yello, The Dream Academy and Wayne Newton. Also included as bonus tracks are source cues and alternate score cues. The soundtrack, which is limited to 5000 copies, will be available to pre-order on September 13 on the label’s official website.

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‘The Naked Gun’ Trilogy Soundtrack Set Announced

naked-gun-trilogyLa-La Land Records has announced a 3-CD set of the scores to the comedy trilogy The Naked Gun created by David Zucker, Jim Abrahams & Jerry Zucker and starring Leslie Nielsen. The album features the original music from The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!, The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear and The Naked Gun 33 1/2: The Final Insult composed by Ira Newborn (Ferris’ Bueller’s Day Off, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Sixteen Candles). The soundtrack includes the remastered and expanded score from the first two parts, as well as the world premiere release of Newborn’s music from the third installment. Also featured are the songs from the films, including This Could Be the Start of Something performed by Pia Zadora and Enrico Pallazzo’s rendition of The Star Spangle Banner.

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