Tag: James Horner

Expanded and Remastered ‘The Land Before Time’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Amblin Entertainment’s 1988 animated feature The Land Before Time directed by Don Bluth, executive produced by Steven Spielberg & George Lucas and starring Gabriel Damon, Candace Hutson, Judith Barsi and Will Ryan. The album features the expanded and remastered original music from the film composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13, Aliens, Field of Dreams, Glory), including around 15 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included is the original song If We Hold On Together written by Horner & Will Jennings and performed by Diana Ross. The CD is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples.

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‘Casper’ 25th Anniversary Soundtrack Announced

La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1995 fantasy comedy drama Casper directed by Brad Silberling and starring Christina Ricci, Bill Pullman, Cathy Moriarty, Eric Idle and Amy Brenneman featuring the music from the Amblin Entertainment production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens, Field of Dreams). The 2-CD set featured the composer’s expanded score, including previously unreleased music, on the first disc, and a remastered version of the original 1995 soundtrack album on the second disc. The soundtrack, which is limited to 3,000 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website.

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Expanded ‘Legends of the Fall’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1994 historical drama Legends of the Fall directed by Edward Zwick and starring Brad Pitt, Anthony Hopkins, Aidan Quinn, Julia Ormond and Henry Thomas. The album features the expanded original score from the TriStar Pictures release composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens, Apollo 13) and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included are 35 minutes of alternates. Visit the label’s official website to order the 2-CD set and for more details about the album.

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New Soundtrack Release for ‘Project X’ Announced

La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1987 sci-fi drama Project X directed by Jonathan Kaplan and starring Matthew Broderick and Helen Hunt. The album features the remastered original score from the 20th Century Fox production composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Aliens, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, The Amazing Spider-Man), including a previously unreleased track. The CD, which is limited to 1,500 copies, is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can listen to audio samples and find out more about the release.

Expanded ‘An American Tail’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for Amblin Entertainment’s animated feature An American Tail directed by Don Bluth and starring Nehemiah Persoff, Erica Yohn, Amy Green, Christopher Plummer, John Finnegan, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn and Phillip Glasser. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens), including over 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included are all the original songs from the movie written by Horner, Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil, including the Academy Award-nominated Somewhere Out There.

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Expanded ‘Apollo 13’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1995 drama Apollo 13 directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton, Ed Harris, Gary Sinise and Kathleen Quinlan. The album features the original music from the Universal Pictures production composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Aliens) who received an Academy Award nomination for his score. The 2-CD set features the composer’s complete score on the first disc and the content of the FYC promotional release, which was released in 1995, on the second disc. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and find out more about the release.

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Soundtrack Album for Walt Disney World’s ‘Pandora: The World of Avatar’ Released

Walt Disney Records has released a soundtrack album for Walt Disney World’s themed area Pandora: The World of Avatar. The album features the music written by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Braveheart, A Beautiful Mind, Apollo 13) and Simon Franglen (The Magnificent Seven, Peppermint) for the attractions located in the themed area. The soundtrack is now available to download on Amazon and iTunes, where you can also check out audio samples. Pandora: The World of Avatar is based on James Cameron’s 2009 hit movie scored by Horner who received an Academy Award nomination for his work on the project.

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Expanded ‘Balto’ Soundtrack Album Announced

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1995 animated feature Balto directed by Simon Wells and starring Kevin Bacon, Bridget Fonda, Jim Cummings, Phil Collins, Bob Hoskins and Miriam Margoyles. The album features the expanded original score from the Amblin Entertainment production composed and conducted by James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, A Beautiful Mind, Braveheart, Apollo 13, Aliens) and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, including previously unreleased music and alternate cues. Also included is the original song Reach for the Light performed by Steve Winwood who also co-wrote the track with Barry Mann & Cynthia Weil.

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Expanded ‘Batteries Not Included’ Soundtrack Announced

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1987 sci-fi family movie Batteries Not Included directed by Matthew Robbins, produced by Steven Spielberg and starring Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Frank McRae and Elizabeth Peña. The 2-CD set features the complete original score from the Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner James Horner (Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, The Amazing Spider-Man), as well as the content of the original 1987 soundtrack album.

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‘James Horner – The Classics’ Album Details

The details of the compilation soundtrack album James Horner – The Classics have been revealed. The album features tracks from several of the Academy Award-winning composer’s classic scores newly recorded by musicians such as 2CELLOS, Lindsey Stirling, Tina Guo, The Piano Guys, Alexis Ffrench, Amy Dickson, Lavinia Meijer & others. Among the titles featured on the album are Titanic, Avatar, Braveheart, Apollo 13, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, Field of Dreams, An American Tail and The Amazing Spider-Man. The soundtrack is set to be released digitally and physically on August 10, 2018 (to coincide with August 14, on which Horner would have celebrated his 65th birthday) by Sony Classical and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. 

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