Tag: Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith’s ‘The Lonely Guy’ Soundtrack to Be Released

Intrada Records has announced the world premiere release of the complete soundtrack for the 1984 romantic comedy The Lonely Guy directed Arthur Hiller and starring Steve Martin, Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey, Steve Lawrence and Robyn Douglass. The album features the film’s complete original score composed by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Planet of the Apes, Patton, Poltergeist), as well as alternate cues and revisions. Also included are the songs from the movie (as featured on the original vinyl soundtrack release) by Max Carl, Winston Ford, Gerard McMahon and America. For the full album details, to check out audio samples and to order the CD, visit the label’s official website.

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Expanded ‘The Mummy’ & ‘The Mummy Returns’ Soundtrack Albums Announced

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1999 action adventure The Mummy directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah and Arnold Vosloo. The album features the expanded original music from the Universal Pictures production composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Planet of the Apes, Patton, Basic Instinct), including over half an hour of previously unreleased music, plus alternate tracks. Click here to order the 2-CD set and to check out the full album details. The label has also announced an expanded soundtrack for Sommers’ 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns featuring the film’s original music composed by Alan Silvestri (Back to the Future, Forrest Gump, Marvel’s The Avengers), including around 40 minutes of unreleased score, as well as alternate tracks.

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‘The Cowboys’ & ‘Small Soldiers’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced

Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a remastered deluxe edition for the 1972 western The Cowboys directed by Mark Rydell and starring John Wayne, Roscoe Lee Browne, Slim Pickens, Colleen Dewhurst and Bruce Dern. The album features the film’s expanded original score composed and conducted by John Williams (Star Wars, Jurassic Park, Jaws, Raiders of the Lost Ark, E.T.), including previously unreleased music and alternate tracks. For the full album details, listen to out audio clips and to order the soundtrack, which is limited to 3000 copies, visit the label’s official website.

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Expanded ‘The Russia House’ & ‘The Orphanage’ Soundtracks Announced

Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1990 spy drama The Russia House directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeifer, Roy Scheider, James Fox and Klaus Maria Brandauer. The album features the remastered and complete original score from the MGM production composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (The Omen, Poltergeist, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Chinatown, Patton), including over 15 minutes of previously unreleased music from the movie based on the John Le Carre novel. The limited edition soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the track list.

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Jerry Goldsmith’s Complete ‘Damnation Alley’ Score to Be Released

Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1977 sci-fi drama Damnation Alley directed by Jack Smight and starring Jan-Michael Vincent, George Peppard, Dominique Sanda, Paul Winfield and Jackie Earle Haley. The album features the complete original score from the 20th Century Fox production composed by Academy Award winner Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Omen, Patton, Planet of the Apes, L.A. Confidential, Chinatown) and conducted by Lionel Newman. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the track list.

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‘The Haunting’ & ‘Almost an Angel’ Deluxe Edition Soundtracks Announced

Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD Club series, including a deluxe edition soundtrack for the 1999 supernatural horror movie The Haunting directed by Jan de Bont and starring Liam Neeson, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Owen Wilson and Lili Taylor. The album features the expanded original score from the DreamWorks Pictures production composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Omen, Chinatown, Patton, Planet of the Apes), including over half an hour previously unreleased music. Visit Amazon or the label’s official website to check out the full album details, listen to audio samples and pre-order the CD, which is limited to 2000 copies.

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Jerry Goldsmith’s Expanded ‘Papillon’ Soundtrack to Be Released

papillonQuartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1973 classic drama Papillon directed by Franklin J. Schaffer and starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman. The album features the expanded original score from the movie composed by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Omen, Planet of the Apes, L.A. Confidential, Poltergeist, Basic Instinct) who received his sixth Academy Award nomination for his music for the movie, including previously unreleased music. The release includes all music recorded for the movie, including unused cues and alternates, as well as source cues arranged by Alexander Courage and conducted by Goldsmith.

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‘Scream 2’ Deluxe Edition Soundtrack Announced

scream-2Varese Sarabande has announced the latest titles in its CD club series. Among the new titles is a deluxe edition soundtrack for Wes Craven’s 1997 horror sequel Scream 2 starring Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox, Jamie Kennedy, Liev Schreiber, Timothy Olyphant, Jerry O’Connell and Laurie Metcalfe. The album features the complete original score composed and conducted by Marco Beltrami (3:10 to Yuma, The Wolverine, World War Z, The Hurt Locker) who also scored the other installments in the series, including more than 50 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included are Danny Elfman’s Cassandra Aria and Cassandra Reprise composed for the movie. For the full details of the album, which is limited to 2000 copies, visit the label’s website, where you can also pre-order the CD.

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Jerry Goldsmith’s Complete ‘Rambo: First Blood Part II’ Score to Be Released

rambo-first-blood-2Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack release for the 1985 action sequel Rambo: First Blood Part II directed by George P. Cosmatos and starring Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna, Charles Napier and Steven Berkoff. The album features the film’s original music composed and conducted by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, The Omen, Planet of the Apes, Patton, L.A. Confidential) who previously scored the first movie in the franchise. The 2-CD set features the complete score on the first disc, as well as the 35mm three-channel mixes and several extras on the second disc. For the full album details and to pre-order the CD, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out audio samples.

Jerry Goldsmith to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

imageThe Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced today that Jerry Goldsmith is among the class of 2017 honorees and was selected to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The composer who passed away in 2004 has received an Academy Award for The Omen and was Oscar-nominated several more times for such classic films as Planet of the Apes, Patton Chinatown, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Poltergeist, Basic Instinct and L.A. Confidential. He was also honored with numerous Emmy Awards.

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