La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1966 spy thriller Torn Curtain directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Paul Newman, Julie Andrews, Lila Kedrova, Hansjörg Felmy, Tamara Toumanova, Wolfgang Kieling and Ludwig Donath. The album, which is being released as part of the Universal Pictures Film Music Classics Collection, features the expanded and remastered original score from the film composed and conducted by John Addison (A Bridge Too Far, Sleuth, Tom Sawyer, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution), including around 30 minutes of previously unreleased music. Also included is the unused score recording by Bernard Herrmann (Psycho, Vertigo, North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, Taxi Driver, Marnie). The CD is limited to 3,000 copies and will be available to order on the label’s official website at noon today.
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Expanded ‘Midnight Cowboy’, ‘The Good, the Bad and the Ugly’ & ‘A Bridge Too Far’ Soundtracks Announced
Quartet Records has announced a number of new soundtracks, including a new album for the 1969 drama Midnight Cowboy directed by John Schlesinger and starring Jon Voight and Dustin Hoffman. John Barry (Goldfinger, Dances with Wolves, Out of Africa) who is credited as the film’s music supervisor composed a series of original cues and supervised the entire musical concept of the project. Everybody’s Talkin’ written by Fred Neil was selected as a main theme for the movie and was newly recorded with arrangements by George Tipton and performed by Harry Nilsson. The 2-CD set features a remastered version of the original soundtrack album, as well as alternate song versions on the first disc and the complete music (both songs and score) as it appears in the film on the second disc.
Expanded ‘Swashbuckler’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1976 adventure movie Swashbuckler directed by James Goldstone and starring Robert Shaw, James Earl Jones, Peter Boyle, Geneviève Bujold, Beau Bridges and Geoffrey Holder. The 2-CD set features the original music from the Universal Pictures production composed and conducted by Academy Award winner John Addison (A Bridge Too Far, Tom Sawyer, Sleuth, Torn Curtain, The Seven-Per-Cent Solution), including the composer’s expanded score, as well alternate cues on the first disc and the (remastered) content of the original soundtrack album on the second disc. Visit the label’s official website for the full track list, to check out audio samples and to order the album, which is limited to 2,000 copies.
‘The Seven-Per-Cent Solution’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1976 mystery drama The Seven-Per-Cent Solution directed by Herbert Ross, written by Nicholas Meyer and starring Nicol Williamson, Robert Duvall, Alan Arkin and Laurence Olivier. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by John Addison (A Bridge Too Far, Tom Jones, Sleuth, Swashbuckler), as well as alternates and additional music. The soundtrack also features the premiere release of The Madame’s Song written by Stephen Sondheim specifically for the film.To order the 2-CD set, which is limited to 2,000 copies, visit the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples.
Maurice Jarre’s ‘The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark’ Soundtrack Announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for Walt Disney Pictures’ 1980 family adventure The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark directed by Charles Jarrott and starring Elliott Gould, Genevieve Bujold and Ricky Schroder. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Maurice Jarre. The release features the complete score, as well as a number of unused cues. To listen to audio clips and to order the soundtrack, visit Intrada’s online store.