Dragon’s Domain Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1979 British fantasy adventure Arabian Adventure directed by Kevin Connor and starring Christopher Lee, Lilo O’Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms, Puneet Sira and Peter Cushing. The album features the film’s newly remastered original music composed by Emmy Award nominee Ken Thorne (Superman II & III, The Protector, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Ritz, Inspector Closeau). 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.
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‘Hannie Caulder’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Quartet Records has announced the world premiere commercial soundtrack album for the 1971 British western Hannie Caulder directed by Burt Kennedy and starring Raquel Welch, Robert Culp, Ernest Borgnine, Jack Elam, Strother Martin, Diana Dors and Christopher Lee. The album features the film’s original score composed and conducted by Academy Award winner Ken Thorne (Superman II & III, The Protector, Inspector Closeau, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Ritz). Also included is the theme song Life Never Is Easy performed by Bobby Hanna. The CD, which is limited to 1,000 copies, 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.
Ken Thorne’s ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ Score Released
A new soundtrack album has been released for Hallmark Hall of Fame’s 1982 television adaptation of Victor Hugo’s novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame directed by Michael Tuchner and starring Anthony Hopkins, Derek Jacobi, Lesley-Anne Down and John Gielgud. The album features the film’s original music composed by Academy Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Ken Thorne (Superman II & III, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, The Protector, The Ritz, Inspector Closeau). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Check out the composer’s Hunchback Theme after the jump.
Ken Thorne (1924-2014)
Ken Thorne has passed away at age 90. The British composer scored numerous features and television movies and shows over a career spanning more than four decades, including the sequels Superman II and Superman III directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve. He received an Academy Award for his adaptation of Stephen Sondheim’s music for the 1966 film version of A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum. He also was honored with an Emmy Award nomination for the original song For a Love Like You from the 1995 TV drama A Season of Hope. In addition, he was Grammy-nominated alongside John Lennon, George Harrison and Paul McCartney for his score for 1965’s Help!. Thorne’s other feature credits include the 1976 comedy The Ritz and the 1967 war comedy How I Won the War starring Michael Crawford & John Lennon, both for Richard Lester, 1968’s Inspector Clouseau starring Alan Arkin, 1985’s The Protector starring Jackie Chan and 1984’s Lassiter starring Tom Selleck.