Quartet Records has announced the world premiere release of two scores from 1970s cult movies from American International Pictures. The album features the original music from the 1976 sci-fi thriller The Food of the Gods written and directed by Bert I. Gordon and starring Marjoe Gortner, Pamela Franklin, Ralph Meeker & Jon Cypher composed by Elliot Kaplan (Fantasy Island, Cry Blood, Apache, Then Came Bronson, Voyagers), as well as the score from the 1972 horror film Frogs directed by George McCowan and starring Ray Milland, Sam Elliott, Joan Van Ark, Adam Roarke & Judy Pace composed by Les Baxter (House of Usher, Black Sunday, The Beast Within, Baron Blood). The CD is limited to 1,000 copies and 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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David Newman’s ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ Score Released
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere score album release for the 1989 sci-fi adventure comedy Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure directed by Stephen Herek and starring Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter & George Carlin. The film’s original music is composed and conducted by Academy Award nominee David Newman (Ice Age, Anastasia, The Flintstones, The Nutty Professor). The composer’s score was previously unreleased while a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the film was released when the film opened in 1989. To listen to audio clips and check out the full album details, visit the label’s official website, where you can also order the CD.
‘Salem’s Lot’ and ‘Buck Rogers’ Soundtracks Released
Intrada Records has released the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1979 TV mini-series Salem’s Lot based on the Stephen King vampire novel, directed by Tobe Hooper and starring David Soul, Bonnie Bedelia, James Mason and Lance Kerwin. The 2-CD set features the series’ original score composed and conducted by Harry Sukman (Song Without End). The composer received an Emmy nomination for his work on the project. The album also includes cues Sukman subsequently re-fashioned for the re-edited feature version of picture. To listen to audio clips and order the soundtrack, visit the label’s official website.