La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1986 fantasy adventure The Golden Child directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Eddie Murphy, Charlotte Lewis and Charles Dance. The album features a newly remastered version of the movie’s unused score composed and conducted by Academy Award winner John Barry, (Dances with Wolves, Goldfinger, Out of Africa, Somewhere in Time, Body Heat, The Man with the Golden Gun), as well as the song Best Man in the World written by Barry and performed by Ann Wilson The 2-CD is limited to 1,500 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. La-La Land Records has previously released a 3-CD set featuring Michel Colombier’s original score and Barry’s unused score from the movie back in 2011.
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‘The Bad News Bears’ 50th Anniversary Edition Soundtrack Album Announced
La-La Land Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1976 sports comedy The Bad News Bears directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Walter Matthau, Tatum O’Neal, Vic Morrow, Joyce Van Patten, Jackie Earle Haley, Ben Piazza and Alfred W. Lutter. The album features the newly remastered and expanded score from the film adapted and conducted by Jerry Fielding (The Wild Bunch, Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia, Escape from Alcatraz, Scorpio, The Gambler), as well as alternate tracks and source cues. 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 the full album details, listen to audio clips and pre-order the soundtrack. Quartet Records has previously released Fielding’s music as part of a 3-CD box set coupled with the scores for the movie’s sequels back in 2016.
‘Downhill Racer’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Intrada Records has announced the world premiere soundtrack release for the 1969 sports drama Downhill Racer directed by Michael Ritchie and starring Robert Redford, Gene Hackman, Camilla Sparv, Karl Michael Vogler, Jim McMullan, Kathleen Crowley and Dabney Coleman. The album features the original music from the Paramount Pictures production composed and conducted by Kenyon Hopkins (12 Angry Men, The Hustler, This Property Is Condemned, Lilith), including the composer’s full score, music not used in the movie, source cues & more. The soundtrack is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also check out the full track list and listen to audio samples.