Intrada Records has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1979 sports drama Rocky II written and directed by Sylvester Stallone and starring Stallone himself, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers and Burgess Meredith. The album features the film’s expanded original score from the second installment in the Rocky feature series composed by Academy Award winner Bill Conti (The Right Stuff, The Karate Kid, For Your Eyes Only, The Thomas Crown Affair, Masters of the Universe), including minutes of previously unreleased music. 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. United Artists Records/Capital Records have previously released the original 1979 soundtrack album.
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Brian Tyler to Score ‘The Expendables 2’
Gordon and the Whale recently visited Brian Tyler at his studio and interviewed the composer about his work on Fast Five, currently playing in theaters. Tyler also talks about his work process, how his career developed over the last decade and some of his frequent collaborators including Justin Lin, Jonathan Liebesman and Sylvester Stallone. Check out the full video interview after the jump. During the interview, the composer confirms his involvement in the upcoming The Expendables 2, the sequel to last summer’s action hit. The project is still in pre-production and current reports indicate that Stallone won’t return to direct and only will be acting in the film. The sequel script is written by David Agosto and Ken Kaufman (Space Cowboys, The Missing).