The full list of music cues featured in Ben Affleck’s biographical drama Air has been revealed. While the film doesn’t have a credited composer, Paul Haslinger (Underworld, Halt and Catch Fire, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter) appears to have contributed a few original music cues, credited in the end titles as I Want to Sign Him and Sneaker Anthem. The movie also features tracks from multiple 80s scores by the German electronic music group Tangerine Dream (which Haslinger was a member of in the late 80s), including Running Out of Time & Through the Dark/Run Across the Street from Miracle Mile, Shop Territory from Firestarter, Jerry’s Decision & To the Head of the Class from Three O’Clock High, Love on a Real Train from Risky Business and Breathing the Night Away from Heartbreakers.
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Remastered ‘Three O’Clock High’ Soundtrack Album Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced a new soundtrack album for the 1987 teen comedy Three O’Clock High directed by Phil Joanou and starring Casey Siemaszko, Richard Tyson, Anne Ryan, Jonathan Wise, Stacey Glick, Jeffrey Tambor and Philip Baker Hall. The album features the remastered original score from the film composed by Tangerine Dream (Thief, Legend, Risky Business, Miracle Mile, Near Dark), as well as additional music composed by Sylvester Levay (Hot Shots!, Mannequin) and the song Something to Remember Me By by Jim Walker. The soundtrack is now available to order as a CD version (limited to 1,000 copies) on the label’s official website. A vinyl edition (in a black and blue variant) is set to come out on January 27, 2023 (the black version is also available to order on other retailers, including Amazon).
Tangerine Dream’s Remastered ‘Firestarter’ Score to Be Released
Varese Sarabande has announced a new version of the soundtrack album for the 1984 sci-fi horror movie Firestarter directed by Mark L. Lester and starring David Keith, Drew Barrymore, Freddie Jones, Heather Locklear, Martin Sheen and George C. Scott. The album features the remastered original music from the film composed and performed by Tangerine Dream (Thief, Legend, Miracle Mile, Risky Business, Near Dark). The release, which also includes new liner notes and previously unused film stills, coincides with the opening of Blumhouse’s Firestarter remake (scored by John Carpenter, Cody Carpenter & Daniel Davies) last weekend. The soundtrack will be released on CD and vinyl (both limited to 1,500 copies) on July 22, 2022 and is now available for pre-order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio samples and check out the full album details.
Tangerine Dream’s ‘Strange Behavior’ Score to Be Released
BSX Records will release the first-ever soundtrack album for the 1981 slasher movie Strange Behavior (aka Dead Kids) co-written and directed by Michael Laughlin and starring Michael Murphy, Louise Fletcher, Dan Shor, Fiona Lewis and Arthur Dignam. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tangerine Dream (Thief, Legend, Firestarter, Miracle Mile, Risky Business, Near Dark). The soundtrack is set to be released digitally and physically on April 1, 2022. Visit Amazon to pre-order the CD version and click here to order the digital version. A vinyl edition will be released on Record Store Day, April 23 by Terror Vision.
Tangerine Dream’s ‘The Soldier’ Score Released
Virgin Records has released the first-ever official soundtrack album for the 1982 action thriller The Soldier written and directed by James Glickenhaus and starring Ken Wahl, Alberta Watson, Joaquim de Almeida William Prince and Klaus Kinski. The album features the film’s original music composed by Tangerine Dream (Legend, Thief, Firestarter, Miracle Mile). The soundtrack is now available to stream here and is also available as part of the new compilation album Pilots Of Purple Twilight – The Virgin Recordings 1980 – 1983, which also features newly remastered versions of the electronic music band’s albums Tangram, Thief, Exit, White Eagle, Logos, Hyperborea, as well as their previously unreleased music for Michael Mann’s The Keep and mroe. Visit Amazon to order the 10-CD box set and click here to stream/download the digital version.
Stephen King Soundtrack Collection Announced
Varese Sarabande has announced the full details of the Stephen King Soundtrack Collection. The 8-CD set features 2-CD deluxe editions for the 2003 horror thriller Dreamcatcher directed by Lawrence Kasdan featuring the film’s expanded score composed by James Newton Howard (The Hunger Games, Maleficent, King Kong, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them) and the post-apocalyptic mini-series The Stand starring Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Ray Walston, Ruby Dee & Ossie Davis featuring the show’s expanded score by W. G. Snuffy Walden (The West Wing, Friday Night Lights) who received an Emmy nomination for his score. Also included is a reissue of the soundtrack album for 1984’s Firestarter starring Drew Barrymore featuring original music by Tangerine Dream (Legend, Risky Business), as well as the first-ever commercial release of the score for the 1997 mini-series The Shining on three discs featuring music by Nicholas Pike (Return to Me, Captain Ron).
Tangerine Dream’s Edgar Froese (1944 – 2015)
Tangerine Dream founder Edgar Froese has passed away at age 70. According to the band’s official Facebook page, the composer suddenly and unexpectedly died on January 20 from the effects of a pulmonary embolism in Vienna. Froese founded the electronic music group Tangerine Dream in 1967. In addition to producing dozens of studio albums, the band was best known for composing the score for numerous films, including 1983’s Risky Business starring Tom Cruise, William Friedkin’s Sorcerer, Mihcael Mann’s The Keep and Thief, Ridley Scott’s Legend, 1988’s Miracle Mile, Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark, 1984’s Firestarter and 1987’s Three O’Clock High.
Expanded ‘The Sum of All Fears’ Soundtrack Released
La La-Land Records has released a new soundtrack album for the 2002 thriller The Sum of All Fears directed by Phil Alden Robinson, based on the novel by Tom Clancy and starring Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman and Liev Schreiber. The album features the film’s expanded and remastered original score composed by Jerry Goldsmith (Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Alien, The Omen), including almost 30 minutes of previously unreleased music, as well as bonus cues. Also featured is the original song If We Could Remember performed by Yolanda Adams, as well as Nessum Dorma from Puccini’s opera Turandot performed by Bruce Sledge and Star-Spangled Banner performed by Arnold McCuller. The soundtrack for the Paramount Pictures production is limited to 3000 copies and is now available to order on the label’s official website, where you can also listen to audio clips.