“DOIN’ IT FOR SUGAR” KRITZERLAND IS VERY PROUD TO PRESENT A SPECIAL 2 CD LIMITED EDITION: SUGAR Original Cast Album Music by Jule Styne Lyrics by Bob Merrill Sometimes timing is everything. If, for example, Sugar, a musical based on a beloved film comedy, with two great male starring roles, directed by an amazing director/choreographer, had opened not in April 1972 but in April 2001, the year another musical based on a beloved film comedy, with two great male starring roles, directed by an amazing director/choreographer, instead of April 1972, my guess is it would have been a smash hit and run for a very long time. But The Producers had the timing and Sugar didn’t. Sugar had the misfortune to open at a time when the musical theater was going through great change – as Time magazine critic T.E. Kalem put it in his review of Sugar: “Sugar is almost a textbook case of a musical born after its time. It may well enjoy great wads of audience favor. But in the past three years Company and Follies have altered the critical perspective by providing a musical form that is spare, intelligent, ironic, mature and capable of sustaining three-dimensional characters.” By 2001, audiences, after years of spare, intelligent, ironic, mature musicals, were ready, willing, and more than able to embrace on old-fashioned nothing-on-its-mind-but-laughs-and-entertainment musical like The Producers. But in 1972, Sugar, despite its non-stop hilarity and tuneful Jule Styne/Bob Merrill songs, seemed like a bit of a dinosaur, at least to critics. The book was deemed clunky and the score uninspired. And maybe it seemed that way back then. Now, it seems a model of musical comedy craftsmanship. From the first notes of the overture you know it’s a Jule Styne score – and what an overture it is, classic Styne all the way, with great tunes, one after another, all orchestrated by the wonderful Philip J. Lang. The songs are clever and fun and occasionally laugh out loud funny – it’s a real musical comedy score, the kind they don’t write any more. The performances are stellar, with great work from stars Robert Morse, Tony Roberts, Elaine Joyce, and Cyril Ritchard. Sugar was originally released on United Artists records. It was then issued on CD in 1999 by Ryko (the Ryko is long out of print and bringing fairly high prices). For this release we pulled all the tapes from the MGM vaults. As was the case with Promises, Promises, the first thing we found was that the Ryko version was not the original album mix, but a remix that simply attempted to ape the original album mix. The original album masters were there, along with all the sixteen-track session tapes. After listening to the album masters, we couldn’t believe how much swimmy, washy reverb was used on that original mix (and on the CD released by Ryko). It was the fashion back then, but this was just about the heaviest reverb we’d ever heard on a cast recording. It robbed the orchestra of detail and the vocals sounded like they were in a huge garage. The album masters did, however, sound better than the previous CD release. The sound on the sixteen-track session tapes was astounding. Yes, it was dry, and yes it needed some space added, but the recording itself and the way the band and performers sounded was so crystal clear and beautiful and brassy that it took no more than five seconds to realize that we wanted to do what we did with Promises, and offer an alternate new mix along with the original album mix on CD for the first time. Remixing this score was a particular joy. Suddenly we were hearing wonderful orchestral details we’d never heard before – we placed the instruments a little differently in the soundstage for optimum clarity, and the vocals sound much more present and are no longer occasionally getting beaten up by the band the way they were in the original. So we hope it will be fun to hear this alternate mix with a lot less artificial processing – we think it gives the score a whole new vibrancy and vitality as well as crystal clarity. This release is limited to 1000 copies only. We’ve priced this 2 CD set at our normal 1 CD price of $19.98 plus shipping.

Well, now that the cat is out of the bag, I might as well spill the beans. We are indeed working on Zimmer's Rain Man, not Young's Hard Rain. The reference to Chris Young was in connection to his Unforgettable score that will be out later this year, completely different from the Intrada promo from 1997. Our license from MGM limits the run to 2,000 copies. It should be out as soon as possible, considering we have a contractual release date of October 1, 2010. I might actually put it in the Yahoo store before then, just so I have enough money to finance the production of the album. The album will go for $18.95 and come with a 12 page booklet, maybe 16 if Hans and Barry Levinson can tell us about the score and the way it works in the movie. Hope this clears things up.

Howdy y'all! Coming at ya next week, Sept 7, 2010 at NOON PST are two new LLL Limited Edition titles: HELL'S BELLES -- Limited Edition of 1200 units Music by Les Baxter Produced by Ford A. Thaxton Mastered by James Nelson Liner Notes by Randall Larson Art Direction by Mark Banning Retail Price: $19.98 Les Baxter's fast and furious score to one of AIP's "classic" motorcycle films comes roarin' at you for the first time on cd. For this release, the producer went back to the original 1/4 inch elements and prepared one wild album. As presented, the original album assembly is first followed by a handful of bonus tracks. Album cover features, in our opinion, one of the best one sheets EVER! DUNSTON CHECKS IN - Limited Edition of 1200 units Music by Miles Goodman Produced by Nick Redman and Mike Matessino Mastered by Daniel Hersch Liner Notes by Daniel Schweiger Art Direction by David Fein Retail Price: $19.98 La La Land goes APE over of our latest release -- Miles Goodman's heartwarming, comical tale of a boy and a monkey. A must have for any fan of Simian Cinema! But seriously this score is FANTASTIC! MV

ANGELO BADALAMENTI Music For Film And Television Dirk Brossé • Brussels Philharmonic Angelo Badalamenti is the composer of some of the most beautiful and evocative film music of recent times. Most famous for his haunting and hypnotic music for such David Lynch productions as Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive, Badalamenti’s soundtracks have been best-sellers. The composer’s theme and music for Bravo TV’s Inside The Actors Studio has similarly become iconic. A special tribute concert was performed to honor Angelo Badalamenti at the 2009 Ghent International Film Festival and, in separate recording sessions, the concert program was recorded with conductor Dirk Brossé. Over 70 minutes of Badalamenti’s music is presented here: Blue Velvet • Twin Peaks • Inside The Actors Studio • Mulholland Drive • A Very Long Engagement The collection also includes a couple of very special pieces. The entrancing song Who Will Take My Dreams Away was co-written with singer Marianne Faithful, who sings on this recording. Badalamenti also composed the music for the lighting of the Olympic torch at the Barcelona 1992 Summer Olympic Games and this rarity also appears here. Angelo Badalamenti: Music For Film and Television is an outstanding collection of the composer’s best work. Varèse Sarabande Catalog #: 302 067 052 2 Release Date: 10/12/10

LET ME IN Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Music Composed by Michael Giacchino An alienated 12-year-old boy befriends a mysterious young newcomer in his small New Mexico town, and discovers an unconventional path to adulthood in Let Me In, a haunting and provocative thriller. Twelve-year old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee, The Road) is viciously bullied by his classmates and neglected by his divorcing parents. His only friend is his new neighbor Abby (Chloe Moretz, Kick-Ass), an eerily self-possessed young girl who lives next door with her silent father (Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins, The Visitor). Recognizing a fellow outcast, Owen opens up to her and before long, the two have formed a unique bond. When a string of grisly murders puts the town on high alert, Abby's father disappears, and the terrified girl is left to fend for herself. Still, she repeatedly rebuffs Owen’s efforts to help her and her increasingly bizarre behavior leads the imaginative Owen to suspect she’s hiding an unthinkable secret. Academy Award-winning composer Michael Giacchino (Up) provides a suitably unsettling score, laced with melancholy and intrigue. Overture Films opens LET ME IN nationwide on October 1. Varèse Sarabande Catalog #: 302 067 053 2 Release Date: 10/05/10

2m1 Records is very pleased to announce the upcoming score release of Nickel Children by Rich Ragsdale, which is a post-rock inspired record that mixes dark and orchestral ambience with beautiful melodic cues. Originally released in 2005, Nickel Children focuses on a poignant theme of runaways resorting to child prostitution in order to survive. Because the viewer struggles to watch the harsh realities of forced adulthood conflict with retaining innocence and humanity, Rich defines this struggle through variable guitar and piano motifs. Combining these melodies while adding a lushly dark and foreboding soundscape takes the listener on an emotional roller coaster that is the defining experience of each character in the film. Recorded, performed, and composed by Rich in a small and tiny studio gave him the ability to fine-tune and tweak every element of the performance. As a result, Nickel Children is a fantastic example of his perfectionism and his eclectic talent of composing in an entirely different genre than the standard classical style. Produced in conjunction with Andrew P. Alderete and KNR Productions, 2m1 Records is very excited to release this album next month. Composer: Rich Ragsdale Catalogue Number: 2M1-1005 Release Date: September, 2010 CD-R: eStore $13.99 - Coming Soon Amazon Music on Demand $13.99 - Coming Soon Digital Download: Flac $11.99 - Coming Soon 320k MP3 $9.99 - Coming Soon Amazon MP3 $8.99 - Coming Soon iTunes - Coming Soon Tracklist: 01 - A Hotel Room 02 - Opening 03 - Bus Station 04 - Cat and Feedo Talk 05 - Hotel Room Rape 06 - Cat and Nolan Walk 07 - Bathroom 08 - Cat Goes Home 09 - Dead Hooker 10 - Hospital Room 11 - The Yellow Dress 12 - Kidnap 13 - Nolan Dies 14 - Bathroom (Unused)

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This Year takes Place the 10 Edition of the World Soundtrack Awards, the WSA has now announced the Nominees for this major Event in the Film Music World: The nominees for the World Soundtrack Awards 2010 are: Film Composer of the Year • Alexandre Desplat – Fantastic Mr. Fox, New Moon, Julie & Julia, The Ghost Writer • Hans Zimmer – Sherlock Holmes, It's Complicated • Danny Elfman – Alice in Wonderland, The Wolfman • John Powell – Green Zone, How To Train Your Dragon, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Knight & Day • Carter Burwell – The Blind Side, A Serious Man, Where the Wild Things Are, Howl, The Kids Are All Right Best Original Film Score of the Year • Fantastic Mr. Fox – Alexandre Desplat • Avatar – James Horner • Where the Wild Things Are – Carter Burwell & Karen Orzolek • A Single Man – Abel Korzeniowski • Sherlock Holmes – Hans Zimmer Best Original Song Written Directly For a Film • ‘Almost there’ from The Princess and the Frog music & lyrics by Randy Newman performed by Anika Noni Rose • ‘I see you’ from Avatar music by James Horner & Simon Franglen lyrics by James Horner, Simon Franglen, Kuk Harrell performed by Leona Lewis • ‘I want to come home’ from Everybody’s Fine music & lyrics by Paul McCartney performed by Paul McCartney • ‘Sticks & Stones’ from How to train your dragon music & lyrics by Jon Birgisson performed by Jonsi • The Weary Kind from Crazy heart music & lyrics by Ryan Bingham & T-Bone Burnett performed by Ryan Bingham (& Jeff Bridges) Following the Awards presentations, 11 world class composers will be appearing live in concert including Oscar-winners Howard Shore (Lord Of The Rings trilogy), Elliot Goldenthal (Frida, Interview With A Vampire), Gabriel Yared (The English Patient), Gustavo Santaolalla (Babel, Brokeback Mountain), Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare In Love) as well as Angelo Badalamenti (Twin Peaks), Craig Armstrong (Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Ray) Alberto Iglesias (The Kite Runner, Volver), Bruno Coulais (The Chorus), Frédéric Devreese (Un Soir, Un Train) and brilliant young composer Nico Muhly (The Reader). The World Soundtrack Academy was founded in 2001 by the Ghent International Film Festival to celebrate the role of music in film and honor film composers. The WSA Academy now has over 300 international members comprised of composers, film professionals, record label executives and other representatives of the film music business.

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2m1 is very pleased to announce the upcoming release of The Curse of El Charro - a dark and beautiful orchestral score by Rich Ragsdale, who himself has an eclectic repertoire of composing for video games (Aliens vs. Predator, Aliens: Colonial Marines) and independent films (Big River Man, Phantom Love, The Most Beautiful of My Very Best Years). Studying classical guitar at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Rich went USC where he studied under Christopher Young and collaborated with a number of composers, one of which included Deborah Lurie. There is no doubt that this diverse background fused with his eclectic love and appreciation of multiple genres influenced El Charro, as it ranges from a contemporary and modern classical aesthetic to a mixture of thematic cues similar to Bernard Herrmann, Jerry Goldsmith, and even Chris Young's score to Hellraiser. Recorded with a live orchestra and choir, El Charro is a unique mixture of ambiance and thematic textures with a simple 4-note motif that defines Charro - a man who's fall from grace was a result of losing the woman he loved. 2m1 is very excited to release this score within the next few weeks.

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Kritzerland is proud to present a very special 2 CD soundtrack release: ONE-EYED JACKS Music Composed and Conducted by Hugo Friedhofer From the moment of their inception, some films are simply destined to become legendary in one way or another and Marlon Brando’s sole directorial effort had legend stamped on it from the get-go. Based on the book The Authentic Death of Hendry Jones by Charles Neider, the film’s first script was written by a young up-and-coming writer named Sam Peckinpah. It was subsequently re-written by Calder Willingham and then Guy Trosper. After viewing a movie called The Killing, Brando hired its director, Stanley Kubrick. By the time the film went before the cameras, Kubrick was gone and Brando was not only starring, but also directing. While the end result might not be to everyone’s liking, the fact is that the finished film is oddly compelling, poetic, and sometimes completely bizarre, and fully deserving of its legendary cult status. The film looks gorgeous – it was the final film made in Paramount’s brilliant process, VistaVision, and the great Charles Lang was the director of photography. The cast also included Karl Malden, Katy Jurado, Ben Johnson, Slim Pickens, and the supremely weird Timothy Carey. There are some truly great scenes and some eminently quotable dialogue (“Get up off the floor, you scum-sucking pig”). But what gives the film a great deal of its luster and brilliance is the score by Hugo Friedhofer. Sometimes the stars are magically aligned and a composer gets a perfect project, one that plays to all his musical strengths – Friedhofer’s music elevates One-Eyed Jacks in every sense – it’s passionate, beautiful, exciting, dramatic, luminous – and one of Friedhofer’s greatest achievements, in a career filled with them: The Best Years of Our Lives, The Bishop’s Wife, The Rains of Ranchipur, This Earth Is Mine, The Young Lions (also with Brando), The Harder They Fall, Vera Cruz, Soldier of Fortune, Seven Cities of Gold, Violent Saturday, Hondo, Rancho Notorious, Broken Arrow, and the list could go on for several more pages. One-Eyed Jacks was originally released on LP by Liberty Records. Friedhofer had all the scoring masters available to him and from these he prepared the album release (any thoughts of a 2 LP set vanished when the film did not perform at the box office). Obviously because of LP time restrictions, less than half of Friedhofer’s amazing score was on the album. On CD 1, we present that original album program, remastered from the original two-track album masters, along with two alternate cues from the full score. On CD 2 we present Friedhofer’s entire score in all its magnificence, in pristine stereo sound. To hear this score complete is a revelation – and for Friedhofer fans and any fan of great film music, this 2 CD set is a must-have. This is the world premiere release of any of this music on CD. The booklet features new and great liner notes by Nick Redman. This release is limited to 1200 copies only. For this release, we are offering this 2 CD set at our usual 1 CD price: $19.98 plus shipping. CD will ship by the last week of September – however, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (we’ve been averaging four weeks early). To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.