Alexander Grodzinski

Snow Files of the Week: "The Smell of Zombies/The End of the Crusade" aus der X-Files-Folge "Millennium" (1999). Chris Carters zweite Serie "MillenniuM" endete vor dem Jahr 2000 (das Finale der Serie spielt im Mai 1999 und endet eigentlich mit einem Cliffhanger). Also suchten Carter und sein Team nach einer Möglichkeit, die Geschichte um Frank Black und der MillenniuM-Gruppe abzuschliessen. So kam es zu einer Crossover-Folge in der siebten Staffel der X-Akten. Trotz großer Enttäuschung vieler Fans über das Crossover (nach drei Staffeln "MillenniuM" mit seinem ganzen "story arc" endet es mit Mulder und Frank Black, die in einem Keller Zombies erschiessen), bleibt der herausragende Score von Mark Snow. Es gab ihm die Möglichkeit, die klagende Violine aus "MillenniuM" mit den Klanglandschaften der X-Files zu kombinieren. Und als Mulder und Scully sich endlich küssen, während sie im Fernsehen die Feierlichkeiten zum neuen Jahr 2000 verfolgen, baut Snow das traditionelle "Auld Lang Syne" in seine Musik ein, die mit einem raren Aufblitzen des X-Files-Themas endet. Die Musik wurde auf dem ersten 4-CD-Box-Set von LLL veröffentlicht, welches auf 2000 Exemplare limitiert ist. Frohes neues Jahr!

Kann man hier ja auch noch mal erwähnen: BSX hat, wenn auch leider nur als Download und Stream, eine neues Snow-Album veröffentlicht. Dieses Mal zu dem Film THE SUBSTITUTE WIFE von 1994. Buysoundtrax Digital presents a new digital release of Mark Snow's score for the 1994 motion picture picture THE SUBSTITUTE WIFE starring Peter Weller (ROBOCOP), Lea Thompson (BACK TO THE FUTURE) and Farrah Fawcett (CHARLIE'S ANGELS). In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm.

Und noch digital von BSX: Buysoundtrax Digital presents a new digital release of Mark Snow's score for the 1994 motion picture picture THE SUBSTITUTE WIFE starring Peter Weller (ROBOCOP), Lea Thompson (BACK TO THE FUTURE) and Farrah Fawcett (CHARLIE'S ANGELS). In Nebraska, in pioneer days, a woman who knows she is going to die asks a prostitute to replace her with her husband and four children in order to make it possible for them to keep their family farm. BSX Digital presents the original motion picture to the 1995 film TWO-BITS & PEPPER starring Joe Piscopo, Lauren Eckstrom, Rachel Crane and Dennis Weaver. Ty and Katie love to ride their horses, Two Bits and Pepper. But when Ty disobey’s her parent’s rules and rides into town, she finds herself in a world of trouble. Angry about the consequences, Ty runs off to Katie’s house while her parents frantically search for her. But just as the girls head to bed, two amateur kidnappers (Joe Piscopo in a dual role) break in and capture the friends, holding them for ransom. Now the heat is on to bring the girls home safely –and joining the search are the biggest heroes of all...Two Bits and Pepper! Louis Febre is a composer working in Los Angeles. A trained pianist, his career in composition began in independent films and television commercials. Febre began his career with B-movie company PM Entertainment before meeting his friend and mentor John Debney. The two formed a partnership that would produce successful collaborative efforts such as the movie DOCTOR WHO, and led to Louis' first television series, THE CAPE, which would earn him an Emmy for Best Dramatic Underscore. The two continue to work together to this day. Febre has enjoyed success with the movies SWIMFAN, TOWER OF TERROR (Disney), and a set of SCOOBY-DOO television movies. In 2001, he could be found collaborating with Steve Jablonsky on the first season of the hit television series DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES. As an additional orchestrator, he worked again with John Debney on CATS & DOGS, JIMMY NEUTRON, the Disney film CHICKEN LITTLE, DISNEYWORLD TOKYO, and with Mark Snow on THE X-FILES. With the departure of Snow from the television series SMALLVILLE, Febre became the credited composer in 2007. Louis Febre continues to work in television and independent films. Buysoundtrax Digital presents an exclusive digital release of Dennis McCarthy's score to the motion picture LAST PLANE OUT starring Jan-Michael Vincent (AIRWOLF) and Julie Carmen. As Nicaragua falls to the Sandinistas, reporter Jack Cox (Jan-Michael Vincent) must get himself and two colleagues to safety. Their route to the airport in time for the last plane out of the country proves to be a dangerous one. Among the most dependable composers in the business, Dennis McCarthy’s career has ranged from being a session keyboardist and musical director for Glen Campbell to composing Emmy award-winning scores for television’s “Star Trek” franchise. For more than 35 years, McCarthy has been an in-demand composer for films and television, scoring such shows as “V: The TV Series” (1984-85), “Dynasty” (1985-89), “McGyver” (1985-91), “Birdland” (1994), as well as made-for-TV movies such as “V: The Final Battle” (1984), “Overkill: The Aileen Wuornos Story” (1992), “In His Life: The John Lennon Story” (2000), and “A Modern Twain Story: The Prince and the Pauper” (2007). McCarthy gained prominence as one of the regular composers on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” beginning in 1987, and has continued in the same capacity for three subsequent Trek series (“Deep Space Nine,” “Voyager,” and “Enterprise”), as well as the seventh Star Trek feature film, “Generations” in 1994 and related media such as video games and shorts involving “Star Trek” characters. McCarthy’s efforts have gained him six Emmy Award nominations – and two wins, first in 1991 for his dramatic score to the “Unification, Part 1” episode of “Star Trek: the Next Generation,” and again in 1993 for his Main Title to “Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.”

Dragon's Domain/BSX zum Jahresende. Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com, presents the original motion picture soundtrack to NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2, composed by David Spear for the 1987 action film directed by the legendary Corey Yuen (FONG SAI YUK 1 & 2, THE TRANSPORTER) and starring Loren Avedon, Max Thayer, Matthias Hues and Cynthia Rothrock. Released in 1987 following the unexpected success of NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER the year before, which happened to include the theatrical debut of Belgian screen actor, martial artist, and fight choreographer Jean-Claude Van Damme and also directed by Corey Yuen, NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2 was intended to be a direct sequel to the first film but actually began life as a different film called RAGING THUNDER. When the original film’s stars chose not to return, the story and characters were altered to form a completely new narrative. Even though no elements of the story remained to connect it to the original film, the title was changed to NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2, or NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2: RAGING THUNDER. The film was also released in parts of the world as KARATE TIGER 2. The story begins in Vietnam, where American college student Scott Wylde (Avedon) arrives looking for his former teacher and best friend Mac (Thayer). A former lover of Jarvis’ named Terry (Rothrock) tells Scott that Mac is likely in Patpong, a seedy area of Bangkok, Thailand. After dinner with his fiancé Sulin, a gang of tough types crash into Scott’s room kidnapping Sulin. Scott is detained by local authorities and sent to the airport to board a plane for Singapore. He escapes and heads to Patpong, where he locates and recruits Jarvis to help him invade Cambodia to rescue his fiancé. Scott learns that Sulin’s father was a famous Vietnamese general who, for the sake of his family, reneged on a lucrative deal with the Soviet militia. The next day Scott and Jarvis are ambushed by Thai police; however, Terry swoops in and rescues the pair in a helicopter. Scott, Mac, and Terry arrive in Cambodia threatening all out war in hopes of rescuing poor Sulin. The music for NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2 was composed by David Spear, a prolific composer, conductor and orchestrator. Spear composed the bulk of his music for NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2 using piano/keyboards, bass, guitar, drums, and an EVI—an electronic valve instrument using the Boehm fingering system utilized by most woodwind instruments. Spear and multiple reels of tapes were flown up to Vancouver along with all of the hand-written orchestrations and hand-copied parts for the final orchestra sessions. David Spear began his career orchestrating many film scores for Elmer Bernstein including AIRPLANE, ANIMAL HOUSE, HEAVY METAL and GHOSTBUSTERS. After his Broadway debut as Music Director of MERLIN, THE MAGICAL MUSICAL, Spear wrote scores for three Academy Award nominated films: RAINBOW WAR, BALLET ROBOTIQUE, and THE COURAGE TO CARE. He composed the music for the Emmy Award winning National Geographic documentary, SURVIVING EVEREST. One of his first major scores was for the 1981 vampire thriller FEAR NO EVIL, composed in collaboration with the film’s writer/director Frank LaLoggia. He led the Indianapolis Symphony for the 2008 premiere of THE LANGSTON HUGHES PROJECT featuring Ice-T and the Ron McCurdy Quartet. A dedicated educator, Spear served as faculty at Berklee College of Music (1991-1995), USC Thornton School of Music (1995-2006), NYU (2009-2013), and at Portland State as 2017 Artist-in-Residence. His work in academia and industry thrives on decades of creative collaboration with many notable artists, directors and scholars. Dragon’s Domain Records presents NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2, featuring music composed by David Spear for the very first time on compact disc. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and the liner notes have been written by author and composer Brian Satterwhite, with the participation of the composer. NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2 is a limited edition release of 500 units. NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2, VOLUME 2 is expected to begin shipping the week of January 10th, 2022. Composer David Spear will sign the first 50 copies of NO RETREAT, NO SURRENDER 2 sold through the website. 1. Prologue/Main Title (Everywhere With You)* (3:06) 2. Scott in the Box/Bangkok (3:06) 3. Love Theme/Hotel Fight (3:50) 4. “You’re Under Arrest”/Motorcycle Escape/Snakes (4:51) 5. After Dinner Brawl (2:43) 6. Arms and Legs (3:08) 7. Preparation (2:39) 8. Balcony Scene/Welcome to Cambodia/TOLNOL/Climb Death Mountain/Centipede (4:43) 9 .Yuri’s Arrival/The Sadist (5:08) 10. The Trek/Buddist Attack (4:37) 11. Turn the Boat Around/The Real Monks/Terry’s Turn (5:21) 12 .Waterfall (2:59) 13. Dear Old Dead Dad/The Girl’s Behind Door #2 (2:34) 14 .Strategy (3:22) 15. The Pit/The Rescue (4:23) 16 .Bury Terry/The Trek II (3:14) 17. Raging Thunder Theme (1:15) 18. New Order (5:13) 19. Mozart Minuet (1:14) 20. Dear President Hussain (2:52) 21. Everywhere With You (Alternate Mix)* (2:11) 22. Waterfall (Extended Alternate Mix) (3:46) 23. Raging Thunder Theme (Edit Version) (0:53) Total Time: 78:08 * - Vocal : Lisa Donovan Dragon’s Domain Records presents a new release featuring newly recorded music from MASTERS OF HORROR, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com. MASTERS OF HORROR includes music composed by Richard Band (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND, TROLL) from the 2005 – 2007 series created by director Mick Garris (THE STAND (TV), THE SHINING (TV), SLEEPWALKERS), from three episodes specifically, presented on two discs. From the first season, ‘Dreams In The Witch House’ and from the second season, ‘Valerie On The Stairs’ and ‘The Washingtonians’. From the first season of MASTERS OF HORROR, ‘Dreams In The Witch House’ was adapted from the short story by H.P. Lovecraft and aired in November 2005. This episode reunited composer Richard Band with director Stuart Gordon, continuing their collaboration on Lovecraft material that began with the theatrical release RE-ANIMATOR in 1985. This episodes tells the story of Walter Gilman, a college student renting an old room in a boarding house who discovers a sinister plot by otherworldly forces to sacrifice his neighbor Frances’ baby, Danny to unlock the ancient Necronomicon. From the second season of MASTERS OF HORROR, ‘Valerie On The Stairs’ was adapted from a short story by Clive Barker and aired in December 2006. This episode was directed by Mick Garris. Rob Hanisey, an unsuccessful writer, rents a room in the Highberger House to write a novel and discovers there are fates worse than literary anonymity when he encounters Valerie,a mysterious woman and a stalking demon spawned from the imagination of three of the tenants. Also from the second season, ‘The Washingtonians’, from a short story by Bentley Little and directed by Peter Medak (THE CHANGELING). In this episode, Mike Franks finds his family in danger after he discovers a strange letter hidden behind a portrait of George Washington which contains a shocking secret about the United States of America's founding fathers, in which a secret society is hell-bent on keeping quiet at any cost. Richard Band was born in Los Angeles on December 28, 1953. He is the son of film producer-director-writer Albert Band (THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE – screen adaptation), brother to producer-distributor Charles Band and uncle to young rock star Alex Band of the rock group ‘The Calling’. Shortly after his brother Charles had formed his first movie company, Richard decided to take a break from music and began to work as an assistant director on some of his films. He then went from assistant director to production manager, to associate producer and finally producer on over 13 films. Richard has since gone on to score over 75 feature films and many television productions including multiple episodes of STARGATE SG-1, WALKER: TEXAS RANGER and Disney's SING ME A STORY series. Richard has composed the music for more than 10 interactive computer/video games over the years and has had many soundtracks that have been released of his film works. Richard has also scored many documentaries including the award-winning series’ MOST DECORATED, BRUTE FORCE and WEAPONS OF WAR and has also contributed much music to other series’ like THE REAL WEST, CIVIL WAR JOURNALS and BIOGRAPHIES. His experience over the years has brought him to record over 22 film scores with internationally renowned orchestras such as THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA, THE LONDON SYMPHONY and THE ROME PHILHARMONIC. He has also had his music recorded in Prague, Romania, Croatia and Munich. In more recent years, Richard has also enjoyed scoring a variety of family and comedy films for Viacom and Paramount Pictures as well as hundreds of animated vignettes for the WB kid's network all of which were scored with orchestra. His musical talents can also be heard on several amusement park rides including ALIENS - THE RIDE as well as several Vegas venues. Among the many interactive games Richard has scored the music for STAR TREK, WATERWORLD, CASPER, STONEKEEP, DECENT UNDER MOUNTAIN, CLAYFIGHTER and INVICTUS: THE SHADOW OF OLYMPUS. Dragon’s Domain Records presents the original scores from MASTERS OF HORROR, featuring music from three key episodes composed by Richard Band for the first time on compact disc, digitally mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland, featuring liner notes written by director Mick Garris. MASTERS OF HORROR is a limited edition release of 500 units. MASTERS OF HORROR is expected to begin shipping the week of January 10, 2022. The first 50 copies ordered through the buysoundtrax.com website will be autographed by the composer at no extra charge. 01 Episode Main Title (2:18) 02 The Room / Bedtime / Impossible Angles / The Rat (3:26) 03 Hole in the Wall / Tea with Frankie / Meeting Masurewicz (2:37) 04 Babysitting Danny (1:15) 05 Witch is Revealed to Walter (2:43) 06 Engraved Invitation / Nightmare / "Sign!" (4:47) 07 The Witch Demands A Sacrifice / Breaking the Angled Wall (5:02) 08 Beyond The Wall of Sacrifice (6:58) 09 The Coda (2:54) 10 Episode End Credits (1:27) 11 Main Title / Welcome to Highberger House (2:42) 12 Strange Knocking / Is This Place Haunted?/ Valerie There & Gone (3:58) 13 Memories of Anna/ Valerie & The Beast / Ghost Words (4:21) 14 Typing / Embracing Valerie (6:07) 15 Secret Manuscript/ Spineless Bruce/ Beast Gets Patricia (8:46) 16 Releasing Valerie (10:03) 17 Paper Man (2:21) 18 Episode End Credits (1:23) Total Time CD 1 - 73:55 CD 2 01 Intro / Episode Main Title / House (5:15) 02 Entering House / "I'm not afraid of you" / Painting Falls (3:02) 03 The Letter/ "Human bone, maybe" / To Funeral / Service / Coffee (3:21) 04 Letter in Coffee Shop / Sleep on it / Pulse in the Basement/ "Restaurant cannibals?" / Door Open / Heart (4:19) 05 From Police to Washington / Attempt to Break-In House (6:13) 06 Finger Sting / Professor Out on Letter/ "Let me show you" and Past History (5:17) 07 Interior Van / Hallway/ Banquet Room Feast / To the Display/ The Painting (6:34) 08 They All Get Shot / The Aftermath / Professor Returns the Letter/ 6 Months Later/ New Dollar Bill (2:13) 09 Episode End Credits (1:23) Total Time CD 2 - 37:59 Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com, presents THE CRAIG SAFAN COLLECTION, Volume 1, featuring music composed by Craig Safan from two projects in his extensive filmography, for the first time. The 1980s were a busy period for Safan. He scored more than three dozen projects during the decade, ranging from feature films, television series and made-for-TV movies. During the middle of this period, Safan began exploring scoring movies by combining orchestras with electronics. Released in 1987, TIMESTALKERS tells the story of a twentieth-century college professor (William Devane) who is sought out by a woman of the twenty-sixth century (Lauren Hutton) to help her locate a power-crazed scientist (Klaus Kinski) who has left the future to change a significant event in the past in order to alter the events of their future. The manhunt stretches from the year 2586 back to 1886. Directed by Michael Schultz and scripted by Brian Clemens, Safan provided an electronic score using a variety of 1980’s vintage synthesizers, including Synclavier, Yamaha DX7, and Roland Juno-106. From 1980, DIE LAUGHING tells the story of Pinsky,a San Francisco cab driver (Robbie Benson) and an aspiring singer (Linda Grovenor) who become tangled up in a plot to kidnap a monkey that has memorized a scientific formula with the potential to destroy the world. The formula shows how to turn atomic waste into plutonium. Pinsky finds himself framed for murder and chased all over town by the people who are trying to get their hands on the formula. With DIE LAUGHING, Safan provided a thoroughly orchestral score, recorded with an ensemble of 50 musicians at Evergreen Studios in Los Angeles. Emmy-nominated and eight-time ASCAP award-winning composer Craig Safan has scored more than one hundred feature films, television and documentaries, has had more than 50 soundtrack albums of his music produced, as well as having three original albums of his own impressionistic music released. He’s been commissioned to compose for ballet as well as for live performance of silent films and was given the Poledouris Film Music Legend Award at the 2014 International Film Music Festival in Cordoba, Spain. Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com, presents THE CRAIG SAFAN COLLECTION, Volume 1, featuring the world premiere soundtrack releases of TIMESTALKERS and DIE LAUGHING, featuring Craig Safan’s music mastered by James Nelson of Digital Outland. The booklet contains liner notes written by noted author Randall D. Larson and includes comments from the composer. THE CRAIG SAFAN COLLECTION, Volume 1 is a limited edition release of 500 units. Suggested Retail Price is $19.95. THE CRAIG SAFAN COLLECTION, Volume 1 is expected to begin shipping the week of January 10th, 2022. The first 50 copies sold through the website will include a booklet autographed by composer Craig Safan. CD 1 - TIMESTALKERS 1. Timestalkers Main Title / Crash (2:13) 2. To The Auction / Crossfire / Shootout (3:36) 3. Blowups / Time Travels / Georgia / I Believe You (2:20) 4. Cole Surveys Gang / Embarrassed Gang / Crossfire (4:07) 5. Rattlesnake / Memories (2:29) 6. More Time Travel / How Many? / Cole to the 80’s / The Future (4:21) 7. Pickup Truck / Dead Driver / Disorientation (1:25) 8. Western / Star-Handled Stranger / A Clue (2:17) 9. Punk / Matthew Crawford (1:48) 10. Cole Offs Police / Cole Gets Into Base / I Lost It (4:42) 11. Joe Gets It / Come With Me (4:26) 12. 1886 / The Stage Coach /Star-Handed Replacement (7:20) 13. Goodbye to 1886 / The Gift /Saving The Family (2:41) Total Time: 45:52 CD 2- DIE LAUGHING 1. Die Laughing Main Title (1:48) 2. Broken Window / Taxi Chase / A Woman’s Scream (3:11) 3. Rooftops (0:50) 4. Safe In His Room / Unexpected Visitor / What’s In The Box? (2:32) 5. 1st Mueller / Mueller (1:12) 6. Bayshore Geneva (0:49) 7. The Rabbi’s Run / Arnold’s Cab (2:03) 8. The China Town / Fight in China Town (2:28) 9. Amy Moves (2:31) 10. Love Scene (2:48) 11. Cabbie Attack / Robby Attack (2:23) 12. Mueller Goes Crazy / Flight From the Vineyards / Freeing the Monkey / Chase on Ship (3:50) 13. Pressuring Amy (1:16) 14. Waltz in the Brink (0:41) 15. Mueller The Punk / The Jump / Circus Horses (1:57) 16. Circus Robby Benson (2:24) 17. The Grand March II / Slow Motion Jump / Grand Russian March (2:09) 18. Circus Clowns (1:08) 19. Circus Climb (1:57) 20. High Wire (2:04) Total Time: 40:49 Dragon’s Domain Records presents THE DAVID MICHAEL FRANK COLLECTION, Volume 1, featuring music composed by David Michael Frank. This first collection of David Michael Frank’s film music exhibits three scores from the mid 80’s and mid ‘90s, showing three very distinctly different styles and demonstrating different flavors of the composer’s expertise. Released in 1985, CODE OF SILENCE was the first action film scored by David Michael Frank, and is also recognized as one of action star Chuck Norris’ best films. This was the fourth film for director Andrew Davis and Frank would collaborate with him again on his next film, ABOVE THE LAW, which launched action star Steven Seagal’s career and also increased the demand for the composer’s talents for scoring action films. Norris plays Eddie Cusack, a Chicago cop who gets caught in the middle of a gang war while his own comrades shun him because he wants to take down a corrupt fellow officer. Henry Silva has a memorable role as the film’s villain and would also return to play the villain in ABOVE THE LAW. Frank’s score for CODE OF SILENCE is a mix of sequencer material the director was fond of but most of the score is in the style of hip fusion, mid ‘80s style, with a rhythm section featuring some of Hollywood’s hottest musicians (George Doering on electric guitar, Neil Stubenhaus on bass, Vinnie Colaiuta on drums, and on keyboards Mike Lang, Randy Kerber, and Mike Boddicker. Released in 1996, COSMIC VOYAGE was a short documentary film produced in the IMAX format, directed by Bayley Silleck and narrated by Morgan Freeman. The film, presented by the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, sought to explore our place among the ever-expanding universe. The score was recorded at Skywalker Ranch with a 90-piece orchestra. Also included, from 1994, music not from a film but a corporate event, from the BOEING 777 ROLLOUT. When the first of a new series of airliner is built, Boeing puts on a PR show, and in 1994, the 777 was their newest airplane. The rollout was a 10-minute event to present the new plans to the public, and Boeing wanted to make it the most spectacular one to date. Frank was hired to compose a ten-minute fanfare and suite for the rollout, which was a one-day presentation with 105,000 people gathered into Boeing’s large aircraft hangar. David Michael Frank was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland where he studied classical piano and composition at the Peabody Conservatory of Music. After graduating from Northwestern University, Frank moved to New York, where he became Broadway’s youngest conductor. After six years in New York, he relocated to California to pursue a career in film composition, where he’s scored numerous films of various types and over 200 episodes of television over more than forty years in media composition. Dragon’s Domain Records presents THE DAVID MICHAEL FRANK COLLECTION, Volume 1, featuring music composed by David Michael Frank for several projects from his filmography, digitally mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland, featuring liner notes written by author Randall Larson, with the participation of the composer. THE DAVID MICHAEL FRANK COLLECTION, Volume 1 is a limited edition release of 500 units. THE DAVID MICHAEL FRANK COLLECTION, Volume 1 is expected to begin shipping the week of November 1st, 2021. The first 100 copies ordered trough the buysoundtrax.com website will be autographed by the composer at no extra charge. CODE OF SILENCE 1. The City Stirs (2:51) 2. Eddie’s Theme (1:38) 3. Enter the Prowler (2:13) 4. Columbian Gauntlet (1:35) 5. Omerta (The Code) (2:42) 6. The Bust (5:28) 7. Cat and Mouse (2:32) 8. Wrong Bar Blues (3:18) 9. Head To Head (2:24) 10. Solo Flight (2:14) 11. Armageddon (3:20) 12. Fresh Start (3:07) COSMIC VOYAGE 13. Cosmic Voyage (4:48) 14. Through a Drop of Water (2:31) 15. Creation (3:28) 16. Discovery (2:13) 17. Mysteries Of The Universe (2:03) 18. The Heavens Below (1:36) 19. Rebirth (1:13) 20. Little Green Algae (3:45) 21. Into the Cosmos (0:52) 22. Beyond The Stars (1:50) 23. 42 Rings (0:52) 24. A Never-Ending Journey (2:41) BOEING 777 ROLLOUT 25. Working Together / The Rollout (10:00) Total Time: 72:18 Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com presents music composed by Chuck Cirino for TEENAGE EXORCIST and WITCH ACADEMY, two horror comedies from the composer’s extensive filmography. TEENAGE EXORCIST was written by Brinke Stevens and Ted Newsom, from a story by Fred Olen Ray, starring Brinke Stevens, Eddie Deezen, Oliver Darrow, John Henry Richardson, Tom Shell, Elena Sahagun, Robert Quarry and Michael Berryman. WITCH ACADEMY was directed by Fred Olen Ray, written by Mark Thomas McGee and stars Suzanne Ager, Priscilla Barnes, Michelle Bauer, Veronica Carothers, Ruth Collins, Don Dowe, John Henry Richardson and Robert Vaughn. Released in 1991, TEENAGE EXORCIST tells the story of Diane, a neurotic, repressed grad student who moves into a cursed mansion and finds herself possessed by the house’s demonic master. Transformed into a raven-haired seductress, Diane begins to search for a virgin sacrifice for her master. Her sister and brother-in-law, along with an Irish priest, her boyfriend, and a pizza delivery boy arrive and try to save Diane and exorcise her demon. Directed by Grant Waldman and written by Brinke Stevens (who also stars) from a story by Fred Olen Ray, TEENAGE EXORCIST began as a project Ray intended to make. Having known Chuck Cirino from two of those previous three movies he’d worked on with Ray (as well as his directorial debut earlier that same year, THE CHANNELER), producer Grant Waldman brought him in to compose the film’s score. Cirino, an expert electronic musician and composer, had recently added an Roland D50 synthesizer to his array of electronic equipment, and used it for the first time on this score. Released in 1995, WITCH ACADEMY, also known as LITTLE DEVILS, tells the story of Leslie Perkins, who is trying to pledge to an exclusive college sorority while the other members come up with twisted new ways to humiliate her and keep her out. However, the Devil has other plans for Leslie and helps transform her into one of his emissaries of temptation. But why has the Devil taken an interest in her? WITCH ACADEMY was the eleventh film Cirino had scored for Fred Olen Ray as director. Chuck Cirino did not start his career as a composer, but rather as a programmer in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania for a Public Access cable TV station, where he learned how to create TV shows by himself, without a crew. In his spare time, he experimented with the station’s video equipment and created a series of genre productions that allowed him the opportunity to learn how to incorporate special effects into his work. After relocating to California, Cirino transitioned into directing high-end special effects television commercials. His first work as composer was for the 1980 cult film GYPSY ANGELS, which starred Vanna White and Richard Roundtree. Since then he has scored films for Roger Corman, directed music videos for bands like Earth, Wind & Fire and The Dickies’ KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE, and has recorded over 40 music soundtracks for feature films including SORCERESS, HARD TO DIE, TRANSYLVANIA TWIST, and many others. Most recently, he has scored A DOGGONE CHRISTMAS, A DOGGONE HOLLYWOOD and A DOGGONE ADVENTURE. Chuck has worked as a producer, director, filmmaker, videographer, animator, special effects technician, editor, and composer. He executive produces and directs WEIRD TV, a television series featuring weird Americans, bizarre news, unbelievable events and outlandish skits. Chuck’s credits also include executive producer and director of the Sci Fi Channel projects, WORLDWIDE WEIRD and WARPED IN SPACE, and BABERELLAS, an independent Sci Fi feature distributed by Xenon Pictures. Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to bring TEENAGE EXORCIST and WITCH ACADEMY to compact disc for the first time, presented on two CDs, mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland with exclusive liner notes by author Randall Larson, with the participation of the composer and writer/director Fred Olen Ray. TEENAGE EXORCIST/WITCH ACADEMY is a limited edition release of 500 units. As a special offer, the first 50 people to order the album from the record label’s website will have their copy autographed by the composer at no additional charge. TEENAGE EXORCIST/WITCH ACADEMY is expected to begin shipping the week of November 1st. CD 1 - TEENAGE EXORCIST 1. Moving In (3:30) 2. “You Don’t Live Here Anymore” / Milk Carton Breathes / Lettuce Beware (2:38) 3. Demon Disturbs Diane / Diane Possessed (5:00) 4. Sally & Mike Arrive / Spilled Cocktail (3:35) 5. Chainsaw Chase Scene / Mike Puts Diane Out of Commision / Showering With a Demon (4:05) 6. Jeff’s Lovely Monoloue / “I’m Calling a Priest” / “What’s Supposed to Happen at Midnight?” (2:24) 7. Searching The Basement (3:36) 8. Father McFerrin’s Failed Exorcism(5:57) 9. Eddie, The Pizza Guy / Stuck In The Middle With Zombies / Father McFerrin Calms the Zombies / Demon In The Cellar (3:55) 10. Eddie Meets The Demon / Rescuing Eddie / Diane Subdues Mike (4:26) 11. Mike’s Off To See The Demon (3:02) 12. Demon Prepares Ceremony / The Shocking Climax (5:23) 13. The Zombie Whisperer / Coda: Bulgarian Head Cheese Pizza (1:48) 14. The Shocking Stingers (0:55) Total Time: 50:50 CD 2 - WITCH ACADEMY 01. Electric Tricks (6:36) 02. Little Devils (Main Title) (2:59) 03. Cancelled Fun / Best Outfit (0:47) 04. The Arrival / The Turning Point (3:08) 05. Devilish Maneuvers / The Real Devil / Oh / The Truth / Potato Bug (3:56) 06. Unpicked Lock / Never Born (0:52) 07. Something in Purple / Professor LaMarr / Body Bag (1:36) 08. Sleeping Powder (0:50) 09. Sex Sister (0:37) 10. Death of LaMarr (2:17) 11. Arctic Base Factor / The Monster Trick (0:56) 12. Flying Flounders / Becky Once More / Hunky Dory (4:37) 13. Eeh! / The Creeps / What Next? (4:22) 14. Angelic Choir / God Is Watching (2:17) 15. That Little Devil / Turning End Titles (1:35) 16. End Credits & Bloopers (4:13) 17. Electric Tricks (Alternate) (6:09) 18. The Real Devil (Alternate with Gong) (1:00) 19. Unpicked Lock (Alternate) (0:40) 20. Always Had The Chassis (Alternate) (0:46) 21. Unused Versions Suite (4:26) Total Time: 55:34 Dragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com, presents BASEMENT JACK, featuring music composed and performed by Alan Howarth for the 2009 horror film directed by Michael Shelton, written by Brian Patrick O’Toole, starring Eric Peter-Kaiser, Sam Skoryna, Michele Morrow, Joel Brooks, Noel Guglielmi, Billy Morrison and Tiffany Shepis. Released in 2009, the film follows Jack Riley, just released after spending eleven years in the state asylum after killing fifteen people, including his own mother. Dubbed by the media as Basement Jack because of his penchant for hiding out in the basements of his victims before killing them, he was only seventeen years old at the time. But even though he has been released from the asylum, he hasn’t been cured and soon enough, he starts to kill again. But this time, someone is waiting for him… Haunted by the loss of her family during Jack’s murder spree, Karen Cook has been waiting eleven years for her revenge. She only has to get to Jack before the body count starts to climb again… Alan Howarth, in addition to being a composer, is an accomplished sound designer and editor, having worked on films such as STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, POLTERGEIST, TOTAL RECALL, ARMY OF DARKNESS, BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA, STARGATE and many others. He has been a frequent music collaborator with John Carpenter on his films beginning with ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK in 1980 and including HALLOWEEN II & III, CHRISTINE, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, THEY LIVE and PRINCE OF DARKNESS and Alan has scored many films on his own, including RETRIBUTION, HALLOWEEN 4 & 5, THE DENTIST, HEADLESS, BOO!, EVILUTION and most recently, HOUSE AT THE END OF THE DRIVE, SHINER and HOAX. Dragon’s Domain Records presents BASEMENT JACK, featuring music composed and performed by Alan Howarth. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland. BASEMENT JACK is a limited edition release of 500 units and is expected to begin shipping the week of November 1st, 2021. The first 50 copies sold through our website will include an autograph by the composer. 1 11 Years Ago (6:01) 2 On The Road (0:59) 3 Do You Understand (3:37) 4 Parking Lot (1:15) 5 Basement Jack (1:32) 6 Kill A Whole Family (3:37) 7 Jack’s Upstairs (3:31) 8 Prime Suspect (5:09) 9 Electrocution (6:02) 10 Lover’s End (6:43) 11 Necroplitan Entry (4:08) 12 Super Jack (10:23) 13 I Messed Up (2:27) 14 Police Assault (7:24) 15 Jack’s Final Shock (7:16) Total Time: 70:41 BSX Records present the original soundtrack to the 2020 motion picture, NEVER TOO LATE with music by Angela Little and featuring additional music by Nathan Alexander. Never Too Late is a 2020 Australian comedy-drama film directed by Mark Lamprell, written by Luke Preston and produced by Antony I. Ginnane and David Lightfoot. The film stars James Cromwell, Dennis Waterman, Roy Billing, Shane Jacobson and Jacki Weaver. It has been a long time since Caine, Bronson, Angus and Wendell, aka, 'The Chain Breakers', escaped the torturous Vietnamese POW camp. They now find themselves sharing a new prison, The Hogan Hills Retirement Home for Returned Veterans. Each of the boys has an unrealized dream they want to achieve before it's too late. So, once again they band together to devise a plan to escape this new hell. But the rules of engagement have changed, in fact, they can't even remember what they were and that's half the problem. ABOUT THE COMPOSER Angela Little is a screen composer whose first big break was on Baz Luhrmann’s film “Australia”, for which she co-composed Additional Music, which led to nominations for several national and international awards. She was also the singer and co-writer of “By The Boab Tree”, which was the song featured on the end credits of the film. Since then, Angela’s music and distinctive vocals have continued to appear in a range of high profile film, television, and videogame projects. In 2015 she featured as a vocal soloist on Marco Beltrami’s score for Alex Proyas directed blockbuster “Gods of Egypt”, and she composed the score for coming-of-age feature documentary “Zach’s Ceremony”, which won numerous film festival awards before being nominated for a 2017 AACTA Award for Best Feature Documentary. 01. Jack’s Back* (1:11) 02. Bronson Finds Norma (2:14) 03. Bronson Finds the Chain Breakers (1:00) 04. Memories Montage (1:57) 05. Trainees* (2:07) 06. Norma Reads to Bronson/Kitchen Capers* (2:55) 07. Hopes and Dreams (2:13) 08. Tell Me One Thing You’ve Done/Bronson Captured Again (2:09) 09. Bao Lin Was an Artist/Norma Searches for Bronson (3:56) 10. Elliott’s On a Mission* (2:20) 11. Bronson Reveals the Plan (3:14) 12. You Were Going to Hit Us* (2:09) 13. Chaindrops* (1:08) 14. Angus Steals Medal (1:56) 15. Escape On a Tram* (2:46) 16. Jetty Proposal and Farewell/Bronson Thanks Lin/Finale (10:22) 17. Beautiful Day (feat. GARTH.)** (2:38) Total Time: 46:58 All Music by Angela Little except * - Angela Little and Nathan Alexander ** - Music by Nathan Alexander, mixed by Billy Centenaro

Chris Bacon hat ja auch bei den „großen" Elfman-Scores der letzten Jahre als „additional composer" fungiert. Beziehungsweise große Teile davon selber geschrieben. Das hier klingt auch eher so, als würde Elfman quasi Themen und Ideen liefern und Bacon den eigentlichen Score schreiben. Die Zeit oder die Lust für eine Serie hat Elfman wohl eher nicht.

Snow Files of the Week: "Santos Elves/The Way it was" aus "MillenniuM", Episode "Omerta" (1998). "Omerta" ist die Weihnachtsfolge der dritten Staffel von "MillenniuM". Darin geht es um zwei junge Frauen, die in den Wäldern leben, fernab der Zivilisation. Ihre Namen sind Lassa und Rose, Lassa hat heiliende Kräfte. Für seine Musik benutze Mark opernhafte Gesang-Samples, die der Musik einen magischen Touch verleihen. Mark kombiniert seine düsteren Klanglandschaften mit dem wundervollen Thema für Lassa und Rose, womit "Omerta" eine der "MillenniuM"-Folgen mit der aussergewöhnlichsten Musik ist. Die Tracks befinden sich auf dem ersten Volume mit "MillenniuM"-Musik von LLL, limitiert auf 1000 Stück. Viel Spaß beim Hören!

Niemand wird davon abgehalten, einen eigenen Thread für eine Veröffentlichung zu erstellen, wenn er der Meinung ist, dass es sich dafür lohnt. Auch, wenn die Veröffentlichung vielleicht schon in dem allgemeinen Thread erwähnt wurde.

MADDALENA von Morricone und IL BIDONE von Rota sind auch Teil des Jahresendspurts von Quartet.

Snow Files of the Week: "Suite from The X-Files - Christmas Carol" (1998). Für diese Episode der fünften Staffel X-Akten komponierte Snow einen sehr berührenden, manchmal auch etwas düsteren Score. Aber so ist das wohl, wenn man Weihnachten mit Mulder und Scully feiert. Die Musik wurde zuerst auf einer Promo-CD veröffentlicht, zusammen mit Musik aus der Folge "Post-Modern Prometheus". Später erschienen Teile der Musik auf dem ersten 4-CD-Set von LLL. Ein Track der Musik befindet sich auch auf dem von BSX veröffentlichten Album "Music from The X-Files 20th Anniversary Celebration", welches auf 1000 Stück limitiert ist. Dort sind auch weitere Stücke enthalten, die auf dem ersten LLL-Set waren. Allerdings handelt es sich hier um Neueinspielungen. Die Suite enthält sowohl Musik von der Promo-CD, als auch vom ersten LLL-Set. Viel Spaß beim Hören!

Nun konnte ich mich auch endlich etwas ausführlicher über GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE äußern. „We might not be coming back“ – GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Viel Spaß beim Lesen!

Es gibt tatsächlich ein kurzes POLTERGEIST-Zitat, wenn man so will, im Track „Dirt Farm". Ab ca. Minute 02:56 klingt es wie das Stück „The Calling" aus POLTERGEIST, wenn Carol Anne am Anfang zum Fernseher geht, während alle anderen schlafen. Nur mit dem Unterschied, dass Simonsen hier eben das Thema von Bernstein verwendet.

Snow Files of the Week: "Ernest saves Christmas/Christmas Spirit" aus dem Film "Ernest Saves Christmas" (1988). Die Vorweihnachtszeit ist bereits in vollem Gange, Zeit auch für Mark Snow, um ein wenig "Christmas Spirit" zu verbreiten. Der Score zu "Ernest Saves Christmas" ist wohl einer von Snows leichtfüßigsten Scores, eingespielt mit Orchester und voller weihnachtlicher Stimmung. Die "Ernest"-Reihe ist in Amerika sehr populär, es gibt eine ganze Reihe von Filmen davon (z. B. "Ernest Goes To Camp" oder auch "Ernest Goes To Jail"). Marks Score wurde bisher nicht offiziell veröffentlicht, es existiert nur eine Promo-CD davon. Vielleicht wird sich eines der kleinen Label irgendwann mal dieses Scores annehmen. Viel Spaß beim Hören!

Das Thema taucht schon öfter auf, manchmal klingt es eben sogar wie eine 1:1-Übernahme eines ganzen Tracks aus dem Bernstein-Score. Und auch im Bernstein-Score gibt es das Thema im Showdown dann ja voll ausgespielt und heroisch, wenn man so möchte.

Bernstein wird ja zumindest im Abspann genannt. An der Stelle, an der auch die Songs auftauchen. Da steht dann sowas wie "Original Themes by Elmer Bernstein".

Halb richtig.

War wohl etwas falsch ausgedrückt. Das war eher auf Carpenters Filmkarriere bezogen. Er selbst hat sich eigentlich davon verabschiedet, aber wenn andere Leute Neuverfilmungen/Remakes/Reboots seiner Sachen machen und er gefragt werden muss, bekommt er einen Executive-Producer-Credit im Film, einen Scheck und muss weiter gar nichts machen. Dafür kann man dann mit seinem Namen werben. Bei den neuen HALLOWEEN-Filmen dürfte das ähnlich sein, mit dem Unterschied, dass er hier die Scores wieder gemacht hat, unterstützt von Cody und Daniel. Insgesamt ist seine Beteiligung an den neuen HALLOWEEN-Filmen auf jeden Fall größer als beim THE-FOG-Remake oder dem ASSAULT-Remake.