Category Archives: Saturday Soundtrack
Soundtrack: Panic in Year Zero
Panic in Year Zero – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LaLa Land Records LLLCD 1111 (Limited Edition of 1200 units) Les Baxter wrote a lot of jazz. It’s too bad that most people these days remember him primarily for albums such … Continue reading
Saturday Soundtrack – Foyle’s War
Foyle’s War – original television soundtrack, music composed and conducted by Jim Parker, on CD: Harkit Records HRKCD 8200 This is the 20th in my series of Saturday Soundtracks I’ll start by saying I like Foyle’s War a lot. Excellent screenwriting, … Continue reading
Saturday Soundtrack: The Joy Luck Club
this is # 19 in the ongoing Saturday Soundtrack series Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, music composed by Rachel Portman, 1993 - Holly wood Records HR 61561-2 - 15 cues, total time 44 minutes Take the gentle, graceful sound of Japanese … Continue reading
Oliver Twist
this is # 18 in the ongoing Saturday Soundtrack series Film music from the Motion Picture Oliver Twist, Composed by Sir Arnold Bax, total time: 73:06, with 34 tracks (cues) This is wonderful music, one of my favorites of Chandos’ … Continue reading
Princess Mononoke
this is # 17 in the ongoing Saturday Soundtrack series Princess Mononoke Music from the motion picture, composed by music by Joe Hisaishi, [Milan, 59:12, 32 cues] Like most film music written to carry the mood and emotion of the film … Continue reading
Have some Morricone
this is # 16 in the ongoing Saturday Soundtrack series The Mission (1986) Original soundtrack from the motion picture, composed by Ennio Morricone, play time of 48:31, and 19 tracks (cues) Ennio Morricone is certainly a recognizable name to those … Continue reading
Avatar part 3: the music
This is # 15 in the ongoing Saturday Soundtrack series Music from the Motion Picture, Fox/Atlantic Records 521681-2, 120 minutes James Horner is a film composer whose work I enjoy and admire. When I see “music by James Horner” I’ll … Continue reading
King Kong
Saturday Soundtrack # 13 Complete Original 1933 Score by Max Steiner, performed by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, conducted by William Stromberg. Marco Polo compact disc 8.223763 - Music reconstructed and restored by John Morgan – premiere digital recording This was the … Continue reading
Amelia
Saturday Soundtrack # 12 original motion picture soundtrack composed by Gabriel Yared. CD: Varèse Saraband 302 066 994 2, released 2009. time: 51 minutes, cues: 13 I haven’t seen this film, and probably won’t until it becomes available on DVD, which for … Continue reading
The Nutcracker
Saturday Soundtrack # 11 The Nutcracker (complete), Mariss Jansons conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, EMI Classics CDQB 7 54649 2, two disc set, released 1992. If there is a soundtrack for this season, surely it’s the music from the ballet … Continue reading
New Moon
Saturday Soundtrack # 10 New Moon music composed, conducted and produced by Alexandre Desplat, on CD: E1 Music (E1E-cd-2075) This film, directed by Chris Weitz, is based on the second book in the string of unfathomably popular novels by Stephanie … Continue reading
Searching for Bobby Fischer
Saturday Soundtrack # 9 Searching for Bobby Fischer music composed and conducted by James Horner, on CD: Big Screen Records (9 24532-2) This is the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack for the 1993 film starring Max Pomeranc, Joe Mantegna, Joan Allen, … Continue reading
El-Hazard, the Symphonic World
Saturday Soundtrack # 8 El-Hazard (the Symphonic World) original score and orchestration by Seikou Nagaoka, SM Records, Ltd. 1990 I wish I could give you more information about this one, but the entire booklet is in Japanese. Also, I have … Continue reading
The Man From Snowy River
Saturday Soundtrack # 7 The Man From Snowy River music by Bruce Rowland, Varese Sarabande VSD-47217, released 1982 This is music from the 1982 film starring Kirk Douglas, Jack Thompson. The Australian Film Institute named this the Best Music Score for … Continue reading
Saving Private Ryan
Saturday Soundtrack # 6 Saving Private Ryan, Dreamworks Records DRMD 50046, released 1998, 60 minutes, 10 cues. Music by John Williams In honor of Veteran’s Day, next Wednesday November 11, here’s a CD of Music From the Original Motion Picture … Continue reading
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Saturday Soundtrack # 5 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Hollywood Records, 52 minutes, released only as a download Based on a controversial book by Irish author John Boyne, published in January 2006, this 2008 British drama was directed by … Continue reading
Saturday Soundtrack # 3 – Deutsch: The Maltese Falcon & Others
Adolph Deutsch – The Maltese Falcon and Other Classic Film Scores, 1941-1944 Naxos Film Music Classics series, Naxos 8.557701 DDD, 2002, music composed by Adolph Deutch, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, William Stromberg Score restorations by John Morgan In honor of Bouchercon and all the … Continue reading
Saturday Soundtrack #2 – Ralph Vaughan Williams
This is the second in a series of soundtracks – original music composed for film, television or other media The Film Music of Ralph Vaughan Williams volume 1 music by Ralph Vaughan Williams, performed by the BBC Philharmonic, Rumon … Continue reading
Saturday Soundtrack #1 – Pan’s Labyrinth
Beginning today, I’ll post a “Saturday Soundtrack” (SSt) each week. I’m NOT going to be including sound bytes. I’ll assume you know how to find those if you want them. I’ve long held the opinion that soundtrack music is much akin … Continue reading
