La La Land Blows Up White House, Catches a Wave

Wow! Commenter ~Rupe was some sort of a prophet today when he discussed the need for soundtrack labels to repress certain out-of-print soundtracks. The second of La La Land Record’s soundtrack releases today (after David Arnold’s complete score to the 1996 blockbuster Independence Day) fulfills that need in spades: the label is releasing a brand-new pressing of John Williams’ score to the 1972 disaster classic The Poseidon Adventure.

Williams gained early mainstream recognition as the musician who scored the best-known disaster films in the 1970s, notably Poseidon, The Towering Inferno and Earthquake (1974). The Poseidon Adventure was part of the second installment of Film Score Monthly’s Silver Age Classics line in 1998, pressed onto 3,000 discs on a double bill with Williams’ score to The Paper Chase (1974).

Unfortunately, that long-sold-out set only presented 12 tracks, mostly in mono. But La La Land, armed with more than a decade of audio advancements, has presented the complete score for the first time in stereo, drawn from the original 2″ 24-track tapes.

This set is a must-have for any Williams completist, and it’s available now. View the full specs after the jump! (And let’s not forget ID4 either – specs for this 5,000-copy double-disc set are viewable afterwards too. And get ’em here while they’re hot!)

John Williams – The Poseidon Adventure: Limited Edition (Stereo – La La Land LLLCD 1133)

Main Title (2:12)
Rogo and Linda (1:34)
The Big Wave/The Aftermath (4:02)
Raising the Christmas Tree (1:28)
Nonnie and Red/Up the Tree (1:59)
Death’s Door/The Upturned Galley (2:01)
Through the Galley (1:13)
The Other Survivors (1:37)
Search for the Engine Room (2:51)
Barber Shoppe Scene (1:46)
Saving Robin (1:24)
The Death of Belle (3:25)
Hold Your Breath (3:08)
The Red Wheel (1:25)
Rogo Takes Command (1:38)
End Title (The Rescue) (3:36)
Main Title (Alternate #1) (1:58)
New Year’s Party (Version 1) (0:58)
To Love (3:12)
New Year’s Party (Version 2) (2:11)
Main Title (Alternate #2) (1:59)
The Morning After (Version 1) (2:10)
Love is a Many Splendored Thing (2:19)
Give Me the Simple Life/A Certain Smile (1:49)
The Morning After (Instrumental) (2:09)
Auld Lang Syne (1:34)
The Morning After (Version 2)* (2:10)
End Title (Alternate) (2:38)

Tracks 1-4, 6-10, 12-14, 16 and 19 previously released (all in mono except 9 and 12) on Film Score Monthly FSMCD Vol. 1 No. 2, 1998
Tracks 17-28 are source and alternate cues

David Arnold – Independence Day: Limited Edition (La La Land LLLCD 1113)

Disc 1

1969: We Came in Peace (2:01)
S.E.T.I. – Radio Signal (1:53)
Mysto Bridge/Satellite Collision/Destroyers Disengage/Russell Casse – Pilot *(2:17)
First Sighting/AWAC Attack* (2:18)
The Darkest Day (4:14)
Moving Day/Countdown*(2:12)
Cancelled Leave (1:46)
Commence Lift-Off/Parabolic Indenwhat?* (1:17)
Evacuation (5:48)
Firestorm (1:24)
Aftermath (3:36)
Base Attack (6:11)
Marilyn Found* (1:29)
Area 51/The Big Tamale/Formaldehyde Freak Show* (4:12)
El Toro Destroyed (1:31)
Slimey Wakes Up* (5:24)
Target Remains/Rescue* (5:56)
The Death of Marilyn/Dad’s a Genius* (3:34)
Alien Ship Powers Up* (1:46)
International Code (1:32)
Wedding* (1:50)
The President’s Speech (3:11)

Disc 2

Just in Case/Attacker Fires Up* (3:10)
The Launch Tunnel/Mutha Ship/Virus Uploaded* (8:27)
Hide!/Russell’s Packin’ (The Day We Fight Back)* (4:44)
He Did It* (1:33)
Jolly Roger (3:17)
Victory* (3:40)
End Credits (9:07)
1969: We Came in Peace (Alternate)* (2:11)
Destroyers Disengage (Alternate – No Choir)* (0:34)
Cancelled Leave (Alternate)* (1:43)
Commence Lift-Off (Alternate)* (0:55)
Base Attack (Alternate Segment – Film Version)* (2:27)
Marilyn Found (Alternate – No Choir)* (1:28)
Target Remains/Rescue (Alternate)* (2:40)
Dad’s a Genius (Alternate)* (0:45)
Attacker Fires Up (Original Version – No Choir)* (2:01)
Virus Uploaded (Alternate)* (2:35)
The Day We Fight Back (Original Version) (5:48)
Jolly Roger (Alternate)* (3:22)
End Credits (Alternate Segment – No Choir)* (2:47)

* indicates previously unreleased track
All other tracks previously released on RCA Victor 09026 68564 2, 1996

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