It's always a cause for celebration in the soundtrack community when a Jerry Goldsmith score is put into print. Today is no different; one of Goldsmith's scores from the 1980s is one of the two new releases from Intrada.

Link was a strange 1986 horror film from England in which Elisabeth Shue and Terence Stamp were pitted against a super-intelligent orangutan. Goldsmith was in his typical '80s form - orchestra augmented with synthesized instruments, not unlike another favorite at Second Disc HQ - but fans and critics were kind. The composer received a Saturn Award nomination (in recognition of sci-fi entertainment) for his work, and Varese Sarabande released a soundtrack album on LP and CD. That title quickly went out of print and commands high prices on the aftermarket. Intrada's reissue fills a nice gap in many collections, even if it does not expand upon the original album (Intrada producer Roger Fiegelson had mentioned on the label's message board last year that Intrada had licensed the score but could not find any additional material).

The reissue of that album at 2,000 copies is accompanied by a world-premiere two-fer of two scores from Marilyn Monroe's early time at 20th Century-Fox. A set of the scores to River of No Return (1954) and Niagara (1953), composed by Lionel Newman, Leigh Harline, Cyril J. Mockridge and Sol Kaplan and limited to 1,000 copies, is also available from the label. It includes a main title song to River performed by Tennessee Ernie Ford (Monroe's vocals could not be licensed for this set).

Order Link here and River of No Return / Niagara here and read the track lists after the jump!

Lionel Newman, Leigh Harline, Cyril J. Mockridge and Sol Kaplan, River of No Return / Niagara: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks (Intrada Special Collection Vol. 157, 2011 - original films released 1954/1953)

1. “River of No Return” - Tennessee Ernie Ford
2. Matt and Mark
3. The Rapids
4. The Indians
5. The Meadow
6. Dangerous River
7. “River of No Return” (Instrumental)
8. The Deer
9. The Struggle
10. Exhaustion
11. Rolling River
12. Finale/”River of No Return” (Reprise)
13. Main Title
14. Early Morning
15. The Walk
16. Rose and Patrick
17. The Toy
18. The Telephone Call
19. The Photograph
20. The Body
21. The Murderer
22. The Second Call
23. The Bells
24. Strangled
25. Remorse
26. The Elevator
27. The Ruse
28. The Innocent Girl
29. Finale (Unused Original Version)
30. Kiss - The Starlighters

Tracks 1-12 from River of No Return - composed by Lionel Newman, Leigh Harline and Cyril J. Mockridge. Tracks 13-30 from Niagara - composed by Sol Kaplan. All tracks previously unreleased.

Jerry Goldsmith, Link: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Intrada Special Collection Vol. 158, 2011 - original film released 1986)

1. Main Link
2. Welcome Link
3. Helpful Link
4. Bravo Link
5. Swinging Link
6. Missing Link
7. Peeping Link
8. Mighty Link
9. Angry Link
10. Flaming Link
11. End Link

Previously released as Varese Sarabande VST 81294/VCD 47276, 1986