The newest scores to order from La-La Land are from films both old and new: Mark Mancina's score to Money Train (1995) and Abel Korzenlowski's soundtrack to Copernicus' Star (2009).
Money Train was an action-comedy flick starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson as New York City two transit cops. The film was not a success, but is known for being one of the earliest mainstream appearances of Jennifer Lopez and its killer action score by Mark Mancina, who at the time was making quite a mark on the genre (the score was squeezed between his excellent soundtracks for Speed and Twister). This is the music's first release, and will be presented in a 3,000 unit limited edition featuring liner notes by film music writer Daniel Schweiger.
The other film represented in the batch is Copernicus' Star, a Polish animated feature about the life of Nicolaus Copernicus, the Dutch astronomer whose contribution to science - the definitive model of a solar system with the sun, not Earth, at its center - kickstarted a scientific revolution of unmatched magnitude. Korzenlowski, whose recent work includes the Golden Globe-nominated score to 2009's A Single Man, composed this score, a solid, moving orchestral affair. This set will be limited to 1,000 copies.
Pre-order links and full track information are after the jump.
Mark Mancina, Money Train: Original Motion Picture Score (La-La Land Records LLLCD1162, 2011 - original film released 1995)
- Petty Theft
- Charlie Steals the Model
- Buddha Consciousness
- The Torch Strikes
- Hook's Promise
- Love Hurts
- A Gift of 15 Grand/Charlie Loses the Money
- Round Two/ Love Betrayed
- The Torch Gets Ready/The Torch is Toast
- Get Out of My Life
- Brown's Ultimatum
- Charlie Gets Ready/Charlie Grabs the Train
- Motorcycle Subway
- No Escape
- Breaking the Barrier
- I'll Be There/The Brothers Fight/Money Train Wreck
- Keeping Cool
Abel Korzenlowski, Copernicus' Star: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (La-La Land Records LLLCD1165, 2011 - original film released 2009)
- Prologue
- To the Stars
- Prophecy
- Lands Far Away
- A Thief
- Breaking Free
- Aquarius
- Anna and Volder
- Ghosts
- Sour Apples
- The Hunting Dogs
- The Bull's Eye
- Medic
- Snakes
- Forbidden Book
- The Philosopher's Stone
- Faustus
- Jubilee
- He Who Stopped the Sun
- Scholars
All tracks on both discs previously unreleased.
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