Intrada's latest soundtrack releases may be from television projects, but these small screen adventures are sure to be big hits for fans.
The latest entry in the Special Collection series is a two-disc presentation of the score to the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King's It. The best-selling book of 1986, It was the story of a group of young friends in 1950s Maine who thwart an interdimensional child-killing monster, only to have it return when the group settles into adulthood. The two-part television movie starred John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Olivia Hussey and - perhaps most notably - Tim Curry as Pennywise, the vicious clown which It commonly poses as.
The Emmy-winning score was composed by Richard Bellis, who is perhaps best known to Disneyphiles for his work adapting famous action, horror and sci-fi themes for various attractions in the Disney theme parks. (Rides based on Star Wars, the Indiana Jones series and The Twilight Zone are just three examples of his great work.) Bellis balanced the unnerving terror of Pennywise with an almost rousing set of cues for the small-town Americana setting which hosted the story. The set, mastered in stereo from the original stereo two-track masters, is available now.
The label has also announced a release in the Signature Edition series: the premiere release of the score to the television film 21 Hours at Munich (1976). This telefilm starred William Holden and Shirley Knight in a dramatization of the real-life "Black September" incident at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where terrorists kidnapped and killed 11 Israeli athletes. (Cinephiles doubtlessly remember the incident through the lens of the recent Munich (2006), Steven Spielberg's historical fiction piece that covered the Israeli government's response to the killings.) Laurence Rosenthal, known for his work on The Miracle Worker and Clash of the Titans, to name but two, used a small orchestral ensemble bedecked with lots of percussion to convey the musical side of the story. This short score - about a half-hour's worth - is sourced from Rosenthal's own mono 1/4" session tapes.
Order links and the usual track lists are after the jump.
Richard Bellis, It: Original Television Soundtrack (Intrada Special Collection Vol. 184, 2011 - original television film aired 1990)
Disc 1
- Main Title
- Enter the Clown
- Georgie Dies
- Ben Gets the News
- Punks
- I Hate It Here
- Bedroom Jazz Source
- The Slap
- Die If You Try
- Richie's Talk Show Play-Off
- The Beast - First Encounter
- Mike Remembers
- Mike Joins the Group
- Pennywise
- Circus Source
- Target Practice
- The Sewer Hole
- Stan Gets Nabbed
- The Fog
- The Pact
- Stan's Suicide
- End Credits I
Disc 2
- Main Title Part II
- The Graves
- Library Balloons
- Ben's Flashback
- Skeleton on the Pond
- Guillory's Muzak
- Hydrox
- Audra
- Fortune Cookie
- Silver Flyer
- Leftover Stan
- Henry and Belch
- Every Thirty Years
- Audra Arrives
- This Time It's for Real
- The Smell of Death
- Something's Coming
- The Spider's Web
- Hi Ho Silver
- End Credits Part II
Laurence Rosenthal, 21 Days at Munich: Original Television Soundtrack (Intrada Signature Edition ISE-1046, 2011 - original television film aired 1976)
- Munich Main Title
- First Death
- Schreiber
- The Hostages No. 1
- The Terrorists
- Spitzer
- The Photographs
- The Tunnel
- Anneliese Curtain
- Munich
- God Be with You
- Under the Wing
- Holocaust
- Munich End Credits
- Disco Source
All tracks on both releases previously unreleased.
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