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The Intrada label is going up, up and away with their latest slate of releases – but Superman doesn’t have much to fear.  No, the Intrada/Disney partnership is taking off instead with another heroic release: Henry Mancini’s original soundtrack of the zany family comedy Condorman!

Last August, when prepping a Wish List of possible releases from the Disney vaults, I wrote of Condorman that “this loopy superhero comedy can count among its assets a high-flying, fun score by Henry Mancini.  The composer brought his typical ingenuity to the tale of a comic book artist (Michael Crawford) who dons the guise of his own creation to defeat some villainous Soviets!  Directed by Charles Jarrott (Lost Horizon) and starring Michael Crawford and Oliver Reed, Condorman has gained a cult following of late.  [Despite a critical drubbing and weak box office take, the film lived on via numerous airings in the early days of the Disney Channel, and subsequently on a VHS and a now-costly DVD release.  Pixar’s animators even paid homage to Condorman with an appearance of a Condorman toy in the short Small Fry.]  Mancini’s score is highlighted by a tongue-in-cheek choral theme (‘Con-dor-man!’) for the hero, in addition to melodic love themes, taut suspense cues and strong action sequences.  None of Mancini’s score has ever been commercially released, but the time is definitely right for Condorman to take flight again!”

And so, at long last, Condorman is available now at Intrada, filling a major gap in the Mancini library.  (Due to licensing issues at the time, the beloved composer/conductor didn’t even re-record the film’s themes for one of his own studio albums.)  For its debut presentation as part of the Intrada Special Collection, Condorman has been derived from the mint-condition multi-tracks scored in the Disney vaults, and the hour-long, stereo release also includes bonus material such as alternates and outtakes.  Though this marquee release from the House of Mouse is hard to top, it’s not Intrada’s only new release.  Hit the jump for the scoop on releases from Stu Phillips and Christopher Young, plus track listings and pre-order links for all titles!  And watch the skies!

Intrada has also just announced the fourth and final volume of Stu Phillips’ television scores from the original 1978-1979 sci-fi opus Battlestar Galactica!  This 2-CD set presents scores for two of the series’ most beloved two-part episodes, “The Living Legend” and “War of the Gods.”   Expect stirring military anthems, rousing battle themes and mysterious angelic cues as Phillips deftly illustrates the cosmic battle between good and evil.  The label informs us that, as with all Universal Television episodes of the era, the masters for Battlestar were stored in variety of mono, split mono and stereo (main themes, end titles) formats.  The Second Disc’s pal Mike Matessino has combined all formats into the best possible listening experience.  The package is rounded out by new notes from John Takis, and the Intrada Special Collection release has been designed by Joe Sikoryak.

Lastly, Intrada heads back to 1998 for the world premiere soundtrack release of Christopher Young’s score from Jonathan Darby’s thriller Hush.  The TriStar Picture starred Jessica Lange opposite the young Gwyneth Paltrow and veteran actor Hal Holbrook. Although the film itself was roundly panned by critics upon its initial release, Intrada is making a case for its score in which Young “creates [a] fascinating soundscape for orchestra and chorus by anchoring with very accessible themes, both in major, minor. Gentle lullaby opening sets tone, warm ideas follow. Then, when music reaches certain point, Young introduces scares, action, excitement. Unusual for soundtrack albums, composer has presented his music in carefully assembled fashion, building lengthy cues with incredible cohesion [and] musical architecture.” Mastered from  the digital session elements courtesy of Sony Pictures and produced by the composer, this Special Collection release offers one bonus track, a 15-minute suite of the film’s themes arranged for concert performance.

Condorman, Battlestar Galactica Volume Four and Hush are all available now from Intrada and can be ordered below!

Henry Mancini, Condorman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Intrada Special Collection Volume 219, rec. 1981, rel. 2012)

1. Condorman Main Title
2. Eiffel Tower Flight
3. First Fight
4. It Was Nothing
5. Meet Laser Lady
6. The Gypsy
7. Free Single Woman
8. Attack of the Prognoviach
9. Morovich Again
10. The Barn
11. Natalia’s Theme
12. Morovich Presses
13. Welcome to the Matterhorn
14. Joy Ride
15. I’ll Bring the Dip (Natalia’s Rescue)
16. Bye-Bye Rolls
17. The Speedboat Chase
18. More Speedboat Chase
19. End Title
20. Theme from Condorman
21. Mummy Tummy
22. Mummy Tummy (Alternate)
23. Belly Dance
24. Walk on Ice
25. Accordion Dance
26. Russian Party Dance
27. Son of Russian Party Dance
28. Condorman Logo (Outtake)

Tracks 21-28 are bonus tracks.

Stu Phillips, Battlestar Galactica: Volume Four (Intrada Special Collection Volume 222, rec. 1978-1979, rel. 2012)

CD 1:

1. Main Title
2. Episode Titles
3. Cease Fire
4. Not Dead Alert Commander Cain
5. Commander Cain/Holograph/How to Fight
6. Visual Echo/Fabric of Miracles
7. Cassie and Cain
8. No Friendship/Get to It
9. Good Luck, Son
10. Launch/Squadron Rendezvous
11. Tanker Mission
12. What Happened?/Cain Relieved
13. Lucifer Reports
14. Baltar’s Ugly Smile/Shuffle to Pegasus
15. Under Attack
16. Another Battlestar
17. Adama Worried/No Choice/Side Bet
18. Air Drop
19. Charges Set
20. Change of Order/How to Win a Battle/About That Lady
21. Sheba Shot
22. Sheba Wounded/Blessings
23. A Special Man
24. Sick Room/Family
25. Cease Fire
26. Not Dead
27. Commander Cain/Holograph/How to Fight
28. Visual Echo/Fabric of Miracles
29. Cassie and Cain
30. No Friendship
31. Good Luck, Son
32. Tanker Mission (Part 3)
33. What Happened?/Cain Relieved (Alternate)
34. Shuffle to Pegasus
35. Under Attack (Part I)
36. How to Win a Battle

CD 2:

1. Main Title (Stereo)
2. Episode Titles (Stereo)
3. Mysterious Lights
4. Plans
5. Very Soon
6. Strange Planet
7. Iblis–The Stranger/A Little Suspicious
8. Looking For Iblis/Iblis–The Spell/Transmission OK
9. Find Adama/Pardon Me/They Are Everywhere/Where Are You From?
10. Another Narrative
11. Garden Of Sin/Inside You/Launch Again
12. Intercept Launch
13. Death Is The Beginning
14. Mind Over Mind/Under Protection
15. Marching Feet/Plodding Freight Ship/See For Yourself
16. Fruit A-Plenty/The Count’s Proposal
17. Our Enemy Has Been Delivered
18. The Sentence/A Familiar Voice
19. Baltar Sits
20. Son
21. To Win/Apollo Loses Control
22. Heaven Gets Closer/Out Of Reach
23. Diabolical/Adama And The Bird
24. Learning
25. What’s Up, Count?/A Price To Pay
26. You Won’t Find Him/Gruesome Sight
27. Devil, You Say
28. On The Way Home
29. Gotta Get To Heaven
30. It Was Beautiful
31. End Titles (Stereo)
32. Rising Star Celebration
33. Light Ships
34. Light Ship Effects And Fly-Bys
35. Ship Of Lights Approaches
36. A New Narrative
37. Blue Squadron Returns
38. Cylon Base Ship Rises Again
39. Our Enemy Has Been Re-Delivered
40. End Titles (Galactica: 1980)

CD 1, Tracks 1-16 from The Living Legend, Part One
CD 1, Tracks 17-24 from The Living Legend, Part Two
CD 1, Tracks 25-36 are extra recordings from Mission Galactica – The Cylon Attack
CD 1, Tracks 37-40 are additional bonus tracks
CD 2, Tracks 1-17 from War of the Gods, Part One
CD 2, Tracks 18-30 from War of the Gods, Part Two
CD 2, Tracks 31-35 are source music and sound effects
CD 2, Tracks 36-40 are recordings from Galactica 1980

Christopher Young, Hush: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Intrada Special Collection Volume 221, rec. 1998, rel. 2012)

1. Hush
2. Little Baby
3. Don’t
4. You
5. Cry
6. Mama’s Gonna
7. Buy You
8. A
9. Hush: Concert Suite (Bonus Track)