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ELP's Keith Emerson Goes To The Movies With Box Set

September 26, 2014 By Joe Marchese Leave a Comment

Keith Emerson at the MoviesIn the midst of the usual catalogue activity for Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Cherry Red’s Esoteric Recordings imprint has a new treasure for fans of keyboardist Keith Emerson. The 3-CD box set Keith Emerson at the Movies collects Emerson’s scores for seven motion pictures originally released between 1980’s Inferno and 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars.  The set was originally released in 2005 on the Castle label, but has since gone out-of-print.  This version features the same tracks, but adds new packaging and a fresh remastering.

Following the (first) break-up of Emerson, Lake and Palmer in 1979, Keith Emerson made his solo debut with the soundtrack to the Italian film Inferno, and the transition into the world of film scoring wasn’t much of a stretch for Emerson.  With ELP, he had already been working on a widescreen canvas as a musical storyteller, incorporating orchestral and conceptual elements into the group’s brand of progressive rock.  In Malcolm Dome’s fine essay accompanying At the Movies, Emerson recalls his first exposure to the power of the cinema, when his parents took him as a youngster to see Walt Disney’s Bambi. Then The Magnificent Seven, so memorably scored by Elmer Bernstein, opened his eyes (and ears) to the power of music on the big screen.  Certain ELP compositions – such as “Tank” and “The Three Fates,” both from the group’s 1970 debut – were even conceived by Emerson as having “a very soundtrack type of appeal.”

After nearly landing assignments for such high-profile pictures as Chariots of Fire (he turned it down) and The Elephant Man (he “didn’t get the gig,” in his own words), Emerson landed his first scoring gig for Inferno.  For the Dario Argento-directed horror film, Emerson enlisted conductor-arranger Godfrey Salmon who had worked with ELP on their 1977 American orchestral tour.  The presentation here adds a track of "Inferno Extras."  Soon, he was able to bring his talents to American cinema, as well, nabbing the composer slot for the Sylvester Stallone/Rutger Hauer action film Nighthawks in 1981.  He even performed a cover of The Spencer Davis Group’s “I’m a Man” at the request of his record label, taking lead vocals himself!  This edition replicates the sequence of the long out-of-print LP version of the Nighthawks soundtrack.  For the 1984 movie Best Revenge starring John Heard and The Band’s Levon Helm, Emerson provided a title song featuring Helm on vocals and Helm’s Band-mate, Garth Hudson, on accordion.  Alas, the LP's Levon Helm showcase track, "Straight Between the Eyes", has been replaced here by "For Those Who Win."

In addition to those pictures, Keith Emerson at the Movies also features his scores to two more Italian horror flicks – 1984’s Murderock and 1989’s La Chiesa (The Church) - and two Japanese films: 1983’s animated Harmagedon and 2004’s Godzilla: Final Wars..  Ben Wiseman has remastered all of the scores contained in this set produced by Mark Powell for Esoteric.  Each disc is housed in the clamshell box in a paper sleeve.

After the jump, we have more, including the complete track listing and links to order!

Keith Emerson at the Movies reveals another side of the prolific composer-musician-prog rock legend with both his orchestral cues and vocal tracks with lyrics.  It’s available now from Esoteric Recordings and can be pre-ordered at the links below!

Keith Emerson, Keith Emerson at the Movies (Castle Music CMETD1214, 2005 - reissued Esoteric Recordings ECLEC 32460, 2014) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K.)

CD 1: Nighthawks (Tracks 1-11)/Best Revenge (Tracks 12-18)

  1. Nighthawks (Main Title Theme)
  2. Mean Stalkin’
  3. The Bust
  4. Nighthawking
  5. The Chase
  6. I’m a Man
  7. The Chopper
  8. Tramway
  9. I’m Comin’ In
  10. Face to Face
  11. Flight of the Hawk
  12. Best Revenge – Orchestral Suite
  13. Playing for Keeps
  14. The Dreamer (Love Theme)
  15. Wha’dya Mean
  16. Outgoing Tide
  17. For Those Who Win
  18. The Runner

CD 2: Inferno (Tracks 1-16)/La Chiesa (The Church) (Tracks 17-20)/Murderock (Tracks 21-29)

  1. Inferno (Main Title)
  2. Rose’s Descent Into the Cellar
  3. Taxi Ride (Rome)
  4. The Library
  5. Sarah in the Library Vaults
  6. Bookbinder’s Delight
  7. Rose Leaves the Apartment
  8. Rose Gets It
  9. Elisa’s Story
  10. A Cat Attic Attack
  11. Kazanian’s Tarantella
  12. Mark’s Discovery
  13. Mater Tenebrarum
  14. Inferno Finale
  15. Cigarettes, Ices, Etc.
  16. Inferno Extras
  17. La Chiesa (The Church) (Main Theme)
  18. The Possession
  19. Prelude 24
  20. La Chiesa Revisited
  21. Murderock
  22. Not So Innocent
  23. Prelude to Candice
  24. Don’t Go in the Shower
  25. Coffee Time
  26. Candice
  27. New York Dash
  28. Tonight is Not Your Night
  29. The Spillone

CD 3: Harmagedon (Tracks 1-6) / Godzilla: Final Wars (Tracks 7-20)

  1. Harmagedon (Theme of the Floi)
  2. Jo and Michiko
  3. Sonny’s Skate State
  4. Zamedy Stomp
  5. Challenge of the Psionic Fighter
  6. Children of the Light
  7. Godzilla vs. Gotengo
  8. Godzilla – Final Wars (Title)
  9. EDF Headquarters Fight
  10. EDF Museum
  11. Infant Island
  12. Rodan Attacks NYC
  13. Earth Defence Forces Theme
  14. Motorcycle Battle
  15. Godzilla Awakens
  16. Love Theme
  17. Monster Zero Theme
  18. Cruising the Cirro Stratus
  19. Godzilla Theme
  20. Godzilla: Final Wars (End Titles)

Categories: News Formats: Box Sets, CD Genre: Classic Rock, Soundtracks Tags: Emerson Lake and Palmer, Keith Emerson

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song and beyond, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with labels including Real Gone Music and Cherry Red Records, has released newly-curated collections produced and annotated by Joe from iconic artists such as Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, The Spinners, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Meat Loaf, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Liza Minnelli, Darlene Love, Al Stewart, Michael Nesmith, and many others. Joe has written liner notes, produced, or contributed to over 200 reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them America, JD Souther, Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, BJ Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, Petula Clark, Robert Goulet, and Andy Williams. Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray. Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.

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