A classic '50s score and four popular '90s soundtracks from three beloved composers make up La-La Land Records' exciting-as-always Black Friday announcements.

This year, the label has prepped expanded reissues of Dimitri Tiomkin's Giant (1956), 25th anniversary editions of John Williams' Home Alone and John Barry'sDances with Wolves (both 1990) and two scores by the late James Horner: 1994's The Pagemaster and 1995's Braveheart. All five limited edition CD sets will be available to order on Tuesday, December 1.

With Christmas just around the corner, it's as appropriate as always to start with Home Alone. Written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus, with a stellar cast that included newcomer Macaulay Culkin as the resourceful Kevin McCallister and Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern as the burglars he protects his house from on Christmas Eve, Home Alone became more than just a Christmas classic, topping the American box-office for 12 weeks straight and staying in the Top 10 through the following spring. It's still one of the top-grossing comedies of all time, with limited-engagement screenings (through both Fathom Events and special concert hall viewings through Film Concerts Live with the score performed live to picture) commemorating the quarter-century mark of the film. Williams' heartwarming score, anchored by two songs with lyrics by Leslie Bricusse (the Oscar-nominated "Somewhere in My Memory" and "Star of Bethlehem"), perfectly captures the tone of the film, at times playful and haunting, with a generous amount of unique textures (including electronic instruments) for good measure.

Home Alone was a highlight of La-La Land's slate the year The Second Disc started in 2010, when a generous single-disc presentation added the complete score and other unreleased treasures. With producers Nick Redman and Mike Matessino at the helm once more, the score has been remastered from newly uncovered 2" scoring masters at 24-bit/96K high resolution, sounding better than ever as well as uncovering additional unreleased material (namely striking film mixes of the church choir material and two unreleased tracks from those same sessions). A second disc adds the original CBS Records soundtrack album, newly restored, remastered and augmented with several bonus cuts, including Chuck Berry's "Run, Rudolph, Run" and Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (two modern holiday classics heard in the film) as well as two unreleased tracks by Southside Johnny Lyon (a rendition of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" and the famous "Rock and Roll Riff" that accompanies Kevin's joyous discovery that "[he] made [his] family disappear"). Home Alone is limited to 5,000 copies for the holidays.

Macaulay Culkin was also the star of 1994's The Pagemaster, a quirky live action/animated adventure film about a boy transported into a fantasy world of books. Released two years after filming was completed, The Pagemaster was not a commercial success, but praise is due to James Horner's typically exciting fantasy score. The original soundtrack album is slightly expanded with two unreleased cues and a pair of alternates; Redman and Matessino again work their restoration magic here.The Pagemaster is limited to 2,000 copies.

Horner was also behind the Oscar-nominated score to Mel Gibson's 1995 passion project Braveheart. Based on the life of William Wallace, a 13th century warrior attempting to lead Scotland to independence from England, Braveheart would take home five Academy Awards, including two for Gibson (Best Picture, Best Director). Horner, who'd collaborated with Gibson for Man Without a Face in 1993, turned in an evocative, Scottish-flavored score successful enough to get two separate soundtrack releases! La-La Land's Braveheart, produced by Dan Goldwasser and Mike Matessino (who also mastered) and featuring new notes from Jeff Bond with new commentary from Gibson, is limited to 3,000 copies and dedicated to the enduring memory of Horner.

Another '90s epic is greatly expanded by La-La Land Records in this batch: John Barry's Oscar-winning soundtrack to Dances with Wolves. Like Braveheart, Dances with Wolves was another passion-fueled epic by a bankable star-turned-director (Kevin Costner), about a Civil War lieutenant and his dealings with a Lakota Indian tribe on the frontier. It was the epic of 1990, becoming the first Western in nearly 60 years to win an Oscar for Best Picture (Costner also took home a trophy for Best Director). Barry's soundtrack, released by Epic Records upon released and expanded by Legacy Recordings in 2004, is brilliantly expanded to two discs, with a significant amount of alternates and bonus material. Didier C. Deutsch and Mark Wilder (who also mastered) produce this set, limited to 5,000 copies.

La-La Land's slate closes with a final epic release--one from nearly 60 years ago: Dimitri Tiomkin's score to the film Giant. Based on Edna Ferber's novel about a ranching family in Texas, Giant boasted an all-star cast that included Rock Hudson, Elizabeth Taylor, and--in his third and final film role--James Dean. (Both Dean and Hudson were nominated for Oscars; of ten categories, Giant just won once, for Best Director.) Tiomkin's dramatic score - produced, edited and assembled here by Neil S. Bulk with mastering by Doug Schwartz (and additional engineering by the apparently sleepless Matessino) - is presented from a combination of surviving film elements and alternates with additional, newly-transferred material and album masters, offering the definitive take on this dramatic, powerful score. Giant is limited to 3,000 units.

All titles announced will go on sale at 12 p.m. PST (that's 3 p.m. at Second Disc HQ!) at La-La Land on Tuesday, December 1. Full track lists are below, and links will be updated as they go live!

Dimitri Tiomkin, Giant: Limited Edition (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1333, 2015 - original film released 1956)

Disc 1: Film score

1. Main Title and Hunt Scene *
2. Love Theme (There's Never Been Anyone Else But You)
3. Thoughts of Leslie *
4. First Love
5. Road to Reata
6. Meeting Jett/Texas Morning +
7. The Barbecue *
8. Leslie Stands Up to Luz *
9. Cattle/Branding *
10. Leslie and Jett *
11. Leslie Reaches Out - Death of Luz *
12. After Luz's Death *
13. Jett Surveys Little Reata *
14. Claire de Lune (Extended Version) *
15. Making Up *
16. The Twins - Dr. Guerra *
17. Leslie Visits Jett *
18. Leslie Leaves Little Reata *
19. Little Luz *
20. Pony Ride *
21. Home for Thanksgiving *
22. Longing Thoughts *
23. Lacey's Wedding (Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin) *
24. Jordan Reclaims His Bride *
25. Drilling *
26. Jett Strikes Oil *
27. Too Rich to Kill *

Disc 2: Film score continued, album tracks and bonus tracks

1. Birth of Jetexas *
2. Parenting*
3. We're the Older Generation *
4. Jett Keeps Punchin' *
5. Toy Trumpet March - Christmas Morning - Angel's Return
6. Reata Goes for Oil *
7. Square Dance Medley (Arkansas Traveler - Little Brown Jug) *
8. The Star-Spangled Banner *
9. Invitation from Jett *
10. Wild Blue Yonder *
11. Flight to Hermosa *
12. Jett Rink Day (The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You) *
13. Jett and Luz At The Bottle Club *
14. Jett Left Alone *
15. Rejection *
16. Party and Storm *
17. Drunken Jett (Unused) *
18. Luz Goes to Jett *
19. Jett Feels Sorry for Himself *
20. South of the Border *
21. Fight Scene (The Yellow Rose of Texas) *
22. Uncle Bawley's Medley *
23. Home in Reata
24. End Title (The Eyes of Texas Are Upon You)
25. Exit Music *
26. Main Title (Album Version)
27. Hunt Scene (Album Version)
28. Jett Rink Theme (Album Version)
29. Romantic Interludes (Love Theme) (Album Version)
30. Jett Rink, Oil Baron (Album Version)
31. Leslie and Jett (Alternate 1) *
32. Leslie and Jett (Alternate 2) *
33. Drilling (Alternate) *
34. Exit Music (No Chorus) *

All tracks except * and + released on Capitol Records W-773, 1956

John Barry, Dances with Wolves: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1350, 2015 - original film released 1990)

Disc 1

1. Main Title/Looks Like a Suicide/Second Suicide Attempt
2. Charge *
3. Ride to Fort Hays
4. Journey to Fort Sedgewick/Shooting Star/Arrival At Fort Sedgwick
5. Ghosts *
6. Timmons Leaves *
7. Stranger in the Night *
8. Dead Deer in the River *
9. Smoke Signal*/The Death of Timmons
10. Two Socks - The Wolf Theme
11. You There *
12. Preparations *
13. Bump on the Head *
14. Sioux Steal Cisco *
15. Spit and Polish *
16. The Village *
17. She's Hurt *
18. Let Him Go/Kicking Bird Visits/Coffee Cups *
19. Stands with a Fist Remembers
20. Another Visit/Kicking Bird's Gift *
21. "Dunbar," Not "Dumb Bear" *
22. Journey to the Buffalo Killing Ground
23. Spotting the Herd
24. The Buffalo Hunt/Smiles a Lot is Saved *
25. Return from the Hunt/Never So Lonely *
26. Fire Dance
27. Two Socks At Play
28. I Like to Make the Talk/Falling in Love *
29. I Love Her *
30. Hand-Fed Jerky *
31. We Must Be Careful (The Love Theme)

Disc 2

1. Pawnee Are Coming */Rifles */Pawnee/Pawnee Attack/Stone Calf Dies/Toughest Pawnee Dies
2. Victory *
3. The Wedding/The Busy Bee *
4. In My Own Time *
5. The Death of Cisco
6. Wind in His Hair Goes Back *
7. Turned Injun *
8. I Am Dances with Wolves/Back to Fort Hays *
9. Goodbye Two Socks *
10. Rescue of Dances with Wolves/Sgt. Bauer Dies *
11. The Loss of the Journal and the Return to Winter Camp
12. I Must Go/Only a Sioux *
13. Kicking Bird's Gift *
14. Farewell and End Title
15. Charge (Alternate) *
16. Journey to Fort Sedgwick (Alternate Take) *
17. The John Dunbar Theme
18. The Death of Timmons (Alternate) *
19. Bump on the Head (Alternate) *
20. Spotting the Herd (Alternate 1) *
21. Spotting the Herd (Alternate 2) *
22. The Buffalo Hunt (Album Version)
23. Goodbye Two Socks (Alternate) *
24. The Buffalo Hunt (Alternate Take) *
25. The John Dunbar Theme #2
26. The John Dunbar Theme (with Vocal Slate) *
27. Kevin Costner in the Studio *
28. The John Dunbar Theme (Promo Single Version - Epic ZSK 2248, 1991)
29. Dances with Wolves (Promo Single Version - Epic ZSK 2248, 1991)

All tracks except * released on Epic ZK 46982, 1990 or Epic/Legacy EK 63555, 2004

John Williams, Home Alone: 25th Anniversary Edition (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1374, 2015 - original film released 1990)

Disc 1: Film score (1-27) and bonus material (28-35) remastered

1. Home Alone (Main Title)
2. Go Pack Your Suitcase/Introducing Marley/In Good Hands
3. Banished to the Attic
4. We Slept In/Hard Count
5. Making the Plane
6. The Basement
7. Target Practice/Sledding on the Stairs
8. Lights On/Guess Who's Home/Paris Arrival
9. The Man of the House/Police Check
10. The Bookshelf
11. Phone Machine/Drug Store/Escape Across the Ice
12. Follow That Kid! (Film Version) *
13. Listening to Carson
14. Cleaning Clothes/Kitchen
15. Scammed by a Kindergartner (Film Version) *
16. Somewhere in My Memory (Walking Home) (Film Version)
17. O Holy Night (Chorus - Film Version) *
18. Star of Bethlehem (Chorus - Film Version) *
19. Carol of the Bells (Chorus)
20. Setting the Trap
21. The Attack Begins
22. Marv Enters the Basement / A Hot Hand/Sore Head
23. Paint Cans
24. Clothesline Trapeze/Marley to the Rescue
25. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Film Version) * - Mel Tormé
26. The Next Morning/Mom Returns/Finale
27. We Wish You a Merry Christmas/End Title (Film Version)
28. Star of Bethlehem (Orchestral Version)
29. Somewhere in My Memory (Walking Home) (Instrumental)
30. Jingle Bells
31. Christmas Carol Medley
32. Silent Night (Chorus) *
33. God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen (Chorus) *
34. O Holy Night (Alternate Finale)
35. Somewhere in My Memory (Chorus & Orchestra)

All tracks except * released on La-La Land Records LLLCD 1158, 2010

 

 

Disc 2: Original soundtrack LP (1-19, CBS Records SK 46595, 1990) and bonus material (20-23) remastered

1. Home Alone Main Title ("Somewhere in My Memory")
2. Holiday Flight
3. The House
4. Star of Bethlehem (Orchestral Version)
5. Man of the House
6. White Christmas - The Drifters
7. Scammed by a Kindergartner
8. Please Come Home for Christmas - Southside Johnny Lyon
9. Follow That Kid!
10. Making the Plane
11. O Holy Night (Chorus)
12. Carol of the Bells (Chorus)
13. Star of Bethlehem (Chorus)
14. Setting the Trap
15. Somewhere in My Memory (Walking Home)
16. The Attack on the House
17. Mom Returns and Finale
18. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Mel Tormé
19. We Wish You a Merry Christmas/End Title
20. Run, Rudolph, Run - Chuck Berry (Chess 1714, 1958)
21. Rock and Roll Riff - Southside Johnny Lyon *
22. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas - Southside Johnny Lyon *
23. Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree - Brenda Lee (Decca 30776, 1958)

James Horner, Braveheart: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Limited Edition (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1375, 2015 - original film released 1995)

Disc 1

1. Logo/Main Title
2. Hanging of the Peacemakers *
3. William's Father Leaves to Fight *
4. A Father's Final Return *
5. A Gift of a Thistle
6. Outlawed Tunes on Outlawed Pipes
7. Royal Wedding */Domino Fidelium
8. Grown Wallace Arrives *
9. Prima Noctes
10. Wallace Courts Murron
11. The Secret Wedding
12. Attack on Murron
13. Revenge (Extended Version) +
14. Murron's Burial
15. Wallace on the Move/Run to the Stronghold *
16. Making Plans/Gathering the Clans (Extended Version) +
17. Sons of Scotland
18. The Battle of Stirling (Extended Version) +
19. Wallace Moves on York *
20. Wallace's Dream *
21. Vision of Murron
22. The Princess Was a Pawn/Wallace Moves Again *

Disc 2

1. Falkirk
2. Betrayal and Desolation
3. Mornay's Dream
4. The Legend Spreads *
5. The Fire Trap *
6. Romantic Alliance *
7. Wallace is Caught *
8. The Princess Pleads for Wallace's Life (Film Version) *
9. Wallace to the Scaffold *
10. "Freedom"/The Execution/Bannockburn
11. End Credits
12. For the Love of a Princess
13. Scottish Wedding Music (Source) *
14. Drum Roll/Sleepy Maggy (Source) *
15. Main Title (Album Version)
16. Sons of Scotland (Alternate) +
17. The Battle of Stirling (Alternate Opening) *
18. The Princess Pleads for Wallace's Life (Album Version)

All tracks except * and + released on Decca Records 289 448 295-2, 1995 or More Music from Braveheart (London Records 458 287-2, 1997)

James Horner, The Pagemaster: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - Limited Edition (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1378, 2015 - original film released 1994)

1. Main Title
2. Dad Builds Treehouse *
3. A Stormy Ride to the Library
4. Library Card *
5. The Library...The Pagemaster...
6. Meeting Adventure and Fantasy
7. Baskerville Hound *
8. Horror
9. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
10. A Narrow Escape
11. Towards the Open Sea...
12. Pirates!
13. Loneliness
14. Fire Breathing Dragon
15. Swallowed Alive!/The Wonder in Books
16. New Courage/The Magic of Imagination
17. Whatever You Imagine - Wendy Moten
18. Dream Away - Babyface & Lisa Stansfield
19. Main Title (Alternate Ending) *
20. Loneliness (Alternate) *

All tracks except * released on Fox Records 07822 11019-2, 1994