Varese Plans Killer "B"s in September CD Club

Varese Plans Killer “B”s in September CD Club

We’re continuing our Movie Monday with a look at the most recent soundtrack releases from Varese Sarabande’s CD Club!

It’s all “B”s in Varese Sarabande’s newest CD Club batch, but these are all A-list scores! The label is expanding two great sci-fi/action scores–Basil Poledouris’ RoboCop 3 (1993) and Marco Beltrami’s Hellboy (2004)–and releasing a special reissue of John Barry’s Jagged Edge (1985).

There’s no superhero quite like Hellboy. As depicted in the Dark Horse Comic of the same name, this demon was summoned by Nazis as an infant but quickly intercepted by Allies to work for the Bureau of Paranormal Research and Defense. Despite his terrifying appearance–very large and very red, with a right hand made of stone and a gruff face framed by filed-off horns and a lantern of a jaw–his wisecracking, dry humor has made him quite popular as the World’s Greatest Paranormal Investigator. A film like Hellboy needs some style, and director Guillermo del Toro and star Ron Perlman make for a comic book adaptation done right.

Beltrami’s score, a fan favorite, finally gets the treatment it deserves on CD. This two-disc set features the complete score, newly remixed and remastered as to remove a bizarre artifact issue on original pressings. A fantastic cover utilizing key art by Drew Struzan is the cherry on top of this killer new release, limited to 3,000 copies.

Detroit’s favorite cyborg enforcer is back on the scene, with a killer score to boot! RoboCop 3 found Basil Poledouris returning to the franchise whose epic original score he scored in 1987. While it looks and feels a little different, with Robert John Burke replacing Peter Weller in the RoboCop suit and the sardonic carnage making way for camp (ninja cyborgs!), Poledouris’ familiar themes are welcome once more. This single-disc set, limited to 2,000 copies, greatly improves upon the far too short original album.

john-barry-jagged-edge-ost Finally, John Barry’s score to Jagged Edge is sharpened considerably. The film, scripted by rising star screenwriter Joe Eszterhas, featured Jeff Bridges as a man accused of murder, Glenn Close as the lawyer who defended him while falling in love with him, Robert Loggia as her star private eye and Peter Coyote as the ruthless prosecuting D.A. Barry’s music, equal parts romantic and suspenseful, was released on LP (and later as an early CD Club title)–but neither pressing featured cue breaks, just two sides of vinyl (or 13 nameless cues). Now, not only are the cues named–they’re resequenced, for a whole new perspective on the score. This disc’s limited to 1,000 copies and unfortunately is sold out as of this writing. Watch Screen Archives for potential availability!

Marco Beltrami, Hellboy: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – The Deluxe Edition (Varese Sarabande VCL 0916 1172, 2016 – originally released as Varese Sarabande 302 066 562-2, 2004)

Disc 1

Broom Sets Us Up
Evil Doers
Fight
Meet Hellboy
Main Title
Snow Walkers
Brooms Fate
P.R.D.
Meeting Abe
Where Am I
Hellboy’s Lair
Hellboy Meets Sam
Alley Fight
Fireproof
Hellboy Stalks Liz
Fishsticks Flashback
Hellboy and Liz
Investigating Liz
Fire in the Hole
Pure of Heart
For the Rotten Eggs
John and Liz
Sam Sees Fishsticks
Sam Gets Ahead
Horny
It Will Be Quick
Hellboy Vs. Sam the 2nd

Fish Boil
Autopsy Music
Rooftop Tango
Kroenen Aires
Cookies and Stones
Tango with Milk and Cookies and Small Rocks
Feelings
Abe’s Advice
Live Cargo
Wake Up Dead
Mechanical Mauseleum
Kroenen’s Lied
Kroenen Korner
Light My Fire
Soul Sucker
Aw, Crap
Stand by Your Man
Gut Grenade
A Hot Kiss
P.R.D. Suite
Oompa
Evil Dewars

Basil Poledouris, RoboCop 3: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – The Deluxe Edition (Varese Sarabande VCL 0916 1173, 2016 – originally released as Varese Sarabande VSD-5416, 1993)

Delta City/Media Break/Nikko
Main Title/The Resistance/The Searchlight
Gateway
Police Alert/Robo Pack/Response/Armory Escape
Van Chase
RoboCop in Pursuit/RoboCop Saves Lewis
Flame Job/Nikko Remembers/Kanemitsu Building
Robo Recalls/Murphy, Is It You?
Death of Lewis
Underground/Tracking Beacon/Bertha to Base
C.P./Otomo/Otomo Exits
Refuge
Nikko At Station/Otomo Meets Resistance
Van Approach/Robo Awakens
Nikko and Robo
The Map/Unfinished Business
Robo Torches Rehabs/It’s Not a Robo Knock/Robo Visits McDaggit
Van Chase II
Rehab Raid
Good Cops Revolt/Johnny Rehab Commercial
Nikko to OCP
Cops Help Rebels/Robo Vs. Otomo
Finding the Flight Pack
Robo Flies/Rehabs Chase Marie
Sayonara McDaggit
End Credits

John Barry, Jagged Edge: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Varese Encore Edition) (Varese Sarabande VCL 0916 1174, 2016 – originally released as Varese Sarabande STV-81252, 1985)

Main Title
Burial At Sea
Henry Stiles is Dead
Jack and Teddy At Murder Scene
Love Theme
Teddy’s Betrayal (Alternate)
(Unused)
Bobby Slade Confrontation
Waiting for the Verdict
Freedom and Typewriter
Jack Calls
Bye Sam
End Credits

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Born and raised in New Jersey, Mike lives in Astoria, Queens with his wife, a cat named Ravioli, twin daughters and a large yet tasteful collection of music.