Six new and archival soundtracks made up La-La Land's celebrated Black Friday batch this year, including continuations of several of the label's riessue series and the creation of a new one!

The label continues its ongoing individual expansions of Bill Conti's scores to The Karate Kid series with a new pressing of the score to the third film in the series. Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita and director John G. Avildsen again reunited for a slightly redundant story in which Daniel and Mr. Miyagi are again challenged by the disgraced Cobra Kai dojo. Conti's inspiring score was a bright spot, and it's on display here like never before - featuring 16 unreleased alternate cues not featured on previous pressings. Neil S. Bulk produces this edition, with mastering by Doug Schwartz; it's limited to 3000 copies.

La-La Land's big project in the batch is the first two entries in a new series chronicling Jerry Goldsmith's work as a composer for films distributed by 20th Century Fox. Goldsmith at 20th "will feature new authoritative liner notes and unified packaging sure to please avid collectors but also serve as a perfect gateway for listeners experiencing this music for the first time." The first, 2CD volume covers a pair of '60s war films based on novels: Von Ryan's Express, starring Frank Sinatra and Trevor Howard as Allied POWs on the run in German-ocupied territory during World War II; and The Blue Max, featuring George Peppard as a driven young German pilot during World War I. The second volume, on one disc, features scores to a different pair of films based on novels: The Detective, a hardboiled NYPD detective drama again starring Sinatra (fun fact: author Roderick Thorp wrote a sequel to The Detective later adapted into a very different Fox action film called Die Hard); and The Flim-Flam Man, a folksy comedy starring George C. Scott as a con artist. Each release is co-produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk with liner notes by Jeff Bond and package design by Jim Titus. Daniel Hersch masters everything except The Flim-Flam Man, overseen by Joe Taranto; both units are limited to 2000 copies.

Next up is a gripping new release in the Universal Pictures Film Music Classics Collection: a 30th anniversary, double-disc expansion of the score to the cult horror flick Tremors. Kevin Bacon leads an ensemble cast (including Michael Gross and country singer Reba McEntire as a survivalist couple) that encounter a mysterious species of subterranean worms called "Graboids" in a sleepy Nevada town. The film spawned six direct-to-video sequels (most recently this fall's Shrieker Island) and a 2003 television series, all of which starred Gross. This premiere release of the score by Ernest Troost and Police Academy composer Robert Folk (whose works respectively grace each disc of the set) is produced and mastered by Matessino, with design by Dan Goldwasser and liner notes by Zach Tow, featuring new commentary from both composers and director Ron Underwood. It tops out at 3000 copies.

The new title in the Black Friday batch is Battlestar Galactica composer Bear McCreary's score to this fall's Freaky. A slasher-comedy from horror studio Blumhouse, Freaky follows Vince Vaughn as a serial killer whose spirit unintentionally switches bodies with a teen girl he intended to kill. This one's limited to just 1000 units!

LLL's Black Friday bonanza ends with a long-awaited fourth volume in their ongoing series of Mark Snow's soundtracks to The X-Files. This limited edition 4CD set, limited to 2000 units, is a grab bag of cues from the sci-fi series' original run between 1993 and 2002, featuring cues from all nine seasons and even 1998's feature film X-Files: Fight the Future. Snow and Mike Joffe co-produce, with James Nelson handling mastering and a 42-page book of liner notes written by Randall Larson and designed by Mark Banning.

All titles are ready to order at the links below!

Bill Conti, The Karate Kid Part III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Limited Edition) (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1543, 2020 - original film released 1989)

1. Main Title
2. Terry Silver
3. The Last Tree
4. Terry's Next Move
5. The Hidden Tree
6. Terry Sneaks In
7. Mike States His Case
8. Miyagi Scores Well
9. Getting the Tree
10. Jessica's Slip
11. Daniel Signs Up/Save the Tree
12. Why?
13. Miyagi's Prayer
14. Daniel Submits
15. Miyagi's Shut Out
16. Terry Owns Daniel
17. Jessica's Kiss
18. Daniel's Resolution
19. Miyagi Kicks Butt
20. Kata Training
21. Bonsai Prayer
22. The Final Blow
23. Main Title (Alternate)
24. Terry Silver (Alternate)
25. The Last Tree (Alternate)
26. Terry's Next Move (Alternate Ending)
27. The Hidden Tree (Alternate)
28. Terry Sneaks In (Alternate)
29. Getting the Tree (Alternate)
30. Miyagi's Prayer (Alternate)
31. Daniel Submits (Alternate)
32. Miyagi's Shut Out (Alternate)
33. Jessica's Kiss (Alternate)
34. Daniel's Resolution (Alternate)
35. Kata Training (Alternate)
36. Bonsai Prayer (Alternate)
37. Harpsichord of Doom
38. Terry's Next Move (Alternate)

Tracks 1-7, 9-11 and 13-22 released on Varese Sarabande box set 0307 1059, 2007
Tracks 8, 12 and 23-38 previously unreleased

Jerry Goldsmith, Goldsmith at 20th Vol. 1 - Von Ryan's Express/The Blue Max: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks (Limited Edition) (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1544, 2020 - original films released 1965/1966)

Disc 1: Von Ryan's Express (1-21), The Blue Max original soundtrack album (22-36) and The Blue Max source music (37-43)

1. Meet Von Ryan
2. Stolen Goods - Part I
3. Stolen Goods - Part II
4. Fire Sale
5. The Freedom Marchers
6. The Resting Place
7. Ambushed
8. Shot in the Back
9. Welcome to Rome
10. Farewell to Rome
11. A New Crew
12. The Love Birds
13. Mission Accomplished
14. The Clock Watcher
15. Dead End - Part I
16. Dead End - Part II
17. Signals
18. End of the Line
19. Welcome to Rome (Mono Version)
20. Funeral Sequence
21. Fire Sale (Alternate Take)
22. Main Title - The Blue Max
23. Love Theme from The Blue Max
24. Retreat
25. First Blood
26. Waltz
27. Confirmed Kill
28. The Lonely Victor
29. Intermission Title
30. Bridge Duel
31. Battle
32. Food Riot
33. End Title
34. Watch on the Rhine
35. Pour Le Mérite March
36. Deutschland Uber Alles (German National Anthem)
37. Student Song Medley
38. Polish Girl
39. Freut Euch Des Lebens
40. Artist's Life No. 1
41. German Parade March
42. Artist's Life No. 2
43. Gloria March

Disc 2: The Blue Max score presentation

1. Main Title - The Blue Max
2. The New Arrival
3. A Pretty Medal
4. First Blood (Film Version)
5. The First Victory
6. The Captive
7. The Victim
8. The Cobra
9. The Attack
10. Dinner Party
11. A Small Favor
12. Love Theme from The Blue Max (Film Version)
13. A Good Man
14. Intermission - Play Out
15. Intermission - Play In
16. Bridge Duel
17. Stachel's Confessions
18. The Retreat - Part I
19. The Retreat - Part II
20. Stachel in Berlin - Part I
21. Stachel in Berlin - Part II
22. Nothing Needed
23. Kaeti Has a Plan
24. Stachel's Last Flight
25. End Title and Cast
26. The Attack (Original Version)
27. First Blood (Revised Opening)
28. First Blood (Discrete Version)
29. The Attack (Alternate Edit)
30. The Retreat - Parts I and II (Intended Film Edit)
31. End Cast (Alternate Take)

Disc 1, Tracks 1-21 released on The Detective/Von Ryan's Express - Intrada ISC 232, 2013
Disc 1, Tracks 22-36 released as Mainstream S-6081, 1966
Disc 1, Tracks 37-43 and Disc 2 released as La-La Land Records LLLCD 1296, 2014

Jerry Goldsmith, Goldsmith at 20th Vol. 2 - The Detective/The Flim-Flam Man (Limited Edition) (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1544, 2020 - original films released 1968/1967)

1. The Detective - Main Title
2. Clues
3. The School Dance
4. A New Love
5. A Family Affair
6. Beach Scene
7. The Ball Game
8. Karen's Story
9. Night Talk
10. The Safe Cracker
11. MacIver's Story
12. Joe's Decision (End Cast)
13. The Flim - Flam Man Main Title
14. A Good Trick/No Rest for the Wicked
15. A Little Inspiration
16. Stolen Property
17. The Getaway
18. The Main Line
19. Times Gone By
20. The Visitor
21. Good Night/The Homestead
22. The Hayseed
23. A Poor Ending/Run for It
24. Stolen Property II
25. Curley's Plan
26. Curley's Farewell
27. The Waiting Game
28. On the Road Again

Tracks 1-12 released on Intrada ISC 232, 2013
Tracks 13-23 and 25-28 released on Film Score Monthly Vol. 2, No. 9, 2000
Track 24 previously unreleased

Tremors: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Limited Edition) (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1551, 2020 - original film released 1990)

Disc 1: Music by Ernest Troost

1. Main Title (from the Motion Picture Tremors)
2. Drive to Rhonda/Into Perfection
3. Rhonda with Graboid
4. On the Road
5. Finding Edgar
6. Fred Dies
7. Finding Fred
8. The Snake Thing
9. Graboid Revealed
10. Best Horseman
11. Horses Stop
12. Three More
13. Rock and Night
14. Pole Vaulting
15. Graboid Attacks Rhonda/The Split
16. Barbed Wire
17. Love Theme
18. Chang Dies
19. Uzi 4U
20. Rec Room
21. All Cheer/Hey Guys
22. Nestor
23. Miguel's Plan
24. Tractor
25. Don't Move
26. The Dozer Rescue
27. Run for the Rocks
28. Goin' Fishin'/Graboid Guts
29. Away from Rock/Final Confrontation
30. Feel Like Making Noise / Val and Rhonda
31. Main Title (from the Motion Picture Tremors) (Alternate)
32. The Snake Thing (Alternate)
33. Pole Vaulting (Alternate)
34. Don't Move (Alternate Mix)
35. Val and Rhonda (Alternate)

Disc 2: Additional music by Robert Folk

1. Fred Dies
2. Horses Stop
3. Graboid Revealed
4. Barbed Wire I
5. Barbed Wire II
6. Chang Dies
7. Rec Room
8. Tractor
9. Graboids After Val
10. Val Drives Dozer
11. Dozer Crashes
12. Run for the Rocks
13. Away from Rock
14. Final Confrontation
15. Tremors Stingers

Bear McCreary, Freaky: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Limited Edition) (Back Lot Music/La-La Land Records LLLCD 1555, 2020)

1. Freaky Prologue
2. The Killing Starts
3. Morning Millie
4. The Butcher and the Beaver
5. New Day New Bodies
6. Ice Cold
7. Kitchen Combat
8. La Dola Revelations
9. Shop Class
10. Char Car Chase
11. Easy to Talk To
12. Blacklight Maze
13. A Poetry Reading
14. The Plan
15. Backseat Butterflies
16. Knife Heist
17. Homecoming at the Old Mill
18. The Best Pain
19. A Fucking Piece
20. Freaky Credits

Mark Snow, The X-Files: Original Soundtrack from the Television Series, Vol. 4 (Limited Edition) (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1570, 2020)

Disc 1

1. Night Forest
2. Forest Search
3. Mr. Deep Throat
4. The Search
5. Pursued and Destroyed
6. Detective Schmuck
7. Quotes from Ben/ATM
8. Red Light Montage
9. Suicide
10. Nancy Gets Wormed
11. Woke Up Hungry
12. Bug Tales
13. Buttoning Up
14. Not An Option
15. They're Coming
16. Catalogued
17. Blue Ridge Parkway
18. Cable Car
19. Deny Everything
20. Blood on Paper/Ascension
21. Origins
22. Base Camp
23. Lifeboat
24. Ghost Ship
25. Sardine Juice
26. Wolf at the Door
27. Kalm

Disc 1, Tracks 1-2 from "Pilot" (1x79 - 9/10/1993)
Disc 1, Track 3 from "Deep Throat" (1x02 - 9/17/1993)
Disc 1, Tracks 4-6 from "The Jersey Devil" (1x04 - 10/8/1993)
Disc 1, Tracks 7-8 from "Shadows" (1x05 - 10/22/1993)
Disc 1, Tracks 9-10 from "Ice" (1x07 - 11/5/1993)
Disc 1, Tracks 11-14 from "Darkness Falls" (1x19 - 4/15/1994)
Disc 1, Tracks 15-16 from "Duane Barry" (2x05 - 10/14/1994)
Disc 1, Tracks 17-20 from "Ascension" (2x06 - 10/21/1994)
Disc 1, Tracks 21-22 from "Firewalker" (2x09 - 11/18/1994)
Disc 1, Tracks 23-27 from "Død Kalm" (2x19 - 3/10/1995)

Disc 2

1. Tar Tissue
2. The X-Files Main Title
3. Sparklers
4. Trapped Assassin
5. Silo
6. Buried Alive
7. Fairfax Mercy
8. Little Man
9. Hags of the Night
10. The Inquisition
11. Room 1413
12. Sharon Forever
13. Raga Shave/Scully's Tattoo
14. Time Like a Heartbeat
15. Lots of Kurts
16. Another Way

Tracks 1-6 from "Apocrypha" (3x16 - 2/16/1996)
Tracks 7-8 from "Pusher" (3x17 - 2/23/1996)
Tracks 9-12 from "Avatar" (3x21 - 4/26/1996)
Track 13 from "Never Again" (4x12 - 2/2/1997
Tracks 14-16 from "Memento Mori" (4x15 - 2/9/1997)

Disc 3

1. West of Easton
2. Only Way to Escape
3. The Merchandise
4. Lamp
5. Chimera Man
6. Fix It for Good
7. Red Eye Super Saver
8. Dolly Bake
9. Metro Diner
10. Shackles
11. Dark Visions
12. Smoking Telegram
13. Thor's Hammer
14. Ghost Dance
15. No Place Like Home
16. Dream Valentine
17. Red Chariot
18. Holman
19. Elevator
20. He
21. Death At the Door

Tracks 1-2 from "Oubliette" (3x08 - 11/17/1995)
Track 3 from "Anasazi" (2x25 - 5/19/1995)
Track 4 from "Talitha Cumi" (3x24 - 5/17/1996)
Track 5 from "Gethsemane" (4x24 - 5/18/1997)
Track 6 from "Redux II" (5x02 - 11/9/1997)
Tracks 7-8 from "Chinga" (5x10 - 2/8/1998)
Track 9 from "Kill Switch" (5x11 - 2/15/1998)
Tracks 10-11 from "Mind's Eye" (5x16 - 4/19/1998)
Track 12 from The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998)
Tracks 13-15 from "Triangle" (6ABx03 - 11/22/1998)
Tracks 16-18 from "The Rain King" (6ABx07 - 1/10/1999)
Tracks 19-21 from "Tithonus" (6ABx09 - 1/24/1999)

Disc 4

1. The Chase of Love
2. Submarinara
3. Second Site
4. Blisters
5. Honor Students
6. Glory Amen
7. Donny's Dream Date
8. Penitence
9. Lonely Man
10. Lil' Gold Disc
11. All the Pretty Horses
12. Pony Prison
13. Bones
14. Jeb Gets Fired
15. Tape & Tank
16. Waterworld
17. Navy Message
18. Recap/Mouth to Mouth
19. Super Soldiers
20. Ovahull
21. King Kersh
22. The Drop Zone
23. Scully's Serenade
24. The X-Files End Credits (1st Season)
25. I Made This/20th Century Fox Fanfare

Track 1 from "Three of a Kind" (6ABx19 - 5/2/1999)
Tracks 2-4 from "Max" (4x18 - 3/23/1997)
Track 5 from "Rush" (7ABx05 - 11/28/1999)
Tracks 6-7 from "Orison" (7ABx06 - 12/5/1999)
Tracks 8-10 from "En Ami" (7ABx15 - 3/19/2000)
Tracks 11-13 from "Invocation" (8ABx06 - 12/3/2000)
Track 14 from "Empedocles" (8ABx17 - 4/22/2001)
Tracks 15-16 from "Nothing Important Happened Today: Part 1" (9ABx01 - 11/11/2001)
Tracks 17-21 from "Nothing Important Happened Today: Part 2" (9ABx02 - 11/18/2001)
Track 22 from "This is Not Happening" (8ABx14 - 2/25/2001)
Track 23 from "Per Manum" (9ABx08 - 1/6/2002)