The year has barely started, yet three beloved soundtrack reissue labels are bringing the heat to 2022's score reissue slate. Between a horror-packed box set from Varese Sarabande and a trio of expanded releases by James Horner, there's much cause for celebration.

That is, if Varese doesn't kill you first! The label continues 25 years of superb scares with a new box set of soundtracks devoted to the horror franchise Scream. This zingy, gory picture, written by Kevin Williamson and directed by A Nightmare on Elm Street legend Wes Craven, found the sleepy suburb of Woodsboro terrorized by a knife-wielding killer in a distinct white mask (known only as "Ghostface") - and only a few daring souls stand in the murderer's way, including would-be teen victim Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), enterprising journalist Gale Weathers (Courteney Cox) and local lawman Dewey (David Arquette). Featuring a cast of current and up-and-coming stars, the first four Scream films were critically and commercially successful, becoming the heir apparent to franchises like Nightmare, Halloween and Friday the 13th. (This week sees a fifth film in the series, with Campbell, Cox and Arquette starring alongside a new generation of teens.)

Marco Beltrami's breakthrough scores for the series have been beloved by horror fans and Varese buyers for 25 years, ever since a 1997 CD combined the best of the music from the first two films. Deluxe editions of Scream and Scream 2 followed in 2011 and 2016 - and this new 6CD box set, limited to 1800 copies, features all of that and more. In addition to the expanded presentations of the first two films, Scream: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks debuts complete versions of the scores to the third and fourth films, plus a disc of "extra cuts" including demos, alternates and strays from the first four films. (A limited LP box, featuring specially sequenced highlights from the four scores pressed on red vinyl, will also be available this summer.) Both packages feature liner notes by Jim Lochner featuring new interviews with Beltrami and a fold-out Ghostface mask; they're also available in bundles with the score to the new film, composed by Brian Tyler.

La-La Land's first batch offers a few waves of '80s nostalgia - one filtered through the present, another from a pure American original. The label has again partnered with Sony Pictures Television to release the latest volume of Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson's music from the fourth season of the acclaimed Netflix series Cobra Kai. This unique continuation of The Karate Kid series now features Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) and Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) reluctantly working together to train a new generation of warriors to face off against the still-evil Cobra Kai for control of martial arts education in the Reseda valley. As the teen fighters endure their own problems, Johnny and Daniel must confront their own shortcomings if they'll be able to triumph over their old foe, Cobra Kai sensei John Kreese (Martin Kove) - who's reunited with his former partner Terry Silver (Thomas Ian Griffith) - making a return appearance from The Karate Kid Part III. Packed with big action and a fun throwback to the original film (a cover of Survivor's "The Moment of Truth" by American Idol winner Carrie Underwood), this 2CD set (featuring several cues not available on the digital release) will kick its way into fans' hearts.

From there, LLL has released a generous expansion of James Horner's Oscar-nominated score to the baseball fantasy movie Field of Dreams. Based on a novel by William P. Kinsella, the film features a humble Iowa corn farmer (Kevin Costner) who receives divine inspiration to build a baseball diamond in his cornfield - one that yields magical results tied to long-gone legends of the sport. Nominated for Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay, the film is still a multi-generational touchstone; last year, Major League Baseball held the first of an annual game on the same field built for the picture. This 2CD treatment of the late, great Horner's subtle work - limited to 5000 copies - features a new expansion of the soundtrack overseen by producers Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk, plus a remaster of the original soundtrack album as it was released in 1989. A dream team of Jim Titus on package design and liner notes from Jeff Bond round out this all-star lineup.

Speaking of Horner, Intrada is revisiting two of his works in their first releases of the year. The composer made a major breakthrough in 1982 with the action-packed score to 48 HRS. - a groundbreaking early entry in the "buddy cop" genre in which a grizzled veteran of the force (Nick Nolte) reluctantly teams with a fast-talking convict (Eddie Murphy, in his first film role) to nab two cop killers in two days. Horner's score (along with song cues by rock/R&B group The BusBoys, who opened for Murphy's increasingly successful stand-up dates) was released by Intrada in 2011; this disc features not only improved sound taken from higher-quality stereo masters, but also includes five cues not on that previous disc, including alternates and source material.

Nolte, Murphy and director Walter Hill reunited for a sequel in 1990 that was allegedly waylaid by studio meddling (a quarter of the film was reportedly cut a week before its release) and not as well received. But Horner dutifully returned to Another 48 HRS., bringing the same zippy action he was by now doing even more of. This premiere release generously improves on the four tracks released on a soundtrack album when the picture was first sent out to theaters.

You can order all these sets now at the respective label sites, and peruse the track lists below!

Marco Beltrami, Scream: Original Motion Picture Soundtracks (Varese Sarabande, 2022)

6CD: Varese Sarabande
4LP: Varese Sarabande

* only on CD box set ** full version only on CD box set

CD/LP 1: Scream (portions originally released on Varese Sarabande VSD-5959, 1997 - this deluxe edition released as Varese Sarabande VCL 0511 1120, 2011; original film released 1996)

1. Dimension Logo
2. The Cue from Hell
3. Trouble in Woodsboro
4. Sid's House *
5. Red Herring
6. Killer Calls Sidney *
7. Chasing Sidney
8. Cell Phone *
9. Backdoor Gale
10. Schoolyard 2
11. Sid's Doubt *
12. Bathroom
13. Mr. Himbry Gets It *
14. Sheriff and Dewey
15. Tatum's Torture
16. Sidney Wants It
17. Dewey and Gale *
18. Off to See Himbry *
19. Killer Stabs Billy
20. Randy Almost Gets It * †
21. Gale Crashes the Van *
22. They're Crazy
23. Sid Stabs Billy *
24. Billy's Back *
25. End Credits **

† composed by Christophe Beck

CD/LP 2: Scream 2 (portions originally released on Varese Sarabande VSD-5959, 1997 - this deluxe edition released as Varese Sarabande VCL 1016 1176, 2016; original film released 1997)

1. Opening
2. Phil Scares Maureen *
3. Maureen Steals the Show
4. Your Lucky Day
5. Check Out the News *
6. Sid and Randy Talk
7. Introducing Gale Again
8. Sid and Dewey Talk
9. Dewey's Theme
10. Cici's Home *
11. Cici Gets the Call
12. Cici is Killed *
13. Crime Scene *
14. Sidney is Attacked *
15. Derek at Hospital
16. Killing Theories *
17. Cassandra Aria * †
18. Sid Runs Into Derek *
19. Murder in the Van
20. Sid in Library *
21. Cotton Confronts Sidney *
22. Cops Question Cotton *
23. Joel Quits
24. Dewey and Gale Attacked
25. Sid Says Goodbye
26. Sid Needs a New Roommate *
27. Cassandra Reprise * †
28. Showdown
29. The Big Showdown
30. Sid Kills Killer *
31. More Lives Than a Cat *
32. Scream 2 Theme

† composed by Danny Elfman

CD 3-4/LP 3: Scream 3 (portions previously released on Varese Sarabande 302 066 116 2, 2000)

1. Here We Go Again
2. Cotton Car
3. 100% Scared *
4. Cotton Gets Picked
5. Home on the Range
6. Gale Meets Kincaid *
7. Gale Arrives *
8. Sunset Pictures (Full Version) *
9. Dewey and the Gales *
10. Gale Kicked Off Set *
11. Dad Brings Home the Bacon *
12. Sidney's Nightmare
13. BooBalicious *
14. Candy Phone *
15. Candy Ain't So Sweet
16. Kincaid at Crime Scene *
17. Three Different Scripts *
18. The Fall of Roman *
19. Killer Calls Sidney *
20. Gale Spies on Dewey
21. Comparing Photos
22. Stone Cold Dead *
23. Roll with It *
24. Sid Arrives *
25. On the Set
26. Randy Speaks *
27. Searching *
28. Leia and the Stormtroopers *
29. Sid in the Can *

1. Home Sweet Home
2. Killer in the Closet
3. Mother's Room
4. The Fall Girl
5. Milton Takes Meetings *
6. At the Station
7. Dewey Mobile (Full Version) **
8. Roman Around *
9. The Killer's Phone *
10. Ghostface Attacks
11. Ghostface vs. Jennifer
12. Dewey Falls for Gale *
13. Sidney's Call
14. Sidney Joins the Party *
15. Sid and Ghostface *
16. Boom Boom Out Go Lights
17. All in the Family *
18. Sid Wears a Dress
19. Doppelgaler *
20. Sid's Theme (Reprise)

CD 5/LP 4: Scream 4 (portions previously released on Varese Sarabande 302 067 083 2, 2011)

(titles in parentheses are used on LP)

1. Stab 6 *
2. You're Not Real
3. Dewey in the Morning *
4. Jenny's Phone Call *
5. Dewey Cleans Up *
6. Cheating on My Diet
7. Woodsboro 2010
8. When You Let Someone Go
9. It's My Rental *
10. The Media Arrives *
11. Interrogation *
12. How's Gale *
13. No Match for the Ninja *
14. You Were Busy *
15. In the Closet *
16. Olivia Dies (Which Closet?)
17. Woodsboro Remake *
18. Working Together *
19. You Are the Message
20. Everything's Under Control
21. I Know How You Feel
22. Cameras Obscured *
23. Gale and Ghostface *
24. He's Making the Movie *
25. Fuck Bruce Willis *
26. You're a Survivor *
27. The After Party *
28. Make a Move *
29. I'm Gay...If It Helps *
30. Jill, Run! *
31. I Got It, Right
32. This is Making a Move *
33. Your Ingenue Days Are Over
34. Sole Survivor (The After-After Party)
35. Touch and Go
36. You Just Won't Die (Don't Spoil It, Pt. 2)
37. Don't Fuck with the Original

CD 6: Bonus Cuts and Extras

Tracks 1-15 from Scream. Tracks 16-23 from Scream 2. Tracks 24-25 from Scream 3. Tracks 26-28 from Scream 4.

1. Sid's Window
2. Gut Someone
3. Sid Looks
4. Billy Looks
5. Billy to Cell
6. Killer Calls Again
7. Bang Into Billy
8. Girl Talk
9. Video Store
10. Why She's Here
11. Billy Sting
12. Prescott's Car
13. Hairbrush
14. The Cue from Hell (Orchestra Only)
15. I Don't Care - Dillon Dixon
16. Phil Gets the Point
17. Sidney Gets a Prank Call
18. Cotton on the News
19. News Conference
20. Gale Bumps Into Cotton
21. Shower (from Stab, the film within the film) †
22. Window Crash (from Stab, the film within the film) †
23. Kill (from Stab, the film within the film) †
24. Sunset Pictures (Alternate Edit)
25. Ghostface Attacks/Ghostface vs. Jennifer/Dewey Falls for Gale (Original Demo Suite)
26. Dewey in the Morning (Original Demo)
27. Dewey Cleans Up (Original Demo)
28. Stab Main Title (Rejected Demo)

Leo Birenberg & Zach Robinson, Cobra Kai: Season IV (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1585, 2022)

Disc 1

1. It's Karate Time
2. Dueling Speeches
3. Marching Orders
4. The Thrill of Skills
5. Dark Miyagi-Do
6. We're Just Getting Started
7. Passion and Principle
8. My Right Way
9. Mecha-Robby
10. Killer Instinct
11. Fangs of Fury
12. The High Ground
13. Kenny's Rage
14. Semifinal
15. Cobra Kai is Gonna Die
16. Countdown
17. The Main Event
18. SDO
19. Give 'em All You Got
20. Shirts Off
21. Victory
22. The Fellowship of the Dojos
23. A Final Match for the Ages
24. Bonsai Badass
25. Illegal Strike
26. Queen Cobra
27. Defeat
28. Streets of Reseda
29. Screwed Everything Up
30. The Fight I Have to Face
31. Too Much at Stake
32. The Moment of Truth - Carrie Underwood

Disc 2 (* exclusive to this release)

1. Like Old Times
2. Divide and Conquer
3. You're Not Getting What You Want
4. Land a Hit
5. Rip the Bandaid Off
6. Okinawan Sparring Deck
7. Basketball
8. No Be There
9. Balboa Park After Dark
10. Catch a Fish
11. Sensei Silver
12. Cobra Fly
13. Our Way is the Right Way
14. Ghost Boy
15. Miyaguel
16. Terry's Lesson
17. Drive In, Stand Off 1:44
18. Turn Fear Into a Weapon
19. Whose Side Are You On?
20. The Only Way Forward
21. Not Here to Fight
22. Let's Finish This
23. A Storm of Senseis
24. The Price of Mercy
25. Committee Meeting
26. Twisted Silver
27. Weakness
28. Level 1 Karate
29. Always Be My Sensei
30. Remember the Cage
31. Breaking and Entering
32. Three-Headed Snake
33. Prom Punch-out
34. I Love You
35. Proxy Battles *
36. Shisa Scroll *
37. Spooky Library *
38. Guest at Miyagi-Do *
39. Forget About the Past *
40. Betrayal *
41. Walk of Shame *
42. The First Move *
43. Dungeon Lord *

James Horner, Field of Dreams: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Expanded Edition) (La-La Land Records LLLCD 1572, 2022)

Disc 1: Expanded soundtrack

1. The Cornfield
2. The Voice At Night
3. The Vision
4. Deciding to Build the Field (Film Version)
5. Man on Your Lawn
6. Shoeless Joe
7. Night Mists (Film Version)
8. Old Ball Players (Film Version)
9. Dinner's Ready
10. The Voice
11. The Library
12. I Had the Same Dream
13. "Moonlight" Graham
14. Terence's Vision
15. The Timeless Street
16. I Play Baseball/I'm Archie
17. The Drive Home
18. Rookies
19. Night Game
20. The Magic Hit
21. The Decision
22. Doc's Memories
23. The Place Where Dreams Come True
24. End Credits
25. Dinner's Ready (Utility Take)
26. Deciding to Build the Field (Alternate)
27. Dinner's Ready/The Voice (Film Combo)

Disc 2: Remastered soundtrack (originally released as Novus 3060-2-N, 1989)

1. The Cornfield
2. Deciding to Build the Field
3. Shoeless Joe
4. The Timeless Street
5. Old Ball Players
6. The Drive Home
7. Field of Dreams
8. The Library
9. "Moonlight" Graham
10. Night Mists
11. Doc's Memories
12. The Place Where Dreams Come True
13. End Credits

James Horner, 48 HRS.: Music from the Motion Picture (originally released as Intrada ISC 155, 2011 - reissued Intrada ISC 472, 2022 - original film released 1982)

* previously unreleased

1. Main Title
2. Jack Leaves Elaine's Apartment
3. The Walden Hotel
4. Aerobics
5. Snippets/Heavy Traffic *
6. Subway Station
7. Subway Chase
8. Luther's Bus
9. The Alley
10. (The Boys Are) Back in Town - The BusBoys (Arista single AS-1034, 1982)
11. 48 HRS. - The BusBoys
12. Love Songs Are for Crazies - The BusBoys
13. New Shoes - The BusBoys
14. Main Title (Alternate) *
15. Subway Station (Alternate) *
16. Luther's Bus (Alternate) *
17. Torchy's Boogie (Ira Newborn)
18. Saratoga Blues (Ralph Grierson) *

James Horner, Another 48 HRS.: Music from the Motion Picture (Intrada ISC 471, 2022; * previously released on Scotti Bros. 5205-2-SB, 1990)

1. Main Title from Another 48 HRS. *
2. Do I Know You?
3. Jack Visits Prison
4. Business At Barnstormer's Bar
5. Reggie Gets Out
6. Diner Ambush
7. Prison Bus Attack
8. Prison Bus Attack (Cont.)
9. Computer Profile
10. Backwards Drive
11. King Mei Shootout *
12. Phone Booth
13. Price Killing
14. The Courthouse (Alternate)
15. Reg and Girl Grabbed
16. Dirty Cop
17. Birdcage Battle *
18. Killing Kehoe
19. Backwards Drive (Alternate)
20. The Courthouse (Original) *
21. Dirty Cop (Alternate)
22. Cruising the Birdcage (Original)