The last calendar page of the year (and, in this case, even the first!) means a bounty of soundtrack reissues! La-La Land Records, Varese Sarabande and Quartet have all recently planned some exciting expansions for your favorite score collector. La-La Land may have claimed that they were “serving coal” this year, with a lot of their typically big end-of-year titles stuck in approval delays – but they still prepared two late-period favorites from two classic film composers (plus an exciting vinyl title for James Bond fans) before kicking off January with two…
Soundtrack Watch: ‘Hook,’ ‘Goofy’ and ‘Lost’ Make Vinyl Appearances in April
Fans of soundtrack reissues on vinyl have three very different titles to potentially look forward to in April: a mid-’90s Disney animated flick, a crown jewel in John Williams’ discography, an a beloved television work from one of today’s most prolific film composers. Walt Disney’s major motion picture event of 1995 was Pocahontas, a fairly dramatized tale of Native Americans in the early colonial days – but it was neither their only animated feature of the year nor, retrospectively, the most treasured by fans. That honor might go to A Goofy Movie, an unassuming…
Soundtrack Watch: James Bond Back in Action At La-La Land, Varese Plots ‘Matrix’ and ‘RoboCop’ Vinyl
Following our round-up of soundtrack reissues from September, here’s a look at all the great CD and vinyl expansions and re-releases film score fans can expect from this month – and even a few in the next few weeks. From James Bond to RoboCop, there’s something here for just about anyone. Everything La-La Land Records touches turns to excitement! After the surprise expansions of Bond flicks Live and Let Die and Octopussy that kicked off the calendar year, the label has stuck again with a special 60th anniversary reissue of the soundtrack to the series’…
Craft Recordings Announces Record Store Day Black Friday Slate with Jazz, Soundtracks, Classic Soul, and More
It’s that time of year again! With Record Store Day’s annual Black Friday event happening in less than two months – on Friday, November 24 – news has started arriving of what titles to expect. Craft Recordings’ eclectic slate features classic jazz, rare soundtracks, punk, soul, and more from an array of boldfaced names including Gil Evans, Chico Hamilton, Isaac Hayes, Melvin Van Peebles, Alan Silvestri, Carter Burwell, members of Earth Wind & Fire and Little Feat, and more. You’ll find the full list below, with descriptions provided by the label for…
Soundtrack Watch: ‘The Lost World’ and ‘Body Snatchers,’ Expanded, a Double Dose of Horner and More
The last few weekends have seen moviegoers pouring back into theaters thanks to the head-to-head blockbusters Barbie and Oppenheimer. Their dual openings made for one of the highest-grossing non-holiday weekends ever, and the talents of Greta Gerwig (co-writer/director of the zingy comedy based on the popular doll) and Christopher Nolan (writer/director of the epic biopic about the man who spearheaded America’s creation of the atomic bomb) have already netted a cumulative $1 billion at the box office worldwide. (Perhaps some of that can go toward the striking writers and actors!) In the…
Scream of Love: Intrada Debuts ‘Psycho III’ Score on CD
Intrada’s first archival score release of 2021 is a killer! The label will release, for the first time on CD, Carter Burwell’s chilling score to Psycho III. After 1983’s shockingly solid sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s 1960 classic, Universal Pictures sought star Anthony Perkins to both lead and direct a third film. Norman Bates is back at his old motel, having learned a terrible secret about his dear old mother in the last film. It’s a secret that threatens to unravel when new faces show up to the motel: an investigative journalist, a sleazy…
La-La Land Slays Competition with ‘Buffy’ Anthology
If you’re a fan of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Joss Whedon’s iconic horror-comedy, La-La Land Records’ latest release certainly doesn’t suck. The soundtrack label makes Buffy The Vampire Slayer Collection: Original Soundtrack Recordings available today. This 4CD set features both music from across the seven seasons of the acclaimed TV series as well as Carter Burwell’s score from the 1992 film adaptation that predated it. Whedon, a writer on Roseanne and a short-lived sitcom adaptation of Ron Howard’s Parenthood (not to be confused with the drama that ran for five seasons in…
