ANACONDAS: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by Nerida Tyson-Chew

Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid is a horror-thriller set in a primitive Borneo jungle. A group of scientists set off on a dangerous journey down a jungle river in search of an extremely rare blood orchid that is rumored to be the source of a youth-preserving serum. What they don’t realize is that within the mysteries of the jungle lies a deadly predator who keeps the secret of the orchids safe and stops anyone who dares enter its territory from leaving …

The exotic and exciting score for Anacondas is by newcomer Nerida Tyson-Chew.

Sony Pictures’ Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid opens nationwide on August 27.

PAPARAZZI
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by Brian Tyler

When four paparazzi photographers cause a car accident that injures his wife, Abby (Robin Tunney) and leaves their 8-year-old son, Zach, paralyzed, a young, angry movie star named Bo Laramie (Cole Hauser) sets out to pay them back.

The film’s exciting, adrenaline-rush score was composed by Brian Tyler whose previous work has ranged from the epic Children of Dune, to the aggressive action romps of Timeline and The Hunted.

This new film from Mel Gibson’s Icon Productions (The Passion of the Christ) is distributed by Twentieth Century Fox and opens nationwide on September 3.

THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by Rachel Portman

Denzel Washington
Meryl Streep
Liev Schreiber

Featuring a new performance of the song “Fortunate Son” Performed by Wyclef Jean

From the director of Silence of the Lambs and Philadelphia.

A psychological thriller, The Manchurian Candidate stars Denzel Washington as Army Major Bennett Marco, a career soldier who grows suspicious about his experience in Desert Storm after Squad Sergeant Raymond Shaw (Liev Schreiber), son of the powerful Senator Eleanor Shaw (Meryl Streep), becomes a candidate for Vice President. The film was directed by Jonathan Demme.

The intense score for The Manchurian Candidate was composed by Rachel Portman (Cider House Rules). Also featured is a new performance of "Fortunate Son" by Wyclef Jean, available exclusively on this CD.

The Manchurian Candidate is a remake of the classic film of the same name, which starred Frank Sinatra, Angela Lansbury, Laurence Harvey and Janet Leigh. The film was directed by John Frankenheimer and featured a score by David Amram.

As a special bonus on this CD, we have included selections of the score from the classic original film!

You will never find a more chillingly suspenseful, perversely funny, or viciously satirical political thriller than The Manchurian Candidate, based on the novel by Richard Condon (author of Prizzi’s Honor). The film, withheld from distribution by star Frank Sinatra for almost a quarter century after President Kennedy’s assassination, has lost none of its potency over time.

Paramount Pictures’ The Manchurian Candidate opens nationwide on July 30.

ALIEN VS. PREDATOR
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed by Harald Kloser

Set in the early 21st century on Earth, Charles Weyland, an industrialist billionaire, leads an archaeological expedition in Antarctica. Using thermal imaging satellites, Weyland believes that he has discovered the ruins of an ancient pyramid temple buried under the ice that predates the Egyptian and Aztec pyramids. Once inside, the team finds the remains of humans with holes in their rib cages and the remains of facehuggers, meaning that the possibility of the temple being uninhabited is very unlikely. To make matters worse, five teenage Predators are coming to the temple to perform a coming-of-age ritual that involves fighting to the death with the Aliens. Soon, it becomes clear that only one species is getting out alive. Twentieth Century Fox presents their two greatest franchise monsters in the ultimate death match. An explosive science fiction/action/fantasy blockbuster to end the summer with a legendary confrontation blowout!

The score for Alien vs. Predator was composed by newcomer Harald Kloser, who, earlier this summer, composed the score for The Day After Tomorrow, a film that has now earned over $500 million at the worldwide box office. Previous Alien and Predator films have featured now-classic scores by composers Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Elliot Goldenthal and Alan Silvestri. Harald Kloser now joins this elite group.

20th Century Fox’s Alien vs. Predator opens nationwide on August 13.

Chew is a additional composer from Batman: The Animated Series, so I may have to look into this one. "Heart Of Steel" I think it was.

Aliens vs. Predator, welcome back Mr. Wanker.

Really Jeff, you make it too easy!

But it is cool news. I can't wait to hear what Portman does. So I guess that means she won't be rejected now.

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Originally posted by justin boggan:
Chew is a additional composer from [b]Batman: The Animated Series, so I may have to look into this one.B]

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So in otehr words it's going to sound cheap and generic?

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Originally posted by justin boggan:
So, now Timeline? In other words.

Chew is a additional composer from [b]Batman: The Animated Series, so I may have to look into this one.

Aliens vs. PRedator, welcome back Wanker.

Really Jeff, you make it too easy!

But it is cool news. I can't wait to hear what Portman does. So I guess that means he won't be rejected now.[/B]

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THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed and Conducted by Alfred Newman

MAX VON SYDOW • CAROLE BAKER • PAT BOONE CHARLTON HESTON • MARTIN LANDAU • ANGELA LANSBURY RODDY McDOWELL • SIDNEY POITIER • JOHN WAYNE

DELUXE 3-CD SET FOR A SPECIAL BUDGET PRICE!

“A magnificent film, handled with reverence, artistic appreciation and admirable restraint” (New York Daily News), this glorious epic is an inspiring, grand scale recreation of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, from His humble birth and teachings to His crucifixion and ultimate Resurrection. Lavishly produced at a cost of $20 million — an enormous amount for the time — and honored with five 1965 Academy Award nominations, this exceptional motion picture is exquisitely beautiful. The recent DVD release fully restored the film to its original theatrical brilliance, complete with intermission music and the overture; it is truly The Greatest Story Ever Told.
The Greatest Story Ever Told received one of the greatest scores of all time by the legendary film music master, Alfred Newman. A glorious epic in every way, Newman’s inspired and inspiring music is here presented in a lavish 3-CD set at a special budget price. The Greatest Story Ever Told was one of the composer’s final works and the score is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Catalog #: 302 066 604 2
Release Date: 08/31/04

Yet another Ryko reissue. I assume with the current tacky DVD cover art. Sigh.

James

P.S. Justin...you Bogginhead...didn't you see my post about "The Manchurian Candidate" that quoted the Hollywood Reporter review mentioning her score. Why won't you believe me? ;-)

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Originally posted by Bond1965:
And you forgot to list this:

THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Music Composed and Conducted by Alfred Newman

MAX VON SYDOW • CAROLE BAKER • PAT BOONE CHARLTON HESTON • MARTIN LANDAU • ANGELA LANSBURY RODDY McDOWELL • SIDNEY POITIER • JOHN WAYNE

DELUXE 3-CD SET FOR A SPECIAL BUDGET PRICE!

“A magnificent film, handled with reverence, artistic appreciation and admirable restraint” (New York Daily News), this glorious epic is an inspiring, grand scale recreation of the life of Jesus of Nazareth, from His humble birth and teachings to His crucifixion and ultimate Resurrection. Lavishly produced at a cost of $20 million — an enormous amount for the time — and honored with five 1965 Academy Award nominations, this exceptional motion picture is exquisitely beautiful. The recent DVD release fully restored the film to its original theatrical brilliance, complete with intermission music and the overture; it is truly The Greatest Story Ever Told.
The Greatest Story Ever Told received one of the greatest scores of all time by the legendary film music master, Alfred Newman. A glorious epic in every way, Newman’s inspired and inspiring music is here presented in a lavish 3-CD set at a special budget price. The Greatest Story Ever Told was one of the composer’s final works and the score is nothing short of a masterpiece.

Catalog #: 302 066 604 2
Release Date: 08/31/04

Yet another Ryko reissue. I assume with the current tacky DVD cover art. Sigh.

James

P.S. Justin...you Bogginhead...didn't you see my post about "The Manchurian Candidate" that quoted the Hollywood Reporter review mentioning her score. Why won't you believe me? ;-)

And why are they including excerpts from the original Amram score??? That score was released a couple of years back already.

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Originally posted by Jeff78:
No Mr. Bond, I did not forget. I just don't care for older scores before my time. lol

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Your loss.

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Originally posted by Bond1965:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Jeff78:
[b] No Mr. Bond, I did not forget. I just don't care for older scores before my time. lol<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

Your loss.

James[/B]

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I still do like older scores from my early time or before: Jaws, The Fury, hell even the Wizard of Oz score plus more..
But "The Greatest Story Ever Told" is not something for me to get very excited about.

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Originally posted by Jeff78:
But "The Greatest Story Ever Told" is not something for me to get very excited about.

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Originally posted by James:
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size=1 face=arial>quote:</font><HR size=1>Originally posted by Jeff78:
[b]But "The Greatest Story Ever Told" is not something for me to get very excited about.<HR size=1></BLOCKQUOTE>

But Anacondas does the trick for you, does it?[/B]

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Didn't she do (and still does) a lot of TV work down there? I've got a tape recording of the theme she did for Crocadoo.

The problem wasn't so much that you didn't mention it, as that you "dissed" it because you prefer more contemporary film scores.

Alfred Newman was one of Hollywood's greatest film composers. If you don't believe me, look at his record for Oscar Nominations and the list of films he scored. There an impressive list there.

Also, without him, you'd not have the pleasure of having two of today's more interesting film composers, his sons Thomas & David.

James

Jeff, you have all your life in front of you to decide if or if not Alfred Newman or Miklos Rozsa or Bernard Herrmann is better than Hans Zimmer or Nelida Tyson Chew-up-my-Slippers, but let that be YOUR decision.

Now Jeff is going to tell us that he's 60 years old and has been listening to those old bores (Alf Newman etc) for decades, and has rejected them for being old bores.

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Originally posted by Graham Watt:
Let's not go all pompous on Jeff just because he seems to prefer newer scores over older ones. It's to be admired that he likes film scores at all! So he may not be attuned to the GREATness of Alfred Newman's "The GREATest Story Ever Told" yet, but look into your own origins, folks!

Jeff, you have all your life in front of you to decide if or if not Alfred Newman or Miklos Rozsa or Bernard Herrmann is better than Hans Zimmer or Nelida Tyson Chew-up-my-Slippers, but let that be YOUR decision.

Now Jeff is going to tell us that he's 60 years old and has been listening to those old bores (Alf Newman etc) for decades, and has rejected them for being old bores.

Whatever.

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LOL... Now like I said, I do listen to older scores. The Fury, Jaws, King Kong, The Wizard of Oz..hell even almost all the older Godzilla scores. All of them way before my time. I'm only 26.

But I admit I don't have any of Alfred Newman or Miklos Rozsa. Probably because I do not like watching older movies unless it looks really interesting. There are tons of great films from before me that I have not watched. Mostly because I don't care to. I've heard and read and seen clips of Casablanca so much that I don't care to ever see it. But who knows.. maybe one day I'll give it a try.