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Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	I just read that La La Records is planning to issue a legit Breakheart Pass. I think that's great and welcome seeing this one finally being made available to the masses. Just as importantly, I think this is the week that La La releases King Kong vs Godzilla, a wonderful score by Akira Ifukube. The number of domestic Ifukube releases has increased exponentially lately & that's a great thing.
posted 01-24-2006 06:08 PM PT (US)

moontrekker Standard Userer	Yes Godzilla vs King Kong is on preorder and my hot little preorder finger is ready for Breakheart Pass. Way to go LaLa sd
posted 01-24-2006 06:12 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	L2 never made it clear whether they were releasing KK vs G in stereo or not. There is a rare Japanese stereo and a more common Japanese mono and so Ifukube fans would love to see a domestic stereo. As for the score itself, it has a few cues of great chanting for the island natives, some based on actual Anu islander chants. Godzilla is represented for the first real time by his 'Appearance of Godzilla' motif (it's there in a sort of pre-natal state in one cue of the original Godzilla score) which will accompany him nearly everytime he shows up in his films from then on. King Kong is represented by these weird sliding effects in the brass. For me the 2 highlights of the score are the fugal "The Plan to Transport King Kong", and "King Kong vs Godzilla-II", a great pulsing ostinato set against electronics that sound like a musical saw. [Message edited by Lou Goldberg on 01-26-2006]
posted 01-25-2006 09:58 AM PT (US)

BMikeJ Standard Userer	<<KING KONG VS. GODZILLA SHIPPING FEB 7th, 2005 First time ever on CD in North America! Presenting the original motion picture soundtrack to the classic 1962 Toho Studios monster thriller "King Kong Vs. Godzilla." Legendary composer Akira Ifukube ("Godzilla") fashions a spellbinding orchestral score to chronicle this one-of-a-kind battle between two of filmdom's most beloved creatures. Remastered from Toho Studio vault sources, with bonus tracks and featuring exclusive liner notes, this is the definitive release of Ifukube's amazing score. Godzilla celebrated his 50th Anniversary in 2004 with many worldwide events and King Kong has seen a resurgence of interest with the new Peter Jackson film and a new DVD release of the original movie. TRACK LISTING 1. Main Title (2:02) 2. Series of World Wonders (0:09) 3. The Sparkling Iceberg / Pashin Commercial (1:20) 4. Fujita & Fumiko (4:30) 5. The Seahawk in Crisis / Great News Gathering Team Departure (4:33) 6. The Seahawk’s S.O.S. (1:58) 7. Faro Island (0:47) 8. The Natives (0:57) 9. Southern Island Tale (1:50) 10. Thunder and the Devil / Fumiko’s Misgivings (2:18) 11. Godzilla’s Resurrection (1:42) 12. The Cry of the Devil / A Prayer to the Rolling Thunder (2:12) 13. The Devil of the South Seas / Drums of Battle / Giant Octopus vs. King Kong (4:57) 14. The Sleeping Devil (3:13) 15. The Terror of Godzilla (3:36) 16. The Invincible King Kong / Preparation for Operation "Burial" (1:00) 17. King Kong vs. Godzilla I (2:42) 18. Preparations for Operation "One Million Volts" (0:24) 19. Operation "Burial" (0:53) 20. Operation "Burial" Fails (0:13) 21. Operation "One Million Volts" I (0:59) 22. Operation "One Million Volts" II (2:13) 23. Kong Shows Up in Tokyo (2:05) 24. The Plan to Rescue Fumiko I (2:17) 25. The Plan to Rescue Fumiko II (2:44) 26. The Plan to Transport King Kong (2:13) 27. King Kong Advances on Fuji (2:07) 28. The Confrontation at Fuji (2:07) 29. King Kong’s Resurrection (1:41) 30. King Kong vs. Godzilla II (1:59) 31. Ending (0:21) BONUS MATERIAL: 32. Main Title (mono) (2:02) 33. Main Title (a cappella) (3:44) All music composed by AKIRA IFUKUBE (except #4 & 9) COMING SOON: FEBRUARY: THE BIG EMPTY Limited Edition pressing of Brian Tyler’s score to cult sci-fi/comedy-drama starring Jon Faverau MARCH: BREAKHEART PASS Music by Jerry Goldsmith This Limited Edition pressing is the first official release of the complete score from the 1975 Charles Bronson western, digitally transferred and remastered from the original mono master tapes from the Sony Pictures vaults. APRIL: FARSCAPE CLASSICS: VOL 2 Music by Guy Gross Another Limited Edition featuring two more complete episode scores And more surprises to come!!! www.lalalandrecords.com>> Great news... I'm sure Peter will be listing these titles as they appear.
posted 01-25-2006 01:30 PM PT (US)

PeterK FishChip	Thanks Mike. KKvsG has been listed for pre-order in the MM store for several weeks. Is it in stereo or not? I see one of the "bonus" tracks is in mono, so I assume the rest is in stereo. No mention of number of units for Breakheart Pass. 1k, 2k, 5k?
posted 01-25-2006 01:53 PM PT (US)

La La Land Records Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by PeterK: Thanks Mike. KKvsG has been listed for pre-order in the MM store for several weeks. Is it in stereo or not? I see one of the "bonus" tracks is in mono, so I assume the rest is in stereo. *No mention of number of units for Breakheart Pass. 1k, 2k, 5k?* Yes, it's in stereo. Breakheart is limited to 3000 units. Big Empty is limited to 1500 units. Best, MV
posted 01-25-2006 06:05 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	LOL. I originally saw King Kong vs Godzilla in 1961 at the Cowtown Drivein there at the corner of Jacksboro Highway and River Oaks Blvd. It was a dollar a carload there then. We laughed all the way through it. I saw a bit of this on TV awhile back and noticed some of Hans J. Salter and Skinner music dubbed near the end of the battle. It cracked me up when I heard it. As the helicopter pilot yelled out when he saw Godzilla, "Look, its Godzilla!" when it broke out of the ice. He could hardly see it and had no idea what it was but he knew instantly. Aw, instant recognition, so good. J.
posted 01-25-2006 09:37 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	L2's LOST IN SPACE 2CD 40th anniversary discs just came through the door here. Awesome stuff. And Williams's 3rd season title is a one-minute masterpiece of speed & fun. I hit the repeat button and it just went over & over & over and I never tired of it. I loved the design choice to have a circle of photos of all the LIS composers surround an image of the LIS cast. Glad to have this. Now if L2 would only get all the Leith Stevens scores from LIS, Time Tunnel, Land of the Giants, and VoyageTTBOTS together on one disc (or 2 discs)....
posted 01-26-2006 12:23 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	Actually since it's La La Land, I guess that makes it L3, doesn't it?
posted 01-26-2006 12:26 AM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Lou, I bought the CD with Derelict and Mr Nobody awhile back. Its pretty good. J.
posted 01-26-2006 05:03 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Standard Userer	Looking forward to that new Breakheart with those additional cues with great sound for a change. Those triple copied LPs and so forth in past had awful sound and missed so much of the great music, especially that one good fight action cue there near the end. Great stuff. J.
posted 01-29-2006 11:52 AM PT (US)

shrubber Standard Userer	Better get the plastic ready - Breakheart Pass is going to sell out pretty darn fast.
posted 01-30-2006 05:36 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	More Kudos to L3 for arranging a big get-together of composers like Chris Young & Brian Tyler for a public CD signing in LA. I don't know when & who & what all the details are so don't ask me more. Maybe someone else will chime in here. Sure, they're pushing the product, but to get a bunch of composers together and have them meet the public for autographs is a real plus in my book. Go guys go!
posted 02-06-2006 09:57 AM PT (US)

BMikeJ Standard Userer	From La-La-Land's website... <<“MAESTROS OF HORROR” A HORROR COMPOSERS SIGNING EVENT WITH Christopher Young, John Harrison, Brian Tyler, Tyler Bates, Nathan Barr and Chris Lennertz Saturday, Feb 11th, 2:00pm at Dark Delicacies 4213 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505 Dark Delicacies and La-La Land Records present a rare opportunity to meet and greet some of horrordom’s most exciting talents… the composers who put all the musical thrills and chills into your favorite horror films. The composers will sign more than one item, but one of the items must be a soundtrack CD (from that composer) purchased at Dark Delicacies. Composers in attendance will be: Christopher Young (HELLRAISER, SPECIES, THE GIFT, SPIDERMAN 3) CDs for purchase at Dark Delicacies by Mr. Young are THE FLY II (with THE FLY), THE EXORCISM OF EMILY ROSE and THE GRUDGE John Harrison (DAY OF THE DEAD, CREEPSHOW, EFFECTS) CDs for purchase at Dark Delicacies from Mr. Harrison are TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE: THE MOVIE, CREEPSHOW, and DAY OF THE DEAD: LIMITED EDITION and EFFECTS: LIMITED EDITION Brian Tyler (CONSTANTINE, BUBBA HO-TEP, TIMELINE, GODSEND, FRAILTY) CDs for purchase at Dark Delicacies by Mr. Tyler are CONSTANTINE, DARKNESS FALLS, TERROR TRACT and MORE Tyler Bates (DAWN OF THE DEAD 2004, THE DEVIL’S REJECTS, SLITHER) CD for purchase at Dark Delicacies by Mr. Bates is THE DEVIL’S REJECTS Nathan Barr (CABIN FEVER, CLUB DREAD, HOSTEL, DUKES OF HAZARD) CDs for purchase at Dark Delicacies by Mr. Barr are CABIN FEVER, HOSTEL Christopher Lennertz (TV’s SUPERNATURAL, SAINT SINNER, MEDAL OF HONOR and GUN videogames) CD for purchase at Dark Delicacies by Mr. Lennertz is CLIVE BARKER PRESENTS SAINT SINNER For more info on Dark Delicacies, this event, and upcoming events, visit www.darkdel.com>>
posted 02-06-2006 04:53 PM PT (US)

BMikeJ Standard Userer	Just thought I would bump this thread back up to get everybody's attention. Anybody planning on going?
posted 02-11-2006 03:01 AM PT (US)

BMikeJ Standard Userer	Now that's what I call a wonderful way to spend an afternoon... I was at the signing this afternoon at Dark Delicacies in Burbank and had a great time... I also saw our own Bond1965 there, my friend, James. Didn't see too many other people there from either of the boards. Dan Goldwasser was on hand to document the event. For those of you that are big horror fans and find yourselves in Burbank, check out Dark Delicacies! They have a great selection of horror themed books, DVDs, CDs, etc. It's a well-lit establishment, staffed with friendly people. I will definitely be going back there to browse their paperback selection... There was a really good turnout for the signing. There had to have been at least 100 people queueing up around 2:00. It was a great pleasure to meet the composers and everybody seemed to be having a good time. I can't remember the last time I heard of a signing event with so many composers together at the same time... I hope this sort of thing happens more often.
posted 02-11-2006 09:15 PM PT (US)

BMikeJ Standard Userer	Here is a link to some pictures of the event... Pictures taken by Jonathan Broxton. Astute viewers will see me lurking in the background of Nathan Barr's pic, on the right, with special guest star, MVG's chin. http://www.moviemusicuk.us/compsigning.htm [Message edited by BMikeJ on 02-12-2006]
posted 02-12-2006 01:15 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	Ford really does look like Gus from the Composed & Conducted comic!
posted 02-13-2006 08:11 PM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	As cool as it would have been to meet and greet with Tyler, Young, and Bates; the thought of ever seeing Ford Thaxton live and in the flesh gives me the worst kind of creeps that even Young himself couldn't score properly.
posted 02-14-2006 01:23 AM PT (US)

BMikeJ Standard Userer	That's your loss. I see Ford all the time and am happy to call him my friend.
posted 02-14-2006 04:30 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	I shouldn't rag on Ford. His bark is worse than his bite. But, like me at times, he does seem to have the talent to rub people the wrong way.
posted 02-14-2006 11:56 AM PT (US)

nuts_score Standard Userer	quote: Originally posted by Lou Goldberg: I shouldn't rag on Ford. His bark is worse than his bite. But, like me at times, he does seem to have the talent to rub people the wrong way. Everyone really does.
posted 02-14-2006 11:48 PM PT (US)

Mark Hatfield Standard Userer	This kind of shindig, along with stuff like the Screamfest horror film festival at Universal City each October, has me really looking forward to moving back this summer. Oh....you, too, Mike.
posted 02-15-2006 10:28 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Standard Userer	Jehosafat! It's Hatfield! I thoughts you waz dead and buried. E-mail me immediately at louisg@umich.edu I mean it seriously & sincerely. I'd love to hear from you again. I hope you're doing well.
posted 02-15-2006 10:32 AM PT (US)

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