Harold Faltermeyer – The Running Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (The Deluxe Edition)

 

The Running Man is a 1987 American dystopian action film directed by Paul Michael Glaser and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, and Jesse Ventura. The film is set in a dystopian United States between 2017 and 2019, featuring a television show where convicted criminal "runners" must escape death at the hands of professional killers. It is loosely based on the 1982 novel The Running Man written by Stephen King and published under the pseudonym Richard Bachman.

The Running Man: The Deluxe Edition, was composed by Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Cop, Top Gun, Cop Out, and Top Gun, Maverick). The original (1987) 17 track album has been expanded to 35 tracks, which includes additional music and unreleased and alternate cues. The album was remastered by Chas Ferry from the original Paramount Pictures sources.

The Running Man: The Deluxe Edition

Michael Hodges & Gerald Trottman – Blade Runner Black Lotus (Original Score)

 

Blade Runner: Black Lotus is an animated television series based on the Blade Runner franchise, which itself is based on the 1968 novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick. The series aired from November 2021 to February 2022. Black Lotus takes place in Los Angeles in 2032, ten years into the aftermath of Blade Runner: Black Out 2022, but before 2036: Nexus Dawn, and centers on a female replicant protagonist. It also includes "familiar" characters from the Blade Runner universe.

The musical score by Michael Hodges & Gerald Trottman is an ambient/electronic production that pays homage to the original movie score by Vangelis with powerful beats and synthesizers combined with a dark classical theme.

This is a digital release only and not available on CD.

1 Lotus Aris

2 Am I Human

3 Arrival

4 Marco

5 Attempted Escape

6 Banister

7 Fading Memories

8 Execution

9 Liftoff

10 My Discovery

11 Fit For The Fight

12 Face To Face

13 Beyond The Void

14 Fountain Avenue

15 Hunting Prey

16 Dr. M

17 Escaping Dr. M

18 Not So Simple

19 New Horizon

20 Eliminate Lotus

21 Hunt Her Down

22 Off Limits

23 Raging Battle

24 Hidden Enemy

25 Voight Kampff

26 Security Breach

27 Powerless

28 Skidrow

29 Unshackled

30 Unstoppable

31 Sacrifice

32 Superior One

Blade Runner Black Lotus

Giorgio Moroder - Midnight Express (Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

 

Midnight Express is a 1978 prison drama film directed by Alan Parker, produced by David Puttnam and written by Oliver Stone, based on Billy Hayes's 1977 non-fiction book Midnight Express. It stars Brad Davis, Irene Miracle, Bo Hopkins, Paolo Bonacelli, Paul L. Smith, Randy Quaid, Norbert Weisser, Peter Jeffrey and John Hurt.

Released on October 6, 1978, by Casablanca Records, the soundtrack to Midnight Express was composed by Italian synth-pioneer Giorgio Moroder. The score won the Academy Award for Best Original Score in 1979.

1        Chase    8:26
2        Love's Theme    5:34
3        (Theme From) Midnight Express    4:41
4        Istanbul Blues 3:20
5        The Wheel    2:25
6        Istanbul Opening    4:44
7        Cacaphoney    2:57
8        (Theme From) Midnight Express 4:47

 Midnight Express

 

Ad Astra (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) - music by Max Richter, Lorne Balfe, Nils Frahm ‎

 

 Tracklist
–Max Richter     To The Stars     3:30
–Max Richter     Encounter     5:18
–Max Richter     Cosmic Drone Gateway     2:57
–Max Richter     I Put All That Away     3:27
–Max Richter     A Trip To The Moon     4:36
–Max Richter     Terra Incognita     2:49
–Max Richter     Ex Luna Scientia - Requiem     5:17
–Max Richter     Journey Sequence     3:20
–Max Richter     The Rings Of Saturn     2:57
–Max Richter     The Wanderer     4:50
–Max Richter     Erbarme Dich     3:38
–Max Richter     Forced Entry     2:27
–Max Richter     Preludium     4:02
–Max Richter     Resonantia     3:00
–Max Richter     Let There Be Light     2:18
–Max Richter     Ursa Minor - Visions     3:14
–Max Richter     Event Horizon     6:13
–Max Richter     Musurgia Universalis     3:05
–Max Richter     You Have To Let Me Go     5:56
–Max Richter     Tuesday (Voiceless)     21:08
–Lorne Balfe     Opening     2:37
–Lorne Balfe     Briefing     2:32
–Lorne Balfe     Space Journey     2:39
–Lorne Balfe     Rover Ride     2:51
–Lorne Balfe     Pirate Attack     2:48
–Lorne Balfe     Orbs     3:44
–Lorne Balfe     Underground Lake     2:15
–Lorne Balfe     Trip To Neptune     5:02
–Nils Frahm     Says     8:18

 Ad Astra

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Thomas Dolby – The Gate To The Mind's Eye Soundtrack

 

The Mind's Eye series consists of several art films rendered using computer-generated imagery of varying levels of sophistication, with original music scored note-to-frame. The series was conceived by Steven Churchill of Odyssey Productions in 1990. It was produced, directed, conceptualized and edited by Jan Nickman of Miramar Productions and produced by Churchill.

The Gate to the Mind's Eye was released on June 30, 1994, featured music by Thomas Dolby and also continued the trend of vocal tracks, with five of its nine segments including vocals: "Armageddon", a sequence depicting massive devastation; "Neo", an astronomy-themed song; "Valley of the Mind's Eye", a song about the progress of human technology; "Nuvogue", the first jazz track in the series; and "Quantum Mechanic", starring guest vocalist Dr. Fiorella Terenzi. 

Tracklist
1        Armageddon
2        Planet Of Lost Souls
3        Big Bang Backwards
4        N.E.O.
        The Ascent Of Man, Parts I-VI
5a        Iceflow   
5b        Harpmonic   
5c        The Power Of Dreams   
5d        The Ancients   
5e        Cluny   
5f        Mosaic   
6        Valley Of The Mind's Eye
7        Nuvogue
8        Quantum Mechanic
9        Moonbase

 The Gate To The Mind's Eye

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Crash....original motion picture soundtrack...music by Mark Isham

Mark Isham ‎– Crash (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genre: Electronic, Stage & Screen
Style: Ambient, Modern Classical, Score
Release Date: 7 Jun 2005

 Tracklist
–Mark Isham     Crash     3:21
–Mark Isham     Go Forth My Son     0:57
–Mark Isham     Hands In Plain Sight     3:48
–Mark Isham     ... Safe Now     1:04
–Mark Isham     No Such Things As Monsters     3:59
–Mark Isham     Find My Baby     4:24
–Mark Isham     Negligence     2:56
–Mark Isham     Flames     7:59
–Mark Isham     Siren     4:41
–Mark Isham     A Really Good Cloak     3:29
–Mark Isham     A Harsh Warning     2:51
–Mark Isham     Saint Christopher     1:56
–Mark Isham     Sense Of Touch     6:44
–Bird York     In The Deep     5:56
–Stereophonics     Maybe Tomorrow     4:34

 CRASH

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The Last of the Mohicans original motion picture soundtrack..music by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman

 

The score for Michael Mann's Last of the Mohicans is one of the most acclaimed works of modern film music. Composed by Trevor Jones and Randy Edelman, these 16 tracks wonderfully convey the scope and majesty of the Academy Award winning film. Features "I Will Find You" by Clannad.

The reason that there are two composers is that co-writer/director Michael Mann originally tasked Jones with composing and performing an electronic score, then realized late in the production process that an orchestral score would work better for a historical epic such as The Last of the Mohicans. Rushed to compose a new score, Jones didn't have time to finish scoring the movie, so Edelman was brought in to compose a handful of pieces. Mann ended up having it both ways, as Jones provided an orchestral score and Edelman a mostly electronic one.

                                           The Last of the Mohicans

 

 

 

Anima Mundi ... original soundtrack recording ... music by Philip Glass

Anima Mundi is a triumph both experimentally and cathartically coaxing the listener to the edge of their seat and transporting to an "aural theme park", a feat worthy of John Williams or James Horner. It creates a genuinely engaging musical experience in the minimalist style. Philip Glass fans will adore the variety of rhythmic, harmonic and melodic material, and it's unlike anything else he's done.

While there are clearly moments when it's doing it's duty as a sound track, the overarching theme is one of primal, unadorned noise-making, only orchestrated.

Anima Mundi

The Killing Fields...original film soundtrack...music by Mike Oldfield

The Killing Fields (Original Film Soundtrack) was Mike Oldfield’s 10th studio album and soundtrack album to Roland Joffé’s drama film of the same name. Originally released on 26th November 1984, it spawned one single, Étude (Theme From The Killing Fields).

Mike Oldfield's first and really only venture into scoring a movie. It is a beautiful score with very emotionally charged music. The strong, unique, and sometimes stirring music covers a range from classical, to metallic, to light rock, to ethnic. Oldfield was reluctant to accept this assignment due to the nature of the film and his peaceful nature. He wanted to let people feel the horror of war, and was very successful. The music he created was powerful, and very ethereal in nature throughout the piece.

The Killing Fields

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Plunkett and Macleane - Original Motion Picture Score by Craig Armstrong

Genre: Electronic, Classical
Style: Trip Hop, Breaks, Score, Downtempo, Contemporary
Year: 1999

Craig Armstrong proved with his Romeo and Juliet score that he can seamlessly mix several genres of music together to create a singular sonic experience. Many have complained that the modern sound of Plunkett and Macleane completely contradicted the movie's pre-industrial revolution setting. But it works in ways a period score would fail.


There's something here for everyone who uses a movie score for imagination fuel. Plunkett and Macleane is full of tension, booming bass, orchestra, angelic voices, nervous sound effects and haunting ambience, and exciting 'driving' pieces that are sure to get your blood flowing. (Amazon review by Inspector Gadget)

Plunkett and Macleane

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official soundtrack release to the movie LONDON FIELDS with music by Adam Barber

Ingrooves Music Group recently released the official soundtrack to the 2018 film LONDON FIELDS. Based on the international best-seller by Martin Amis, the film stars Amber Heard, Billy Bob Thornton, Jim Sturgess, Theo James and Cara Delevingne.


LONDON FIELDS is a tantalizing, ultra-modern murder mystery about a murder that hasn't taken place yet, a darkly comic vision of a world on the brink of collapse in which every character--and society itself--has a rendezvous with death.  

The LONDON FIELDS score is written and produced by Adam Barber. Currently living in Los Angeles, his work ranges from film and television, to concert works and collaborations with Indy Artists such as Meghan Toohey from The Cold and Lovely and performing in the Doom Metal group, The Stoning. Other current work includes original music work for the technology not-for-profit MOBI consortium and an independent horror film titled, Extremity. In addition to scoring LONDON FIELDS, Adam is the executive music producer, music supervisor and music editor of the film. From beginning to end, LONDON FIELDS is punctuated by his hybrid use of traditional orchestral elements juxtaposed with electronica and traditional jazz quartet. 

For London Fields, Adam tracked strings in Budapest with Budapest Scoring and recorded the film’s smaller jazz-influenced ensemble in Los Angeles between his home studio and Grammy Artist Jeff Lorber’s Enchanted Way Studio’s in Pacific Palisades. The score mixer is Brad Haehnel. Throughout the score, Adam creates lush synth textures, rich with orchestral strings and performs on various instruments including electric bass, piano, Wurlitzer, marimba and vibes. Some of the score’s electronic and keyboard textures feature music software by the company Arturia, in particular, the Filters, Buchla Easel V and authentic sounding Wurli V. 

While recording, Adam tracked as much as possible, the featured instrumentalists, his Rhodes Mark II Stage piano and Rhodes Bass Piano, through Ruper Neve Design’s Shelford Channel Strips; his favorite pre-amp and DI. Featured instrumentalists are: Paul Morin on double bass, Wes Smith on tenor,  baritone saxaphone and clarinet, Perice Pope on flugelhorn and trumpet with harmon mute and Gary Novak on drums.

Marty's review: the soundtrack to London Fields is a very powerful and creative mix of various musical genres from jazz to classical to electronica. Composer Adam Barber has used an array of instruments and musicians to convey multiple images in a soundscape that is highly listenable as a standout album.

Aeon Flux...original motion picture soundtrack...music by Graeme Revell

Set 400 years in the future, disease has wiped out the majority of Earth's population except for one walled, protected city-state, Bregna, ruled by a congress of scientists. The story centers on Aeon Flux (Charlize Theron), the top operative in the underground "Monican" rebellion, led by the Handler (Frances McDormand). When Aeon is sent on a mission to kill a government leader, she uncovers a world of secrets. The exciting and evocative score for the film was composed by Graeme Revell, a master at exploring the dark side of such film worlds as Sin City and The Crow.

After the project bounced from Teddy Shapiro to Reinhold Heil and Johnny Klimek, Aeon Flux finally landed in Graeme Revell's studio, giving him another action flick to score in less than two weeks (remember Tomb Raider anyone?) Stylistically, the result is similar to Tomb Raider, with dominating electronics, but ends up being a more enjoyable listen. Beyond the electronics, Revell takes advantage of sliding cellos and solo vocals in the background to add an Asian feel ("Torture Garden"). Even some of the more ambient parts to the score have piano or other solo instruments accompanying the sounds, making the music easier to listen to ("Cloning Discovery").

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The Last Samurai...Original Motion Picture Score...Music by Hans Zimmer

This was Hans Zimmer's 100th score since beginning his film career in 1988. A pioneer of fusing both the electronic and orchestral and the Westernized with the indigenous, Zimmer does both here with skill, drawing heavily on samples of the traditional Taiko (a massive Japanese drum) for its rhythmic action sequences, while constructing a melodic Western motif for Tom Cruise's character that's both centerpiece and counterpoint for the score's trans-cultural intent. Aside from the brief, ominous thunder of the expected action/suspense boilerplate, Zimmer has constructed passages of gentle, Asian-inflected pastoralism that have parallels with much of his evocative work on The Thin Red Line. Those cues are the score's very soul, a canvas against which his more traditional themes reverberate all the stronger.

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