Far and Away

La-La Land Records, in association with Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Geffen Records, proudly present the remastered and expanded 2-CD reissue of renowned composer John Williams’ (Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Superman: The Movie, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial), original motion picture score to the 1992 period drama Far and Away, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Bob Dolman.

La-La Land Records, in association with Universal Pictures, Imagine Entertainment and Geffen Records, proudly present the remastered and expanded 2-CD reissue of renowned composer John Williams’ (Close Encounters Of The Third Kind, Superman: The Movie, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial), original motion picture score to the 1992 period drama Far and Away, starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, directed by Ron Howard and produced by Brian Grazer, Ron Howard and Bob Dolman.

Maestro John Williams unleashes a powerhouse orchestral score for this lavish and historic romantic epic, set against the giant canvas of the Oklahoma Land Rush of the early 1890s.
With powerful contributions from legendary Irish musicmakers The Chieftains, Williams creates a musicscape that swells with traditional Irish sounds and themes -- expertly blended within the dramatic and romantic orchestral swirl.

This restored 2-CD release showcases this glorious music in deluxe fashion – with the composer’s original score as recorded for the film expanded beyond its original 1992 soundtrack and featuring a selection of alternate cues.
Produced, edited and mastered by Mike Matessino and supervised by the composer, this expanded 2-CD program also takes you behind the film and its score with Matessino’s exclusive liner notes. Jim Titus provides the classic art direction.

This is a limited edition release of 3500 units.

Far and Away is a 1992 American epic romantic adventure drama film directed by Ron Howard from a script by Howard and Bob Dolman. It stars Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Robert Prosky, Thomas Gibson.

In this epic Ron Howard film, Joseph Donelly (Tom Cruise) is an impoverished 19th-century Irish tenant farmer who has recently lost both his father and his home to the agents of his unscrupulous landlord.
On a mission to avenge his family's injustice at the hands of the ruthless land baron Joseph meets the landlord's daughter and the two run off to America together where the girl expects to claim a piece of land for herself in the Oklahoma Land Rush.
After she is robbed on the boat that carries them to America, they arrive with nary a penny and struggle just to keep their heads above water in the slums of Boston.
After a series of serious set-backs they do eventually work their way out West, where Joseph must fight to realize his dream and claim a piece of the American Dream for himself -- and where they finally acknowledge their love for each other.
Shot in wide-screen Panavision, the movie was filmed on-location in Ireland and Montana….

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