The River Wild 2-CD & The Journey Inside

New Intrada releases

Intrada has released this week 2 new soundtracks. The first is the complete score + the unused score to The River Wild on a 2-CD set. The second release is David Shire's score to the IMAX film The Journey Inside.

Both Jerry Goldsmith's complete powerhouse score and Maurice Jarre's dynamic unused score together in exciting 2-CD set! Under director Curtis Hanson, Meryl Streep becomes sensational action heroine with husband David Strathairn, son Joseph Mazzello battling killers Kevin Bacon, John C. Reilly plus whitewater rapids, violent waterfalls shot on spectacular locations of Montana, southern Oregon. Incredible opportunity for listeners to hear two Academy Award-winning, top-drawer composers at peak of their craft, both commanding large orchestras - with two dramatically contrasting approaches to thrilling tale! Jarre approaches with epic, majestic David Lean-style main theme, numerous dramatic variants, culminating in powerful action finale with spectacular array of percussion in the spotlight. Jarre then allows room for traditional 'The Water Is Wide' before wrapping with rich statement of his own main theme plus fortissimo coda. 50-minute score is presented plus more than 20-minutes of additional cues and alternates. After producers deleted entire effort by Jarre, Goldsmith enters project with his own dynamic score. His thematic approach relies on traditional melody, given emotional resonance courtesy soaring solo trumpet quotes over expressive string harmonies. Once established, theme gives way to one of Goldsmith's best nineties devices: not just one but two important thematic ideas take over, competing for control through remainder of score. First is surging minor-key 'water' theme with imposing chords for dangerous currents. Second is five-note motif that becomes all-important Rambo-style action theme, usually connected with Strathairn as mild-mannered businessman who springs into action during second part of film. How this tiny idea grows in importance, now as solitary melodic percussion figure, now as soaring French horn melody, now as solo clarinet line, now as rhythmic ostinato against soaring minor-key 'water' theme becomes just one compelling aspect of knockout score! Also commanding attention is 10-minute action cue 'Vacation's Over', amongst composer's all-time greatest. Original RCA release offered just 30 minutes of score. New Intrada release not only premieres entire Jarre score but also doubles the amount of Goldsmith music with a half hour of previously unreleased score plus another 16-minutes of unused alternates. Jarre score recorded by Shawn Murphy at Sony Pictures Scoring, Goldsmith score recorded by Bruce Botnick at Todd-AO Scoring Stage. Entire 2-CD set presented from complete digital scoring session masters preserved by Universal in pristine condition and released courtesy Universal, RCA and Sony. Maurice Jarre, Jerry Goldsmith conduct. Intrada Special Collection release available while quantities and interest remain!

Track list

Disc One

1. Practice (2:24)
2. The Field (1:25)
3. Let’s Go Boys (1:26)
4. Here We Go (1:01)
5. No Favors (1:32)
6. Graffiti (1:38)
7. My Life (0:45)
8. Wade’s Over (3:20)
9. Same Old Story (2:13)
10. All Is Well (0:47)
11. Get The Drinks (4:00)
12. Stand Off (0:48)
13. Run Maggie (0:41)
14. Pictures (1:54)
15. Maggie’s Back (1:02)
16. Secrets (2:03)
17. Where Are You? (2:34)
18. Anything I Want (1:10)
19. The Raft (Original) (3:41)
20. Go, Mom (2:11)
21. What Happened? (2:41)
22. Do It! (2:53)
23. Ballast (Revised #1) (1:43)
24. Vacation’s Over (10:05)
25. One Left (Revised #1) (0:35)
26. Family Reunion (End Title), Cowboy Junkies (5:46)

The Extras
27. The Gun (Pizzicato Hits) (1:52)
28. The Raft (Revised) (3:42)
29. Now What? (Original) (1:44)
30. Ballast (Original) (1:18)
31. Ballast (Revised #2) (1:19)
32. One Left (Original) (0:36)
33. One Left (Revised #2) (0:37)
34. Great Timing (Original) (1:59)
35. “The Water Is Wide” (Electric Violin Version), arranged by Jerry Goldsmith (2:58)

Disc 2

1. The Bridge (2:59)
2. We All Go (3:58)
3. Wade Overboard (4:27)
4. The Stakes Just Got Higher (5:02)
5. Tom Lost (3:46)
6. The Cliff (2:32)
7. Ranger Danger (1:00)
8. Raft In Trouble (2:32)
9. Gail Strikes Back (1:30)
10. Hold On (4:28)
11. The Gauntlet (9:29)
12. Final Fight (2:06)
13. Reunion And End Title, Cowboy Junkies (6:33)

The Extras
14. Racing Victory (0:44)
15. Racing Victory, Alternate 1 (0:35)
16. Racing Victory, Alternate 2 (0:29)
17. Gail Leads, Alternate (0:13)
18. Maggie, Too (0:36)
19. Maggie, Too, Revised (0:36)
20. First Baggage (0:36)
21. First Baggage, Revised (0:28)
22. Rock Symbols (0:55)
23. Baggage Again (0:28)
24. Gail’s Advice (0:50)
25. Wade Shows The Gun (0:36)
26. Terry Hesitates (0:44)
27. Threats (0:18)
28. Wade And Terry Argue (0:34)
29. Tom’s Plan, Revised (0:22)
30. Twigs And Leaves (0:47)
31. Raft In Trouble, Revised (2:30)
32. Tom And Maggie (0:30)
33. Untie Us (0:43)
34. Final Fight, Revised (2:06)
35. Reunion, Version 2 (2:00)
36. Reunion, Version 3 (1:59)
37. Reunion, Version For Album (2:02)
38. Reunion, Version 4 (0:10)
39. “The Water Is Wide” (Traditional), Cowboy Junkies (3:10)

Rousing David Shire score makes CD premiere! 40-minute IMAX feature directed by Barnaby Jackson was showcase for special effects-laden journey into pioneering world of Intel, their Pentium processor, told via vivid sci-fi tale of alien race of Angorians arriving on Earth to harvest food, finding human's development of computer chip a threat. Surrounded by veteran team of filmmakers, David Shire found himself recording at MGM Pictures Scoring Stage 1 (now Sony Pictures Scoring) with ace mixer Dan Wallin and 80 musicians to record exciting, lavish original music. Best part: Shire eschews expected beeps and bleeps approach in favor of powerful, sonorous symphonic essay! Dynamic, thrilling, melodious! Shire immediately launches with kinetic primary theme, then works with numerous ideas both colorful, imposing. Highlights are many but standouts include mid-score introduction of lilting, gently sweeping secondary theme of 'FAB I', that becomes anchor for remainder of score. Rich major-key tune trades with primary theme to give score unusual thematic depth. Action music also abounds: 'Get Him!' deserves spotlight here, as does following 'In The Computer' sequence. Final portion of score warrants special attention: Shire reminds listeners of primary theme during 'Across The Critical Threshold' but wraps instead with definitive closing quote of secondary theme for 'End Title', bringing everything to rich major key finish. Stunning musical architecture offers much reward! Vibrant stereo recording (by Wallin), colorful orchestrations by Thomas Pasatieri, handsome graphic design by Joe Sikoryak, liner notes by Tim Greiving are all further assets to cool treat for David Shire fans! David Shire conducts. Intrada Special Collection release available while quantities and interest remain!

Track list

01. Main Title (3:09)
02. To The Cave (2:41)
03. The Cave I (2:58)
04. The Cave II (2:02)
05. The Cave III (4:30)
06. Chip Trip (2:26)
07. The FAB I (2:22)
08. The FAB II (2:28)
09. 3rd Middle Layer (2:54)
10. Get Him! (2:11)
11. In The Computer (4:31)
12. Across The Critical Threshold (2:10)
13. End Title (2:34)

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