Judge Dredd 2-CD and Return to Oz 2-CD

New releases Intrada

Intrada has released this week 2 fantastic soundtracks! The first is Alan Silvestri's Judge Dredd in a 2-CD set and the second release is David Shire's Return to Oz, also a 2-CD set!

Long-awaited restoration of full, action-packed Alan Silvestri soundtrack on 2 CDs! Danny Cannon directs, Sylvester Stallone stars, sizzling action in dystopian future abounds! Drawn from British comic magazine, movie literally bristles with excitement. Silvestri takes cue from hardcore-style action in film, creates masterful score with unusually strong, heroic major-key theme for Dredd, darker minor-key choral material for background story, pulsating orchestral rhythms to punctuate profuse, violent action. Dredd theme typically gets noble French horn, trumpet for leads but is flexible, also plays softly on flute in select sequences. Still, with action the name of the game, composer keeps momentum going throughout. Incredibly, Silvestri recorded some two hours of music for a picture ultimately running just 96 minutes! Explanation: He recorded lengthy score in London, selections of which appeared on Epic label in 1995 (paired with several songs) but post-production edits to film required him to make changes and record most of his score again! This time, sessions were held in Los Angeles - it is these performances that appear in finished film. New Intrada 2-CD set features both London, Los Angeles sessions! Courtesy Walt Disney and Sony Music, a treasure-chest full of previously unreleased music is the reward! Highlights are many but spotlight goes to revised finish to score: here, Silvestri concludes with heroic fanfare familiar from 1995 album but introduces all-new treatment for brief moment of optimism that adds weight, emotion to last scene before wrapping with magnificent fortissimo coda. One of the great film score endings! CD 1 offers score as heard in picture (including powerful 'revised' Main Title), CD 2 offers 45 minutes of early takes, alternates plus 4 tracks from original 1995 album in which unique assemblies were prepared. As a special 'extra', riveting original soundtrack performance of 'Judge Dredd - Trailer' by Jerry Goldsmith makes powerhouse finish to CD 1. Informative liner notes about entire film production by Tim Greiving, colorful graphic design by Joe Sikoryak, complete cue assembly details, musician lists for both Silvestri's Los Angeles sessions, Goldsmith's trailer sessions round out dynamic package. This one packs a punch! Alan Silvestri conducts his score, Jerry Goldsmith conducts his trailer. Intrada Special Collection release available while quantities and interest remain!

Track list

Disc One
1. Main Title Revised 5:00
2. Block War Revised 5:01
3. I’ve Heard It All Revised 2:23
4. Aspen Revised 3:25
5. It Ends 0:41
6. The Law 1:54
7. Pawn Shop 1:43
8. Parking Penalty 0:54
9. Dredd’s Arrest 1:32
10. Say It Ain’t So 2:23
11. Judgement Day 4:23
12. Hidden Photo 0:39
13. Shuttle Crash 2:37
14. Access Denied 1:03
15. Angel Family Values 6:01
16. We Created You 3:46
17. New Order Montage 2:12
18. Hershey’s Close Call 0:18
19. Janus! 0:57
20. Council Chaos Revised 7:30
21. Hershey’s Apartment 1:14
22. Twice You Owe Me 1:17
23. Griffin Gets It 0:58
24. Send In The Clones 1:15
25. New World Revised 7:47
26. Judge Dredd Trailer (Jerry Goldsmith) 0:47

Disc Two
1. Main Title 4:56
2. Block War 3:05
3. I’ve Heard It All 0:36
4. Dredd And Fargo 0:33
5. You’re A Legend 0:23
6. Aspen 2:27
7. Aspen Alternate 2:27
8. I Judged Him 0:56
9. Hershey Objects 0:21
10. Bon Appetite 1:42
11. Brief Reunion 1:32
12. Council Chaos 5:46
13. Choose 5:17
14. Choose Alternate 4:42
15. Choose Revised 5:14
16. New World 2:25
17. New World Alternate 2:25
18. Judgement Day 5:53
19. Block War 4:39
20. Angel Family 5:36
21. New World 9:13

David Shire's masterpiece gets the attention it deserves! 2-CD set offers entire 84-minute film score plus another 17 minutes of additional cues as well as complete album that was originally issued on Sonic Atmospheres. Fascinating differences between two versions abound: Initially presented in 1985 from Eric Tomlinson's live two-track session mixes plus select remixes, Shire originally chose 12 tracks, assembled them into beautiful, creative album. However, those mixes did not always contain variety of additional colors (tympani, xylophone, triangle, mandolin) as those were captured on separate channels of the 2' 24-track elements only - such as solo tympani at the start of 'Opening Sequence'. Shire expressed joy at having Intrada tackle the expense of locating complete session elements housed in Walt Disney vaults, restoring all tracks and allowing entire score to shine! Previously unreleased music is plentiful, including powerful 'Mombi's Awake' sequence, exciting 'Wheelers Pursue' cue, entire climactic 11-minute confrontation with Nome King, much more. Listeners can enjoy entire masterpiece in chronological sequence with everything Shire recorded in glorious full mixes as intended, then savor 1985 highlights album with sequencing designed for purely musical listening via abbreviated album mixes. Both offer rewards! Walter Murch tackles complex, dark story of Dorothy returning to magical land of Oz only to find all in ruins, her beloved friends gone. Shire frames magnificent score with genuine Americana warmth, tender sadness, wistful nostalgia - then fills musical canvas with incredible fantasia replete with themes for numerous new characters, dramatic passages, soaring climaxes, powerful action music, you name it. When all is finally said and done, Shire wraps with one of film score's all-time most sweeping, classic-style finales featuring Michael Davis, lead violinist of London Symphony Orchestra. Fun tidbit: At conclusion of moving finale, film wraps with rousing quote of Shire's 'rag march' idea. That also premiere's in this 2-CD release as an extra on disc 2. Detailed notes by Tim Greiving offer details of sumptuous production, beautiful graphics with 'flipper' cover design by Joe Sikoryak showcase two sides of legendary artist Drew Struzan. David Shire produces, supervises entire Intrada project. This is truly Shire's magnum opus come to life at last. Herbert Spencer orchestrates, David Shire, Harry Rabinowitz conduct London Symphony Orchestra. Intrada Special Collection release available while quantities and interest remain!

Track list

Disc One
1. Opening Sequence (With Sweeteners) 3:10
2. Finding The Key 0:45
3. The Ride To Dr. Worley’s 2:13
4. Ozma In Reflection 0:55
5. Upstairs At Dr. Worley’s 4:47
6. The Headphones/Flight In The Storm 3:43
7. Oz/The Ruined House 5:11
8. The Deserted City 3:56
9. Tik Tok (Revised) 3:10
10. The Hall Of Heads 3:01
11. Jack Pumpkinhead 3:20
12. Here’s What We Have To Do 2:05
13. Mombi’s Awake 3:45
14. Flight Of The Gump (Revised 1) 4:23
15. Mombi’s Mandolin 2/Wheelers Pursue/Crash Landing 3:28
16. Where Are We Anyway?/Yes, Your Majesty/Into The Nome King’s Lair 3:31
17. Don’t Cry/Where’s Dorothy? 1:41
18. We Accept 0:50
19. Wrong Guess 0:24
20. Farewell To Pumpkinhead/Tunnel Charge 1/Tunnel Charge 2 1:46
21. Ruby Slippers Colloquy 3:34
22. The Ornament Room 2:32
23. You’re All That’s Left 0:41
24. One Guess Left/But Not For Much Longer/ 11:01

Disc Two
1. Cheering Bridge/Goodbye 4:52
2. Just A Reflection/End Credits 5:56

The Extras (Alternate Cues)
3. Tik Tok (Original) 3:05
4. Mombi’s Mandolin 1 (From Stereo Stems) 0:57
5. Flight Of The Gump (Mix 2) 3:58
6. Flight Of The Gump (Revised 2) 4:00
7. We Accept (Film Assembly) 1:39
8. Triumphal March (End Credits Part 2) 0:41
9. The Return To Oz Rag March 2:46

Original 1985 Soundtrack Album
10. Dorothy Remembers/Home/The Ride To Dr. Worley’s 4:22
11. Ozma/The Flight In The Storm 3:56
12. Oz/The Ruined House 4:54
13. The Deserted City/The Wheelers/Tik Tok 4:58
14. Mombi’s Hall Of Heads 2:47
15. Jack Pumpkinhead 2:49
16. The Flight Of The Gump 4:00
17. Dorothy And The Nome King/The Ornament Room 4:27
18. The Defeat Of The Nome King/The Restoration 6:11
19. The Mirror 2:34
20. Finale And End Credits (Theme From Return To Oz) 4:30
21. The Return To Oz Rag March 2:46