Showing posts with label Stephen King. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Stephen King. Show all posts

Friday, November 10, 2017

Varèse Sarabande Records sets 'Stephen King Soundtrack Collection' for release

Fans of great soundtracks –  and author Stephen King – will want to get this special audio set!



VARÈSE SARABANDE RECORDS ANNOUNCES
STEPHEN KING SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION – LIMITED EDITION BOX SET FEATURING
FOUR CLASSIC SCORES ON EIGHT CDs
 
Dreamcatcher (2-CD Deluxe Edition) – James Newton Howard
The Stand (2-CD Deluxe Edition) – W.G. Snuffy Walden
The Shining (3-CD Set) – Nicholas Pike
Firestarter – Tangerine Dream


November 10, 2017– Los Angeles, CA – Varèse Sarabande Records is proud to announce a new 8-CD box set celebrating the music of four classic Stephen King titles – DREAMCATCHER, FIRESTARTER, THE STAND and THE SHINING.  The limited edition STEPHEN KING SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION box set (1500 units) is designed to pay tribute to Stephen King paperbacks with a 24-page bound booklet. 
 
Two beloved titles are featuring expanded editions.  The 1994 post-apocalyptic mini-series THE STAND, earned prolific composer W. G. Snuffy Walden an EMMY® nomination that year.  The four-part mini-series boasted an all-star cast including Gary Sinise, Rob Lowe, Molly Ringwald, Ray Walston, Ruby Dee, and Ossie Davis.  Directed by Lawrence Kasdan, 2003’s DREAMCATCHER features original music by Academy Award® nominee James Newton Howard.  Both are being released as 2-CD deluxe editions.
 
One of the earlier Stephen King books to be adapted into film, FIRESTARTER features original music by Tangerine Dream – and is being reissued for the first time in almost 15 years.  The film launched Drew Barrymore into superstardom, following her introduction as Gertie in E.T. two years earlier.  The album is considered the crowning achievement from one of the band's most prolific lineups (Edgar Froese, Christopher Franke, and Johannes Schmoelling).
 
The 1997 three-part mini-series THE SHINING is being presented on a 3-CD set, one disc for each night of the special event series.  The origin of the miniseries is attributed to King’s dissatisfaction with the 1980 adaptation directed by Stanley Kubrick.  The mini-series was shot at The Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO) – which was the hotel that inspired King to write the book in the first place.  The Nicholas Pike-penned score is being released commercially for the first time.
 
Housing the collection is a 24-page bound booklet, featuring liner notes by Randall D. Larson with original art by Shawn Conn.
 
STEPHEN KING SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION will be available directly from Varèse Sarabande Records www.varesesarabande.com on November 10, 2017.
 
DREAMCATCHER
Four disillusioned friends take a camping trip, but the town they are vacationing in comes under attack from extra-terrestrial parasites which threaten all life on Earth.
 
 
Disc One:
1. Main Titles (2:47)
2. Finding The Keys / Be Careful (2:15)
3. Accident / To The Cabin (2:03)
4. Gathering Wood / Remembering Duddits (1:01)
5. Memory Warehouse (0:35)
6. Toasting Duddit (0:53)
7. Saving Duddits (2:56)
8. Finding Rick (1:50)
9. Animal Exodus (3:43)
10. The Bathroom / What Is It? (3:55)
11. Weasel Kills Beaver (5:43)
12. Military Moves In (1:06)
13. Scout's Honor (2:43)
14. Becky Bleeds (1:14)
15. Weasel Attacks Pete (3:32)
16. Jonesy And Gray Debate (5:00)
17. Henry Returns To The Cabin (4:20)
18. Boys Find Josie (4:19)
 
Disc Two:
1. I'm That Monster (3:50)
2. Gray Kills Pete / Trucker (2:37)
3. Jonesy Gets Files (2:10)
4. Soldiers Find Henry (2:27)
5. Reading Curtis' Mind (0:45)
6. Henry Tells Owen (2:49)
7. Owen Rescues Henry (1:08)
8. Jonesy Calls Henry (2:06)
9. Picking Up Duddits (2:54)
10. Killing Trooper (1:06)
11. Duddits Tells Story (3:27)
12. Curtis Takes Chopper (3:18)
13. Curtis And Owen Battle (2:55)
14. Owen Dead (2:06)
15. Mr. Gray Go Away (3:35)
16. Duddits and Mr. Gray (2:40)
17. It's Over (0:37)
18. End Credits (5:37)
 
 
 
FIRESTARTER
After taking part in an experiment, a college couple acquires telekinetic powers; subsequently their daughter Charlene (“Charlie”) is born with Pyrokinesis. They go on the run to keep the child from becoming weaponized by government agents.
 
Disc Three:
 
1. Crystal Voice (3:13)
2. The Run (4:53)
3. Testlab (4:04)
4. Charly The Kid (3:58)
5. Escaping Point (5:13)
6. Rainbirds Move (2:36)
7. Burning Force (4:24)
8. Between Realities (3:01)
9. Shop Territory (3:19)
10. Flash Final (5:19)
11. Out Of The Heat (2:33)
 
 
THE SHINING
Spending the winter alone with his family as caretakers in a remote hotel, a recovering alcoholic wrestles with his personal demons – and plenty more coming at him from out of the ancient, haunted woodwork.
 
 
Disc Four (Night #1):
1. Main Titles – Night #1 (1:55)
2. Flashback (1:23)
3. Hello / Nice Day For Croquet (Tied) (2:03)
4. Tire Slash Time / Time To Play (3:26)
5. Memory Of Dad (5:14)
6. Scary Stop Sign (2:19)
7. Read Between The Lines (1:37)
8. A Scary View (2:02)
9. The Hotel Waits / Comin’ To Get Doc / Lend Me A Hand (4:33)
10. Danny Holds Back (2:14)
11. That’s How It Is For Me (1:06)
12. Give Me A Holler (1:53)
13. The Lonely Wind / The Picture Changes / What’s So Sweet About It? (2:24)
14. Alone (2:00)
15. A Near Fall (2:09)
16. No Sale (1:40)
17. Safe As Safe Can Be / There Is No Tony (2:31)
18. Night Nest / Freeze You Bastards (2:45)
19. End Credits – Night #1 (0:54)
 
Disc Five (Night #2):
1. Main Titles – Night #2 (2:00)
2. How Did He Break His Arm? (1:35)
3. The Usual Suspects (2:49)
4. Behind The Door (5:40)
5. Are You Gonna Hurt Me? / What Does Redrum Mean? (3:02)
6. Please Stay (1:56)
7. Dollhouse Mallet / Into The Room (6:17)
8. Dad On The Radio / That Was Close (5:19)
9. A Key Is Missing (2:29)
10. Boy On The Stairs (1:56)
11. Not My Shade (0:58)
12. I’m Not Seeing That / Trapped (2:30)
13. They’re After Danny (3:36)
14. End Credits – Night #2 (0:53)
 
 
 
Disc Six (Night #3):
1. Main Titles – Night #3 (1:49)
2. Someone Got Their Fuse Blown (5:04)
3. That’s Not The Problem (1:44)
4. Dad In The Window / Where There’s A Will (4:56)
5. Drive Through The Snow (2:23)
6. Girl With A Knife / Interfering Again (2:27)
7. It’s A Drag (2:49)
8. Nothing But Spooks / Unmask (5:07)
9. Batter Up / Run And Hide (1:50)
10. Between The Eyes (3:37)
11. Here’s Jack (2:31)
12. What’s Been Forgotten (2:57)
13. Take Your Medicine (4:29)
14. What Could You Know? (2:29)
15. Dump It (2:09)
16. Think The Party’s Over (3:04)
17. All’s Well That Ends Well (3:38)
18. End Credits – Night #3 (0:53)
19. Main Titles – Night #1 [Mix 1] (1:57)
20. Hello (0:17)
21. Nice Day For Croquet (1:34)
22. They’re After Danny [Mix 1] (3:24)
23. Main Titles – Night #3 [Mix 1] (1:49)
24. What Could You Know [Mix 1] (2:28)
 
 
THE STAND
After an apocalyptic influenza pandemic decimates half the world’s human population, scattered remnants join one of two camps, one led by a benevolent elder named Mother Abagail and the other by maleficent sorcerer Randall Flagg. This epic conflict of good versus demonic evil will end with humanity’s last stand.
 
 
Disc Seven:
1. Project Blue (1:33)
2. The Dreams Begin (2:07)
3. On The Road To Kansas (3:56)
4. The Trashman In Vegas (1:57)
5. Headin’ West (1:55)
6. Larry & Nadine (The Rejection) (2:38)
7. Mother Abigail (3:10)
8. “Sorry Mister, I Don’t Understand” (Tom & Nick Meet) (2:53)
9. Mid Country: By The Stream (3:21)
10. Mother Greets The Multitudes (1:25)
11. M-O-O-N…That Spells Suicide (2:12)
12. “One Will Fall By The Way” (3:43)
13. Beginning Of The End (3:21)
14. The Stand (3:45)
15. Tom & Stu Go Home (2:33)
16. “Ain’t She Beautiful” (6:00)
 
Disc Eight:
1. Escaping (2:06)
2. Streets Of New York (0:53)
3. Trashy And The Dark Man (1:24)
4. Sewing The Canvas (1:27)
5. Corn Fields (2:06)
6. Locked Up (2:03)
7. New York No More (3:51)
8. The Funeral (2:58)
9. Leaving Mother Abigail’s (1:43)
10. Las Vegas (3:14)
11. Nadine Seduction (1:55)
12. Table Talk (5:44)
13. Boulder To Vegas (3:07)
14. Trashy Lights Up (1:56)
15. Nadine’s Dream (2:51)
16. Captured (2:06)
17. War Preparations (3:25)
 
 

Wednesday, June 25, 2014

Sights and sounds: Robert Plant, Joan Jett, The Knack, Conor Oberst

Good morning everybody! Here is the latest roundup of news to share...


Robert Plant's new album, lullaby and... The Ceaseless Roar, will be released September 9, 2014 on Nonesuch/ Warner Bros. Records. Produced by Plant, the album is his label debut and features 11 new recordings, nine of which are original songs written by Plant with his band, The Sensational Space Shifters-Justin Adams: bendirs, djembe, guitars, tehardant, background vocals; John Baggott: keyboards, loops, moog bass, piano, tabal, background vocals; Juldeh Camara: kologo, ritti, Fulani vocals; Billy Fuller: bass, drum programming, omnichord, upright bass; Dave Smith: drum set; and Liam "Skin" Tyson: banjo, guitar, background vocals. Pre-orders are available at robertplant.com and include a limited-edition print and an instant download of "Rainbow," which will be released as a digital single on June 24. The track is streaming now at NPR MusicA trailer for the album is available now.

You can get many more details on Plant and his upcoming project at George A. Paul's Music Minded blog here.

Say it ain't so! Joan Jett is really set to appear on a Lifetime network movie (Big Driver, based on based on Stephen King’s horror novella,). Read more here.

Can you believe The Knack's "My Sharona" is really 35 years old? The song ultimately took on far more significance than anyone would have realized back in 1979. Read the full story here.

Finally, watch Conor Oberst perform a Tiny Desk set courtesy of NPR here.

Saturday, June 29, 2013

Music Worth Buying episode: Deep Purple, 'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County'

On the latest episode of Music Worth Buying we review the latest album from Deep Purple, the playfully-titled Now What?! as well as the ambitious Southern gothic rock musical Ghost Brothers of Darkland County.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

'Ghost Brothers of Darkland County' coming courtesy of Stephen King, John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnett

There are always reasons to get excited by legends who push onward with groundbreaking projects. Read the release below and make sure to go to the http://ghostbrothersofdarklandcounty.com/media/audio/ site to hear some of the audio tracks from the upcoming release!


CO-CONSPIRATORS
STEPHEN KING, JOHN MELLENCAMP, AND T BONE BURNETT PRESENT:
GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY;

A RIVETING STAGE EXPERIENCE IN 20 MIDWEST CITIES;

TICKETS GO ON SALE FRIDAY MAY 17 AT 10AM VIA AEGLIVE.COM

  

AEG Live is pleased to announce that the southern gothic, supernatural musicalGhost Brothers of Darkland County, written by Stephen King, with music by John Mellencamp and T Bone Burnetthas confirmed a tour of 20 American cities throughout the Midwest and Southeast beginning October 10 in Bloomington, IN, and ending November 6 in Grand Rapids, MI. Tickets go on sale Friday, May 17 at 10am at aeglive.com. This extraordinary collaboration, 13 years in the making, is a haunting tale of fraternal love, lust, jealousy and revenge, which will be performed by an ensemble cast of 15 actors and a four-piece live band. The album of the musical will be released on June 4 via Hear Music and the Concord Music Group. Complete tour dates are below.

The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County saga began when Mellencamp told King about a cabin on his land in Indiana where two brothers had gotten in a fight over a girl; one brother accidentally killing the other, only to die along with the girl in a car crash a short time later. King came up with an outline for a play in a matter of days. And then off and on, back and forth, they began to develop it into a full-length musical.

The superb blues 'n' roots music of Ghost Brothers reflects the wide range of styles and influences needed for a work that jumps back and forth across decades. Rather than use the songs to propel the play's narrative, as in a conventional musical, Mellencamp chose to make them a way to reveal the emotions and inner workings of the characters.

Set in the tiny town of Lake Belle Reve, Mississippi, the Ghost Brothers' storycenters on two sets of brothers: the ghosts of Jack and Andy, dead in an apparent murder/suicide, and their nephews, the living Frank and Drake, who seem to be headed toward the same downward spiral as their uncles. Joe, younger brother of Jack and Andy, father of Frank and Drake, has decided it's time to reveal his own terrible secret at the site of the tragedy, before it's too late.

As the story emerged during the writing of the musical, it became clear to the collaborators that Ghost Brothers had taken them into unfamiliar territory - and they liked it that way. "John can make rock & roll records and I can write books for the rest of our lives," says King, "but that's the safe way to do it, and that's no way to live if you want to stay creative. We were willing to be educated, and at our age, that's an accomplishment."

Putting King's words and Mellencamp's songs on the stage is in the skilful hands of acclaimed director Susan Booth, who calls the musical a "a kind of new age travelling medicine show." "This is a gothic story-driven rock concert," says Booth. "I want the emphasis to be on this fantastic score and our great singers and how the story advances us from song to song. In most musicals, the songs advance the narrative. With Ghost Brothers, the story will advance the songs."

Tickets go on sale Friday, May 17, 2013 at 10am at aeglive.com. The complete Ghost Brothers of Darkland County tour itinerary is below:

October
10 - Bloomington, IN - Indiana University Auditorium
11 - Louisville, KY - Whitney Hall *
12 - Knoxville, KY - Knoxville Civic Auditorium
13 - Asheville, NC - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium **
16 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
17 - Evansville, IN - Aiken Theatre at The Centre
18 - Indianapolis, IN - Clowes Memorial Hall
19 - Akron, OH - Akron Civic Theatre
22 - Columbus, OH - Palace Theatre
24 - Ft. Wayne, IN - Embassy Theatre
25 - Madison, WI - Overture Hall
26 - Rockford, IL - Coronado Performing Arts Center
27 - Appleton, WI - Fox Cities Performing Arts Center
29 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre ***
31 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theatre

November
1 - Sioux City, IA - Orpheum Theatre
2 - Ames, IA - Stephens Auditorium
3 - Davenport, IA - Adler Theatre
5 - South Bend, IN - Morris Performing Arts Center
6 - Grand Rapids, MI - DeVos Performance Hall

* Louisville onsale Friday, May 31 at 10am
** Asheville onsale Saturday, May 18 at 10am
*** Milwaukee onsale Friday, May 17 at 12 noon

To purchase the Ghost Brothers of Darkland County album, go to:
Amazon Hardcover Edition: http://smarturl.it/gbodcHC
Amazon Deluxe Version: http://smarturl.it/GBODCdeluxe

Listen to Ghost Brothers music and view the trailer at: www.ghostbrothersofdarklandcounty.com