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ART OF TRAVEL / GUILTY AS CHARGED

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SRP: $15.95

LISTEN TO A SOUND CLIP FROM the score for ART OF TRAVEL
http://www.buysoundtrax.com/Audio/Art_O … Titles.mp3

LISTEN TO A SOUND CLIP FROM the score for GUILTY AS CHARGED
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The first 100 copies will be autographed by composer Steve Bartek!

BUYSOUNDTRAX Records presents the original soundtrack to THE ART OF TRAVEL/GUILTY AS CHARGED featuring music composed for two films composed by Steve Bartek. He is best known for his role as composer, producer and conductor for film and television (including NOVOCAINE, THE CREW, THE TICK and DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES), orchestrator for dozens of popular film scores (including CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY, BIG FISH and SPIDER-MAN) and as the lead guitarist, co-arranger and co-producer of the rock band Oingo Boingo.

Released in 2008, THE ART OF TRAVEL was directed by Thomas Whelan, written by Whelan and Brian LaBelle, starring Christopher Masterson, Brooke Burns, Johnny Messner, James Duval, Jake Muxworthy, Shalim Ortiz, Angelika Libera and Bijou Phillips. THE ART OF TRAVEL tells the story of Connor (Masterson), who after bad breakup with his fiancée, goes off to Central America to travel on his own, eventually joining up with a group of explorers seeking to set a record hiking through the Darién Gap, a large swath of forested land alongside the Panama/Columbia border. In the process, discovers a profound love for exploration, finds true love with a fellow explorer and discovers himself in the midst of it all.

In 2008, Steve Bartek was approached by the producers of THE ART OF TRAVEL to score the film. Working steadily since 1991, he had scored a dozen films and almost as many episodes of television. By coincidence, Bartek had been building his own home recording studio and thought the project would be a great opportunity to show he could create and record a score by himself, in his own studio. The end result is a vibrant and contemporary mix of electric guitars, ethnic instruments, exotic percussion and string quartet.

Released in 1991, GUILTY AS CHARGED was directed by Sam Irvin, written by Charles Gale and starring Rod Steiger, Lyman Ward, Lauren Hutton, Heather Graham and Isaac Hayes. GUILTY AS CHARGED tells the story of Ben Kallin (Steiger), a religious vigilante who captures criminals who have escaped justice and executes them in a homemade electric chair hidden in the bowels of his meat packing business. Kallin serves as judge, jury and executioner with the intention of obtaining justice for those who have been let down by a corrupt legal system. Kallin is supported by his assistant, the Reverend Aloysious (Hayes), who ministers to the condemned before their night of execution. Kallan’s operation is disrupted when he becomes involved with corrupt politician Mark Stanford (Ward) and his condescending wife Liz (Hutton). Kallan learns from Kimberly Allen (Graham), a probation officer who has come to believe in Kallan’s crusade, that one of his captives has been framed by Stanford in order to gain points in the polls during an election year.

To score GUILTY AS CHARGED, the producers were looking for a composer who would play it straight and not acknowledge the quirky beats of the film’s dark humor. Once director Sam Irvin heard the synth mock-up of the score, he pushed the producers for enough funds to pay for a full orchestra session, recorded in Seattle. Performed by a sizeable orchestra of around 65 players, the end result is a wonderful Bernard Herrmann pastiche, the complete antithesis of the composer’s work on THE ART OF TRAVEL.

BUYSOUNDTRAX Records presents THE ART OF TRAVEL/GUILTY AS CHARGED, featuring music composed by Steve Bartek. THE ART OF TRAVEL/GUILTY AS CHARGED represents the first album release of the composer’s work. The booklet includes liner notes by author Randall Larson, including input from the composer.

THE ART OF TRAVEL/GUILTY AS CHARGED is a limited edition release of 1000 units


THE ART OF TRAVEL
1. Titles (1:40)
2. I’m in Love with Her (1:37)
3. Wait (1:13)
4. A Gift (1:02)
5. Thanks Again (1:09)
6. Checking Out/Streets Of Managu (1:03)
7. Calling Home (2:53)
8. Short One Man (3:15)
9. G-Spot (0:37)
10. Into the Darien (1:16)
11. The Village (1:28)
12. Jungle Montage (1:13)
13. The Winch (1:32)
14. Immortality (3:12)
15. Once in a Lifetime (1:28)
16. Paramilitary (3:12)
17. Guerilla Fun (1:08)
18. Hammock Love (1:38)
19. What’s the Attraction? (1:00)
20. Peru Train Montage/
Machu Picchu (3:46)
21. Serious About Prague (0:49)
22. Deviating From The Plan (1:24)
23. I’m Not Going (1:45)
24. Solo Connor (1:10)

GUILTY AS CHARGED
25. Main Titles (2:52)
26. Dust to Dust (1:11)
27. Meat (0:28)
29. Washington On Phone (2:03)
30. Repent (1:33)
31. Snag Ricky (1:23)
32. The Guard (1:01)
33. Manhole (0:48)
34. Bingo (1:28)
35. See You in Hell (0:48)
36. Black Out (2:06)
37. James On the Lam (0:56)
38. Justice (1:34)
39. Let Me Out of Here (0:32)
40. Kallin’s Story (2:55)
41. The Wake (2:04)

Total Time: 67:07

KOMODO

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The first 100 copies will be autographed by composer John Debney.

BUYSOUNDTRAX Records presents the original soundtrack to KOMODO, featuring music composed by John Debney for the 1999 horror/thriller directed by Michael Lantieri, written by Hans Bauer and Craig Mitchell and starring Jill Hennessy (CROSSING JORDAN), Billy Burke (REVOLUTION, TWILIGHT) and Kevin Zegers.


Set on Emerald Island, off the coast of North Carolina, the film begins with the careless discarding of crates of komodo dragon eggs during stormy weather. Over the span of eighteen years, the lizards grow to very large proportions and begin hunting larger prey as their hunger grows and smaller prey becomes scarce. KOMODO tells the story of Patrick Connally, a troubled teenager who witnesses his parents being devoured by komodo dragons in his home on Emerald Island. Rescued and sent to the mainland for treatment of his trauma, he is put in the care of Victoria (Hennessy), a psychiatrist who believes that returning with Patrick to the island to confront and overcome what she assumes is simple post-traumatic stress is the solution. Unknown to them, an oil company has taken over the island and has begun to hunt down the rare komodo dragons, with the intention of covering up their existence and the death toll they have begun to accumulate. Oates (Burke), a biologist for the oil company, is being blackmailed by his boss to eradicate the remaining lizards, along with any problematic witnesses. Patrick returns to his home on the island with his aunt and Victoria and something stirs in the nearby forest, something that has a healthy appetite…


KOMODO was the directorial debut of Oscar-winning special effects man Michael Lantieri, predating the current trend of giant, mega and dino-sized creatures that currently terrorize us on sea, sky and land. Lantieri brought in Phil Tippett, both of whom had won special effects Oscars for JURASSIC PARK, to manage the computer graphics, and the John Cox Creature Workshop, in Australia where the film would be shot, to handle the animatronic lizards. The result is a nearly seamless blend of CGI, puppet heads and tails, and animatronic komodo that enhance the film without calling undue attention to the mix of effects. Filmed in Brisbane on Australia’s Gold Coast, production designer George Liddle built most of the sets on location. It was Lantieri’s film editor, Michael Fallavollita, who suggested his friend, John Debney, for the film’s score. Lantieri had met Debney earlier when he was working on Amblin Studios’ SEAQUEST television series, which Debney had scored. Debney had previously scored 1997’s THE RELIC, a monster film about a primitive reptilian creature roaming the Chicago Natural History Museum, and which serves as a close musical cousin to KOMODO.


John Debney is considered one of the most sought after composers in Hollywood. His unique ability to create memorable work across a variety of genres, as well as his reputation for being remarkably collaborative, have made him the first choice of top level producers and directors. Debney combines his classical training and a strong knowledge of contemporary sounds to easily adapt to any assignment.
In the tradition of classical composers, John Debney enjoys conducting his own work. "A big part of the joy in what I do is that I consider it an honor to stand in front of live musicians and have the opportunity to hear my music played by these talented people." In addition to conducting some of the world's greatest orchestras performing his original works, Debney has also conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra on a series of classic film scores for Varese Sarabande Records. He has been celebrated for incorporating a myriad of musical styles and techniques into his work, from contemporary beats to ancient instrumentation.

BuySoundtrax Records presents KOMODO, featuring music composed by John Debney. Long sought after by fans of the composer, KOMODO finally arrives on compact disc. The booklet contains notes by author Randall Larson, including participation from composer John Debney. KOMODO is a limited edition release of 1000 units.


1. The Dragon Isle (2:53)
2. The Eggs / Summer House (5:19)
3. Lizard Hunt (2:19)
4. The First Attack / Bye Bye Buster (3:48)
5. Bogus Sound / An Old Friend / Company Chopper (2:43)
6. An Uneasy Return / Stains (3:08)
7. A Piece of Twine (1:59)
8. Noises and Shadows /
Into the Hole (7:33)
9. Heart of the Beast / The Watcher (4:07)
10. They Don’t Stop (2:00)
11. What Komodos Eat / Victoria’s Promise / A Man with Serious Problems (4:35)
12. Laundry Room (2:52)
13. Losses (2:21)
14. Backseat Dinner (3:39)
15. The Swamp (5:08)
16. This Is Not Happening / Blasted (3:36)
17. The Komodo Gets Stoned (3:38)
18. Oates Comes Through (2:53)
19. Never Better (2:05)
Total Time: 67:20

Many cues on the previous release were in very bad shape and not included in the score presentation but as bonus tracks. Everything is now included in the score presentation, we still have a few bonus tracks, and there's more music - in fact, it's almost complete now - there are three missing cues that could not be saved, but Mike used the stereo film tracks and salvaged what he could from them so we have some of it. It's kind of a major upgrade and a great score, which makes some wonderful use of the Newman themes from The Robe.

justin boggan wrote
The next Kritzerland release is a re-issue (with improvements):

"Demetrius and the Gladiators" (Waxman)

It's all in the new release info above, but completely redone from scratch by Mike Matessino - a lot of very damaged cues that were bonus tracks on the previous release, have been helped a LOT and now appear in the score sequence where they belong. A few additional cues, too.

New CD CLUB announcement coming on Monday, February 10. Also a new release from our Limited Edition series. Visit our web site on the 10th for the exciting reveal!

Monday the 10th? Guess that means Sunday the 9th for the webmaster of Colosseum.de

max steiner - no
miklos rozsa - no
alex north - yes
??? - yes -- many

MV

Yes and yes -- we hope. These things take time. We have a handful of both planned for 2014/2015

MV

justin boggan wrote
"Full House" (Alfred Newman)

We have about 150 Demetrius left.

FYI, 'Encounter at Farpoint" was remixed and edited from the GROUND UP under the supervision of Mr. McCarthy with his current mixer Matt La Point.

There were some performances problems that we wanted to fix back in 1988 and couldn't, but this time we were able to.

So it's a whole new ballgame.

Ford A. Thaxton