Neu von BSX Records: THEY LIVE & A RAISIN IN THE SUN

[Marcus Stöhr]

2 neue CDs wurden heute von BSX Records veröffentlicht:

THEY LIVE

AHI Records, in association with BUYSOUNDTRAX, presents a special 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition of THEY LIVE. The soundtrack features music composed & performed by John Carpenter (HALLOWEEN, ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK) and Alan Howarth (THE LOST EMPIRE, HEADLESS) for the 1988 cult science fiction film written and directed by John Carpenter, from the short story “Eight O’Clock In The Morning” by Ray Nelson, starring Roddy Piper, Keith David, Meg Foster, Peter Jason, Raymond St. Jacques and the great George ‘Buck’ Flower.

Twenty years later, THEY LIVE continues to engage old fans of the film and gather up new fans with its potent combination of science fiction, action along with biting political and social commentary. THEY LIVE tells the story of John Nada, a down-on-his-luck construction worker, who comes to Los Angeles in 1988 looking for work. What he finds instead is the ultimate conspiracy as he puts on a special pair of sunglasses and begins to see the world as it really is. Aliens have infiltrated every level of our society and are controlling us with subliminal messages while they quietly rob us of our world’s precious resources. Taken lightly at the time of its release, THEY LIVE seems to have become more apocryphal as the years go by, especially in light of the world’s current political climate.

Alan Howarth, in addition to being a composer, is an accomplished sound designer and editor, having worked on films such as STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE, POLTERGEIST, TOTAL RECALL, ARMY OF DARKNESS, BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA, STARGATE and many others. He has been a frequent music collaborator with John Carpenter on his films beginning with ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK in 1980 and including HALLOWEEN II, CHRISTINE, BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA and PRINCE OF DARKNESS and Alan has scored many films on his own, including THE LOST EMPIRE, RETRIBUTION, HALLOWEEN 4 & 5, THE DENTIST and, most recently, HEADLESS and BOO!, for the SCI-FI Channel.

THEY LIVE was released on compact disc at the time of the film’s release by Enigma Records and contained around thirty minutes of music. To this day, despite having been out of print for several years, THEY LIVE continues to fetch high prices in the collector’s market. AHI Records, to be distributed by BUYSOUNDTRAX Records, presents a new 20th Anniversary Collector’s Edition release of THEY LIVE, which includes the contents of the original album release, newly remastered, along with sixteen tracks of previously unreleased music as bonus tracks, nearly 75 minutes of music. The booklet contains notes written by the composer himself. This is a limited edition release of 1000 units. The first 100 copies will be autographed by composer Alan Howarth. For fans of THEY LIVE, the time has come again to kick ass and chew bubblegum.

Bubblegum not included with purchase.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN

BUYSOUNDTRAX Records presents the original soundtrack to Sean Combs' 2007 production of A RAISIN IN THE SUN. The album features music composed by Mervyn Warren for the 2008 Sony Pictures television film, adapted by Paris Qualles (THE TUSKEEGEE AIRMEN) for the screen from the classic play written by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Kenny Leon and starring Sean Combs, Tony Award winners Phylicia Rashad and Audra McDonald, Tony Award nominee Sanaa Lathan, along with John Stamos.

This is the third filmed production of A RAISIN IN THE SUN, following in the footsteps of the 1961 classic film directed by Daniel Petrie and starring Sidney Poitier, Ruby Dee and Louis Gossett, Jr. and the 1989 television film directed by Bill Duke and starring Danny Glover, springing from the 2004 award-winning Broadway revival of the play. Presented as a special three-hour television event, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, set in the 1950s, tells the story of the Younger family, a hard-working Black family living in a cramped tenement building in Chicago’s South Side and their attempts to struggle with poverty, racism and internal conflict as they strive for a better life. The Younger family is about to receive a $10,000 insurance check and tensions rise as the family tries to decide how to best use the money.

Composer Mervyn Warren was playing piano by the age of 5 and writing songs by the age of 10. He is a Five-time Grammy Award winner and Ten-time nominee. He is a highly accomplished film composer, record producer, songwriter/lyricist, arranger, pianist and vocalist. Equally adept at various styles, Merv’s work spans the genres of pop, R&B, jazz, orchestral, classical, hip-hop, vocal, country and gospel. He is one of the industry’s most sought-after record producers and has collaborated with Whitney Houston, Barbara Streisand, Chicago and Queen Latifah. His credits as film composer include A WALK TO REMEMBER, HONEY, THE PREACHER’S WIFE and THE WEDDING PLANNER. He is an original member of Take 6, the a-cappella sextet that took the world by storm in 1988. Merv has also written many arrangements for his mentors, Quincy Jones and David Foster.

A RAISIN IN THE SUN is a limited edition release of 1000 units. The first 100 copies ordered through the website will include a booklet signed by composer Mervyn Warren.

Quelle: Buysoundtrax.com

[Darkdream]

Da wird sich Alex G. aber freuen

ich sach nur - gottseidank - Geld gespart

[BigBear]

They Live wäre für mich schon irgendwie interessant. Aber eben auch nicht so wichtig. Deshalb werde ich diesmal wohl auch passen.

Geld sparen wo es nur geht...

Bearbeitet 28. Mai 2008 von Bigbear

[Alexander Grodzinski]

Juhuu!!! Hab THEY LIVE gleich bestellt, will ja noch ein Autogramm von Alan Howarth haben, obwohl ich ja schon auf der HALLOWEEN III eins habe....

Der andere Score, sowie Film, sagt mir aber irgendwie gar nix...

[ronin1975]

money saved

[Osthunter]

Juhuu!!! Hab THEY LIVE gleich bestellt, will ja noch ein Autogramm von Alan Howarth haben, obwohl ich ja schon auf der HALLOWEEN III eins habe....

Der andere Score, sowie Film, sagt mir aber irgendwie gar nix...

bist du vollkommen wahnsinnig, bei bsx direkt zu bestellen????? na, ich drück dir die daumen, dass es klappt....

[Alexander Grodzinski]

Jo, ich weiss, mir schauderte auch davor, dort nochmal zu bestellen, aber ich gebe BSX nochmal eine Chance. Vielleicht bestelle ich auch noch ein Exemplar bei SAE, dann kommt es sicher an...

[BigMacGyver]

Ich habe auch direkt bei bsx bestellt. Mal sehen ob das diesmal besser klappt. Die letzten zwei male musste ich eine bestellte CD die nicht verschickt wurde per email einfordern.

[Bernd Junker]

Habe auch bestellt, damit ich endlich mal 'ne CD mit einem Cover-Bild von Alex G. habe

[Bernd Junker]

Das Warten hat ein Ende ... die Beiden sind soeben angekommen.

Bzgl. der Lieferzeit habe ich bei den "Errungenschaften" mal etwas mehr dazu geschrieben.