The Poseidon Adventure Soundtrack [1972-2010]

First time entire score is presented in STEREO! Presenting the premiere stereo release of John Williams' (JAWS, STAR WARS, RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, SCHINDLER'S LIST) classic score to the legendary 1972 Twentieth Century Fox adventure film THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE, starring Gene Hackman, Ernest Borgnine, Shelly Winters and Red Buttons, produced by Irwin Allen and directed by Ronald Neame. Williams' epic orchestral score expertly intertwines the film's examination of heroism and tragedy. Produced by Nick Redman and Mike Matessino, mastered by Daniel Hersch, and remixed and sequenced by Mike Matessino, this superb-sounding special limited edition release features never-before-released Bonus Tracks, including the film versions of "The Morning After", source cues and alternate versions of the main title. In-depth liner notes by Jeff Bond take you behind the scenes of the film and its music. This is a limited edition of 3000 Units.

For this release, the 2" 24-track tape containing the original 35mm 6-track mag was transferred into Pro Tools, and restored and mixed with the advantages of another decade's advance in sound processing technology.

After the surprising success of Airport in 1970, the stage was set for a series of highly popular disaster films in that decade, led by a leap from television to big screen by producer Irwin Allen. Having offered several documentaries and fantasy TV series in the years prior, Allen would jump from the massive success of The Poseidon Adventure in 1972 to The Towering Inferno in 1974, before The Swarm later in the 1970's would end his run. These films usually put stellar casts on display, and along with its mammoth production values for the time, The Poseidon Adventure would receive nine Academy Award nominations (winning for song and special effects). Among these nominations was one for the score by John Williams, who had himself morphed from the "Johnny" Williams of 1960's jazz into a capable symphonic action composer by the time his collaboration with Allen reached the big screen. Despite his soon-to-come reputation, however, Williams' work here is largely atmospheric. His harsh, brass theme of epic proportions for the title is utilized often, but always in the context of a tumultuous rhythmic base. It stylistically resembles the title theme for The Towering Inferno, and also shares similar chord progressions with some of David Arnold's 1990s disaster themes. But unlike The Towering Inferno, in which the title theme receives a glorious performance before the disaster strikes, Williams makes The Poseidon Adventure doomed from the very start. There is little setup time before the cruise ship is struck by a tidal wave and flipped, and the music that introduces the liner at the opening doesn't vary much from the troubled environment of escape attempts during the rest of the film.


TRACK LISTING:

1. Main Title (2:12)
2. Rogo And Linda (1:34)
3. The Big Wave/The Aftermath (4:02)
4. Raising The Christmas Tree (1:28)
5. Nonnie And Red/Up The Tree (1:59)
6. Death's Door/The Upturned Galley (2:01)
7. Through The Galley (1:13)
8. The Other Survivors (1:37)
9. Search For The Engine Room (2:51)
10. Barber Shoppe Scene (1:46)
11. Saving Robin (1:24)
12. The Death Of Belle (3:25)
13. Hold Your Breath (3:08)
14. The Red Wheel (1:25)
15. Rogo Takes Command (1:38)
16. End Title (The Rescue) (3:36)
Total Time: 35:18

Alternates and Source Music:
17. Main Title (alternate #1) (1:58)
18. New Year's Party (version 1) (0:58)
19. To Love (3:12)
20. New Year's Party (version 2) (2:11)
21. Main Title (alternate #2) (1:59)
22. "The Morning After" (version 1)* (2:10)
23. "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing"* (2:19)
24. "Give Me The Simple Life"/"A Certain Smile"* (1:49)
25. "The Morning After" (instrumental)* (2:09)
26. "Auld Lang Syne"* (1:34)
27. "The Morning After" (version 2)* (2:10)
28. End Title (alternate) (2:38)
Total Time: 25:13

Total Running Time: 60:39
* Not published by Warner-Tamerlane (BMI)

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