Jennifer 8 Soundtrack [1992-2012]

In the early 90's, the serial killer genre had taken off to new heights of success thanks to the Academy Award winning thrillers, The Silence of the Lambs and Basic Instinct. The celluloid world would see even more and inventive ones such as Se7en and Copycat years later, there was one that unfortunately wasn't successful but still a thoughtful and enjoyable one in the genre, which is Jennifer 8.  The film stars Andy Garcia, as John Berlin a former L.A. detective who after a bitter divorce and stress in his old job relocates to Eureka, a small northern California town thanks to his friend and partner (Lance Henriksen) and as soon as he arrives, a murder has taken place. With a reputation of being a troublemaker, Berlin soon finds himself embroiled in a cold missing persons case resembling a recent murder that's already taken place which leads him to meet Helena (Uma Thurman), a blind cellist who's roommate has gone missing and maybe the victim Berlin's investigating. Soon he falls for Helena hard and risks everything to protect her as well as find the killer while batting scrutny from his co-workers and one tough interrogator St.Anne (John Malkovich). The film was written and directed by Bruce Robinson, who made the recent Johnny Depp comedy, The Rum Diary.

Music written by Chris Young except "Humming Song (From Madame Butterfly)" (Giacomo Puccini) and "Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht" (F. Gruber/J. Mohr).

Christopher Young's score for this detective thriller is based on slow, contemplative piano figures augmented with strings in the wistful, ominous, and threatening tones consistent with the movie's theme. Bits of "Madame Butterfly" and "Silent Night" fill out the score.




Tracklisting
CD1: Original Score by Christopher Young
01. Jennifer 8 [02:05]
02. What You See [01:50]
03. Eight To Nine [02:00]
04. Still Life [05:14]
05. Black Winter [02:28]
06. Eyes Of A Child [01:39]
07. Cello For Helena [02:36]
08. See No Evil [06:42]
09. Retrograde [01:28]
10. Blind Faith [02:42]
11. Talking Elevator [02:12]
12. Outfoxed [02:17]
13. Malice Aforethought [03:16]
14. Brain Vanish [05:17]
15. See How They Run [01:26]
16. I Remember Red [01:54]
17. Up On A Star [02:13]

CD2: Rejected Score by Maurice Jarre
01. Main Title [02:14]
02. What You See [01:38]
03. Frozen Hand / Dig Jennifer [01:35]
04. Braille Reader / Tea Time / Elevator Man / Hello Helena [01:44]
05. .22 Bullet [01:29]
06. On Your Own / Cello Solo / Breathless / Cafe Chat [03:00]
07. Vw Van / Van Search / Picking Lock [03:35]
08. No Braille [02:33]
09. Xmas Threat / Not Wrong / Up The Ladder / Flashlight (Pt. 1) [02:48]
10. Flashlight (Pt. 2) [02:02]
11. Flashlight (Pt. 3) / Ross Shot / Deviate Calls [03:36]
12. First Degree / Taxi Ride / Needed Friend [01:46]
13. No Lies / Ashtray [03:16]
14. Main Title (Alternate) [02:17]
15. Hello Helena (Pad Stem) [00:38]
16. Van Search (Alternate) [01:19]
17. Ross Shot / Deviate Calls (Alternate Mix) [02:48]
18. Taxi Ride (Alternate) [02:25]

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The Rum Diary Soundtrack [2011]

The Rum Diary movie, starring Johnny Depp, Amber Heard, Aaron Eckhart and Giovanni Ribisi.
Begun in 1959 by a then-twenty-two-year-old Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary is a brilliantly tangled love story of jealousy, treachery and violent alcoholic lust in the Caribbean boomtown that was San Juan, Puerto Rico, in the late 1950s.


Exuberant and mad, youthful and energetic, The Rum Diary is an outrageous, drunken romp in the spirit of Thompson’s bestselling Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Hell’s Angels.
Based on the debut novel by Hunter S. Thompson, The Rum Diary tells the increasingly unhinged story of itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Johnny Depp). Tiring of the noise and madness of New York and the crushing conventions of late Eisenhower-era America, Kemp travels to the pristine island of Puerto Rico to write for a local newspaper, The San Juan Star, run by downtrodden editor Lotterman (Richard Jenkins). Adopting the rum-soaked life of the island, Paul soon becomes obsessed with Chenault (Amber Heard), the wildly attractive Connecticut-born fiancée of Sanderson (Aaron Eckhart). Sanderson, a businessman involved in shady property development deals, is one of a growing number of American entrepreneurs who are determined to convert Puerto Rico into a capitalist paradise in service of the wealthy. When Kemp is recruited by Sanderson to write favorably about his latest unsavory scheme, the journalist is presented with a choice: to use his words for the corrupt businessmen’s financial benefit, or use them to take the bastards down.


Bruce Robinson (In Dreams, Return to Paradise) – directed and scripted adventure drama opened October 28th, 2011. Music by Christopher Young full of Caribbean feeling. Try the preview hereby.

Track Listing:
1. Volare (Nel Blu Di Pinto Di Blu) (02:59)
Performed by Dean Martin
2. Rum Diary (02:41)
3. Suckfish and Snake (02:32)
4. Mother of Balls (03:59)
5. Chenault (02:44)
6. Flagged Me Smiling (02:55)
7. Pink Jelly Remains (02:41)
8. Rockin' On Rooster (With My Dead Monkey's Mother) (03:05)
9. Sweat Bee (02:19)
10. Cock-of-the-Rock (03:54)
11. Black Note Blues (03:56)
12. My Car the Cockroach (03:50)
13. Neon Popsicles (02:30)
14. Hefti-Tefti (02:42)
15. He Must Be a Sadist (03:37)
16. Puerto Rican Piss-Off (03:22)
17. Whacking a Salesman (02:32)
18. The Biggest Crook in New Jersey (05:30)
19. Desperate Drunks and Postcard Loons (03:04)
20. The Mermaid Song (Instrumental) (01:34)
Performed by Johnny Depp
21. What About El Monstruo? (02:38)
Performed by JD Band
22. Roll Out the Roosters (01:58)
Performed by JD Band
23. Kemp in the Village (01:56)
Performed by Johnny Depp and JJ Holiday
24. The Mermaid Song (02:09)
Performed by Patti Smith

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The Core Soundtrack [2003-2011]

For Chrisopher Young's score to the 2003 Paramount film The Core, Young employed approximately 120 orchestral musicians and over 40 choir members to perform and record this massive work. It is a score of epic proportions, constructed of brazenly sumptuous orchestrations utilizing triplicate woodwinds doubling on piccolos, alto flutes, English horn, contrabass clarinet, and contrabassoon; eight horns, four trumpets, five trombones, a tuba, two harps, two pianos, a massive percussion battery; and strings. As Young recalls, “We recorded the score at Paramount. When I stepped out onto the stage I could see the orchestra was electrified by the music. There were at least a handful of cues where I could sense a few, ‘wows!’ amongst the group. They’re not easy to please, so seeing these musicians react so favorably was a major thrill for me.”

The Intrada Special Collection release, produced with special cooperation from the American Federation of Musicians, marks the premiere commercial release of the score in thundering stereo sound.

The film details a nightmare scenario resulting from the cataclysmic disruption of the earth’s core, and event that disrupts the uniform spinning of the earth’s core which generates the magnetic field encompassing the planet. When the equilibrium of the revolving mass is thrown into disarray, the magnetic field is compromised—thus exposing the earth to the ultra-violent forces of the universe. In order to remedy the situation, two maverick scientists propose drilling into the earth’s core utilizing a superhard crystalline substance on board a subterranean vehicle to reach the earth's core and restart it with nuclear explosions.

Tracklisting
CD1:
01. The Core [03:00]
02. Resurrection In Descent [06:04]
03. In Drucke Ick Moet Sterven [05:13]
04. Origami Lava [07:10]
05. A Terror Toccata [03:04]
06. Tactile Shifts [05:55]
07. Project Destiny [05:40]
08. Moved To The Core [02:27]
09. Virgil T. [03:36]
10. Mantle Passage [04:34]
11. Cor Cordium [04:52]

CD2:
01. Liberte [03:23]
02. Diamonds Are Forever [03:16]
03. Saknusemm [07:15]
04. Interred Servants [04:23]
05. Mundus Subterraneous [04:25]
06. No Left Turns [05:06]
07. Unobtanium [06:26]
08. Clouds Imagined [04:44]
09. Stellar Phrenology [04:12]
10. The Terranaut March [05:44]

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Priest Soundtrack [2011]

Priest, a post-apocalyptic sci fi thriller, is set in an alternate world — one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest (Paul Bettany) from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece (Lily Collins) is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on an obsessive quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece’s boyfriend (Cam Gigandet), a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess (Maggie Q) who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.

The film is directed by Scott Stewart (Legion).

Priest also stars Stephen Moyer, Brad Dourif, Christopher Plummer, Mädchen Amick and opens on May 13th, 2011.

Christopher Young scored the film soundtrack and with remarkable song you can count are Priest, Fanfare for a Resurrected Prieste or Cathedral City Blue.

Track listing

1. Priest (3:26)
2. Eclipsed Heart (3:35)
3. I Have Sinned (5:08)
4. Blood Framed Hell (3:53)
5. Sacrosanct Delirium (7:45)
6. Never One for Love (2:38)
7. Faith, Work, Security (2:14)
8. The Vampire Train (7:00)
9. Fanfare for a Resurrected Priestess (2:39)
10. Cathedral City Blue (6:44)
11. Detuned Towne (2:33)
12. A World Without End (7:38)

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and here is the trailer theme song Two Steps from Hell.