Shoot To Kill Soundtrack [1988-2011]

The 1988 Touchstone film Shoot to Kill quite frankly features one of John Scott's finest scores. Scott employs a single long-form, minor-mode melody to characterize and drive Shoot to Kill, and it is unquestionably one of the great motion picture themes of the 1980s. Performed by saxophone, full orchestra, or solo piano, it appears in many guises through this action score, with a sweeping nod to the grand outdoor adventure on screen. The complex construction of the melody paints a portrait of the conflict between protagonist and adversary, featuring shadowy opening notes that reinforce the sense of mystery at the same time they heroically characterize Warren Stantin (Sidney Poitier). Having grounded the score with this melody, Scott was free to take a wide variety of rhythmic and stylistic approaches, with action and suspense music that is robust, complex and varied as he tackles an abundance of situations from the tense hostage drama to the rigors of survival, a blanketing snowstorm, a grueling mountain climb, the tourists’ murder, a forest foot chase and the final trackdown, pursuit and confrontation with the villain on a ferry near the Canadian border. The result is an exciting, stylish and memorable action score, one of the hallmarks of ’80s cinema and, in its way, an impressive tribute to the durability and mystique of Sidney Poitier, one of the great icons of modern cinema.

In Shoot to Kill, FBI agent Warren Stantin is assigned to investigate a San Francisco jewelry store break-in—only to discover that the man about to abscond with two pounds of diamonds is the store owner whose wife is being held hostage by a mysterious criminal. This event turns into a manhunt that leads Stantin north where he employs the reluctant Jonathan Knox (Tom Berenger) to lead him through the mountains to find his girlfriend and fellow guide Sarah (Kirstie Alley) and her group (none of whom realize that there is a killer among them) before the suspect can escape into Canada.

This release is limited to 2000 units.

Track listing
1. Main Title (03:30)
2. Kill My Wife Next (06:37)
3. Boat Chase (05:13)
4. The Road Block (01:33)
5. Bishop's Falls (01:01)
6. Happy Campers (01:55)
7. Blazing Saddle (01:46)
8. I Hate The Woods (00:46)
9. Behold The Gorge (00:42)
10. It's A Long Way Down No.1 (00:38)
11. It's A Long Way Down No.2 (Parts I & II) (02:34)
12. Climbing Trek (02:50)
13. Not A Bear (00:29)
14. And The Killer Is (03:22)
15. Who's Jonathan (00:43)
16. The Bodies (03:23)
17. Say Your Name (02:22)
18. The Chimney (01:13)
19. The Storm (Part I) (02:04)
20. The Storm (Part II) (02:09)
21. Mr. Bear (01:03)
22. Sara's Best Shot (02:05)
23. Bingo (00:21)
24. Torching A Fence (02:06)
25. Let Her Go Or Die (10:51)
26. End Titles (03:50)

Bonus Tracks:
27. Kill My Wife Next (Original Version) (01:52)
28. Bishop's Falls (Original Version) (01:03)
29. It's A Long Way Down No.2 (Part II - Revised Version) (00:57)
30. Climbing Trek (Original Version) (03:02)
31. Roller Rink Source No.1 (02:33)
32. Roller Rink Source No.2 (01:59)

Total Duration: 01:16:32

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GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES [1984-2010]

La-La Land Records presents the premiere CD release of composer John Scott's (THE FINAL COUNTDOWN, SHOOT TO KILL, NORTH DALLAS FORTY) magnificent orchestral score to the 1984 Warner Bros. feature film GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES, starring Christopher Lambert, Andie MacDowell, Ralph Richardson, Ian Holm and James Fox, directed by Hugh Hudson. Scott's brilliant score bursts with the violence and vitality of the jungle, yet is also heart-moving and surprisingly gentle. This re-issue was produced by MV Gerhard and remastered by James Nelson from the original Warner Bros. ¼ inch album masters. While no elements were secured to give this wonderful score the expanded treatment it deserves, we were able to pull the OVERTURE and END CREDITS off the original magnetic track and present it here as Bonus Material. CD Booklet features in-depth liner notes by film music writer Jeff Bond. This release is limited to 3000 Units.

TRACK LISTING:

1. The Family (2:52)
2. Greystoke (3:31)
3. Catastrophe (2:57)
4. Child Of The Apes (2:30)
5. Pygmy Attack (1:16)
6. D'arnot's Vision (1:31)
7. Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes (2:13)
8. Tarzan Leaves The Jungle (1:32)
9. Edge Of The World (3:09)
10. (Gardens Of Greystoke) Chanson De Matin (0:55)
11. The Weight Of Greystoke (2:50)
12. (The Dancing Lesson) Sontag Polka (1:07)
13. Dance Of Death (3:10)
14. Half Of Me Is Wild (1:06)
15. Return To The Jungle (3:11)

Bonus Tracks:

16. Overture (1:41)
17. Closing (End Titles) (2:59)

Total Running Time: 38:30

John Scott has historically been underrepresented on both LP and CD, but his rich musical material is slowly making its way to collectors. Greystoke received a CD release in the mid-eighties, but it's long out-of-print and nearly impossible to find.