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[url./manufacturers/database/?id=341]Varese Sarabande[] has announced it will re-release old and out-of-print soundtracks it had previously published under its new 'Varese Encore' series.

Founded in the late 70s, Varese Sarabande has released thousands of soundtrack albums, many of which are out of print and now only available second-hand.

The label plans to remaster each re-released album as well as update its packaging, but does not anticipate changes to original album tracks. According to a company blog post, their aim is to make out-of-print albums "available to a new generation (or two) who have never had an opportunity to buy certain titles from any place other than eBay."

The first batch of 'Varese Encore'...

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[url.http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935247050/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=soundtrnet-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1935247050][]Soundtrack.Net readers have probably come across the 'unused' film score credit. Usually a composer has been hired and, for a variety of reasons, his or her work gets written and recorded but is later tossed out. Another composer is hired, often at the last minute, a new score is composed from scratch.

Many examples are cited in Soundtrack.Net's database, such as [m.21904]A River Runs Through It[]. ([c.15]Elmer Bernstein[] was originally hired and later replaced by [c.91]Mark Isham[]. Isham discusses this in the bonus interview track on Silver Screen edition of [a.3698]A...

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The music of award-winning composer [c.151]James Newton Howard[] will be celebrated in concert at the 12th World Soundtrack Awards, which will be held at the Kuipke Events Centre in Ghent on Saturday, October 20th. Howard is one of the most versatile and respected film music composers currently working in film. A program of his impressive music will be performed by the renowned Brussels Philharmonic and be accompanied by select film clips. The concert will be conducted by both Howard and Dirk Brossé.

In addition, composer [c.260]Pino Donaggio[] will be receiving the World Soundtrack Lifetime Achievement Award at the event. A selection of his work will also be performed at the concert.

The World Soundtrack Awards was established by the Ghent Film Festival's World Soundtrack...

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Lakeshore Records will release [a.7628]Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack[] digitally on [da.2012-05-01]May 1, 2012[]. The soundtrack features original music by [c.1336]Mark Kilian[] ([m.30758]Legacy[], [m.21558]Rendition[]).

[m.33716]Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On The 7th Day[] is a compelling story that unites love, suspense and faith into one heart-wrenching package. Directed by award-winning filmmaker Neema Barnette, [m.33716]Woman Thou Art Loosed!: On the 7th Day[] underscores the impact of secrets, lies and deception on the lives of the featured characters. David (Blair Underwood) and Kari (Sharon Leal) Ames seem to have the perfect life until their young daughter is kidnapped, and over the course of seven days they begin to uncover...

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[c.91]Mark Isham[] will be featured at the ASCAP I Create Music EXPO for "Once Upon A Time: Master Session with Award Winning Composer Mark Isham" on April 21, 2012 at 11:45AM in the Hollywood Ballroom One on the second floor (Mezzanine) in the Renaissance Hotel, located at 1755 North Highland Avenue in Los Angeles.

Hosted by film and TV music author Jon Burlingame of Variety, [c.91]Mark Isham[] will discuss his expansive career as a musician and film composer. He has written critically acclaimed scores for over 100 hundred films including Oscar® winning [m.5274]Crash[], [m.21904]A River Runs Through It[], [m.31369]Dolphin Tale[], [m.31495]Warrior[], and recently [m.33035]Stolen[] starring Nicholas Cage and [m.31608]The Lucky One[] starring Zac Efron opening Friday....

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WaterTower Music will release [a.7463]Dark Shadows - Original Score[] digitally and in stores on May 8, 2012. The album features original music by Grammy Award-winning and four-time Oscar®-nominated composer [c.58]Danny Elfman[], which is featured in director Tim Burton's new gothic comedy [m.31283]Dark Shadows[].

For more than 25 years, Burton and Elfman have collaborated on some of the cinema's most beloved and recognizable films and soundtracks, including [m.2422]Big Fish[] (for which Elfman received an Oscar® nomination), [m.2133]Beetlejuice[], [m.1945]Batman[], [m.7455]Edward Scissorhands[], [m.23816]Sleepy Hollow[], [m.5130]Corpse Bride[], and the recent [m.]Alice in...

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WaterTower Music will release [a.7463]Dark Shadows - Original Score[] digitally and in stores on May 8, 2012. The album features original music by Grammy Award-winning and four-time Oscar®-nominated composer [c.58]Danny Elfman[], which is featured in director Tim Burton's new gothic comedy [m.31283]Dark Shadows[].

For more than 25 years, Burton and Elfman have collaborated on some of the cinema's most beloved and recognizable films and soundtracks, including [m.2422]Big Fish[] (for which Elfman received an Oscar® nomination), [m.2133]Beetlejuice[], [m.1945]Batman[], [m.7455]Edward Scissorhands[], [m.23816]Sleepy Hollow[], [m.5130]Corpse Bride[], and the recent [m.30376]Alice in...

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[c.2638]Colin Aguiar[] scores Stephen Scott's [m.33550]Rosie Takes The Train[]. Springing from its success at the Sedona Film Festival in late February, the film was featured at the Canadian Film Festival last month and will be an award recipient at the 45th annual WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival.

The protégé of composer [c.257]Mychael Danna[] ([m.31415]Moneyball[]), [c.2638]Colin Aguiar[] produces an emblematic score that heightens the drama to this time warped tale. The WorldFest-Houston Awards Gala will be held on Saturday April 21, 2012 at 7:00PM at the Marriott Westchase Grand Ballroom in the Houston Marriott Westchase Hotel located at 2900 Briarpark Drive in Houston, TX 77042.

Set in the 1930's, [m.33550]Rosie Takes the Train[] tells the story of Rosie,...

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BMI will present the Richard Kirk Award for outstanding career achievement to prolific composer [c.401]Rolfe Kent[] at the organization's 2012 Film & Television Awards. Held Wednesday, May 16 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, the private event also honors the composers of the past year's top-grossing films, top-rated primetime network television series and highest-ranking cable network programs.

BMI bestows the Richard Kirk Award on composers who have made significant contributions to the realm of film and television music. As the 2012 honoree, [c.401]Rolfe Kent[] joins a prestigious list that includes [c.5]David Arnold[], [c.168]Rachel Portman[], [c.201]Alan Silvestri[], [c.147]David Newman[], [c.149]Thomas Newman[], [c.235]Christopher Young[], [c.365]George S....

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On April 27 and 28, the American Symphony Orchestra and Music Director and Conductor Leon Botstein present the world premiere performances of [c.200]Howard Shore[]'s Mythic Gardens at the Richard B. Fisher Center for the Arts at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. Commissioned by the Orchestra, thanks to a generous gift from Stuart and Linda Nelson, Shore composed the concerto for cellist Sophie Shao, who will premiere the work.

Award-winning composer (including the score to [m.]The Lord of the Rings[] trilogy), Shore first worked with Shao when she performed solo cello pieces on his score for the Oscar nominated 2008 documentary [m.30285]The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)[]. Shore says that "the concerto was conceived for the masterful playing of Sophie Shao and for the...

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Emmy-award winning composer [c.674]Jeff Beal[] has just been signed to compose the score for David Fincher's highly anticipated original series for Netflix, [t.33760]House of Cards[], a political thriller starring Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright.

Netflix has committed to 26 episodes of the serialized drama, based on a BBC mini-series from the 1990s. Originally written as a novel by former UK Conservative Party Chief of Staff Michael Dobbs, [t.33760]House of Cards[] explores the ruthless underside of British politics at the end of the Thatcher era. Reset against the backdrop of modern-day U.S. electoral politics, this one hour drama follows Spacey as an ambitious politician with his eye on the top job. On this new project, Beal will be reunited with producer John Melfi, a prior...

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Award winning composer [c.91]Mark Isham[] has scored the Warner Bros. drama [m.31608]The Lucky One[], opening in theaters April 20, 2012. Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks, [m.31608]The Lucky One[] tells the story of a Marine who, after serving in Iraq, searches for the unknown woman he believes was his good luck charm during the war. The film is directed by Scott Hicks and stars Zac Efron, Blythe Danner and Taylor Schilling.

[c.91]Mark Isham[] welcomed the opportunity to collaborate with director Scott Hicks on the film. Isham explains, "I've always wanted to work with Scott Hicks. I feel we have similar sensibilities and it was a pleasure to work with him." The composer described his scoring process, "It was important to me to show...

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Composer [c.]Bryan Tyler[] has written and conducted Universal Pictures' updated 100th anniversary logo. Previously, the Universal logo's theme music was written by [c.77]Jerry Goldsmith[], and part of that theme still remain in Tyler's version. A full featurette--including the new logo--is available to watch below:

For logo music and information on which composers have scored them, see our composer logo music...

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Composer [c.]Bryan Tyler[] has written and conducted Universal Pictures' updated 100th anniversary logo. Previously, the Universal logo's theme music was written by [c.77]Jerry Goldsmith[], and part of that theme still remain in Tyler's version. A full featurette--including the new logo--is available to watch below:

For logo music and information on which composers have scored them, see our composer logo music...

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Cirque du Soleil's [o.32245]Iris: A Journey Through the World of Cinema[] returns to the Kodak Theatre on March 24, 2012. The stage show has been on hiatus while it shares the same stage on which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosts its annual Oscar ceremony.

Iris is a large-scale production offering a take on the art of cinema in the style of Cirque du Soleil, featuring a combination of acrobatics, dance, projections and live music, choreographed by Philippe Decoufle.

The show features music composed by [c.58]Danny Elfman[], which is also available on the soundtrack album [a.6781]Iris - Cirque Du Soleil[].

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Cirque du Soleil's [o.32245]Iris: A Journey Through the World of Cinema[] returns to the Kodak Theatre on March 24, 2012. The stage show has been on hiatus while it shares the same stage on which the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hosts its annual Oscar ceremony.

Iris is a large-scale production offering a take on the art of cinema in the style of Cirque du Soleil, featuring a combination of acrobatics, dance, projections and live music, choreographed by Philippe Decoufle.

The show features music composed by [c.58]Danny Elfman[], which is also available on the soundtrack album [a.6781]Iris - Cirque Du Soleil[].

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Walt Disney's 1955 animated feature [m.14299]Lady and the Tramp[] was in development at the studio for nearly twenty years before finally being released. The idea was conceived by Disney story man Joe Grant in 1937, based on his own experience of his dog--a springer spaniel named Lady--who got pushed aside when Joe's new baby arrived. Combining Grant's material with elements from a book by Ward Greene, the result was a two-stage story about a well-to-do-dog, Lady (voiced by Barbara Luddy) and her unlikely relationship with a mutt from the wrong side of the tracks, Tramp (voiced by Larry Roberts). The idea was that Lady's life was perfect and...

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The Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) held their annual champagne reception last Saturday, on the eve of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. The event celebrated the Oscar nominees in the music-related categories and was held in Beverly Hills at the home of composer [c.1078]John Cacavas[] and his wife Bonnie.

All Best Original Score nominees were present: [c.231]John Williams[] ([m.31494]War Horse[], [m.31117]The Adventures of Tintin[]), [c.200]Howard Shore[] ([m.31391]Hugo[]), [c.1736]Ludovic Bource[] ([m.31586]The Artist[]) and [c.1090]Alberto Iglesias[] ([m.31488]Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy[]).

Best Original Song nominee, [c.1617]Bret McKenzie[] ("Man or a Muppet from [m.31477]The Muppets[]) was present, as well as [c.]Siedah Garrett[] and [c.]Sergio Mendes[] ("Real...

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[t.32810]The 84th Academy Awards[] announced its Oscar winners during their annual telecast on Sunday, February 26, which was hosted by Billy Crystal and aired on ABC. The Best Picture award was given to [m.31586]The Artist[], which won in five awards out of the ten nominations it received.

[c.1736]Ludovic Bource[] won the Oscar for Best Original Score for his work on [m.31586]The Artist[]. In his acceptance speech, he thanked fellow nominees [c.231]John Williams[] ([m.31494]War Horse[] and [m.31117]Adventures of Tintin[]), [c.200]Howard Shore[] ([m.31391]Hugo[]) and [c.1090]Alberto Iglesias[] ([m.31488]Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy[]).

Bource also thanked fellow composer [c.237]Hans Zimmer[] for sitting out of this year's Oscar race. To be eligible for a nomination and award,...

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