Intrada Soundtrack Forum

2/8/2020

Several items on my corner today. I’m happy many of you are giving support to our release earlier this week of Mark McKenzie’s score for Universal’s newest chapter in their long-running DragonHeart franchise. Not only did Mark score this one, DragonHeart Vengeance, he scored the previous several installments save for the initial 1996 movie. And we already have another CD for release this coming Tuesday. Time Bandits has at long last become a soundtrack reality. It’s by Mike Moran, boldly symphonic for the time travel storytelling with striking electronic opening and closing sequences. And yes, the CD includes the George Harrison song. When we first launched Intrada back in 1985 with Red Dawn, requests poured in for more releases. This was long before AFM restrictions and Historic Rates policies were in place so the countless soundtrack releases we all enjoy now were just pipe dreams back then. With all those still-unreleased treasures waiting in the vaults, Time Bandits was one of the very first we received requests for and the demand never dissipated. No doubt those famed “Monty Python” creators including Terry Gilliam, John Cleese and Michael Palin are major contributors to the ongoing popularity.

On another note. My long-time friend and fellow soldier in the soundtrack trenches, Lukas Kendall, pointed me to a recent film he directed, titled Sky Fighters. He’s been working on it for some time and should feel proud to see it completed. Intrada is merely a footnote here in that our friendship dates back forever and we gave modest support to his fundraising efforts via coupon codes. The film runs 15 minutes and is quite an extraordinary sci-fi experience. I watched it simply by going to YouTube and searching for “Sky Fighter Dust”, the latter word being the entity presenting the film. Enjoy!

And one final thought. All of us mourn the passing of screen legend, Kirk Douglas. Of his massive list of portrayals, Spartacus reigns supreme. Other personal favorites of mine include John W. Burns (“Jack” for short, as he tells his jailor), Colonel Martin “Jiggs” Casey, Vincent van Gogh, Brendan O’Malley, Commander Paul Eddington, Einar, Doc Holliday, David “Mickey” Marcus, Rick Martin and his most cynical character, Chuck Tatum. Challenge yourself and look up the films thus associated if need be and reflect on the gifts this actor left us. May he rest in peace.