NOW AVAILABLE ON CD:
Rear Window (David Shire)
http://moviescoremedia.com/rear-window-david-shire/http://screenarchives.com/title_detail. ... WINDOW-TV/MovieScore Media expands its acclaimed Discovery Collection with its 13th entry: David Shire’s Primetime Emmy nominated music for the 1998 television version of Rear Window. Designed as an acting vehicle for the recently wheelchair-bound Christopher Reeve, The ABC production kept the basic premise of the original Hitchcock movie: wheelchair-bound Jason Kemp (Reeve) suspects that his neighbor Julian Thorpe (Ritchie Coster) murdered his wife, but nobody believes him. With the help of his beautiful blonde aide Claudia Henderson (Darryl Hannah), Jason gathers enough evidence to convince the police, but the killer is on to his schemes and confronts the paralyzed man in his own home…
David Shire, who is best known for his work on The Conversation, The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 and Return to Oz, had previously worked together with director Jeff Bleckner on television films likeA Father for Charlie, Do You Remember Love? and Serving in Silence. For Rear Window, Shire also got the full support of Christopher Reeve who used his star power to help the composer realize his musical vision. Apart from discussing musical ideas and approving various cues, Reeve also managed to get a bigger musical budget for the project which now features 26 live musicians in addition to the brilliant synth percussion and sound design.
Shire’s music features a number of brilliant themes for the main characters. Jason’s theme was inspired by Baroque fugues as the counterpoints represent the hero’s attempt to rebuild his nervous system. The film’s main villain is represented by a distant metallic hit, a choice related to the man’s profession (he’s a sculptor working with metals). The third key theme for “the other woman” (a character who replaces the murdered wife) is represented by the EWI, an electric wind instrument featuring a deliberately fake representation of a saxophone.
Rear Window is released both on CD, distributed by Screen Archives Entertainment (SAE), and digitally. The CD will be available while quantities and interest remain. On a related note, with Rear Window and the other August 26 release of Victor Reyes’ Grand Piano, MovieScore Media returns to SAE as its main CD distributor, with RSK Entertainment still representing the label in the UK. Screen Archives was MovieScore Media’s main distributor 2007-2012 and has now renewed its distribution deal with the progressive label.
MMS14035 • REAR WINDOW (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Music Composed by DAVID SHIRE
Release date (digital): September 2, 2014
Releast dage (CD): September 2, 2014
CD available while quantities and interest remain.
TRACK LIST
1 Main Title 4:14
2 Pop-Out! 2:10
3 Windows 98 2:28
4 Windows II 2:21
5 Night Awakening 2:18
6 Windows III 3:35
7 Windows IV 3:56
8 Hot Flashes 2:32
9 The Cop and the Crate 2:33
10 The Other Woman 2:15
11 Claudia Visits Thorpe 4:06
12 Act In 2:50
13 You’ve Got Mail 3:16
14 Preparation 2:10
15 Agon 2:15
16 A Visit from Thorpe: Part 1 5:05
17 A Visit from Thorpe: Part 2 1:32
18 The Unveiling 2:43
19 Rear Window 1:28
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