Aleph Records will be releasing the final Dirty Harry Soundtrack The Dead Pool on January 13th 2008. This was the fifth and final film of the Dirty Harry series. Lalo Schifrin, who composed the soundtracks for Dirty Harry, Magnum Force and Sudden Impact, wrote the original music. Aleph Records has released the soundtracks for the first four films, including The Enforcer, which was composed by Jerry Fielding.
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Also released this month from Harkit records is the first ever release of Lalo Schifrin's Return from the River Kwai soundtrack and John Barry's The Dove also makes its debut release on CD. (Full reviews of both will be featured in issue #13 of Cinema Retro)
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If you are looking for some great little retro stocking fillers for the holiday season, check out these releases from the Vocalion label, Favourite TV themes and Favourite TV themes Vol. 2Â (originally released 1973 and 1975 respectfully) that appear for the first time on one CD, performed by Ray Martin and his orchestra. Containing 28 themes from both the US and UK, it is sure to provide some wonderful trips down Memory Lane. Also from Vocalion are another doubled up set of classic albums from 1959/60, Great Movie Hits Vol.1 and 2 containing some great musical moments from the Golden age of cinema including Three coins in a fountain, Secret Love, Limelight, The Harry Lime theme and a whole lot more. Nicely covered by Cyril Stapleton and His Orchestra, these re-releases of classic retro albums are certainly proving to be very popular with modern audiences.
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Finally from Vocalion, a genre that doesn't quite get the exposure it fully deserves: library music. When it comes to library music, they don't really come much better than KPM. The music produced for these collections were pre- recorded and used for radio, film and TV. The sound originated from London's Denmark Street, which was known as 'Tin Pan Alley' due to the high proportion of music publishers and record labels whose offices were situated there.
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KPM boasted a large number of fantastic composers including Alan Hawkshaw, John Scott, Keith Mansfield, Chris Gunning and Dave Gold. The music was stylish, dramatic and funky. Imagine a classic scene from 'The Sweeney' in the 70's or maybe a light funky groove from a classic TV drama and you’re immediately transported back in time via a super collection that is well worth checking out.  - Darren Allison
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Visit these sites to order:
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www.schifrin.com
www.harkitrecords.com
www.duttonvocalion.co.uk
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