Intrada Has “It,” Releases Two Television Scores

Intrada’s latest soundtrack releases may be from television projects, but these small screen adventures are sure to be big hits for fans.

The latest entry in the Special Collection series is a two-disc presentation of the score to the 1990 adaptation of Stephen King’s It. The best-selling book of 1986, It was the story of a group of young friends in 1950s Maine who thwart an interdimensional child-killing monster, only to have it return when the group settles into adulthood. The two-part television movie starred John Ritter, Annette O’Toole, Olivia Hussey and – perhaps most notably – Tim Curry as Pennywise, the vicious clown which It commonly poses as.

The Emmy-winning score was composed by Richard Bellis, who is perhaps best known to Disneyphiles for his work adapting famous action, horror and sci-fi themes for various attractions in the Disney theme parks. (Rides based on Star Wars, the Indiana Jones series and The Twilight Zone are just three examples of his great work.) Bellis balanced the unnerving terror of Pennywise with an almost rousing set of cues for the small-town Americana setting which hosted the story. The set, mastered in stereo from the original stereo two-track masters, is available now.

The label has also announced a release in the Signature Edition series: the premiere release of the score to the television film 21 Hours at Munich (1976). This telefilm starred William Holden and Shirley Knight in a dramatization of the real-life “Black September” incident at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, where terrorists kidnapped and killed 11 Israeli athletes. (Cinephiles doubtlessly remember the incident through the lens of the recent Munich (2006), Steven Spielberg’s historical fiction piece that covered the Israeli government’s response to the killings.) Laurence Rosenthal, known for his work on The Miracle Worker and Clash of the Titans, to name but two, used a small orchestral ensemble bedecked with lots of percussion to convey the musical side of the story. This short score – about a half-hour’s worth – is sourced from Rosenthal’s own mono 1/4″ session tapes.

Order links and the usual track lists are after the jump.

Richard Bellis, It: Original Television Soundtrack (Intrada Special Collection Vol. 184, 2011 – original television film aired 1990)

Disc 1

1. Main Title
2. Enter the Clown
3. Georgie Dies
4. Ben Gets the News
5. Punks
6. I Hate It Here
7. Bedroom Jazz Source
8. The Slap
9. Die If You Try
10. Richie’s Talk Show Play-Off
11. The Beast – First Encounter
12. Mike Remembers
13. Mike Joins the Group
14. Pennywise
15. Circus Source
16. Target Practice
17. The Sewer Hole
18. Stan Gets Nabbed
19. The Fog
20. The Pact
21. Stan’s Suicide
22. End Credits I

Disc 2

1. Main Title Part II
2. The Graves
3. Library Balloons
4. Ben’s Flashback
5. Skeleton on the Pond
6. Guillory’s Muzak
7. Hydrox
8. Audra
9. Fortune Cookie
10. Silver Flyer
11. Leftover Stan
12. Henry and Belch
13. Every Thirty Years
14. Audra Arrives
15. This Time It’s for Real
16. The Smell of Death
17. Something’s Coming
18. The Spider’s Web
19. Hi Ho Silver
20. End Credits Part II

Laurence Rosenthal, 21 Days at Munich: Original Television Soundtrack (Intrada Signature Edition ISE-1046, 2011 – original television film aired 1976)

1. Munich Main Title
2. First Death
3. Schreiber
4. The Hostages No. 1
5. The Terrorists
6. Spitzer
7. The Photographs
8. The Tunnel
9. Anneliese Curtain
10. Munich
11. God Be with You
12. Under the Wing
13. Holocaust
14. Munich End Credits
15. Disco Source

All tracks on both releases previously unreleased.