EARTHQUAKE & THE TOWERING INFERNO Film Score LPs 1974 JOHN WILLIAMS MCA WarnerUK
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THE TOWERING INFERNO - John Williams
Label: Warner Bros
Year: 1974
Vinyl: mint
Cover and sleeve: Near mint. This has only been played a few times since I bought it new.
Track listing
Side 1
1. Main Title (05:00)
2. An Architect's Dream (03:28)
3. Lisolette And Harlee (02:34)
4. Something For Susan (02:42)
5. Trapped Lovers (04:28)
Side 2
6. "We May Never Love Like This Again" (02:11)
Performed by Maureen McGovern. (Al Kasha / Joel Hirschhorn)
7. Susan And Doug (02:30)
8. The Helicopter Explosion (02:50)
9. Planting The Charges - And Finale (10:17)
Total Duration: 00:36:00
Review:
Great balls of fire! The Towering Inferno (1974) was the biggest success of the Master of Disaster, Irwin Allen, and his last collaboration with the world's most famous film composer, John Williams. Williams had written TV themes and scores for Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel and Land of the Giants, as well as the score for The Poseidon Adventure (1972). The Towering Inferno was both the summa of his work for Allen and a large-scale lead-in for his legendary run on 1970s and early '80s blockbusters for Steven Spielberg and George Lucas.
Williams has always had a talent for opening themes and The Towering Inferno features one of his best: the bustling, five-minute "Main Title" accompanies a helicopter flight over San Francisco in soaring, heroic fashion. From there the score encompasses distinct romantic themes—presented symphonically as well as in the "light pop" style of the period—and a wide variety of suspense, chaos and action music as the characters struggle valiantly to stay alive.
Unlike The Poseidon Adventure, which featured sparse and claustrophobic interior scoring in addition to a thrilling main theme, The Towering Inferno was scored much extensively and emotionally. In cues like "Trapped Lovers" and "Planting the Charges" Williams' music is fully in his '70s blockbuster mode, with heroic brass fanfares and rich American harmonies.
The Towering Inferno was released at the time of the movie.
A now long out of print FSM CD was issued about 10 years ago.
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Earthquake - John Williams
Label: MCA
Year: 1974
Vinyl: Near mint
Cover and sleeve: VG-EX. Minor edge wear on top and spine but colours are unfaded and clean. Still in protective outer sleeve.
Track listing
side one
1. Main Title - Earthquake (02:52)
2. Miles On Wheels (02:36)
3. City Theme (02:53)
4. Something For Rosa (02:30)
5. Love Scene (02:26)
6. The City Sleeps (02:24)
side two
7. Love Theme (02:26)
8. Cory In Jeopardy (02:23)
9. Something For Remy (03:47)
10. Medley: Watching & Waiting / Miles' Pool Hall / Sam's Rescue (03:40)
11. Finale - End Title (01:47)
Composed By, Conductor – John Williams (4)
Concertmaster – Israel Baker
Drums – Shelly Manne
Engineer – Mickey Crawford
French Horn – Vince De Rosa*
Orchestra – Universal Orchestra*
Percussion – Jerry Williams
Piano – Claire Fisher*, Ralph Greirson*
Producer – Sonny Burke
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