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Intrada announces an expanded 2-CD set of James Horner's score to An American Tail: Fievel Goes West. This sequel to the 1986 film An American Tail sees James Horner expanding on his original score with all new themes and vocals. It's bigger, it's bolder, it's more epic...like the Wild West itself! Apart from the characters, Horner's music is the strongest tie to the earlier film. It reprises several themes from An American Tail, while adding three new songs—with lyrics by Will Jennings—to the lexicon: "Way Out West," "The Girl You Left Behind" and the signature anthem, "Dreams To Dream." The latter is sung in the film by voice actor Cathy Cavadini, who delivers a haunting, longing performance that transcends the animated background to which it is linked. The score goes in new directions, opening up its vistas to the West via Copland-esque nods and roaring Old West adventure.
The score recording began at Abbey Road Studios, but soon moved to recording in Culver City, California. The film score presentation on this new release opens with "American Tail Overture (Main Title) (Film Edit)." Several changes were made to the recording after the London sessions. Rather than redo the entire piece, pick-ups were recorded in the US and edited together for the film. They include a new opening and an insert to move up the appearance of the song "Somewhere Out There." The cue as recorded in London can be found on CD 2 (track 2), which contains the original MCA album presentation. Other changes between the London recordings and the US sessions used in the film are documented by co-producer Neil S. Bulk in his tech talk. Frank K. DeWald wrote the liner notes, and cover design is by Stéphane Coëdel, with artwork layout by Kay Marshall. Co-Producer Mike Matessino oversaw the entire project, which has been done with the generous cooperation of Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment and Universal Music Enterprises.
In the film, young mouse Fievel Mousekewitz and his family leave New York for the American West, hoping to escape the dangers of city life. However, they soon discover that the West is full of new threats when a gang of villainous cats plots to take over the town. Separated from his family, Fievel teams up with a friendly sheriff named Wylie Burp to stop the cats and help save the community.
- Intrada
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