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Quartet Records, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, presents a remastered and expanded 2-CD deluxe edition of COP LAND, the cult soundtrack composed by Howard Shore in 1997 during one of the most creative periods of his career, following such classic scores as THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, SEVEN, M BUTTERFLY, ED WOOD, CRASH and LOOKING FOR RICHARD, among many others.
Written and directed by James Mangold, the film features an impressive cast, including Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta. Stallone plays a sheriff in a suburban New Jersey community populated by New York City police officers, who slowly discovers that the town is a front for mob connections and corruption.
Howard Shore composed a dramatic and intense score with fatalistic, heroic and emotional elements, showcasing his ability to elevate human conflicts to epic proportions through music.
The score for COP LAND was released on a 40-minute album by Milan Records in 1997, but it was far from complete. It strangely omitted the powerful and robust music composed for the end credits ("Back to Work" on our album), one of Shore's most impressive compositions. The re-editing of the film and changes in the studio criteria led Shore to rewrite and adapt a large part of his score, of which an additional 30 minutes or so can be found in the bonus tracks section on the second disc. The original album included unique mixes and edits, so we have kept it intact and remastered.
Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the composer's baton, this album has been painstakingly produced by Dan Goldwasser, mixed and mastered by Chris Malone, and entirely supervised and approved by Mr. Shore. The package includes an in-depth essay by film music writer Jeff Bond.
- Quartet Records
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