THE RAZOR'S EDGE

Dragon's Domain Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack to THE RAZOR'S EDGE, featuring music composed by Jack Nitzsche for the 1984 period drama directed by John Byrum, written by W. Somerset Maugham, Byrum and Bill Murray, starring Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, James Keach, Brian Doyle-Murray, Peter Vaughan, Stephen Davies and Denholm Elliott.

Released in 1984, THE RAZOR'S EDGE was a remake of the 1946 classic directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney and John Payne. Both film versions were based on the 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham, which tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American soldier who is traumatized by his experiences in World War I and sets off in search of a transcendent meaning in his life. It is a journey that takes him from Chicago to France, inspiring him to visit India and on to Nepal, where Larry finds spiritual help from a lama. When he returns to Paris, Larry finds his old friends and discovers that everyone has changed in his absence. Considered a misfire in its day, the film features an early dramatic performance by Murray that anticipates the kind of work he would be respected for more in his later career.

The music for THE RAZOR'S EDGE was composed by Jack Nitzsche. Born Bernard Nitzsche on April 22nd, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, Nitzsche was an American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and record producer who came to prominence in the early 1960s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, and others. Nitzsche began to concentrate more on film music rather than pop music in the mid-1970s, becoming one of the more prolific film orchestrators in Hollywood during the period. Nitzsche worked on film scores throughout his career, such as his contributions to the Monkees movie HEAD, the theme music from VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and the soundtracks for PERFORMANCE, THE EXORCIST, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, HARDCORE, STARMAN and REVENGE.

Nitzsche's score for THE RAZOR'S EDGE features the Glass Harmonica, one of the most unusual instruments to find its way into a motion picture soundtrack, an instrument which Nitzsche alone utilized in several of his most famous scores. Modern composers who have written for the Glass Harmonica include Richard Strauss and the American George Crumb (b. 1926).

Previously released by Southern Cross in the early days of the compact disc format, Dragon's Domain Records is excited to bring THE RAZOR'S EDGE back to the marketplace, with music composed by Jack Nitzsche, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stanley Black. The music has been remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland, retaining the liner notes by John Steven Lasher.

THE RAZOR'S EDGE is a limited edition release.
Release: the week of November 24th, 2025

CD 1
VOYAGE OF THE DAMNED
01. Main Title (2:23)
02. House Painter March (1:52)
03. Hotel Nacionale (2:22)
04. What's Past Is Past / Affirmation of Love (2:53)
05. Lament (2:34)
06. The Arrival / Theme of Hope (3:22)
07. The Captain / Goodbye Aunt Jenny / We Need Help (3:12)
08. So Many Things I Wanted to Say (2:10)
09. To Be a Woman (Max and Anna) (2:10)
10. Tragedy / Time Pulse (4:03)
11. Our Prayers Have Been Answered (2:20)
12. End Credits (2:33)

THE FOUR MUSKETEERS
13. Overture (3:46)
14. Athos' Story (2:25)
15. Chase To The Convent (2:48)
16. The Musketeers Rescue Constance (1:57)
17. Breakfast At The Bastion (2:50)
18. A Lovely Adventure (1:12)
19. Chased From The Louvre (1:53)
20. Frozen Pond Fight (4:55)
21. Milady's Theme (3:02)
22. End Credits (1:54)

CONTINUUM
23. Continuum For Solo Harp (4:28)
Total Time: CD 1 - 63:14

CD 2
DAY OF THE ANIMALS
01. Main Title / The Bird Watcher I (2:51)
02. Helicopter Flight & Hike Up The Mountain / The Bird Watcher II (3:28)
03. Animals Track The Hikers (2:52)
04. Restless Night / Wolf Attack (2:50)
06. Stalking II / No Food / Gnawing / Rats! (2:36)
07. Martial Law Evacuation / Mountain Lion Attack (4:12)
08. Splitting Up / Animal Army / Jensen Kills (3:03)
09. Cave Talk (1:09)
10. Jensen Gets A Bear Hug / Vacant Town / Dead Driver / Mad Dog (2:47)
11. Don't Follow / Frank Attacked / Pack Attacks Copter / Dogs Surround Cabin / Attack / Get In The Water (6:51)
12. Dead Animals / Rescue / Survivors / End Titles (3:50)

BONUS TRACK
13. Campfire Harmonica Source
(Streets of Laredo) (2:03)

THE EAGLE HAS LANDED
14. Main Title (2:30)
15. The Eagle Grows, Pt 1 (3:00)
16. The Eagle Grows, Pt 2 (2:39)
17. Flight Of The Eagles (3:11)
18. Eagle Versus Fox (4:37)
19. End Credits (March) (2:26)

Total Time: CD 2 - 62:19