Dragon's Domain Records presents music from the original score to KING KONG, composed by the legendary Max Steiner (GONE WITH THE WIND, CASABLANCA, THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE) for the legendary 1933 epic adventure KING KONG, directed by by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, written by James Ashmore Creelman, Ruth Rose and Cooper, starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher and Sam Hardy.
Director Carl Denham (Armstrong) leads a film crew to a remote, uncharted Pacific Island in search of the legendary Kong, a gigantic ape. After the island's inhabitants abandon actress Ann Darrow (Wray) to Kong, Denham and his crew pursue the beast through the dinosaur-infested jungle. They eventually capture Kong and take him to New York as a sideshow attraction, with disastrous results...
Born on May 10th, 1888, Max Steiner was an Austrian composer and conductor who emigrated to America and became one of Hollywood's greatest musical composers. Steiner was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional, proficient at composing, arranging, and conducting, by the time he was fifteen. Threatened with internment in England during World War I, he fled to Broadway; and in 1929 he moved to Hollywood, where he became one of the first composers to write music scores for films. He is often referred to as "the father of film music", as Steiner played a major part in creating the tradition of writing music for films, along with composers Dimitri Tiomkin, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, and Miklos Rozsa.
Steiner composed over 300 film scores with RKO Pictures and Warner Bros., and was nominated for 24 Academy Awards: His filmography includes THE INFORMER, NOW, VOYAGER, AND SINCE YOU WENT AWAY, LITTLE WOMEN, JEZEBEL, CASABLANCA, THE SEARCHERS, A SUMMER PLACE and GONE WITH THE WIND, which ranked second on the AFI's list of best American film scores, and is the film score for which he is best known. He was also the first recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, which he won for his score for LIFE WITH FATHER. Steiner was a frequent collaborator with some of the best known film directors in history, including Michael Curtiz, John Ford, and William Wyler.
Originally released on vinyl in 1976 by Entr'acte and later on compact disc in 1993 by Label X, Dragon's Domain Records is excited to bring KING KONG roaring back to the marketplace, featuring a rerecording of music composed by the legendary Max Steiner, performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Fred Steiner. The music has been newly remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland. The booklet includes the original extensive liner notes written by Fred Steiner and Fay Wray for the album.
1933年に公開されたすべての特撮映画の原点にして古典!映画史に残る歴史的傑作!『キングコング』のオリジナル・スコア盤がリリース！
トラックリスト大恐慌にあえぐ1929年。映画監督のカール・デナム率いる撮影隊をのせた船は無名の女優アンを連れ、NYの港を出港した。目的地は南海に浮かぶ謎に包まれた髑髏島。上陸した彼らが目にしたものは、原住民に神とあがめられる怪獣コングだった。コングに連れ去られたアンを追ってジャック・ドリスコルを中心とした捜索隊は島の奥へと進んでいくが、次々と恐るべき猛獣が彼らを襲うのだった。果たして彼らはアンを救うことができるのか?
メリアン・C・クーパー、アーネスト・B・スタイン監督、フェイ・レイ、ロバート・アームストロング、ブルース・キャボットらが出演。
1888年5月10日に生まれたマックス・スタイナーは、オーストリア出身の作曲家、指揮者であり、アメリカに移住してハリウッドの偉大な音楽作曲家の一人となった。スタイナーは12歳で最初のオペレッタを指揮した神童であり、15歳までに作曲、編曲、指揮に熟達したフルタイムのプロとなった。第一次世界大戦中にイギリスで抑留の脅威にさらされたため、ブロードウェイに逃亡し、1929年にハリウッドに移住、映画音楽を作曲した最初の作曲家の一人となった。スタイナーは、ディミトリ・ティオムキン、エリック・ヴォルフガング・コルンゴールド、フランツ・ワックスマン、アルフレッド・ニューマン、バーナード・ハーマン、ミクロス・ローザといった作曲家たちとともに、映画音楽の伝統を築き上げた立役者として、「映画音楽の父」とよく呼ばれています。
スタイナーは、RKO ピクチャーズおよびワーナー・ブラザースで300本以上の映画音楽を作曲し、24回アカデミー賞にノミネートされました。彼のフィルモグラフィーには、『男の敵』、『情熱の航路』、『君去りし後』、『カサブランカ』、『捜索者』、『避暑地の出来事』、『風と共に去りぬ』などがあり、AFI のアメリカ映画音楽ベストリストで2 位にランクインし、彼が最もよく知られる映画音楽となっています。また、映画『ライフ・ウィズ・ファーザー』の音楽で、ゴールデングローブ賞の作曲賞を初めて受賞しました。スタインは、マイケル・カーティス、ジョン・フォード、ウィリアム・ワイラーなど、歴史上最も有名な映画監督たちと頻繁にコラボレーションを行いました。
最初に1976年にEntr'acteからアナログ盤で、1993年にLABEL XからCDでリリースされた『キングコング』はマックス・スタインが作曲し、フレッド・スタイナーが指揮するナショナル・フィルハーモニー管弦楽団による再録音で、今回Dragon's Domainレーベルから再び市場に復活します！
この音楽は、デジタル・アウトランドのジェームズ・ネルソンによって新たにリマスターされました。ブックレットには、フレッド・スタインとフェイ・レイがアルバムのために書いたオリジナルの詳しいライナーノーツが掲載されています。
限定盤。
Dragon's Domain Records presents music from the original score to KING KONG, composed by the legendary Max Steiner (GONE WITH THE WIND, CASABLANCA, THE TREASURE OF THE SIERRA MADRE) for the legendary 1933 epic adventure KING KONG, directed by by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, written by James Ashmore Creelman, Ruth Rose and Cooper, starring Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher and Sam Hardy.
Director Carl Denham (Armstrong) leads a film crew to a remote, uncharted Pacific Island in search of the legendary Kong, a gigantic ape. After the island's inhabitants abandon actress Ann Darrow (Wray) to Kong, Denham and his crew pursue the beast through the dinosaur-infested jungle. They eventually capture Kong and take him to New York as a sideshow attraction, with disastrous results...
Born on May 10th, 1888, Max Steiner was an Austrian composer and conductor who emigrated to America and became one of Hollywood's greatest musical composers. Steiner was a child prodigy who conducted his first operetta when he was twelve and became a full-time professional, proficient at composing, arranging, and conducting, by the time he was fifteen. Threatened with internment in England during World War I, he fled to Broadway; and in 1929 he moved to Hollywood, where he became one of the first composers to write music scores for films. He is often referred to as "the father of film music", as Steiner played a major part in creating the tradition of writing music for films, along with composers Dimitri Tiomkin, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Franz Waxman, Alfred Newman, Bernard Herrmann, and Miklos Rozsa.
Steiner composed over 300 film scores with RKO Pictures and Warner Bros., and was nominated for 24 Academy Awards: His filmography includes THE INFORMER, NOW, VOYAGER, AND SINCE YOU WENT AWAY, LITTLE WOMEN, JEZEBEL, CASABLANCA, THE SEARCHERS, A SUMMER PLACE and GONE WITH THE WIND, which ranked second on the AFI's list of best American film scores, and is the film score for which he is best known. He was also the first recipient of the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, which he won for his score for LIFE WITH FATHER. Steiner was a frequent collaborator with some of the best known film directors in history, including Michael Curtiz, John Ford, and William Wyler.
Originally released on vinyl in 1976 by Entr'acte and later on compact disc in 1993 by Label X, Dragon's Domain Records is excited to bring KING KONG roaring back to the marketplace, featuring a rerecording of music composed by the legendary Max Steiner, performed by the National Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Fred Steiner. The music has been newly remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland. The booklet includes the original extensive liner notes written by Fred Steiner and Fay Wray for the album.
KING KONG is a limited edition release.
2025/9/29の週発売
01. Main Title / Boat In The Fog (3:39)
02. Forgotten Island / Jungle Dance (4:54)
03. Sea At Night (2:26)
04. Aboriginal Sacrifice Dance (4:00)
05. Entrance Of Kong (4:19)
06. The Bronte / Log Sequence (4:33)
07. Cryptic Shadows (1:50)
08. Kong / The Cave (9:32)
09. Sailor’s Waiting (1:34)
10. Return Of Kong (4:11)
11. King Kong Theatre March (1:31)
12. King Kong Escapes / Aeroplanes / Finale (4:42)
13. RKO Radio Beacon / Original Main Title (1:34)
Total Time: 49:20