Quartet Records and Paramount Pictures present the world premiere release of the long-awaited original score by famous composer, musician, producer and jazz-giant Herbie Hancock (Blow Up, Action Jackson, Death Wish, Oscar winner for Best Original Score for Round Midnight) for Eddie Murphy’s ambitious Harlem Nights (1989). Set in New York during Prohibition, the story concerns the owner of an illegal gambling house who must deal with strong competition, gangsters and corrupt cops in order to stay in business. It starred Murphy, Richard Pryor, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Belinda Tolbert and Jasmine Guy.
Herbie Hancock, naturally, provides a jazz-influenced score, with an infectious main theme and great pieces for big band. Hancock also contributed a darker mix of electronics and orchestra as underscore. A series of jazz standards by Duke Ellington were recorded specially for the film, with orchestra conducted by Garnett Brown, arranged and produced by Hancock with his well-known good taste. All these adaptations are included in the album as bonus tracks.
This CD has been beautifully edited and mastered by Doug Schwartz, and the package includes a 16-page full-color booklet with liner notes by Daniel Schweiger. ---レーベルより
エディ・マーフィが自ら監督・製作総指揮・脚本・主演を担当したマーフィ版「スティング」。共演はリチャード・プライアー。禁酒法下のハーレムを舞台に、街一番のクラブを経営するコンビが、店の乗っ取りを目論むギャング相手に一世一代の大博打を仕掛ける姿を描く。音楽は「ラウンド・ミッドナイト」でアカデミー賞を受賞した ハービー・ハンコック。サウンドトラック、世界初リリース！限定1000枚。
トラックリスト18年のハーレム。7歳の宿なしの孤児クイックは、ハーレムで最も知られたクラブ“シュガー・レイ”のオーナー、シュガー・レイ（リチャード・プライヤー）にその才能を認められ、彼の養子となって20年、クイック（エディ・マーフィ）はレイのパートナーとして、一目置かれる存在となっていた。彼の才覚によって店は大繁盛するが、子供の時と変わらないクイックの負けん気の強さは、しばしばトラブルを巻き起こしていた。ある日、ギャングのボス、バグジー・カルホーン（マイケル・ラーナー）が悪徳刑事のフィル・カントン（ダニー・アイエロ）を使ってレイに嫌がらせをし、売り上げの3分の2のピンハネを要求してくるのだった。カルホーンに一泡ふかせようと計画するクイックとレイは、ボクシングのチャンピオン戦を、いかにも八百長試合を画策しているように見せかけ、カルホーンの多額の賭け金を奪い取ろうとするのだった。そしてクラブのべニー・ウィルソン（レッド・フォックス）やマダム・ベラ（デラ・リース）の協力を得て、まんまとだまし取ることに成功するのだった。さらにカルホーン一味をおびき寄せて彼らを叩き潰したレイたちは、大金を手にハーレムから旅立ってゆくのだった。 1989年米。
Quartet Records and Paramount Pictures present the world premiere release of the long-awaited original score by famous composer, musician, producer and jazz-giant Herbie Hancock (Blow Up, Action Jackson, Death Wish, Oscar winner for Best Original Score for Round Midnight) for Eddie Murphy’s ambitious Harlem Nights (1989). Set in New York during Prohibition, the story concerns the owner of an illegal gambling house who must deal with strong competition, gangsters and corrupt cops in order to stay in business. It starred Murphy, Richard Pryor, Danny Aiello, Michael Lerner, Belinda Tolbert and Jasmine Guy.
Herbie Hancock, naturally, provides a jazz-influenced score, with an infectious main theme and great pieces for big band. Hancock also contributed a darker mix of electronics and orchestra as underscore. A series of jazz standards by Duke Ellington were recorded specially for the film, with orchestra conducted by Garnett Brown, arranged and produced by Hancock with his well-known good taste. All these adaptations are included in the album as bonus tracks.
This CD has been beautifully edited and mastered by Doug Schwartz, and the package includes a 16-page full-color booklet with liner notes by Daniel Schweiger. ---レーベルより
発売日：2019.10.1
1. Main Title (2:27)
2. Young Quick With Cigs (1:23)
3. Snaggletooth Gambles (4:06)
4. Vera’s Entrance / Quick Fight Vera / Limo and Ambulance Leave (1:40)
5. 3M3 (0:36)
6. Cantone Leaves Ray’s (0:59)
7. Cutting Tommy’s Throat / Taking the Bait (1:04)
8. Quick Finds Dead Smalls / Quick Leaves Smalls’ Apartment (1:43)
9. Quick Leaves Calhoune’s (1:22)
10. Through the Glass Quickly (1:51)
11. Quick Kills Arsenio (0:27)
12. Dominique Seduces (2:07)
13. Quick to Bead, Quick to Rise (2:02)
14. Dominique Nix (0:43)
15. 9M1 (1:09)
16. Calhoune’s Threat / Ray Bails Out (1:03)
17. Quick to Apologize (1:28)
18. Exploding Pitty Pat’s (1:18)
19. Black Beauty (D. Ellington, arr. H. Hancock) (1:17)
20. Making a Deposit (1:17)
21. Put Down Your Gun / Safe at Last / Vera Warns Calhoune / Vera Goes Away (1:27)
22. Ray’s Not Home (1:47)
Bonus tracks
23. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (D. Ellington / I. Mills) (2:26)
24. Sophisticated Lady (D. Ellington / I. Mills / M. Parish) (4:10)
25. Take the “A” Train (B. Strayhorn) (3:12)
26. Mood Indingo (D. Ellington / I. Mills / A. Bigard) (7:32)
27. The Gal From Joe’s (D. Ellington / I. Mills) (2:56)
28. Mamae, Eu Quero (J. Calazans / V. Paiva / A. Stillman / E. Torre Garcia) (2:35)