WAR OF THE ROSES / SANDLOT, THE

Label: Varese Sarabande VCL 0706 1051
Dates: 1989 / 1993
Tracks: 12
Time = 53:54

Original soundtracks from two 20th Century-Fox movies scored by David Newman. THE WAR OF THE ROSES (1989) finds composer anchoring with tango-like main theme that weaves, swells, plays in diabolical manner. Rich harmonic vernacular of composer on display: strings moving about in thirds, major chords with tritone intervals close by, so forth. Dark edges surface frequently via jabbing brass, slicing woodwind figures, punctuation from piano. As score progresses, ideas go wilder, over the top - just like film. Music from THE SANDLOT (1993) plays in balance with upbeat, folk-ish ideas for strings, banjo, piano, harmonica, percussion plus electronics. Spirited, easy-to-swallow music with a twang! David Newman conducts. Limited edition of 2000 copies!

THE WAR OF THE ROSES 1. The Beginning (8:11) 2. The Middle (13:28) 3. The End (7:52) THE SANDLOT 4. Main Title (1:44) 5. Scotty and the Guys (2:46) 6. Coaching (2:07) 7. “Baby” Ruth (2:15) 8. Getting The Ball (Again!) (2:20) 9. Airborne Attack (2:02) 10. Erector Set (3:17) 11. Showdown with the Beast (2:50) 12. You Know Babe Ruth? (4:50)