Original soundtrack by Alan Silvestri from wildly popular 1985 sci-fi action comedy starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd.
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Original soundtrack by Alan Silvestri from wildly popular 1985 sci-fi action comedy, directed by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Crispin Glover. Intrada previously released a special 2-CD version of the legendary soundtrack in 2009, with a second CD featuring early unused versions of Silvestri's score. Due to the incredible popularity of that original release (which sold the maximum number of units allowable under license and is now out-of-print), Intrada is proud to offer, in cooperation with Universal Pictures, a follow-up release containing just the contents of the first disc in that set, which features the score as heard in the film. (Owners of the original 2-CD set need not apply.) The 1985 soundtrack on MCA emphasized the familiar songs and devoted just two tracks to Silvestri's score. Intrada's 2008 release was the actual premiere release of Silvestri's invaluable contribution to this movie's stunning success. In fact, the film and score remain so popular that Silvestri's music can currently be heard live in concert, played by major symphony orchestras, synchronized to screenings of the film itself. Thrilling major-key main theme for massive orchestra has become a veritable signature of classic 80's scoring. Pulsating action music is keynote throughout but impressive - and lengthy - "It's Been Educational; Clocktower" sequence is an almost unparalleled example of dynamic action writing. There are moments of genuine tenderness, especially during several warm string ideas associated with the friendship between Doc and Marty, and even a couple of crisp jazz numbers, but no matter where things go, Silvestri's riveting action theme is always close by. Universal is now enjoying a high profile celebration of the famous picture's 30th anniversary. Intrada is proud to be a part of that celebration! Alan Silvestri conducts.
13. Marty's Letter (1:20) 14. George To The Rescue - Pt. 1 (0:50) 15. Marvin Be-Bop (2:25) 16. George To The Rescue - Pt. 2 (2:34) 17. Tension; The Kiss (1:33) 18. Goodnight Marty (1:31) 19. It's Been Educational; Clocktower (10:30) 20. Helicopter (0:19) 21. '85 Lone Pine Mall (3:46) 22. 4 x 4 (0:40) 23. Doc Returns (1:14) 24. Back To The Future (End Credits) (3:16)
Tech Talk From The Producer…
Alan Silvestri’s score for Back to the Future was certainly an impressive milestone for the composer in 1985, and it quickly came to be regarded as a genuine classic of modern film music. When the original soundtrack album arrived, it recreated a sensational movie experience via a treasure-trove of cool songs. But the classic score by Silvestri was reduced to a mere two sequences. No one could have imagined this would lead to one of the most requested film score releases of all time. But it did.
It is with great pride that we realize this 30th-anniversary release of Silvestri’s complete score as used in the final picture—including two source cues heard only briefly in the film but both presented in their entirety here. Our presentation showcases all of Silvestri’s music sans the popular songs played by other artists. Since the “Enchantment Under the Sea” sequence unfolds in the film with several edits between period 1950s dance numbers and Silvestri’s original score, we elected to marry each of the tiny scoring pieces together into a single brief suite, beginning with Marty’s dramatic fading on stage through George and Lorraine’s final sweeping embrace.
We were given access to the master elements vaulted at Universal Pictures. While the sessions occurred less than three decades before we prepared the audio, some of the tapes were already badly decomposing. Fortunately, we had every-thing available to us, ranging from 2 ̋ masters for the original source cues and ½ ̋ three-track stereo mixes right on down to ¼ ̋ two-track stereo masters and separate safeties. In addition, Silvestri provided us with his own copies as well. While the audio quality is crisp and dynamic, it is worth mentioning that due to variances in tape stock and machine performances of the day, there are minor differences in the timbre (or EQ) of some cues depending on which format was used, the condition of the reels, or what number of tracks were involved. All final mixes and transfers were made at the BluWave studio facilities at Universal.
So just like Marty McFly would do ... check your watch and set aside 50 minutes of your time. Alan Silvestri will now take you forward into the past and back to the future!
—Douglass Fake
Composed and Conducted by Alan Silvestri.
Recorded on May 16, 17, 20, 21, and June 5, 6, 10 and 11, 1985 at The Burbank Studios Scoring Stage, Burbank, California.
VIOLIN Jeanne E. Aiken
Patricia Aiken
Judith Aller
Mark Baranov
Jackie Brand
Darius Campo
Stuart Canin
Norman Carr
Ron Clark
Herman Clebanoff
Harold J. Dicterow
Assa Drori
Henry Ferber
Ron Folsom
David Frisina
Irving Geller
Reggie Hill
Alexander Horvath
Bill Hybel
Lisa Johnson
Patricia Ann Johnson
Karen Jones
Connie Kupka
Rene Mandel
Ralph Morrison III
Jack Pepper
Stan Plummer
Sheldon Sanov
Daniel Shindaryov
Haim Shtrum
Lya Stern
Bob Sushel
Polly Sweeney
Alex Treger
Gerald Vinci
Dorothy Wade
Sidney A. Weiss
Harold Wolf
Jennifer Woodward
Kenneth Yerke
VIOLA Myer Bello
Denyse Buffum
Alan DeVeritch
Jerry Epstein
Steven A. Gordon
Allan Harshman
Roland Kato
Myra Kestenbaum
Linda Lipsett
Virginia Majewski
Irving Manning
Carole Mukogawa
Dan Neufeld
Dave Schwartz
Leonard Selic
Joel Soultanian
Lynn Subotnick
Milton Thomas
Mihail Zinovyev
CELLO Robert Lee Adcock
John Antony Cooke
Larry Corbett
Marie Fera
Barry R. Gold
Dennis Karmazyn
Raymond Kelley
Dane Little
Earle Madison
Nils Oliver
Judy Perett
David Speltz
BASS Chuck Domanico
Jay R. Grauer
John Hornschuch
James D. Hughart
Milton Kestenbaum
Ed Meares
Sue Ranney
David Henry Young
FLUTE Louise DiTullio
Dave Shostac
Sheridon Stokes
Jim Walker
Gary Woodward
CLARINET Dominick Fera
James Kanter
John Lowe
Ray Pizzi
OBOE Donald Ashworth
Phil Ayling
Tom Boyd
Earle Dumler
John Winter
BASSOON Alan R. Goodman
Norman Herzberg
Jack Marsh
Kenneth Munday
David W. Riddles
Walter E. Ritchie
FRENCH HORN Carol Bacon Drake
David Duke
William E. Lane
Arthur Maebe
Todd Miller
Brian O’Connor
Richard Perissi
Henry Sigismonti
James Thatcher
Richard Todd
TRUMPET Charles Davis
Charles Findley
Gary Grant
Larry Hall
Jerry Hey
Allen Vizzutti
TROMBONE Miles Anderson
Charlie Loper
Lew McCreary
Richard Nash
Bill Reichenbach
Lloyd Ulyate
TUBA John Thomas Johnson
KEYBOARDS Michael Boddicker
Ralph Grierson
Randy Kerber
Michael Lang
Ian Underwood
Randy Waldman
HARP Catherine Gotthoffer
Dorothy Remsen
Ann Stockton
DRUMS/PERCUSSION Larry Bunker
Alan Estes
Daniel Greco
Peter Limonick
Steven Schaeffer
Robert Zimmitti
BOOTH James Campbell
ORCHESTRATOR James Campbell
COPYISTS Stuart Balcomb
Terence Allen Bonnell
Julian Bratolyubov
Glen N. Clement
Michelle Dalton
Josephine Dapar
Gerald Dolin
Jack DuLong
Julia Eidsvoog
Dominic Fidelibus
George Fields
Robert Gibson
Leonard Graves
Robert G. Hartley
James F. Hoffman
Deborah S. Jones
Suzie Katayama
Michael Kibbe
Donald McGinnis
Kenneth Mitchell
John Killian Nelson
Dave Oyler
Randolph Rayburn
Robert L. Reid
Howard Segurson
Robert G. Skinnell
Richard Thurik
Terry O. Wolfe
Small Sessions/Prescore
LEADER Dayton “Bones” Howe
BASS Neil Stubenhaus
Chuck Domanico
WOODWINDS Gary Herbig
KEYBOARDS Michael Melvoin
James Sheridan Roberts
Randy Waldman
GUITAR Paul W. Hanson
Timothy May
DRUMS/PERCUSSION Hal Blaine
Walter M. Keeley
Michael D. Rogers
