WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT (1988) music composed by Alan Silvestri. LIMITED (2018) Intrada 3cd set containing the complete original score, the 1988 original album, extras & The Rober Rabbit cartoons. OUT OF PRINT.
Label description:
Knockout Alan Silvestri soundtrack gets royal treatment! Smash-hit
Touchstone Pictures & Steven Spielberg presentation finds Robert
Zemeckis blending live action, animation in masterful ground-breaking
fashion. 1988 film stars Bob Hoskins, Christopher Lloyd, Stubby Kaye,
Charles Fleischer, Joanna Cassidy… plus animated Roger Rabbit, Jessica
Rabbit and plenty of “Toons”. Reunion of Spielberg, Zebecks &
Silvestri after 1985 blockbuster Back To The Future spawns Los
Angeles 40’s-era whodunit with boozed gumshoe Eddie Valiant sucked into
solving murder of Toontown’s owner, with Roger, Jessica, Eddie’s
deceased brother and evil Judge Doom all participants in solid mystery.
Along the way are cameos from Disney’s Dumbo, Fleischer’s Betty Boop,
Donald & Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam, many others. Classic scenes
abound! Animated “dueling pianos” sequence with pair of ducks is a
visual/aural highlight. Accompanying music by Liszt, arranged by
Silvestri and featuring two ducks wacky dialog was included on original
1988 Disney album of soundtrack highlights. Intrada 3-CD release
presents both premiere of complete cue sans dialog on CD 1, original
album version on CD 3. Mammoth Silvestri score itself runs nearly 100
minutes across discs 1 & 2, with numerous alternates following on CD
2. Film is scored wall-to-wall with literal smash-up of original score,
music bits, songs, Interestingly, majority of original Silvestri cues
are heavily truncated in film. Intrada release premieres them in their
full-length versions as originally recorded by composer. Eddie Valiant
theme in smoky ’noir style’ for solo trumpet plays in balance to
sinister Judge Doom theme for low strings with chimes. In between are
frantic, dazzling action sequences in signature Silvestri manner for
full orchestra, sometimes featuring additional jazz combo of top U.S.
players generating further excitement within resources of full London
Symphony Orchestra. Danger and excitement become keynote, especially in
rousing last half hour! Sexy, sultry vocal number by Jessica Rabbit
(“Why Don’t You Do Right?”) another smoky highlight! Alternates include
cues written for but dropped from film entirely. But there’s much more!
Also appearing are four complete “Cartoon Short” scores featuring Roger
Rabbit that appeared in front of subsequent Disney films: Premiere of
complete Silvestri score for Who Framed Roger Rabbit’s opening “Maroon Cartoon” with Roger babysitting Baby Herman plus dizzying Bruce Broughton scores for Rollercoaster Rabbit (1990) and Trail Mix-Up (1993) with James Horner score for Tummy Trouble
(1989) bringing CD 2 to a close. CD 3 presents original 1988 Disney
soundtrack album, preserving Silvestri’s own 46-minute presentation
balancing score highlights with songs. Entire release newly mastered
from Disney vault elements and presented courtesy of Disney Enterprises
and Amblin Entertainment. Digital editing & assembly by Douglass
Fake, mastered by Patricia Sullivan at Bernie Grundman Mastering.
Informative notes by Tim Greiving, colorful booklet design by Kay
Marshall. Special thanks to Roger Feigelson for helping bring vast array
of licensing challenges across the finish line! Bruce Broughton
cartoons: Armin Steiner records & mixes with Broughton conducting.
James Horner cartoon: Shawn Murphy records & mixes with Horner
conducting. Who Framed Roger Rabbit cartoon and score: Dennis
Sands records & mixes, James Campbell orchestrates, London Symphony
Orchestra performs, Alan Sylvestri composes, conducts. Intrada Special
Collection 3-CD se. OUT OF PRINT.
Track titles:
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT?
01. Main Title (0:30)
02. Maroon Toon Logo (0:18)
03. Cartoon (4:01)
04. Hitch-Hike (2:17)
05. Cloverleaf (1:05)
06. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (2:57)
(Franz Liszt, Arr. Alan Silvestri)
07. Why Don't You Do Right? (3:04)
08. Eddie Breaks In (1:28)
09. Patty Cake (0:53)
10. The Eye (0:13)
11. I Needed That/Work Here Finished (1:20)
12. Valiant & Valiant(2:07)
13. Fire In The Hatch/Scene Of The Crime (1:06)
14. Shoes On The Loose (0:33)
15. Judge Doom/Looking For A Murder (4:05)
16. The Weasels (2:20)
17. The Glass (1:07)
18. Strange Bedfellows (2:44)
19. Toon Patrol/Search The Place (3:23)
20. I'm A Pawn (2:00)
21. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down
(Roger's Song) (0:44)
22. But I'm A Toon/Looking For Murderer (4:38)
23. Execution (1:46)
24. Got Ya, Kid (2:59)
25. Toon Killed My Brother (1:16)
26. Have A Good Man (0:17)
27. R.K. Maroon (4:03)
28. The Getaway (2:49)
29. Toontown (6:07)
30. Amce Factory/Roger Fanfare/Ton O'Bricks (5:16)
31. Start The Dip (2:09)
Total CD 1 Time: 1:10:26.
WHO FRAMED ROGER RABBIT? (Continued)
01. Eddie's Theme (5:17)
02. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (Instrumental) (2:09)
03. The Kick/The Climbing (2:02)
04. Toon Magnet (0:25)
05. Steamroller (5:43)
06. Hole In The Wall (0:46)
07. Saved (2:56)
08. Big Kiss/Smile, Darn Ya, Smile (2:03)
09. End Credits - Roger Rabbit Medley (Film Version) (6:32)
CD 2 Score Time: 28:05
Total Score Time: 1:38:31
Additional Cues And Alternates
10. Maroon Toon Logo
(Without Logo Slide) (0:17)
11. Hollywood 1947 (1:00)
12. I'm A Pawn (Alternate) (2:00)
13. Toon Killed My Brother (Alternate #1) (1:18)
14. Toon Killed My Brother (Alternate #2) (0:54)
15. Trumpet Fanfare (0:04)
16. Hole In The Wall (Alternate) (0:19)
17. Saved (Alternate) (2:41)
Total Additional Cues And
Alternates Time: 8:44
The ROGER RABBIT Cartoons
18. Rollercoaster Rabbit (Bruce Broughton) (6:37)
19. Trail Mix-Up (Bruce Broughton) (8:21)
20. Tummy Trouble (James Horner) (6:47)
Total CD 2 Time: 58:45
Original 1988 Soundtrack Album
01. Maroon Logo (0:17)
02. Maroon Cartoon (3:21)
03. Valiant & Valiant (4:19)
04. The Weasels (2:04)
05. Hungarian Rhapsody (Dueling Pianos) (1:40)
06. Judge Doom (3:48)
07. Why Don't You Do Right? (McCoy) (3:02)
08. No Justice For Toons (2:40)
09. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down (Roger's Song) (0:45)
(Friend/Franklin)
10. Jessica's Theme (2:01)
11. Toontown (4:40)
12. Eddie's Theme (5:18)
13. The Gag Factory (3:54)
14. The Will (1:06)
15. Smile, Darn Ya, Smile (Meskill/O'Flynn/Rich) -
That's All, Folks! (Friend/Franklin) (1:15)
16. End Title (4:56)
CD 3 Total Time: 46:05.
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