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INTRADA Announces:



RENT-A-COP
Composed and Conducted by JERRY GOLDSMITH

INTRADA Special Collection Volume 108

The original 1987 release of Jerry Goldsmith's score to Rent-a-Cop was one of Intrada's earliest releases. Now some 22 years later, Intrada revisits this romantic, crime-thriller score and presents it in a complete, newly remastered edition. Goldsmith's use of electronics rose in the '80s, not only within the music itself, but also as his primary tool for composing. Goldsmith was so taken with the romantic angle of this film that he chose to compose the love theme on piano -- a throwback to his earlier composing style. The romantic theme for the film is truly inspired, and his electronics brings a contemporary, slick feel to the action and suspense music the film required.

In Rent-a-Cop, Burt Reynolds stars as Tony Church, a straight-arrow Chicago detective whose career is ruined when his latest sting operation goes horribly wrong. Church is the only survivor and he helps save a hooker named Della Roberts (Liza Minnelli) from the leatherclad, helmeted killer, who she glimpsed moments before the massacre. When Church’s precinct commander (John P. Ryan) accuses him of setting up the theft and being on the take, he quits, taking a job as a lowly department store rent-a-cop. Undercover as Santa Claus, Church tries to nab a shoplifter but is interrupted by a desperate, disguised Della, who has survived an attempt on her life and hires Church to guard her...an assignment that turns out to be far more dangerous than he could have imagined.

This release of Jerry Goldsmith’s music for Rent-A-Cop features the complete score, edited and mastered directly from the original two-track mixes made at CBS Studios in London. For the 1988 LP, Goldsmith selected 36 minutes of music and sequenced the cues for the best listening experience. This CD presents the entire score in picture order, including the addition of the climactic action cue, "Flash Bomb," which was omitted from the original release.

This release is limited to 3000 units.

INTRADA Special Collection - Volume 108
Retail Price: 19.99
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
For track listing and sound samples, please visit
http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6314/.f

Nice, ordered!

THANK YOU! Can't wait to here the unreleased action tracks.

Thanks, Intrada!
I had never heard this one-- found out about the first release long after it was much too expensive.
I love the first sample track, and the second one (playing right now) is pretty exciting.
Well, it's Goldsmith after all...




(note: about 0:45 into "The Bust", I recognize a motif from Extreme Prejudice-- a score I absolutely adore)

Ordered, thanks Doug, Roger and Intrada!

I am SO ordering this!

EDIT: I see that Roger has corrected the link, which makes the remainder of my original post obsolete.

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Michael Arlidge

Thanks, Intrada! I've been holding out on hunting down the original Intrada for a couple of years now, as I've been hoping for just such a release. I love the main theme - Jerry's take on the 80s power anthem.

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