April 2002 News and Notes
 

Tracksounds' New Face is Launched - April 25, 2002

As you have probably noticed, Tracksounds has been a little idle lately.  Well, now you can see at least a part of the reason.  The site has undergone some significant upgrading!  Along with two full reviews being posted (Attack of the Clones and Windtalkers), there have been several significant changes made to the layout and design of the site this weekend.  Actually, its been under development for weeks and weeks. :)  The upgrades have been done to help with faster page loading, and to get more information to you, the visitor, easier and quicker.  Changes are still taken place on a good number of older pages, so your patience is appreciated!  Enjoy!

Insominia Artwork and Info - April 25, 2002

INSOMNIA
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
David Julyan


A new film from the director of the acclaimed Memento!

Sent to a small Alaska town to investigate the murder of a teenage girl, a veteran police officer (Al Pacino) is forced into a game of psychological
cat-and-mouse by a primary suspect (Robin Williams) after his partner is killed. The stakes escalate as he contends with an idealistic detective (Hilary Swank) and finds his own stability dangerously threatened.

Nothing is what it seems in this new film from writer/director Christopher Nolan. The dark, foreboding and menacing score is by newcomer David Julyan, who
previously worked with director Nolan on his award-winning Memento. Warner Bros. film opens Memorial Day Weekend on over 2000 screens.  Soundtrack is scheduled to release on 05/14/02.

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"Dude, yer gettin a..."-  April 22, 2002

Congrats to Humanerror winner of the first Attack of the Clones Caption Contest!  Thanks to all the contestants!  Click here to see who the finalists were! Didn't win?  Don't fret! Contest #23 is underway so you have another chance to enter to win the latest Star Wars score!

Click here to enter now!  |  Click here to read the simple rules!

Ice Age Artwork and Info - April 22, 2002

ICE AGE
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Music Composed by David Newman



Twenty thousand years ago, the Earth was being overrun by glaciers, and creatures everywhere were fleeing the onslaught of the new Ice Age. In this
time of peril, we meet the weirdest herd of any Age: a fast talking but dim sloth named Sid; a moody woolly mammoth named Manny; a devilish
saber-toothed tiger named Diego; and an acorn-crazy saber-toothed squirrel known as Scrat. This quartet of misfits unexpectedly, and reluctantly, comes together in a quest to return a human infant to his father. Braving boiling lava pits, treacherous ice caves, freezing temperatures and a secret, evil plot, these
"sub-zeros" become the world's first heroes!

The gargantuan score by David Newman is a highlight of the film and is expected to be a best-selling soundtrack. It's a wild adventure, exciting and fun. Newman's score is one of the finest of the year and has been much in demand since the film opened!  The anticipated release date is 5/14/02.

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Rollerball Artwork and Info - April 15, 2002

Rollerball

Music Conducted by ANDRE PREVIN
Performed by The London Symphony Orchestra

The cult classic and ORIGINAL is now available on CD for the first time!

Norman Jewison's classic original film ROLLERBALL must not be blamed for the sins of the 2002 edition. This gripping and exciting action film from 1975 starred James Caan, John Houseman and Maude Adams. The film was scored with the music of Bach, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky and was performed for the soundtrack by none other than Andre Previn and the London Symphony Orchestra.

Making its CD debut, ROLLERBALL features deluxe packaging showcasing the stunning portfolio of artwork created for the film by the legendary Bob Peak!

Revisited and restored, the original ROLLERBALL soundtrack, which had been an enormous hit record, now features music never before available.

With the VHS and DVD of the original ROLLERBALL being re-promoted to in the wake of the fiasco of earlier this year, now is the perfect time to
resurrect this classic soundtrack. Anticipated release date 05/07/02

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Sony's official Attack of the Clones Site! - April 11,  2002

Check it out »

The Salton Sea Artwork and Info - April 9, 2002

The Salton Sea

Music Composed by
Thomas Newman

A frightening, disturbing and mesmerizing journey into a dark underworld of drugs and violence.

After the murder of his beloved wife, a man (Val Kilmer) in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his
journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn" (Peter Sarsgaard), becomes involved in rescuing his neighbor Colette (Deborah Kara Unger) from her own
demons and gets entangled in a web of deceit full of unexpected twists and turns. The film also stars Vincent D'Onofrio and Meat Loaf.

Thomas Newman has created a jazz-influenced sound world and explored the psychological side of this picture as no other composer could. The buzz on this powerful film continues to build as audiences have been left spellbound during select preview screenings. Rave reviews are beginning to appear on Internet sights like Ain't it Cool News. Variety made special mention of Newman's sizzling and highly original score.

Warner Bros. distributes this Castle Rock production beginning April 26. Soundtrack release data scheduled for 4/30/02.

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Changing Lanes Artwork and Info - April 6, 2002

Music Composed by
David Arnold

Two men, two cars, one accident - a minor rush-hour fender-bender on New York City's crowded FDR Drive. From this chance collision springs a powerful domino effect that turns two strangers into vicious adversaries, each determined to annihilate the other by any means possible. It's New York in the 21st century, and a person's life can be completely decimated by a well-placed phone call or the simple touch of "Enter" on a computer keyboard.

On his way to court to represent his high-powered law firm, Gavin Banek (Ben Affleck) is weaving through heavy traffic. In a different lane, is Doyle Gipson (Samuel L. Jackson), not a lawyer, but on his way to another courtroom to prove he is a changed man and a good father worthy of the right to see his children. They are two men desperate to succeed for very different reasons - one is struggling to reach the top of his career, the other is struggling away from rock bottom. And now, a minor accident will change the lives of both of these men, systematically revealing how very thin the mask of human decency is, and how close beneath the surface lurks the beast within us all.  The gritty, urban score is by British composer David Arnold. Arnold's previous scores include Independence Day, Stargate and Shaft.

Changing Lanes opens nationwide on over 2000 screens on April 12.  Scheduled soundtrack release date is 04/30/02

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