Varèse Sarabande Records has released a new 8-CD box set celebrating the music of four classic Stephen King titles - Dreamcatcher, Firestarter, The Stand and The Shining.
The limited edition Stephen King Soundtrack Collection box set (1500 units) is designed to pay tribute to Stephen King paperbacks with a 24-page bound booklet.
Two beloved titles are featuring expanded editions. The 1994 post-apocalyptic mini-series The Stand, earned prolific composer W. G. Snuffy Walden an EMMY® nomination that year. 2003’s Dreamcatcher features original music by Academy Award® nominee James Newton Howard. Both are being released as 2-CD deluxe editions.
One of the earlier Stephen King books to be adapted into film, Firestarter features original music by Tangerine Dream – and is being reissued for the first time in almost 15 years.
The 1997 three-part mini-series The Shining is being presented on a 3-CD set, one disc for each night of the special event series. The origin of the miniseries is attributed to King’s dissatisfaction with the 1980 adaptation directed by Stanley Kubrick. The mini-series was shot at The Stanley Hotel (Estes Park, CO) – which was the hotel that inspired King to write the book in the first place. The Nicholas Pike-penned score is being released commercially for the first time. Housing the collection is a 24-page bound booklet, featuring liner notes by Randall D. Larson with original art by Shawn Conn.