William Ross - T-Rex: Back To The Cretaceous (Original Motion Picture Score) '1998

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Dragon’s Domain Records, presents the soundtrack release of T-REX: BACK
TO THE CRETACEOUS, featuring music composed by William Ross (THE GAME OF THEIR
LIVES, SEPTEMBER DAWN, YOUNG BLACK STALLION) for the 1998 IMAX adventure film
directed by Brett Leonard (LAWNMOWER MAN) and starring Liz Stauber and Peter
Horton.

Released in 1998, T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS is an educational narrative IMAX
film produced and co-written by Andrew Gellis and directed by Brett Leonard.
T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS tells the story of sixteen-year old Ally Hayden
(Liz Stauber), the daughter of world-renown paleontologist Dr. Donald Hayden
(Peter Horton). Ally is infatuated with dinosaurs and wants to prove to her
father that she harbors some valid theories regarding parental behavior in
Tyrannosaurus Rex. She begs her father to take her on his expeditions. Fearing
the danger, he forbids her from tagging along. Ally reluctantly settles for
leading tours of the natural history museum instead. 

One night while Ally is visiting her father at the museum, she knocks over an
oblong rock from her father’s desk. It cracks open on impact with the
floor and emits a brown mist, transporting Ally back in time to the early
twentieth-century and eventually to the Late Cretaceous (about 65–70
million years ago). While traveling backward through time she meets famed
dinosaur painter Charles Knight, pioneering paleontologist Barnum Brown, and
encounters several living dinosaur breeds: Hadrosaurus, Velociraptor,
Pteranodon, Ornithomimus, and even Tyrannosaurus Rex!

One of the characteristics shared by a majority of IMAX films are their rousing
orchestral scores, hellbent on seizing advantage of the robust audio systems
installed throughout IMAX theaters. The lush romantic score for T-REX: BACK TO
THE CRETACEOUS was composed by William Ross and is no exception. The gorgeous
music for T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS is the epitome of the grandiose IMAX
film score. But for as beautiful, touching, and emotional as Ross’ score
gets, there is also a dark side. The Late Cretaceous is a dangerous, mysterious,
and merciless period and Ross paints its treacherous landscapes with aplomb. 

William Ross is a prolific, award-winning composer and arranger whose work has
spanned feature films, the recording industry and television. He has composed
music for such films as TUCK EVERLASTING, MY DOG SKIP, TIN CUP, MY FELLOW
AMERICANS, the IMAX film, YOUNG BLACK STALLION, HARRY POTTER & THE CHAMBER OF
SECRETS, where he was adapting the musical themes of John Williams and, most
recently, SEPTEMBER DAWN. Ross has orchestrated more than 100 films, including
THE MATRIX RELOADED, FORREST GUMP, STUART LITTLE, THE MUMMY RETURNS, THE POLAR
EXPRESS and VAN HELSING. He has also arranged for a remarkable list of artists
including Barbra Streisand, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Whitney Houston, Kenny G.,
Michael Jackson, David Foster, Quincy Jones and Babyface. In 2007, he was Music
Director for the 79th, 83rd, 85th, and 86th Academy Awards shows. Arrangements
penned by Ross have been a part of the opening ceremonies of several Super Bowls
along with the opening and/or closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Calgary
(1988), Atlanta (1996), Salt Lake City (2002), Torino (2006), Vancouver (2010),
and Sochi (2014). Ross is also the recipient of four Emmy Awards, two BMI Film
Music Awards, the Golden Score Award from ASMAC, and has been nominated for two
Grammy Awards and an Annie Award.

Tracklist:
1 01. William Ross - Main Title (03:28)
1 02. William Ross - Ally (01:26)
1 03. William Ross - Liz Falls (01:55)
1 04. William Ross - Finding the Egg (01:51)
1 05. William Ross - Ally and Dad (02:57)
1 06. William Ross - Journey to the Cretaceous (05:36)
1 07. William Ross - Meeting Charles Knight (02:04)
1 08. William Ross - Kiss and a Squeeze (02:00)
1 09. William Ross - Meeting Barnum Brown (04:38)
1 10. William Ross - Meeting T-Rex (06:41)
1 11. William Ross - Finale (03:57)

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