Basil Poledouris - The Basil Poledouris Collection Vol. 2 '2017; 2022

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       Dragon’s Domain Records will be releasing THE BASIL POLEDOURIS
COLLECTION, VOL. 2, featuring music composed by the great Basil Poledouris. For
this special collection of rarities, Dragon’s Domain Records showcases
two of the composer’s lesser known scores from his extensive filmography.
THE BASIL POLEDOURIS COLLECTION, VOL. 2 includes never-before-released music
from PRISON FOR CHILDREN (1987) and SINGLE BARS, SINGLE WOMEN (1984).

The film music of Basil Poledouris is best known for its prominent melodic base
and powerful symphonic gestures; at the same time his attraction to integrating
electronic elements within the orchestra have led to some unique sonic palettes.
His untimely death at the age of 61 in 2006, has left a significant legacy of
outstanding film and television compositions, a handful of which remain
conspicuously unreleased. Among them are the two scores represented in this
collection, little known works from two elusive, fairly forgotten projects that
Basil scored with an appreciable amount of sensitivity and composition.

PRISON FOR CHILDREN is a made-for-TV drama originally aired on March 14, 1987.
The film is based upon the clinical research and professional experiences of E.
Kent Hayes and Alex Lazzarino, noted for their research into the lives of
children who are thrown in jail “because they have no adults to care for
them,” and their 1984 dramatization of one true story they examined, the
book “Find A Safe Place,” indirectly formed the basis for the story
of PRISON FOR CHILDREN. The movie starred Raphael Sbarge in the lead role of
16-year old John Parsons, who works with his brother as tenant workers on a
horse ranch. Guest stars included John Ritter, Jonathan Chaplin, a 19-year old
Josh Brolin, Kenneth Ransom , James T. Callahan, Gordie Wright and Betty Thomas.

The film features an exceptional score by Poledouris, composed between his
scores for the TV mini-series AMERIKA and the feature film ROBOCOP. It’s
a splendid symphonic work, comprising a single theme which encompasses the
entire story through variations and unique arrangements. In some ways this score
foreshadows his rich, Americana score for LONESONE DOVE (1989), while the
electronic passages are reminiscent of those he would develop further in THE
HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER (1990).

SINGLE BARS, SINGLE WOMEN was a television film that aired on October 14th,
1984. The film follows three sets of single people who, for various reasons wind
up in BANDINI’S, a local bar noted as a pick-up place. With the advantage
of an excellent cast, the film is actually quite a sensitive character drama
focusing on what brings these individuals to BANDINI’S, what they think
they want, and what they’re really looking for. The cast includes Shelly
Hack, Paul Michael Glaser, Tony Danza, Keith Gordon, Christine Lahti, Mare
Winningham and Kathleen Wilhoite.

Inspired by Dolly Parton’s hit song “Single Women,” which was
written by Michael O’Donoghue, a SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE writer, and in fact
originated on a 1981 SNL sketch in 1981, the film didn’t need a lot of
underscore, as ‘80s era popular songs abound on the soundtrack as source
music from the bar’s live band, from radios or jukeboxes. Scored just
after CONAN THE DESTROYER and RED DAWN and just before PROTOCOL and FLESH +
BLOOD, SINGLE BARS, SINGLE WOMEN was quite a change from Basil’s organic,
rich orchestral writing. Exercising his inner romantic, Poledouris wrote a short
score consisting of “incidental” music for the film, which in fact
becomes essential in creating empathy and tugging the heartstrings of viewers.

Tracklist:
1 01. Basil Poledouris - Main Title (From "Prison for Children") (03:37)
1 02. Basil Poledouris - Wild Mustangs / an Accidental Death (From "Prison for
Children") (02:25)
1 03. Basil Poledouris - Evicted (From "Prison for Children") (03:14)
1 04. Basil Poledouris - Arrested / Funeral (From "Prison for Children") (01:28)
1 05. Basil Poledouris - Sentenced / Arrival at Sierra Mesa (From "Prison for
Children") (02:22)
1 06. Basil Poledouris - Chaser's "Party" / "Who Raped This Boy" / Questions
(From "Prison for Children") (01:39)
1 07. Basil Poledouris - John and the Donkey / Shovel (From "Prison for
Children") (01:34)
1 08. Basil Poledouris - Royce's Comfort (From "Prison for Children") (02:33)
1 09. Basil Poledouris - Hole in Fence (From "Prison for Children") (01:03)
1 10. Basil Poledouris - "You Can Consider Yourself Gone" (From "Prison for
Children") (02:57)
1 11. Basil Poledouris - Boyden's Escape Attempt (From "Prison for Children")
(02:18)
1 12. Basil Poledouris - You Were Put in This Place for the Wrong Reason (From
"Prison for Children") (01:42)
1 13. Basil Poledouris - John Takes on Chaser / "They're Taking Us to Dennison"
(From "Prison for Children") (01:23)
1 14. Basil Poledouris - The Escape (From "Prison for Children") (08:09)
1 15. Basil Poledouris - A Cattle Ranch by the Rockies / End Title (From "Prison
for Children") (02:08)
1 16. Basil Poledouris - Bumper Suite (From "Prison for Children") (00:27)
1 17. Basil Poledouris - Main Theme (From "Single Bars, Single Women") (00:57)
1 18. Basil Poledouris - Elsie Departs (From "Single Bars, Single Women")
(00:59)
1 19. Basil Poledouris - Going Home (From "Single Bars, Single Women") (00:43)
1 20. Basil Poledouris - Frankie and Gabe (From "Single Bars, Single Women")
(02:03)
1 21. Basil Poledouris - Reconciliation (From "Single Bars, Single Women")
(03:42)
1 22. Basil Poledouris - Finale / End Credits (From "Single Bars, Single Women")
(02:50)
1 23. Basil Poledouris - Last Call (Source Cue) (From "Single Bars, Single
Women") (05:59) 

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