Peter Bernstein - Fallen Angels, Vol. 1 - Original Scores From The Television Series '2024

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Dragon’s Domain Records presents FALLEN ANGELS VOL. 1 , featuring music
composed by Peter Bernstein for the anthology series created by William Horberg
(A RAGE IN HARLEM, MILK, THE QUEEN’S GAMBIT) and featuring a large cast
that included Miguel Ferrer as the prologue narrator.

In 1993, prolific producer Steven Golin (RED ROCK WEST, BEING JOHN MALKOVICH,
THE L WORD, BERLIN STATION, MR. ROBOT) developed a neo-noir anthology television
series called FALLEN ANGELS. The series ran for two seasons on Showtime, with 15
episodes between 1993 and 1995. Sydney Pollack served as the executive producer.
Each episode was based on a story by a noted hardboiled crime writer, such as
Raymond Chandler, Jim Thompson, Cornell Woolrich, Mickey Spillane, Dashiell
Hammett, and the like. The episodes were helmed by such directors as Peter
Bogdanovich, John Dahl, Phil Joanou and Steven Soderbergh, as well as noted
actors getting their first or second opportunity to direct. The series also
aired in Europe and France under the title PERFECT CRIMES.

Renowned composer Elmer Bernstein was brought in to compose the series’
main and end themes, while his son, composer Peter Bernstein, would write each
of the episode scores. FALLEN ANGELS VOL. 1 features music from all six of the
first season episodes. Bernstein’s musical palette for the series would
range from full orchestra to various band combinations. One had a piano, drums,
bass, slide guitar, trumpet, and trombone; another had a double-string quartet,
two horns, and a flute. One was all synth.

The son of Academy Award winning film composer Elmer Bernstein (THE MAN WITH THE
GOLDEN ARM, THE TEN COMMANDMENTS, THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN, TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD,
GHOSTBUSTERS), Peter Bernstein grew up around recording stages, watching his
father work and absorbing as much as he could. His musical education began with
piano lessons. He eventually decided he wanted to be a bass player and studied
bass with Carol Kaye, a member of the legendary ‘Wrecking Crew’
group of LA studio musicians. Around the same time, Peter was also studying with
pioneering electronic music composer Morton Subotnick. He began his professional
career as a rock n’ roll bass player at age 14 and worked in the record
business as a touring bass player, band member, session player, arranger and
record producer for the next 20 years. As time passed it became clear that there
was going to be more opportunity for him as a composer and Peter began by
working for other composers as an orchestrator and arranger. He orchestrated all
or part of almost all of his father’s scores from 1974-1986, while still
working in the rock n roll record business. Orchestration credits from the era
include ANIMAL HOUSE, TRADING PLACES and GHOSTBUSTERS, as well as the scored
portions of Michael Jackson’s THRILLER video. His credits as composer
include HOT DOG… THE MOVIE, BOLERO, THE EWOK ADVENTURE, MY SCIENCE
PROJECT, EWOKS: THE BATTLE FOR ENDOR, THE ALAMO: THIRTEEN DAYS TO GLORY,
CANADIAN BACON and PUPPET MASTER VS DEMONIC TOYS. For television, his credits
include 21 JUMP STREET, BOOKER, FALLEN ANGELS, CHICAGO HOPE, ROUGH RIDERS,
MOWGLI: THE NEW ADVENTURES OF THE JUNGLE BOOK and HONEY, I SHRUNK THE KIDS: THE
TV SHOW.

Tracklist:
1-1. Peter Bernstein - Fallen Angels Theme (03:11)
1-2. Peter Bernstein - Delia’s Body (03:43)
1-3. Peter Bernstein - You Know How You Get (04:54)
1-4. Peter Bernstein - Who Paid For The Apartment? (02:20)
1-5. Peter Bernstein - The Confession (03:34)
1-6. Peter Bernstein - The Hotel (01:46)
1-7. Peter Bernstein - Johnny Ralls (05:22)
1-8. Peter Bernstein - Johnny Leaves (01:02)
1-9. Peter Bernstein - Fatal Car Ride (02:07)
1-10. Peter Bernstein - Stay With Me A While (01:34)
1-11. Peter Bernstein - How Did I End Up Here? (02:04)
1-12. Peter Bernstein - A Note For Bette (01:30)
1-13. Peter Bernstein - Babe's Story (01:01)
1-14. Peter Bernstein - Down The Hill (01:25)
1-15. Peter Bernstein - Dead Body / Babe's Scam (01:27)
1-16. Peter Bernstein - Goodbye Mitchie (02:00)
1-17. Peter Bernstein - The Biggest Heel In The World (01:27)
1-18. Peter Bernstein - A Living Autopsy / Knocked Unconscious (01:23)
1-19. Peter Bernstein - Re-United (01:40)
1-20. Peter Bernstein - My First And Final Love (01:10)
1-21. Peter Bernstein - A Woman With Cheap Perfume (01:00)
1-22. Peter Bernstein - Returning The Pearls (02:37)
1-23. Peter Bernstein - Twenty Pound Weight (01:00)
1-24. Peter Bernstein - Goodnight Dwight (01:00)
1-25. Peter Bernstein - Let Me Get You A Drink (00:24)
1-26. Peter Bernstein - Seduction Doesn't Agree With You (01:43)
1-27. Peter Bernstein - Infatuation Dies (01:47)
1-28. Peter Bernstein - Let's Get Married (01:29)
1-29. Peter Bernstein - Howard Hughes (02:22)
1-30. Peter Bernstein - Mickey Cohen (01:22)
1-31. Peter Bernstein - Bungalow On South Lucerne (02:15)
1-32. Peter Bernstein - Break-In At South Mariposa (01:25)
1-33. Peter Bernstein - Gretchen Rae Killed Him (02:01)
1-34. Peter Bernstein - You’re Safe (01:12)
1-35. Peter Bernstein - Sid Weinberg (00:51)
1-36. Peter Bernstein - Sid Meets Gretchen / The Party (02:15)
1-37. Peter Bernstein - End Of Story (02:15)
1-38. Peter Bernstein - You Know Sally Creighton (01:03)
1-39. Peter Bernstein - Murder In The Morgue (02:39)
1-40. Peter Bernstein - Fallen Angels End Credits (01:44)

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