Quartet Records

22/07/2024

Long-awaited CD reissue of Japanese composer Toshiyuki Watanabe’s impressive, powerful symphonic score for the 2004 documentary mini-series NHK ROMAN EMPIRE.

Available for order now at www.quartetrecords.com

22/07/2024

Limited CD release of Pascal Gaigne' sensitive, emotional score for EL SALTO.

Available now at www.quartetrecords.com

16/07/2024

Devastating news that our colleague Doug Fake, independent producer and head at Intrada, one of the most important and beloved labels, has passed away. It's shocking and hard to believe.

Doug was always there. He was a pioneer, a tireless advocate for film music, and an inspiration to all of us who came after him. He was one of the greatest, if not the greatest. A general and a gentleman.

It is a great loss to our community, but his incredible legacy will remain intact forever. With respect and gratitude. Rest in peace The Rock.

17/06/2024

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ALERT FOR MORRICONE FANS!

COSA AVETE FATTO A SOLANGE?: LESS THAN 25 UNITS
GIORNATA NERA PER L'ARIETE: LESS THAN 140 UNITS
ARABIAN NIGHTS: LESS THAN 12 UNITS
L'ULTIMO UOMO DI SARA: LESS THAN 20 UNITS
LE SECRET: LESS THAN 42 UNITS
I DUE EVASI DI SING SING: LESS THAN 50 UNITS
THE CAT O.NINE TAILS: LESS THAN 21 UNITS
THE HUMANOID: SOLD OUT
RINGO: SOLD OUT

14/06/2024

We are glad to present a definitive, expanded 2-CD edition of Ennio Morricone’s celebrated score for 1971 Italian thriller GIORNATA NERA PER L’ARIETE (aka THE FIFTH CORD).

Also available in a 2XLP luxurious gatefold jacket printed in transparent bloody red and giallo splatter.

Strictly limited edition of 500 units.

Available for order at quartetrecords.com

14/06/2024

Back in stock!

Long awaited reissue of the out-of-print expanded release of Jerry Goldsmith’s masterpiece for Franklin J. Schaffner’s 1973 prison drama PAPILLON.

Available for order at quartetrecords.com

31/05/2024

Two new revised and remastered reissues of the Roman genius are now available at www.quartetrecords.com

17/05/2024

Remastered and expanded CD edition of progressive rock sound score by Academy Award-winning composer Luis Bacalov for 1971 luxurious ROMA BENE

Available now at www.quartetrecords.com

17/05/2024

Deluxe 2-CD set with revised, remastered edition of two iconic western scores by Ennio Morricone for the for the classic RINGO diptych!

Now available at www.quartetrecords.com

09/05/2024

New Pascal Gaigne score now digitally available on all platforms!

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23/04/2024

Remastered and slightly expanded reissue of James Horner’s classic war score for UNCOMMON VALOR (1983) adding about 10 minutes of alternate takes. Produced by Dan Goldwasser and mastered by Chris Malone, it features in-depth liner notes by film music writer John Takis.

23/04/2024

First-ever solo CD edition of the unique, fascinating and controversial Bernard Herrmann recording of Gustav Holst’s THE PLANETS!

Available for order now at www.quartetrecords.com

09/03/2024

Last copies of Ryuichi Sakamoto's premiere deluxe vinyl edition back in stock! Grab yours before it's too late!

Wuthering Heights (2XLP) in Quartet Records

06/03/2024

After our big warehouse move, we are offering a 25% DISCOUNT on all our products in stock. Simply place your order online and 25% of your total price will be automatically deducted at checkout.

In addition, with the purchase of 8 products (CDs and LPs) or more, we will add
FREE WORLDWIDE SHIPPING!

The new releases SCORPIO and ROCK-A-DOODLE are currently in stock and they are included in the sale!

We are also happy to report that, after properly putting our warehouse in order, we have found additional copies of some titles that were previously described as sold out—copies that were kept as emergency reserves or set aside for retailers that ultimately never picked them up. On these titles the quantities are strictly limited, and we only have from 1 to 3 copies in the best of cases.

Please be aware that for many titles we have only very limited quantities!

Sales starts now and expires on March 18th!

06/03/2024

Two new CD releases have just been announced and are currently in stock!

Check them at www.quartetrecords.com

16/02/2024

Congrats again to Mr. Giacchino and Mr. Bayona! 💪🏽

10/02/2024

Congratulations to Michael Giacchino for the very well-deserved Goya award for his amazing Society of the Snow score!! Bravo!!

24/01/2024

Due to the moving of our warehouse, we will be closed from January 24 to February 5. The online store will remain open during this time and you can place your orders, but they will not be fulfilled and shipped until our return. We apologize for any inconvenience!

08/01/2024

Happy New Year!

We are pleased to present our first releases from 2024!

A special double CD that features several non-film compositions by Pascal Gaigne, a composer with whom we have proudly worked for fourteen years on a total of 28 albums.

This 2-CD represents, once again, the powerful and unique voice of Pascal Gaigne within the contemporary European music community.

Available at www.quartetrecords.com

08/01/2024

Happy New Year!

We are pleased to present our first releases from 2024!

Premiere vinyl release of Ryuichi Sakamoto's haunting, masterful score for 1992 adaptation of Emily Bronte’s WUTHERING HEIGHTS.

Specially mastered for vinyl by Chris Malone, the album is presented on 2XLP 180 GM clear transparentvinyl, in an elegant gatefold with images of the film.

Available now at www.quartetrecords.com

08/01/2024

Happy New Year!

We are pleased to present our first releases from 2024!

A limited 2-CD edition re-issue and premiere vinyl release of John Debney' symphonic opus for CUTTHROAT ISLAND, presented in a deluxe 2XLP 180 GM Black Vinyl.

One of the best adventure and more exciting scores of the 90s!

Order now at www.quartetrecords.com

21/12/2023

🔴 NEW PODCAST EPISODE! 🎙

Just in time before Christmas, The Legacy of John Williams podcast is finally back with a brand-new episode: a spotlight on Quartet Records' stunning 2-CD set featuring remastered editions of two early John Williams' Emmy Award-winning masterworks, HEIDI and JANE EYRE, newly restored, assembled and produced by Mike Matessino.

In this new podcast conversation, soundtrack producer Mike Matessino and film music writer John Takis talk the history of these two early landmark John Williams' scores, offering insights and reflections on the special quality and the timelessness of both scores, how they sits in the Williams' canon and chronicling the laborious restoration process both recordings went through for this new spectacular release, another one that cannot be missed in the CD collection of any true John Williams' admirer.

Hosted by Maurizio Caschetto and Tim Burden

🎧 LISTEN 👉 tinyurl.com/muypbhwy

Also available on all major podcasting platforms!

19/12/2023

08/12/2023

Happy Holidays to everyone! 🎄

08/12/2023

Quartet Records end-of-the-year releases 1/6

SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON /
MUSIC FOR KATHARINE HEPBURN (2-CD)
Music Composed by John Barry
Performed by Orquesta de Córdoba
Conducted by Fernando Velázquez
Score Reconstruction: Leigh Phillips
Release date: 12/12/2023

Quartet Records is proud to present a brand-new recording conducted by Fernando Velázquez of another film score that is either lost or inaccessible – in this case no fewer than five films scores by John Barry: a suspense classic from the '60s, a film adaptation of a classic play, and three television movies starring Katharine Hepburn.

John Barry would have turned 90 on November 3, 2023. The unforgettable music of this five-time Oscar winner continues to be celebrated around the world, and indeed the impact of his innovative scores for dozens of movies from the 1960s through the '90s continues to reverberate to this day.

Disc 1 includes the complete score of SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON (1964), a major work previously missing from the composer’s discography. It was one of his masterpieces for Bryan Forbes that, unfortunately, remained unreleased due to the absence of master tapes. Orchestrated for a small ensemble featuring vibrant percussion and woodwinds, it's a mysterious, suggestive, unsettling score, reaching its culmination in the long rescue sequence.

As a bonus, we have included another rarity that deserves to be rescued. A DOLL'S HOUSE (1973) was one of Barry’s briefest scores: a single, sad melody for celeste, harp, harpsichord and piano, repeated three times during the film's length.

Disc 2 is devoted to three lovely telefilms: a trilogy of period play adaptations starring Katharine Hepburn. LOVE AMONG THE RUINS and THE CORN IS GREEN, both directed by George Cukor in 1975 and 1979, respectively, contain memorable main and love themes, brilliantly orchestrated. The two scores are stylistically similar, featuring strings, woodwinds, piano and harpsichord. THE GLASS MENAGERIE, adapted from Tennessee Williams’ famous play and directed by Anthony Harvey (with whom Barry had previously worked on THE LION IN WINTER) was written for solo piano, performed by the composer himself, who always claimed to be a not-very-good pianist, but it was precisely this innocence and imprecision that Harvey was looking for. For our recording, celebrated pianist Silvia Mkrtchian has approximated the spirit of the original Barry recording.

If there is one thing that the five scores presented here have in common, it's John Barry's great ability to work with small, almost chamber-like ensembles, seeking the specific sound of each story without being an intrusive voice, always with a British personality of reserve and deftness.

Leigh Phillips has painstakingly reconstructed and orchestrated all five scores. They are performed by the prestigious Orquesta de Córdoba conducted by Fernando Velázquez. Recorded and mixed by Marc Blanes, the audio has been meticulously mastered by Chris Malone in the spirit of Barry's original recordings.

Elegant design by Nacho B. Govantes with cover art designed by Jim Titus graces a 28-page booklet with an in-depth essay by film music journalist and writer (and major Barry connoisseur) Jon Burlingame.

08/12/2023

Quartet Records end-of-the-year releases 2/6

HEIDI / JANE EYRE (2-CD)
Revised, Remastered and Slightly Expanded Scores
Music Composed and Conducted by John Williams
Produced, Restored and Mastered by Mike Matessino
Liner notes by John Takis
Limited edition of 2500 units
Release date: 12/12/2023

Quartet Records, in collaboration with Capitol Records and Universal Music Entertainment, present a 2-CD set with a revised, remastered, slightly expanded edition of scores for two landmark made-for-television films composed by John Williams (STAR WARS, E.T., JURASSIC PARK, HOOK) between 1968 and 1970.

Both of these adaptations of classic stories were presented by Omnibus Productions and directed by Delbert Mann, and both also earned Emmy® Awards for John Williams’ original music. Through these scores, the composer shaped the destinies of two classic literary characters as well as his own.

Every effort was made to locate surviving audio elements for both HEIDI and JANE EYRE. The discovery of the original ½″ four-track masters from HEIDI containing all of the cues selected for the 1968 narrated story album facilitated an attentive new mix of the music and a presentation in narrative order. The narration record was newly transferred by Universal Music Group and is presented after the musical score.

For JANE EYRE, a new high-resolution transfer of the 1971 ¼″ stereo album master was provided by Universal Music Group, with audio then fully restored. This is followed by four tracks of additional material, including a short segment of source music that is heard in the film but was not on the album. The other three tracks are alternate performances of three selections recorded for the album, “To Thornfield,” “Restoration” and the “Love Theme.” This material was sourced from two ½″ 3-track tapes that were discovered at Twentieth Century Fox in early 2019. While no additional score cues could be located, the recovery of any new material from this enduring and highly regarded John Williams work is most welcome.

The entire collection has been painstakingly remixed, restored, assembled and mastered by Mike Matessino, preserving all the freshness of the original recording. The package includes a 28-page full-color booklet with in-depth liner notes by film music writer John Takis and classy art direction by Jim Titus.

08/12/2023

Quartet Records end-of-the-year releases 3/6

DAD (2-CD)
Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Music Composed and Conducted by James Horner
Produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk
Mastered by Mike Matessino
Liner notes by Deniz Cordell
Limited edition of 2000 units
Release date: 12/12/2023

Quartet Records, Universal Pictures, Amblin Entertainment, Universal Music Special Markets and Geffen Records present an expanded and remastered 2-CD edition of DAD, the sensitive score composed by James Horner (FIELD OF DREAMS, CASPER, BRAVEHEART, TITANIC) for the 1989 Steven Spielberg production. The film is a family drama written and directed by Gary David Goldberg, and features stars Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis and Ethan Hawke.

The film tells the story of John Tremont (Danson) who returns home after his mother (Dukakis) suffers a heart attack, and ends up caring for, and developing a new bond with, his dad, Jake (Lemmon). This new stage in their relationship restores Jake’s will to live. Meanwhile, Jake’s relationship with his grandson Billy (Hawke), upset by the separation of his parents, encourages the rebuilding of the family.

James Horner composed a touching score, dominated by a beautifully heartwarming theme. This expanded collection has been produced by Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk and mastered by Matessino from original 2-track mixes by engineer Shawn Murphy. Disc one includes the film score presentation with never-before released material and additional bonus tracks. The original MCA album, long out of print, is on Disc 2, which features performance variation in some tracks. The package includes an in-depth essay by film music writer and conductor Deniz Cordell.

08/12/2023

Quartet Records end-of-the-year releases 4/6

BLOODLINE (2-CD)
Expanded Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Music Composed and Conducted by Ennio Morricone
Produced and Mastered by Chris Malone
Liner notes by John Takis
Limited edition of 1500 units
Release date: 12/12/2023

Quartet Records and Paramount Pictures present an expanded and remastered 2-CD edition of 1979 Ennio Morricone’s classy thriller-drama score for Terence Young’s BLOODLINE.

Based on a best-selling novel by Sidney Sheldon, BLOODLINE mixes bizarre stories of family inheritance, control over a failing international pharmaceutical company, family business, betrayal, infidelity, murder and s***f movies! It features a cast of international stars including Audrey Hepburn, Ben Gazzara, James Mason, Romy Schneider, Omar Sharif, Irene Papas, Maurice Ronet and Gert Fröbe.

Ennio Morricone was no stranger to Terence Young (with whom he had previously worked on L'AVVENTURIERO) and the studio, having just received his first Academy-Award nomination for DAYS OF HEAVEN. Morricone offers one of his best efforts for a Hollywood film, with an unforgettable love theme performed by Edda Dell’Orso, tension cues, dramatic and violent music. The score is mainly dark and fatalistic, in a style that the Italian maestro would continue in other Hollywood adventures such as THE THING, STATE OF GRACE and BUGSY

A 47-minute soundtrack album of BLOODLINE was released in 1980 by Varèse Sarabande. The same program was later reissued in their limited CD Club in 2012. Unfortunately, the film suffered several changes in the final cut, which moved some cues from their original places and omitted several important passages. Disc 1 includes the score as it was conceived by Morricone with music never heard before, plus some delightful source pieces for party and casino sequences that appear here for the first time. Disc 2 includes the newly remixed original soundtrack album as well as numerous alternate versions and extras.

The entire collection has been mixed and mastered by Chris Malone from the 16-track masters preserved in mint condition and courtesy of Paramount Pictures. The package includes a 16-page booklet with in-depth liner notes by film music writer John Takis.