Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
“That’s the beauty of
music. They can’t get that from you†- Andy Dufresne
On August 12th, 2016, nearly 22 years after the film’s original
theatrical release, SPACELAB9 is honored to present, for the first time ever on
vinyl format, THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION: ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE
SOUNDTRACK DOUBLE LP. The critically acclaimed soundtrack album includes
the full 18-track score from award-winning composer Thomas Newman (The Green
Mile, American Beauty, Spectre) as well as additional tracks by The Ink Spots
and Hank Williams plus a stunning performance of Mozart’s “The Marriage of
Figaro†by the Deutsche Opera Berlin, recalling one of the most memorable
scenes from the ï¬lm.
The deluxe 180 gram double LP package includes a gatefold jacket highlighted
with sleek silver foil stamping and features several images from the iconic
film as well as exclusive liner notes by composer Thomas Newman. A limited
“Prison Blues†blue vinyl variant is available from Barnes & Noble, while
the “Suds on the Roof†yellow vinyl variant will be made available for
pre-order on August 2nd, exclusively at SPACELAB9.com and will also
be available in extremely limited quantities from the label’s booth at New York
Comic Con in October.
The film adaption of the Steven King novella "Rita Hayworth and the
Shawshank Redemption, renamed simply The Shawshank Redemption by
screenwriter and director Frank Darabont (The Green Mile, The Walking Dead),
although not a hit at the box office upon its 1994 theatrical release, gained
traction the following year having been nominated for seven Academy Awards.
Following the home video release in 1995, The Shawshank Redemption became
the most rented film of the year and would continue to grow in popularity
throughout the next two decades to become one of the most iconic, endearing and
enduring films of all time. The Shawshank Redemption has sat at #1 on IMDB’s
user-generated list of the 250 top rated films since 2008 and in 2015 the
United States Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the
National Film Registry, finding it to be “culturally, historically, or
aesthetically significantâ€.
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