Amazing Stories

• Artist: The Royal Scottish National Orchestra
• Rating:
• Release Date: May 18, 1999
• Total Time: 229:03
• Type: Soundtrack
• Genre: Soundtrack

Review

The short-lived Amazing Stories was producer Steven Spielberg's attempt to revive the anthology format of past television classics like The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits -- in addition to Spielberg's longtime collaborator John Williams, the series also featured music from composers including Jerry Goldsmith and Georges Delerue, and while an earlier Varese Sarabande CD featured 1999 re-recordings of two Amazing Stories scores newly performed by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, this two-disc Intrada collection continues the specialty label's ongoing efforts to make available the original sessions. Goldsmith's austere, evocative "Boo!" suite is a clear highlight -- teamed with regular collaborator Joe Dante, the composer stripped his arrangements of all contemporary artifice to create music firmly of a piece with his vintage Twilight Zone efforts. Also evoking film music's past is David Shire's tongue-in-cheek "Hell Toupee," which updates postwar monster movie scores to delightful effect. But Delerue's gorgeous "Dorothy and Ben" proves most memorable, with a thoughtfulness and poignancy rare in any medium, let alone television. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Main Title	John Williams	Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra	(1:08)
The Mission	John Williams	Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra	(:36)
The Jinxed One	John Williams	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely	(1:14)
Broken Landing Gear	John Williams	Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra	(2:05)
The Captain's Frustration	John Williams	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely	(2:52)
The Parachute	John Williams	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely	(3:02)
The Control Tower	John Williams	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely	(1:11)
I'm Father McKay	John Williams	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely	(1:25)
Good-Byes	John Williams	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Joel McNeely	(2:22)
Jonathan Begins to Draw	John Williams	Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra	(6:02)
The Landing	Fred W. Clark, John Williams	Joel McNeely, Royal Scottish National Orchestra	(5:12)
Twnety Three Thousand Dollars	Georges Delerue	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Debney	(:55)
Wrinkles	Georges Delerue, Kristen Lems	John Debney, Royal Scottish National Orchestra	(:47)
Be Quiet	Georges Delerue	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Debney	(2:36)
Ben Leaves	Georges Delerue	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Debney	(:30)
Face Changes	Georges Delerue	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Debney	(1:16)
Dorothy	Georges Delerue	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Debney	(6:29)
End Title	John Williams	Royal Scottish National Orchestra, John Debney	(:31)

Credits

Jonathan Allen (Engineer), Robert Townson (Liner Notes), Royal Scottish National Orchestra (Performer), Matthew Joseph Peak (Cover Art), Richard Hale (Engineer), Richard Hale (Assistant Engineer), Joel McNeely (Performer), John Debney (Performer), Bruce Botnick (Mastering), Robert Townson (Producer)