Santa Claus the Movie (40th Anniversary Remastered Edition)

Quartet Records, in collaboration with Universal Music Enterprises, Studiocanal and Calash Corporation, presents a 40th-anniversary, restored and remastered edition of Henry Mancini's classic Christmas score for SANTA CLAUS: THE MOVIE. The film, directed by Jeannot Szwarc in 1985, starred Dudley Moore, David Huddleston and John Lithgow, was an ambitious and expensive project produced by Alexander and Ilya Salkind, and although it was not the box office hit it was expected to be, has gained fans over time to become a cult film. One of the most important aspects of the film was its score, for which Salkinds hired Henry Mancini. The composer was deeply involved in the production, compos-ing more than 85 minutes of original music for the 109-minute film. This score is surely one of the biggest symphonic efforts of his career, beautiful, diverse and emotional, written during the same period as LIFEFORCE and THE GREAT MOUSE DETECTIVE. Recorded at CTS Studios in London with the National Philharmonic Orchestra, the score also features The Ambrosian Singers and The Ambrosian Children's Choir performing several charming songs written by Mancini and Leslie Bri-cusse. For the original album, released in 1985 by EMI America, Mancini prepared a program of highlights lasting only 37 minutes. Some themes were modified for their album version--with different durations, slightly different mixes or the addition of pop elements. Almost all of Mancini's underscore was missing. Quartet Records released Mancini's score in its entirety in 2012 and reissued it in 2019 on a 3-CD set, mastered from 1/2"" 3-track. For this new edition, the recently discovered complete first-generation 2" 24-track set has been transferred in high resolution, allowing engineer Chris Malone to offer a fully restored, remixed and remastered version from the scoring masters recorded by Dick Lewzey. Showcased in a 2-CD set, Disc 1 includes the complete score, while Disc 2 brings together the original songs by Manci-ni and Bricusse, as well as all the recorded versions intended for the 1985 original album and alternates, including two previously unreleased tracks. We have not included the two pop songs that had nothing to do with Mancini and were included in the film and the original album for commercial purposes. The package includes in-depth liner notes by film music writer John Takis, discussing the film and scores, and features art direction by Jim Titus. This deluxe presentation unleashes the Mancini Christmas magic sounding like never before.

Disc 1
1: Main Title: Every Christmas Eve/Santa's Theme
2: North Star/Arrival of the Elves
3: Santa's New Home
4: The Magic Workshop
5: Reindeer Stable
6: Making Toys (Film Version)
7: Season's Greetings
8: The Ancient One
9: Santa Claus/First Sleigh Ride/Christmas Rhapsody
10: Naughty Or Nice
11: Into the XXth Century
12: It's Christmas Again (Film Version)
13: March of the Elves
14: Table Scraps
15: A New Sleigh Ride/Santa Meets Joe
16: Sleigh Ride Over Manhattan
17: Cornelia's Home
18: Bad Toys
19: Sad Patch
20: Vanishing Elf
21: No Free Toys
22: Present for Joe
23: Patchmobile/Patch Versus Santa
24: Lollipop Fight
25: Stronger Formula
26: The World Is Different
27: A New Doll
28: Eavesdropping
29: Letter from Cornelia
30: Elf Portrait
31: Flight from Police
32: To the North Pole/Super Duper Looper/Reunited Again

Disc 2
1: Thank You, Santa
2: Main Title: Every Christmas Eve/Santa's Theme (Alternate Lyrics)
3: Making Toys (Album Version)
4: Christmas Rhapsody (Album Version)
5: It's Christmas Again (Album Version)
6: Patch, Natch!
7: Sleigh Ride Over Manhattan (Album Version)
8: Patch Versus Santa (Album Version)
9: Thank You, Santa
10: Sleigh Ride Over Manhattan
11: Patch Versus Santa
12: The World Is Different
13: To the North Pole
14: Main Title: Every Christmas Eve/Santa's Theme (Instrumental)
15: Making Toys (Children's Choir)
16: Thank You, Santa (Alternate Vocal)
17: Making Toys (Men's Choir)
18: It's Christmas Again (Instrumental Version)
19: It's Christmas Again (Christmas Bells)
20: Patch, Natch! (Instrumental Version)
21: Making Toys (Instrumental)
22: Thank You, Santa (Instrumental)
23: Making Toys (Little Band Overlay)
24: Making Toys (Percussion Overlay)
26: Chopin's Waltz
27: Christmas Jingles (Rehearsal)

Composer: Henry Mancini

Number of Discs: 1

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