Michael Kamen’s Opus (1998)
Michael curated and re-recorded a compilation of his favourite tracks
from films throughout his career.
Composer, Orchestrator, Conductor, Co-Producer
Album, London
LINER NOTES
Produced by
Michael Kamen with Stephen McLaughlin and Christopher Brooks
Orchestrations
Michael Kamen except
Track 2 (William Ross) /
Track 6 (Ed Shearmur)
Tomoyasu Hotei appears courtesy of Toshiba/EMI
Scott Rockenfeld, Eddie Jackson & Chris DeGarmo of Queensryche appear courtesy of Virgin Records
Kate Bush appears courtesy of Novercia Limited/EMI Records UK Ltd/Sony Music Inc.
Music recorded and mixed by
Stephen McLaughlin
Assistant engineers
Andy Warwick, Dave Hewett, Phil Gitomer, Sean McClintock and Dave Roberts
The Seattle Symphony Orchestra -
Executive Director
Deborah Card
Orchestra Manager
Patrcicia Isacson
Music Preparation
Vic Fraser, Paul Takahashi
Music Contractor for The London Metropolitan Orchestra
Andy Brown
Remote recording provided by
Remote Recording Services
Recorded at
The St Thomas Center, Seattle, Washington & Abbey Road Studios & Whtifield St. Studios, London
Mixed at
The Chapel Studio, Encino, California
Mastering
Bob Ludwig
Technician help
Lee Manning, Mark Kellan, Graham Sutton
Michael Kamen uses Apple Computers and Kurzweil keyboards
Management
Robert Urband for Sound Image Network
Publishers Zachary Creek Music Inc. (Tracks 1 & 2); Songs of PolyGram International, Inc./K-Man Corp. (Tracks 3 & 6); New Line Music Corp. (Track 4); K-Man Corp./Sony/ATV Pubishing (Tracks 5 & 9); Carisse Group. NV/K-Man Corp./Sony/ATV Publishing (Track 7); Lorimar Music Bee Corp. (Track 8); Fox Film Music Corp. (Track 10); E.C. Music/K-Man Corp./Sony/ATV Publishing (Track 11); Peer Intl. Music Corp. (Track 12)
In Memoriam
Anne Ratner, Michael Breier, Manos Hadjidakis, Gui Andrisano, Louis Falco, Phillip-Phillip-Phillip
Special thanks to
Steve Vining, Roger Lewis, Robert M. Urband, Michael Gorfaine, Sam Schwartz, Helen and Saul, Marty Fulterman, Adrian Barber, Bruce Tergesen, Ahmet Ertegun, Freddy Gershon, Norman Weiss, Peter Tuttman, Margo Sappington, Robert Joffrey, Alvin Ailey, Bob Shaye, Bill Panzer, Peter Davis, Marty Bregman, Fred Fuchs, Francis Ford Coppola, Ruth Vitale, Bob Ezrin, Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Steve O’Rourke, Ray Cooper, Terry Gilliam, Michael Wearing, Eric Clapton, Roger Forrester, Joel Silver, Richard Donner, Lauren Schuler-Donner, Jeremy Leven, Caleb Deschanel, Pat O’Conner, Kevin Reynolds, Russel Mulcahey, Alan Rickman, Richard Sarafian, Martin Campbell, John McTiernan, Gary LeMel, Debra Hill, James G. Robinson, Bryan Adams, Bruce Allen, Stephen Herek, Rebekah Rudd, Richard Dreyfuss, Paula Silver, Gerard Schwarz, Deborah Card, Patricia Isacson, Al Swanson, Pat Takahashi, David Sabee, Andy Brown, Vic Fraser, Ed Shearmur, Maria Diaz, Stacy Ruppel, Zoe Lovell, Olga Gerrard, Jenn Littleton, Cassandra Crossland, Lenny Zakatak, Chris Roberts, Danny Goldberg, Greg Barbero, Paul Saintilan, Didier de Cottignies, Evans Mirageas, Richard Rowe, Francis Preston, Del Bryant, Doreen Ringer-Ross, Blake Neely, Paul Lavender, Jeffrey Pollack, Kanwal Sharma, Dave Stewart, Neil Jordan, Ridley Scott, David Smart, Emile Charlat, Eddie Germano, Phil and Eileen Gregory, Nikolai
It’s all for Sandra, Sasha and Zoe
Art direction
Jeremy Tilston
Cover photo
Sandra Keenan Kamen
℗ & © 1998 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
TRACKLIST
1. ROBIN HOOD THE PRINCE OF THIEVES - Overture
2. ROBIN HOOD THE PRINCE OF THIEVES -
Maid Marian At The Waterfall Everything I Do (I Do It For You)
3. MR HOLLAND'S OPUS - Rowena
4. DON JUAN DEMARCO - Dona Ana (Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?)
5. CIRCLE OF FRIENDS - You're The One
6. CRUSOE - Marooned
7. HIGHLANDER - There Can Be Only One
8. THE NEXT MAN - Magic City
9. THE WINTER GUEST - Stromness
10. DIE HARD - Takagi Dies
11. EDGE OF DARKNESS - Nuclear Train
12. BRAZIL - Brazil