Caldera Records proudly presents a selection of David Shire’s works from the 1970s.

This recording is an opportunity to reflect on the variety of styles and colors Shire evoked on these soundtracks. Each one is entirely different. While Tell Me Where It Hurts has some jaunty, uplifting moments, Summertree is a somber score for a small ensemble. Its main theme had to be simple, as Shire recalls, for Michael Douglas needed to play it in the film as a piece of diegetic music – and the actor was not a proficient guitar player. With its jazzy elements Something for Joey is the most eclectic of the quartet. Thanks to Warner Bros., we are able to bring to you - for the first time ever in any format - Shire’s music for the western Skin Game, an energetic western score for a large orchestra that pays tribute to the works of Ennio Morricone and Quincy Jones without devolving into a series of cliches.

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