Cop Land (Music From The Motion Picture Expanded And Remastered Edition)

Quartet Records, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, presents a remastered and expanded 2-CD deluxe edition of COP LAND, the cult soundtrack composed by Howard Shore in 1997 during one of the most creative periods of his career, following such classic scores as THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, SEVEN, M BUTTERFLY, ED WOOD, CRASH and LOOKING FOR RICHARD, among many others.

Written and directed by James Mangold, the film features an impressive cast, including Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel and Ray Liotta. Stallone plays a sheriff in a suburban New Jersey community populated by New York City police officers, who slowly discovers that the town is a front for mob connections and corruption.

Howard Shore composed a dramatic and intense score with fatalistic, heroic and emotional elements, showcasing his ability to elevate human conflicts to epic proportions through music.

The score for COP LAND was released on a 40-minute album by Milan Records in 1997, but it was far from complete. It strangely omitted the powerful and robust music composed for the end credits (“Back to Work” on our album), one of Shore’s most impressive compositions. The re-editing of the film and changes in the studio criteria led Shore to rewrite and adapt a large part of his score, of which an additional 30 minutes or so can be found in the bonus tracks section on the second disc. The original album included unique mixes and edits, so we have kept it intact and remastered.

Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the composer’s baton, this album has been painstakingly produced by Dan Goldwasser, mixed and mastered by Chris Malone, and entirely supervised and approved by Mr. Shore. The package includes an in-depth essay by film music writer Jeff Bond.

DISC 1. THE FILM SCORE

1 Cop Land 1:14

2 Discovering Frankie 1:19

3 Tunnel to the Bridge / Across the River 2:35

4 George Washington Bridge 4:33

5 Interrogation / Ray Pulled Over / Cupcake 1:32

6 Turtle Ride 0:58

7 Garrison, NJ (Film Version) 1:35

8 Liz 1:09

9 Connecting With Liz 1:46

10 Figs in Bar 2:59

11 Dream and Death 3:05

12 Funeral 0:57

13 $64,000 Question 3:43

14 Mashed Potatoes Don’t Mean

Gravy (Film Version) 2:06

15 Closed Case 1:33

16 I’m Ghandi 1:31

17 Pool of Crimson (Film Version) 4:02

18 Chasing After Babitch 1:49

19 Change of Heart 2:22

20 ffered a Chance 0:48

21 Stealing the Files 4:40

22 Five Out of Six 1:15

23 Lagonda in the Backseat 1:29

24 Check 0:49

25 Tracking the Bomb 1:22

26 Big Blue Pow Wow (Film Version) 4:20

27 Kidnapped 1:04

28 All Dressed Up in Blue (Film Version) 4:19

29 One Police Plaza (Film Version) 2:18

30 Back to Work 5:09

Total Disc Time: 68:33

DISC 2: THE ORIGINAL 1997 SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

1 All Dressed Up in Blue 4:21

2 Garrison, NJ 1:47

3 Yellow Betray Blue 3:33

4 Local Boy Saves Drowning Teen 3:05

5 Mashed Potatoes Don’t Mean Gravy 2:25

6 The Sheriff of Cop Land 2:39

7 Pool of Crimson 4:40

8 The Diagonal Rule 4:27

9 Across the River 4:59

10 Big Blue Pow Wow 2:31

11 Without Looking at the Cards 4:07

12 One Police Plaza 2:07

13 Cop Land