The original 1964 LP of Zulu was a peculiar album, with one side devoted to the film's soundtrack, the other to a selection of stomping Shadows-style instrumentals completely unconnected with the movie. Furthermore, the album was only ever available in rather boxy mono. So it's good to have this premiere recording of Barry's tense, swirling score in spanking new digital stereo; and from the ...
According to the liner notes, 20 million people gather 'round the tube to watch The X-Files each week, so it's not a stretch to believe that the movie will be huge beyond belief. With that kind of hype, the producers were under a lot of pressure to put together an incredible soundtrack to back it up. At first glance, the disc looks aptly huge, featuring artists like Foo Fighters, The Cure, ...