THE IRON GIANT (DELUXE EDITION)

The Iron Giant (1999) is a modern classic, an animated film directed by Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Mission: Impossible—Ghost Protocol) about a young boy who befriends a giant alien robot during the Sputnik era of the Cold War. Based on the 1968 book The Iron Man by poet Ted Hughes, the film is a marvel of heartfelt storytelling, with timeless themes of friendship, caring and self-determination.

Creating the Iron Giant’s beautiful, sympathetic score was Michael Kamen—one of his last major scores and his first animated film, miles away from the action blockbusters for which he had become known, but much closer to his heart. Kamen’s gorgeous score is full of melody, humor and sensitivity, grandly performed by the Czech Philharmonic. It scales as big as the threat of nuclear annihilation, and as intimate as the goodness that connects nine-year-old Hogarth Hughes to the alien machine—who decides he would rather be “Superman” than a weapon.

Varèse Sarabande released Kamen’s The Iron Giant score as a 49-minute program in 1999. This Deluxe Edition fills an entire CD, with a 64-minute score program plus 13 minutes of alternates, outtakes and rare demos—including a piano-and-guitar attempt at an unrealized song, “Souls Don’t Die,” based on Kamen’s theme, performed by Kamen and Eric Clapton. Tim Greiving’s new liner notes feature new interview material with director Brad Bird, music editor Christopher Brooks and orchestrator Blake Neely, going deep into Kamen’s working process and their adoration for the gifted, late composer.

Limited to 2000 copies

TRACKLIST

The Eye Of The Storm

Hogarth Hughes

Creepy Music / Hogarth Investigates

Into The Forest

The Giant Wakes

Hogarth In Car / Sting For FBI Man: Suite

Come And Get It

Shut Off Switch / Rock Tree: Suite

Cat And Mouse

Train Wreck

Magic Rebuild / Hand Underfoot: Suite

Chew Your Food

Amerika

Great Ride

We Gotta Hide

His Name Is Dean

He Can Stay

Eating Art

Space Car

Souls Don't Die

Contest Of Wills

The Army Arrives

Annie And Dean

I'm Superman

He's A Weapon

Giant Discovered

Trance Former

No Following

The Last Giant Piece

End Credits: Suite

Bedtime Stories

Wild Tam-Tam

Chew Your Food Pickup

Duck And Cover

Early Demo #1

Early Demo #2

Souls Don’t Die