Intrada announces the premiere release of James Horner's first film score, the 1979 ganster-drama The Lady In Red. The producers and directors had a very specific vision for what the music should sound like: they wanted it to reflect the 1930s setting. The dramatic music is scored for a modest orchestra of trumpets, trombones, acoustic guitars, woodwinds and percussion. There are no ensemble strings and no French horns or tuba. It makes Horner's first film score one of his more unique. Intrada was able to access the 2” 16-track 30 ips session masters, preserved in pristine condition and newly mixed down to vivid two-track stereo, quite possibly for the first time as the film itself was only mixed in mono sound. Every instrument was recorded onto its own track on the masters, with one exception: the trombone. Given the prominence of the instrument in certain cues, we have positioned the tenor trombone on the left and the second on the right. The resulting timbre is both vibrant and exciting. For more info and ordering, visit Intrada Records.