Elmer Bernstein – The Black Cauldron OST 1985 (2012, FLAC+320)

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Tracklist

01. Prologue (01:07.38)
02. Dalben And The Warrior (03:55.66)
03. A Special Pig And A Vision (02:43.49)
04. Journey (03:33.28)
05. Gurgi (04:33.49)
06. Decision (02:29.29)
07. Belly Good (01:08.28)
08. The Horned King (01:20.50)
09. A Second Vision (02:20.24)
10. First Chase (01:37.01)
11. Eilonwy (01:57.12)
12. Rats And Tombs (02:22.08)
13. Escape (01:45.32)
14. Second Chase (04:00.20)
15. In The Forest (01:28.32)
16. Apology (03:18.64)
17. Whirlpool (02:13.15)
18. Fairfolk (03:10.45)
19. Incantation (01:52.04)
20. Morva (03:54.04)
21. The Deal (00:56.53)
22. Surrender (00:57.20)
23. Disappointment (01:51.03)
24. Confidence (02:04.51)
25. Cauldron Born (03:31.25)
26. Sacrifice (02:15.14)
27. Destruction (02:33.16)
28. He’s Gone (02:00.60)
29. Bubble Up (00:43.06)
30. Xchange (01:32.63)
31. Gurgi Lives (02:07.26)
32. End Titles (04:01.56)

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The Black Cauldron is a 1985 American animated fantasy-adventure film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. The 25th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics, it is loosely based on the first two books in The Chronicles of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander, a series of five novels which in turn is based on Welsh mythology. It is also known as Taran and the Magic Cauldron.

The film centers around the evil Horned King who hopes to secure the magical Black Cauldron and rule the world with its aid. He is opposed by the youths Taran and Princess Eilonwy, the bard Fflewddur Fflam, and a wild creature named Gurgi.

The film is directed by Ted Berman and Richard Rich, who had directed the previous Disney animated film The Fox and the Hound. It features the voices of Grant Bardsley, Susan Sheridan, Freddie Jones, Nigel Hawthorne, John Byner, and John Hurt. A video game based on the film was released in 1986. It was the first Disney animated film to ever receive a PG rating.

The Black Cauldron: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album to the film. It was composed and conducted by Elmer Bernstein and originally released in 1985. The tracks were performed by Utah Symphony Orchestra.
Unlike most other Disney animated films, the film contained no songs. At the time, Bernstein just came off the success of his Academy Award-nominated score for the 1983 film Trading Places as well as the score for the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Like in the latter of the two, The Black Cauldron saw the use of the ghostly ondes Martenot to build upon the dark mood of Prydain.

Because of the film’s last minute revisions, much of Bernstein’s score was cut and unused. In its minority, the score was re-recorded for the album original release by Var�se Sarabande in 1985. The album soon fell out of print and many of the film’s tracks did not resurface until a bootleg copy entitled "Taran" was supplied to soundtrack specialty outlets in 1986.

The soundtrack was re-released in 2012 as part of Intrada Records partnership with Walt Disney Records to re-release several Disney films soundtracks. The album features a new expanded and remastered version of the score.

The score received positive reviews from music critics, and today is regarded as one of best works by Bernstein and for a Disney animated film, despite its obscurity. Jason Ankeny from AllMusic gave to the soundtrack a positive review, stating that "Bernstein’s bleak arrangements and ominous melodies vividly underline the fantasy world portrayed onscreen, and taken purely on its own terms, the score is an undeniable success". The film score review website Filmtracks wrote: "The score for The Black Cauldron was for Bernstein what Mulan was for Jerry Goldsmith in the next decade: a fascinating journey into a fresh realm that required its music to play a more significant role in the film".

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