{"product_id":"blade-original-motion-picture-score-the-deluxe-edition-blade-ii-original-motion-picture-score-the-deluxe-edition-cd-bundle","title":"Blade (Original Motion Picture Score - The Deluxe Edition) + Blade II (Original Motion Picture Score - The Deluxe Edition) CD Bundle","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlade Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBlade (1998) is the first installment in the Blade film series, starring Wesley Snipes in his signature role as the iconic vampire hunter. The film kicked off not only the Blade franchise but Marvel’s incredible run translating their iconic stories to the big screen.\u003cbr\u003eAdapting the comics character created by Marv Wolfman and Gene Colan in 1973, Blade was written by David S. Goyer and stylishly directed by Stephen Norrington. Snipes plays a dhampir, a human with vampire abilities, who fights evil vampires led by Stephen Dorff, with Kris Kristofferson starring as Whistler, Blade’s mentor.\u003cbr\u003eMark Isham was asked to score Blade with a combination of influences from hip-hop (Snipes’ preference) to English electronica (favored by the director). A jazz trumpeter who excelled in film due to his uncanny sense of cinematic mood, Isham blended those genres with synthesizers, orchestra and choir into what is, by comic book film standards, an unusually subtle yet powerful and dramatic score.\u003cbr\u003eVarèse Sarabande released the original Blade soundtrack in 1998 as a 7-track, 33-minute album. This Deluxe Edition vastly expands the sequence into a 45-track, 72-minute program, with new liner notes by Daniel Schweiger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlade II Description:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAfter Stephen Norrington directed the first Blade film, the 2002 sequel Blade II was helmed by the genre maestro Guillermo del Toro. The film finds Wesley Snipes’ title character teaming up with his former vampire enemies, the Bloodpack, against a new strain of mutant vampires who are hunting humans and vampires alike. Joining Kris Kristofferson in the supporting cast were Ron Perlman, Norman Reedus and Donnie Yen.\u003cbr\u003eBlade II was the second of three collaborations between del Toro and composer Marco Beltrami, after the New York subway monster thriller Mimic and ahead of the first Hellboy film. Blade II is a tour-de-force for Beltrami’s aggressive action-horror style, with symphonic thrills, scares and chases galore. It also incorporates a strong Asian element, given that del Toro was influenced by anime, with taiko drums and shakuhachi adding to the full orchestra and choir. There’s even an electronica aspect, as Beltrami collaborated with DJ Danny Saber on several cues.\u003cbr\u003eBlade II was released as a 33-minute program by Varèse Sarabande in 2002, which has been nearly tripled in length for this 38-track, 97-minute 2CD Deluxe Edition. Liner notes by Daniel Schweiger incorporate new interview comments by the composer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marco Beltrami, Mark Isham","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53253675483503,"sku":"BLADE-CD-CLB-BNDL","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0015\/0840\/9399\/files\/bladebundle.png?v=1785352380","url":"https:\/\/craftrecordings.com\/products\/blade-original-motion-picture-score-the-deluxe-edition-blade-ii-original-motion-picture-score-the-deluxe-edition-cd-bundle","provider":"Craft Recordings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}