Soundtrack Information

The China Syndrome

The China Syndrome

Limited Edition of 1,000 Copies

Intrada (Special Collection Vol. 110)

Release Date: September 14, 2009

Format: CD

Music From

Music By

Track Listing

1. The Plant

Get this album or track at:

  2:24
2. News At 6:00

Get this album or track at:

  1:44
3. Ticking Time Bomb

Get this album or track at:

  7:51
4. Hot Rods

Get this album or track at:

  3:11
5. News At 11:00

Get this album or track at:

  1:52
6. Meltdown!

Get this album or track at:

  3:34
7. The China Syndrome

Get this album or track at:

  4:21
8. The Truth And Finale

Get this album or track at:

  5:34
9. BONUS TRACKS: Source Suite #1

Get this album or track at:

  1:35
10. Source Suite #2

Get this album or track at:

  5:24
  Total Album Time: 37:30

From the Manufacturer

One of the best kept secrets in film music is out! World premiere release of never-used Michael Small score for highly-praised, then-timely thriller directed by James Bridges, starring Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas, Jack Lemmon.

The tense tale of a nuclear plant disaster played incredibly well without any dramatic scoring, but the original intent was to have Small add suspense and excitement to the grim and eerie proceedings. Small offers terse ideas, keeping pace with the pending disaster, then unleashes a sensational action cue with the "Meltdown!" sequence.

While multi-track elements have vanished, Sony fortunately vaulted mono safety copies of entire sessions. Engineering slates and paperwork allowed us to recreate Small's original picture intent as well. Also included is "bonus" section of Small's original source music, used for various TV bumpers (Fonda & Douglas are TV reporters). Michael Small conducts. Intrada Special Collection release limited to 1000 copies!

Missing Information?

If any information appears to be missing from this page, contact us and let us know!