{"product_id":"arabian-adventure-original-soundtrack-by-ken-thorne","title":"ARABIAN ADVENTURE: Original Soundtrack by Ken Thorne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2615\/4500\/files\/CD_Includes_White_Type_c1c8565f-c221-4ca9-a19b-3066f6922346.jpg?v=1778538194\" alt=\"\" width=\"287\" height=\"37\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e‘Soar into a Magical World of Action, Excitement and Enchantment!‘\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDragon’s Domain Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack for ARABIAN ADVENTURE, featuring music composed by Ken Thorne (A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, JUGGERNAUT, HANNIE CAULDER) for the 1979 fantasy adventure film directed by Kevin Connor (FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE, THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT, MOTEL HELL), written by Brian Hayles, Milo O’Shea, Oliver Tobias, Emma Samms, Puneet Sira, John Ratzenberger, Shane Rimmer, John Wyman,\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eHal Galili, Art Malik and Christopher Lee as Alquazar.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eChristopher Lee leads the cast of ARABIAN ADVENTURE as Alquazar, the Caliph of Jadur, who has sold his soul to usurp the rightful ruler. He holds the populace in an iron grip, sending out thugs each night to punish those breaking curfew. One evening, two strangers are captured: Majeed (Sira), a young beggar boy with a monkey, and a handsome stranger (Tobias), who eventually break out of the dungeon. He impresses Princess Zuleira (Samms) with his fighting skills as he battles his way to the throne room. Once there, he introduces himself to Alquazar as Prince Hasan and requests Zuleira’s hand in marriage. The Calif demands a test of his bravery, a quest to find and return a magical rose from a perilous land far away...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFor the film’s score, composer Ken Thorne was allowed to create a lush orchestral palette of motifs featuring arrangements highlighted with bold brass, warm strings, and an ethereal choir. Principal themes include a lovely romantic melody for the princess and a thrilling percussion-driven performance for the flying carpet battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKen Thorne (1924-2014) was a veteran English composer for motion pictures since the mid-1960s. He gained a successful career as a big band pianist during the 1940s, and later took up studying composition at Cambridge, which led to scoring films, starting out with a 1948 musical but began earnestly in the early 1960s. Thorne so impressed director Richard Lester on one of his early films that he became Lester’s composer of choice, writing the instrumental underscore for HELP!\u003ci\u003e,\u003c\/i\u003e starring The Beatles, then winning an Oscar for best adapted music for Lester’s film A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, and reworked the music of John Williams from SUPERMAN\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003efor Lester’s two sequels, SUPERMAN II\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand III. Over his career, Thorne composed, orchestrated or conducted more than 100 feature and television movies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDirector Kevin Connor collaborated with composer Ken Thorne many times over the course of their careers, on films such as THE HOUSE WHERE EVIL DWELLS, THE RETURN OF SHERLOCK HOLMES, the mini-series GREAT EXPECTATIONS, SUNSET GRILL, the mini-series RETURN TO LONESOME DOVE, LETHAL EXPOSURE, AGE OF TREASON, THE ELIZABETH TAYLOR STORY, THE APOCALYPSE WATCH, MARY, MOTHER OF JESUS, IN THE BEGINNING, SANTA, JR and MARCO POLO.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDragon’s Domain Records presents ARABIAN ADVENTURE, featuring music composed by Ken Thorne. The music has been mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland and the liner notes have been written by author David Hirsch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eARABIAN ADVENTURE is a limited edition release. ARABIAN ADVENTURE is expected to begin shipping the week of August 26th, 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/buysound.webjedi.net\/Arabian_Adventure\/01%20Dawn%20(Main%20Title).mp3\"\u003e01. Dawn (Main Title) (2:19)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e02. The Princess (0:48)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e03. The Marketplace (0:49)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/buysound.webjedi.net\/Arabian_Adventure\/04%20A%20Plea%20For%20Help.mp3\"\u003e04. A Plea For Help (1:54)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e05. First Chase (4:15)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e06. The Visions \/ The Quest (3:07)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e07. The Last Hope (2:26)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/buysound.webjedi.net\/Arabian_Adventure\/08%20Flying%20Carpet%20Take%20Off.mp3\"\u003e08. Flying Carpet Take Off (1:55)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e09. Palace Guards in Pursuit (2:27)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e10. Black Magic (2:22)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e11. The Cave (1:12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e12. The Guardian (2:09)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/buysound.webjedi.net\/Arabian_Adventure\/13%20Lurking%20\u0026amp;%20Sneaking.mp3\"\u003e13. Lurking \u0026amp; Sneaking (2:29)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e14. Escape \/ True Love (3:12)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e15. The Rebellion Begins (3:32)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/buysound.webjedi.net\/Arabian_Adventure\/16%20Flying%20Carpet%20Dogfight.mp3\"\u003e16. Flying Carpet Dogfight (2:36)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e17. Final Battle \/ Victory \u0026amp; End Title (7:44)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eTotal Time: 45:59\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragon's Domain Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40836879941667,"sku":"DDR872","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2615\/4500\/files\/Arabian_Adventure_CD-Digital_cover.jpg?v=1781216600","url":"https:\/\/buysoundtrax.myshopify.com\/products\/arabian-adventure-original-soundtrack-by-ken-thorne","provider":"Buysoundtrax","version":"1.0","type":"link"}