This is the world premiere release of the never-used Michael Small score for the highly-praised, then-timely thriller The China Syndrome directed by James Bridges and starring Jane Fonda, Michael Douglas and Jack Lemmon.

The China Syndrome is a 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, keeps pace with pending disaster, then unleashes sensational action cue with "Meltdown!" sequence.

While the multi-track elements have vanished, Sony fortunately vaulted the mono safety copies of the entire sessions. Engineering slates and paperwork allowed Intrada to recreate Small's original picture intent as well. Also included is a "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!

Packaging & Liner Notes
Standard Jewel case.