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JAMES HORNER FILM MUSIC | February 17, 2020 |

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  • 1. Main Title (03:00) 2. "Too Many Secrets" (06:17) 3. The Sneakers Theme (03:35) 4. Cosmo... Old Friend (07:09) 5. The Hand-Off (03:08) 6. Planning the Sneak (03:22) 7. Playtronics Break-In (10:39) 8. The Escape / Whistler's Rescue (03:24) 9. Goodbye (03:25) 10. "...And the Blind shall See" (04:30)


  • Orchestrations: Brad Dechter, Frank Bennett
    Sound engineer: Shawn Murphy
    Supervising music editor: Jim Henrikson
    Music editor: Joe E. Rand
    Assistant music editor: Jeff Charbonneau, James Flamberg
    Music contractor: Sandy DeCrescent
    Piano: Ralph Grierson
    Percussions: Michael Fisher
    Saxophone: Brandford Marsalis, Joel C. Peskin
    Synthesizers: Ian Underwood
    Vocals: Sally Stevens, Darlene Koldenhoven
     

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    BRANFORD MARSALIS

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