Varèse Sarabande Records brings exciting vinyl news.The Running Manis getting a Deluxe Edition Original Motion Picture Soundtrack release, composed by GRAMMY-winning composer Harold Faltermeyer (Beverly Hills Cop,Top Gun,Cop Outand the upcoming filmTop Gun: Maverick), is now available for pre-order on LP and will be released on August 14th. The deluxe edition has been expanded to 35-tracks, which include additional music and unreleased and alternate cues. The Deluxe Edition version will be available digitally and released on LP for the first time on July 06, 2025. The LP version is available for pre-order today, June 15, on VareseSarabande.com.
In the year 2019,America is a totalitarian statewhere the favorite television program is The Running Man-a game show in which prisoners must run to freedom to avoid a brutal death. Having been made a scapegoat by the government, an imprisoned Ben Richards (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has the opportunity to make it back to the outside again by being a contestant on the deadly show, although the twisted host, Damon Killian (Richard Dawson) has no intention of letting him escape.
The original (1987) 17-track soundtrack has been expanded to 35 tracks, which include additional music and unreleased and alternate cues. The album was remastered from the original Paramount Pictures sources. The package features original artwork, images from the film and a booklet with extensive liner notes by film music journalist Daniel Schweiger.
“ScoringThe Running Manwas a rather big challenge. After the urban and bouncy score forBeverly Hills Cop, and the epic and heroic score forTop Gun, I was facing a new territory.The Running Manneeded a dark, ominous sound design with a new sound library we had to create. It was fun working on this movie and it’s great to see that after all these years, there is still a vivid interest. I was very delighted when I heard thatVarèse Sarabandewould be releasing the entire score,” said Harold Faltermeyer on this special deluxe edition release.
Pre-order The Running Man Deluxe Edition LPat Varèse Sarabande Records today.
