1996 Soundtrack – Twister
Twister is a 1996 American epic disaster film directed by Jan de Bont from a screenplay by Michael Crichton and Anne-Marie Martin. It was produced by Crichton, Kathleen Kennedy and Ian Bryce, with Steven Spielberg, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, and Gerald R. Molen serving as executive producers. The film stars an ensemble cast that includes Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton, Jami Gertz, Cary Elwes, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Alan Ruck, Todd Field, and Jeremy Davies as a group of amateur but spirited storm chasers trying to deploy a tornado research device during a severe outbreak in Oklahoma. Twister was officially released in theaters on May 10, 1996. It is notable for being the first film to be released on DVD in the United States.
Twister featured both a traditional orchestral film score by Mark Mancina, and a soundtrack of rock music singles, many of which were exclusive releases for the film. Both the soundtrack and the orchestral score featured an instrumental theme song (“Respect the Wind”) composed and performed for the film by Alex and Eddie Van Halen A limited edition was re-released in 2017
Tracks
1 Wheatfield (Film Version) (Mark Mancina) 01:23
2 The Hunt Begins (Mark Mancina) 03:49
3 The Sky (Mark Mancina) 01:03
4 Dorothy IV (Film Version) (Mark Mancina) 01:57
5 The First Twister (Mark Mancina) 00:48
6 In The Ditch / Where’s My Truck? (Mark Mancina) 02:00
7 Waterspouts (Mark Mancina) 02:49
8 Cow (Mark Mancina) 05:42
9 Walk In The Woods (Mark Mancina) 02:05
10 Bob’s Road (Mark Mancina) 02:13
11 Hail No! (Mark Mancina) 02:43
12 Futility (Film Version) (Mark Mancina) 02:17
13 Drive-in Twister (Mark Mancina) 02:58
14 Wakita (Film Version) (Mark Mancina) 05:19
15 Sculptures (Film Version) (Mark Mancina) 03:06
16 House Visit (Mark Mancina) 04:47
17 The Big Suck (Film Version) (Mark Mancina) 01:47
18 End Title (Mark Mancina) 02:25
19 Wheatfield (Alternate) (Mark Mancina) 01:28
20 Waterspouts (Alternate) (Mark Mancina) 02:50
21 The Big Suck (Alternate) (Mark Mancina) 01:14
22 End Title / Respect The Wind (Alex Van Halen; Eddie van Halen) 05:44
Musicians
| Guitar | Trevor Rabin |
| Acoustic Guitar | Douglas D Smith |
| Synthesizer | Don Harper |
| Synthesizer | John van Tongeren |
| Bassoon | Allen Savedoff |
| Bassoon | John Steinmetz |
| Bassoon | Ken Munday |
| Bassoon | Michael O’Donovan |
| Clarinet | Emily Bernstein |
| Clarinet | Gary Bovyer |
| Clarinet | Gary Gray |
| Clarinet | Jim Kanter |
| Flute | Fred Selden |
| Flute | Jim Walker |
| French Horn | Brad Warnaar |
| French Horn | Brian O’Connor |
| French Horn | Daniel Katzen |
| French Horn | David Duke |
| French Horn | Jerry Folsom |
| French Horn | John Reynolds |
| French Horn | Kurt Snyder |
| French Horn | Phil Yao |
| French Horn | Richard Todd |
| French Horn | Steve Becknell |
| French Horn | Todd Miller |
| French Horn | Yvonne Moriarty |
| Oboe | Barbara Northcutt |
| Oboe | Phil Ayling |
| Trombone | Alan Johnson |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trombone | Bobby Sanders |
| Trombone | Charlie Loper |
| Trombone | Dick Nash |
| Trombone | Lloyd Ulyate |
| Trombone | Phil Teele |
| Trombone | Ralph Sauer |
| Trombone | Robert Payne |
| Trumpet | David Washburn |
| Trumpet | John Fumo |
| Trumpet | Malcolm McNab |
| Trumpet | Walt Fowler |
| Trumpet | Warren Luening |
| Tuba | John Thomas Johnson |
| Tuba | John Van Houten |
| Percussion | Mike Fisher |
| Percussion | Greg Goodall |
Other Musicians
22 End Title / Respect The Wind
| Performer | Alex Van Halen |
| Performer | Eddie Van Halen |
Bass – Arni Egilsson, Bruce Morgenthaler, Chuck Domanico, Drew Dembowski, Edward Meares, Ian Walker, Paul Zibits, Richard Feves, Steve Edelman, Susan Ranney, Timothy Barr
Cello – Antony Cooke, Armen Ksajikian, Christine Ermacoff, David Low, David Speltz, Dennis Karmazyn, Douglas Davis, Earl Madison, John Walz, Matthew Cooker, Sebastian Toettcher, Stephen Erdody, Tim Landauer, Todd Hemmenway, Vage Ayrikyan
Harp – Katie Kirkpatrick
Viola – Alexis Carreon, Brian Dembow, Carrie Holzman Little, Dan Neufeld, Denyse Buffum, Donald McInnes, Janet Lakatos, Karen Elaine Bakunin, Keith Greene, Laura Kuennen-Poper, Linn Subotnick, Marlow Fisher, Mihail Zinovyev, Pamela Goldsmith, Rick Gerding, Robin Ross, Roland Kato, Simon Oswell, Vicki Miskolczy
Violin – Alan Grunfeld, Alex Treger, Anatoly Rosinsky, Armen Garabedian, Arnold Belnick, Berj Garabedian, Bruce Dukov, Charles Everett, Claudia Parducci, Clayton Haslop, Connie Kupka Speltz, Darius Campo, David Ewart, Dennis Molchan, Dimitrie Leivici, Eun-Mee Ahn, Eve Butler Sprecher, Ezra Kliger, Galina Golovin, Gregory Moore, Gwenn Heller, Haim Shtrum, Isabella Lippi, Jackie Brand, Jay Rosen, Julie Gigante, Karen Jones, Kathleen Lenski, Katia Popov, Kenneth Yerke, Kwihee Shamban, Liane Mautner, Lily Ho Chen, Margaret Batjer, Margaret Wooten, Mari Tsumura-Botnick, Mario DeLeon, Michael Ferril, Miran Kojian, Mitchell Newman, Miwako Watanabe, Nicole Bush, Pam Tompkins, PatJohnson, Polly Sweeney, Rachel Stegeman, Rafael Rishik, Ralph Morrison, Richard Altenbach, Robert Brosseau, Robin Olson, Roger Wilkie, Ron Clark, Ronald Folsom, Sheldon Sanov, Sid Page, Tamara Hatwan Chang
Choir – Albert Eddy, Aleta Braxton, Andrea Furtivo, Burman Timberlake, David Schnell, Dwayne Condon, Ed Levy, Edward Bruner, Eileen Holt, Elin Carlson, George Sterne, Gordon Goodman, Howard Drollinger, Joseph Golightly, John French, Karen Harper, Leanna Brand, Lesley Leighton, Mallory Walker, Marie Hodgson, Marti Pia, Meredith Salamunovich, Michelle Fournier, Nancy Sulahian, Natalie Beck, Robert Lewis, Samela Beasom, Scott Blois, Stephen Grimm, Tim Hewitt, Vicki Brown, Virenia Lind
Liner Notes
Producer – Mark Mancina, Dan Goldwasser, Michael Matessino
Producer – Alex Van Halen, Eddie Van Halen (Track 22)
Producer (Executive) – Budd Carr, Joel Sill, MV Gerhard, Matt Verboys
Arranged By – Mark Mancina
Arranged By (Additional) – Don Harper, John Van Tongeren
Concertmaster – Ralph Morrison, Sid Page
Conductor – Don Harper
Conductor (LA Master Chorale) – Paul Salamunovich
Contractor – Sandy de Crescent
Edited By – Zigmund Gron, Michael Matessino
Edited By (Assistant) – Rupert Nadeau
Engineer – Erwin Musper (Track 22)
Engineer (Assistant) – Gregg Silk
Mastered By – Michael Matessino
Mixed By – Steve Kempster
Orchestrated By – Bruce Fowler, Don Harper, Ladd McIntosh, Mark Mancina, Yvonne Moriarty
Recorded By – Shawn Murphy
Supervised By – Budd Carr
Supervised By (Assistant) – Amy Dunn, Marylou Eales
Art Direction – Dan Goldwasser
Designed At Warm Butter Design
Recorded At Todd-AO Scoring Stage
Recorded At Sony Scoring Stage
Phonographic Copyright Atlantic Recording Corporation
Copyright Warner Bros Entertainment Inc
Copyright Universal City Studios Inc
Copyright La-La Land Records Inc