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TREASURE OF THE YANKEE ZEPHYRDragon’s Domain Records, to be distributed through buysoundtrax. TREASURE OF THE YANKEE ZEPHYR, featuring music composed by Brian May (MAD MAX, ROAD GAMES, THE ROAD WARRIOR, CLOAK & DAGGER) for the 1. David Hemmings (BLOW- UP, THE SURVIVOR), written by Everett De Roche, produced by Antony I. Ginnane, starring Ken Wahl, Leslie Anne Warren, Donald Pleasence and George Peppard. December 1. 94. 3. The Yankee Zephyr, an American military DC- 3 cargo plane carrying supplies, mail, and holiday packages for the troops serving with Mac. Arthur’s fleet – and $5. Critic Reviews for Race for the Yankee Zephyr. There are no critic reviews yet for Race for the Yankee Zephyr. Keep checking Rotten Tomatoes for updates! Audience Reviews for Race for the Yankee Zephyr. Appallingly bad writing. Read the Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on Movies.com. Amazon.it Compra Treasure of the Yankee Zephyr Pacific – disappears in the rugged mountain countryside of New Zealand’s South Island. The plane, its crew of two, and its entire cargo – seemingly lost forever. Until Gibbie (Pleasence), a drunken hunter accidentally discovers the forgotten relic and its payload. After finding boxes of vintage whiskey, currency, and brand new WW2 military medals, Gibbie realizes he’s found a minor treasure. He makes his way into town with a box of medals and promptly sells them for a high price to the owner of an antique store. After Gibbie leaves to spend his earnings in the local tavern with his partner, Barney (Wahl), the store owner makes a call and mobster Theo Brown (Peppard) shows up with a gaggle of henchmen, looking for Gibbie and the whereabouts of the plane. Brown knows about the Yankee Zephyr’s payload and he intends to claim it for himself, no matter the cost. Meanwhile, in order to fund repairs on Barney’s helicopter, Gibbie visits his daughter Sally (Warren), trustee of his bank account during his ongoing state of inebriation. Gibbie succeeds in persuading Sally to loan him the money to repair the helicopter. Just as they are about to depart, Brown arrives with his men and threatens our heroes and the chase is on. Ginnane’s series of motion pictures that helped thrust Australia out of the regional folk adventure stories that had formerly typified its homegrown cinema into respected world class adventure, science fiction, and horror films and shared an equal part in resurrecting the country’s film industry. To score the film, Ginnane turned to composer Brian May with which he’d already established a creative relationship after hiring him for some of his other recent films such as PATRICK, THIRST, HARLEQUIN and THE SURVIVOR. May’s music for the TREASURE OF THE YANKEE ZEPHYR focuses on energizing the action, reflecting and acknowledging the humor between the characters, and imitating their personalities in the midst of propulsive, exciting orchestrations for brass, string, and percussion during the lengthy chase scenes. Born in Adelaide in 1. Brian May (no relation to Brian Harold May of Queen) was one of the first composers to achieve international acclaim as an Australian composer and was best known as the composer of MAD MAX and THE ROAD WARRIOR (MAD MAX II). May received his musical training as a pianist, violinist and conductor at the Adelaide Elder Conservatorium. He joined the Australia Broadcasting Company in 1. ABC Adelaide Big Band, an ensemble that performed all manner of light music for broadcast, and May became a leading figure in Australian light music as a result. Moving into film music in a period of time when Australia’s film industry was just beginning to take its place among international film circles, May composed such notable film scores as RACE FOR THE YANKEE ZEPHYR, ROAD GAMES, CLOAK AND DAGGER, DEATH BEFORE DISHONOR, MISSING IN ACTION 2, SKY PIRATES, STEEL DAWN, DR. GIGGLES, FREDDY’S DEAD: THE FINAL NIGHT MARE and BLINDSIDE. He won the Australian Film Institute Award for best original score with MAD MAX; many other awards followed, including the Golden Award from the Australian Performing Rights Association. He continued to score films until 1. Sadly, the composer passed away in 1. Previously released on compact disc by 1. M1 Records in the early 1. Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to bring TREASURE OF THE YANKEE ZEPHYR screaming back from the past, newly remastered by Digital Outland, including a special bonus track. Added to this album is a remix that loops the Main Title music, sans the comic segment that begins with the entrance of Barney’s wobbly helicopter, in order to present a fuller and purer version of the composer’s powerful main theme. The booklet includes exclusive liner notes written by author Randall Larson, with the participation of producer Antony I. Ginnane. TREASURE OF THE YANKEE ZEPHYR is a limited edition release of 1. TREASURE OF THE YANKEE ZEPHYR will begin shipping on August 1. Robot Check. Enter the characters you see below. Sorry, we just need to make sure you're not a robot. For best results, please make sure your browser is accepting cookies.
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