Intrada is an American

record company "Big Three" music labels A record label or record company is a brand or trademark of music recordings and music videos, or the company that owns it. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and t ...

based in

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, founded by Douglass Fake (1952-2024). The company specializes in movie and television

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, notably those by the late

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. Intrada was founded in 1985 by producer/owner Fake in San Francisco, California. It relocated to Oakland, California at the turn of the millennium and expanded operations, increasing the volume of albums released and adding Roger Feigelson as Director of Business Operations. In addition to standard soundtrack releases, Intrada features The Excalibur Collection, a series of world premiere re-recordings of film scores, reconstructed and performed by world-renown orchestras as well as a series of limited-edition historic soundtracks, produced in cooperation with film studios and the

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. Mr. Fake, a producer, composer, and champion of classic film music restoration for four decades, died after an extended illness on July 13, 2024 in Richmond California. His nearly 700 producing credits include the first complete restoration of

Leonard Bernstein Leonard Bernstein ( ; born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian. Considered to be one of the most important conductors of his time, he was th ...

’s

On the Waterfront ''On the Waterfront'' is a 1954 American crime drama film, directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon Brando, and features Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb, Rod Steiger, Pat Henning and Eva Marie Saint in her film de ...

, a massive 6-CD release of

Elmer Bernstein Elmer Bernstein ( '; April 4, 1922August 18, 2004) was an American composer and conductor. In a career that spanned over five decades, he composed "some of the most recognizable and memorable themes in Hollywood history", including over 150 orig ...

conducting his music from

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and the premiere of several

Henry Mancini Henry Mancini ( ; born Enrico Nicola Mancini; April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994) was an American composer, conductor, arranger, pianist and flutist. Often cited as one of the greatest composers in the history of film, he won four Academy Awards, ...

underscores including Breakfast at Tiffany’s (previously only available in abridged pop recordings). He also supervised the re-recording of a dozen albums of classic film music, most recently

Bernard Herrmann Bernard Herrmann (born Maximillian Herman; June 29, 1911December 24, 1975) was an American composer and conductor best known for his work in film scoring. As a conductor, he championed the music of lesser-known composers. He is widely regarde ...

’s music for

Alfred Hitchcock Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock (13 August 1899 – 29 April 1980) was an English film director. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the history of cinema. In a career spanning six decades, he directed over 50 featu ...

’s The Man Who Knew Too Much, as well as Miklos Rozsa’s Ivanhoe, Julius Caesar, and Spellbound. Intrada continues to operates as a label and retail store (managed by long-time associate Jeff Johnson) selling their own releases in addition to those of other labels. Combined, the Intrada record label and store is the largest independent business dedicated to the music of the movies, television and games.

CD releases

Current categories

Intrada Special Collection Series Intrada MAF/INT (Mary Ann Fake) Intrada Signature Editions Disney/Intrada Series

Former categories

Intrada RVF (Regina Victoria Fake) Intrada FMT (Film Music Treasures) Intrada VJF (Veronica Jeanne Fake)

LP releases

External links

Intrada Records
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Interview : Roger Feigelson, producer for Intrada RecordsObituary : Douglass Fake, producer and founder
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