La-La Land Records and Paramount Pictures proudly present a remastered and expanded CD release of renowned composer Marc Shaiman’s (CITY SLICKERS, THE ADDAMS FAMILY, HAIRSPRAY: THE MUSICAL) original motion picture score to the 1996 big screen comedy hit THE FIRST WIVES CLUB, starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton, and directed by Hugh Wilson. Composer Shaiman’s rousing and Oscar-nominated orchestral score is a thematically rich and joyous affair with a New York City musical flourish – highlighting the film’s spirited comedy while never forgetting to dramatically anchor the story’s moments of pathos and import amongst the laughter. Remastered and expanded with previously unreleased music, this limited edition CD release of 1000 units is produced by Dan Goldwasser, mastered by Doug Schwartz, and the exclusive, in-depth liner notes are by writer Daniel Schweiger, featuring new interview comments from the composer! The sharp art design is by Dan Goldwasser.

Score Presentation

1. Cynthia 2:19
2. Annie 1:26
3. Elise 0:51
4. Brenda 0:50
5. Lithium?* / Brenda Insulted* 0:42
6. Bad News 0:53
7. He Has Reprioritized* 0:43
8. Wham, Bam, Divorce Me Ma’am 1:26
9. Letter to Three Wives 1:56
10. The First Wives Club - Part 1**/§ 1:07
11. Mole* / The First Wives Club - Part 2** 1:42
12. Gathering Information** 2:03
13. Setting Up Shop* (film version) 1:17
14. Tea Time With Gunilla* (film version) 2:57
15. Durato Makes His Entrance 0:43
16. Gunilla Arrives* 0:17
17. The Big Break In 5:19
18. Phone Tag 1:02
19. The Auction** (film version) 1:34
20. Unzip Me* / Daddy’s Engaged* 1:30
21. Operation Hell Hath No Fury**/§ 7:34
22. Whadda We Hafta Do?* 0:28
23. The Unveiling 1:00

TOTAL SCORE TIME: 39:39

Bonus Tracks

24. Letter to Three Wives* (alternate take) 2:00
25. The First Wives Club - Part 1** (alternate) 1:04
26. Setting Up Shop (album version) 1:18
27. Tea Time With Gunilla (album version) 2:58
28. Tea Time With Gunilla* (alternate) 1:21
29. The Auction (album version)§ 2:02

TOTAL BONUS TIME: 10:43

Source Cues

30. Elise Drinking Source* 0:38
31. Mo’s Toes* 0:43
32. Tangerine* 1:54
33. You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me* 1:16
34. In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening* 1:31
35. The End* (contains “In the Cool, Cool, Cool of the Evening”) (unused) 0:43

TOTAL SOURCE TIME: 6:45

TOTAL DISC TIME: 57:07

* previously unreleased
** contains material previously unreleased
§ contains material not used in film