This appeared in the June 13th edition of USA Today. A Titanic sequel may be out of bounds, but a second soundtrack floats into stores Aug 25,followed by the Sept.1 video release. Composer James Horner will head into a London studio soon to record new music for Back To Titanic,a follow up to the score thats sold nearly 25 million copies worldwide since its release last year. Sony Classics is mum on details,but fans can expect Nearer My God to Thee and Horners Titanic Suite with a full orchestra. The films lively Irish dance music will be included,placating consumers disapointed gy its exclusion from the first disdc. The original Titanic historys top-selling score,sat at No 1 on the pop chart for a record 16 weeks earlier this year;it sinks 10 notches to NO 20 next week in Billboard.

-- MICHAEL PITT (xrrg10b@PRODIGY.COM), June 12, 1998