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Bel366 Oscar® Winner	Okay, I have always admired his work, but I realized that I have only five cds of his. Any suggestions? Here are the ones that I have: The Beyondness of Things Dances With Wolves The Living Daylights Playing By Heart Raise the Titanic Specifically, how is the recent "Zulu" double disc? I thought about getting it, but have read some mixed opinions of it.
posted 02-10-2000 11:08 AM PT (US)

Ed Coleman Oscar® Winner	I would suggest: Swept from the Sea. Somewhere in time. Scarlet Letter. Ed NP - WaterWorld, JNH
posted 02-10-2000 11:13 AM PT (US)

H Rocco Oscar® Winner	BODY HEAT is one of his very best, as is THE SPECIALIST. The first volume of MOVIOLA will expose you to a few of his themes that are excellent and not readily available elsewhere -- if you like those well enough, you might want to seek out certain of those larger scores that are still available. NP: Elmer Bernstein Conducts Bernard Herrmann
posted 02-10-2000 11:32 AM PT (US)

JoeInSanDiego Oscar® Winner	I agree 100% with HRocco...you can't go wrong with The Specialist, Body Heat and Moviola 1...Somewhere in Time is GLORIOUSLY romantic... NP - Total Recall (Expanded) - Goldsmith
posted 02-10-2000 11:50 AM PT (US)

Onelegger Oscar® Winner	Bond Bond Bond and more Bond!! NP - You Only Live Twice
posted 02-10-2000 12:29 PM PT (US)

James Oscar® Winner	I think you should get: BODY HEAT OUT OF AFRICA SOMEWHERE IN TIME Get the re-recordings of each, there's more music and in most cases better sound quality. James NP - Demonic Toys (Richard Band) (**)
posted 02-10-2000 02:20 PM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	If you can get hold of them I would suggest... The Ipcress File Goldfinger You Only Live Twice Deadfall The Lion In Winter - see how Barry REALLY CAN kick everyone else's ass when it comes to BIG choral music without having to refer to Carl Orff! Last of all I would have mentioned Barry's best Bond score On Her Majesty's Secret Service, But there was SOOOO much good stuff left off............ To be honest I'm not too keen on some of Barry's later stuff, in particular 'Dances','africa',S/W in Time etc etc, But would definately go along with 'Beyondness',The Specialist, and playing by Heart! As far as compilation's go I would check out 'Ready When You Are, J.B.' a late 60's album recently re-issued and conducted by the main man himself.......Highlights on the album include 'Who Will Buy My Yesterday's' from OHMSS (not on the original soundtrack), It doesn't come much more sensual/erotic than this!! timmer
posted 02-10-2000 05:52 PM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	p.s. If you have a few hundred buck's spare try Barry's original (on 'southern cross') Body Heat! I guess it's gotta be Varese's Re-recording eh??
posted 02-10-2000 05:57 PM PT (US)

PeterD Oscar® Winner	Bel366, In answer to your "Zulu" question: It's a tough call. The general consensus seems to be that the Silva CD of the original soundtrack (conducted by Barry) is the more powerful performance, but the Silva re-recording by Nic Raine has the better sound quality. (It also has a few extra minutes of the score, including a very nice, if very brief, "Bromhead's Safari" track heard early in the movie but not on the original soundtrack CD.) From what I remember of a thread devoted to this subject either on this message board or the FSM board, the majority of replies seemed to favor the Barry version. But the important thing is to at least get one of them!! Also, I don't think anyone's mentioned "The Last Valley" yet -- another Barry score I think you'd like.
posted 02-10-2000 06:34 PM PT (US)

Dr.Evil Oscar® Winner	Barry is always the same. Nothing different than a good theme and the rest.. well, boring. His romantic efforts are really good ones (but notice the same old orchestration...) but I admit that his Bond, Specialist and even Black Hole (I used to love this one) are poor as they can be. Good ones: Across The sea of Time, Until September, Out of Africa, Somewhere In Time (obvious but the best) Indecent Proposal and My Life. Bye
posted 02-10-2000 06:49 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	I kinda dig his work for Petulia. cool score. I also get a kick out of Scarlet Letter, Across the Sea of Time, the Beyondness of Things, and Cry the Beloved Country but I think his best is Dances with Wolves. NP -- Flight of the Phoenix, Frank DeVol [This message has been edited by JJH (edited 10 February 2000).]
posted 02-10-2000 09:39 PM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	Is The Lion in Winter still available anywhere? I have been looking for that one.
posted 02-11-2000 07:54 AM PT (US)

Audacity Oscar® Winner	Is The Lion in Winter still available anywhere? I have been looking for that one.
posted 02-11-2000 07:54 AM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	Audacity, I saw it last week in a London store ('Varese'label), So it must be still available in the States??? good luck! timmer
posted 02-11-2000 06:11 PM PT (US)

Bel366 Oscar® Winner	Hey, I just wanted to say thanks for all the great suggestions! I do plan to check out some of them. Lion in Winter is still available over here. As some of you from the FSM site know, I work in a bookstore which sells cds and one that we have on the sound system is LIW. I can't think of the label offhand, but I think the retail is only $11.97.
posted 02-11-2000 08:28 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	Columbia/ Legacy CK 66133
posted 02-11-2000 08:42 PM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	JJH is right, and the sound quality is better than the earlier Varese issue! Try also to get The Last Valley, I think its a boot but the sound quality is good! its on Tickertape tt3003.
posted 02-12-2000 10:57 AM PT (US)

JEC Oscar® Winner	The response I got from Screen Archives when I tried to order THE LAST VALLEY was that the pressing is sold out and they will not be getting any more copies.
posted 02-14-2000 05:48 PM PT (US)

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