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Topic: New Soundtracks Released This Week! (5/14/2000)

rfeigels

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INTRADA Presents...
New Compact Disc Releases and CommentariesMany of these CDs should be available from your regular retail outlet.
If you have trouble locating any of them, you are more than welcome to
order them from Intrada.Intrada
2220 Mountain Blvd. Suite 220
Oakland, CA 94611510.336.1612
FAX: 510.336.1615intrada@intrada.com http://www.intrada.com/store.html
This announcement is divided into the following sections:
I. Statistics
II. Pick of the Week, Etc.
III. New Releases
IV. Recent Releases
V. Coming Soon
VI. Recommended Links
VII. Releases of note for 2000
I. STATISTICS____________________________________New this week: 9
Albums announced available here in 2000: 151
Albums announced available here in 1999: 470
Albums announced available here in 1998: 471II. ROGER FEIGELSON'S PICK OF THE WEEK, Etc.__________
MISCELLANIA:
You know, I've met a lot of soundtrack collectors in my time, and most of you are a
pretty cool lot. However, there's a handful of vocal collectors who really just get on my
nerves. Actually they get on the nerves of many soundtrack album producers as well.
Unfortunately, it's these collectors that are giving the rest of you good people a bad
rap.I know you want the example that has triggered this tirade. Just a few days ago, Film
Score Monthly announced their latest release, BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE
APES, a score of which I'm particularly fond. On rec.music.movies, no sooner did the
announcement get posted, did people pounce. Comments like, "When will FSM get
back to releasing music?" Let's look at the arrogance behind such statements. It can be
translated into: "This title is of no interest to ME, and therefore Film Score Monthly
should not have wasted time with it." There is a certain set of collectors who seem to
think the world revolves around them and that labels should only release scores that are
of interest to them. Of course, that will never happen. Nor should it. Actually, nor is it
possible. I don't like the score to OMEGA MAN, and I know I'm in the minority. But
I applaud FSM for releasing it, because I know that people have been looking for it for
years. I would never make a statement that a label should not release a score, unless I
thought it was a particularly bad move from a business perspective.Fortunately, in the case of BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES, many people
chimed in about how excited they were about it. For those who are ambivalent or
disappointed, I say just have a cream soda, find something productive to put your
energy into, and wait until the next release of interest to you. It's bound to come along,
and fairly rapidly.PICK OF THE WEEK:
This week I have the pleasure of praising another Marco Polo release. This one is the
GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN. This score is such a delight, and any opportunity to
add a Hans Salter horror title to my collection is one not to be missed. The highlight of
the score to me is Salter's use of woodwinds, particularly the English horn motif that is
played by Ygor in the film as well as incorporated into the score. Now many of you
may be wondering why this recording was done, especially since a generous portion
was recorded on the HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN album conducted by Andrew
Penny a while back. All I know is that John Morgan was not content with those
performances, and has rerecorded both scores in fuller form. I realize some of you may
not be motivated to pick up this release if you have the Penny recording, but from my
first pass through, this recording does seem lively. If John Morgan is out there, perhaps
he can comment on some of the differences and what he was hoping to accomplish in
this new recording that was not present in the first recording.This album also contains a 15 minute suite from SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE
VOICE OF TERROR by Frank Skinner, and some shorter selections, including SON
OF DRACULA.ROGER'S BUYING PATTERNS FOR 2000:
Number of CDs bought for 2000 films: 1
Number of CDs bought from films earlier than 2000: 26If you'd like to receive this announcement directly to your e-mail from
Intrada, please e-mail rfeigels@intrada.com.
III. NEW RELEASES_____________________________RICHARD BASKIN
Nashville MCA 170133 11.99
First CD issue of LP featuring country vocals performed by Keith
Carradine, Henry Gibson, Karen Black, Ronee Blakely, etc.JAMES BERNARD
Taste The Blood Of Dracula GDI 010 (UK) 24.99
Lengthy orchestral score (52 minutes) featuring organ. Dark and
sinister atmosphere balanced with warm romantic music. One of the most
subdued and thematic of all Bernard's scores.CARTER BURWELL
Hamlet Varese 66125 15.99
Shakespeare in modern-day setting receives intimate, brooding, low-key
score for small orchestra.JERRY GOLDSMITH
Supergirl Silva 1025 (77 minutes) 14.99
Back in print: a re-pressing of Silva Screen's 77 minute version of
Goldsmith's score to Supergirl, including the great Phantom Zone and
Final Showdown cues which were not included on the original Varese
release.ERICH KORNGOLD / MAX STEINER
Golden Age Songs And Instrumentalists
Citadel 77127 14.99
-Songs and music for piano and cello. Selections include
Bill Of Divorcement/Saratoga Trunk/City For Conquest/etc-HANS SALTER / FRANK SKINNER
Sherlock Holmes And The Voice Of Terror
Marco Polo 8225124 (Cond Stromberg) 14.99
-Sherlock Holmes (14:29)/Ghost Of Frankenstein (45:13)/
Son Of Dracula/Man Made Monster/Black Friday-
Second re-recording of Ghost Of Frankenstein is longer, with brisker,
more energetic performance by Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra. Also has
premiere recording of Holmes score by Skinner, featuring sinister and
exciting music.VARIOUS COLLECTIONS
Hollywood Goes To War Silva 1113 (2 CD set) 19.99
(Cond Raine / Bateman - all tracks previously released)
-Gettysburg/Glory/Patton/Longest Day/Saving Private Ryan/
Bridge At Remagen/Sergeant York/Naked And The Dead/etc-STEVE WOOD / STING
Dolphins Pangea 810057 (Imax Film) 16.99
4 tracks by Sting and 7 tracks by Steve Wood. Caribbean and
Argentina-influenced music, heavy on vocals, guitars, percussion and
steel pans.HANS ZIMMER
Mission: Impossible 2 Hollywood 62244 (1 score cut) 16.99
"Music from and inspired by" album with one Zimmer score track (3:33)
featuring latin guitar. It is our understanding that a separate score
album is due later this summer on Hollywood records.IV. LAST WEEK'S RELEASES______________________________
ROY BUDD
Something To Hide / Intercine Project / Foxbat CINCD 019 (UK) 15.99
Tomorrow Never Comes CINCD 020 (UK) 15.99ELIA CMIRAL
Battlefield Earth Varese 66144 15.99PINO DONAGGIO
Up At The Villa Varese 66128 15.99JAMES NEWTON HOWARD
Dinosaur Disney 60672 16.99MAURICE JARRE
I Dreamed Of Africa Varese 66143 15.99V. COMING SOON___________________________________
Pre-orders of imminent titles are accepted. To see which those are,
please visit http://www.intrada.com/coming.htmlMALCOLM ARNOLD:
David Copperfield/The Roots of Heaven Marco PoloJOHN BARRY:
Dances with Wolves (expanded) Sony
Dr. No EMI
>From Russia with Love EMI
Goldfinger EMI
Thunderball EMI
You Only Live Twice EMI
On Her Majesty's Secret Service EMI
Diamonds Are Forever EMI
The Man with the Golden Gun EMI
Moonraker EMIJAMES BERNARD:
The Devil Rides Out GDIBRUCE BROUGHTON:
The Ballad of Lucy Whipple IntradaCARTER BURWELL
Hamlet (2000) Varese 66125 (5/9/00) 15.99ELIA CMIRAL:
The Last Express IntradaFRANK DEVOL:
The Dirty Dozen Chapter 3RANDY EDELMAN
Passion of the Mind MilanERNEST GOLD:
Cross of Iron Artemis
Ship of Fools ArtemisJERRY GOLDSMITH:
Coma/Logan's Run Chapter 3
The Last Run/The Wild Rovers Chapter 3CHRISTOPHER GORDON:
On the Beach VareseMARVIN HAMLISCH:
The Spy Who Loved Me EMIBERNARD HERRMANN:
Five Fingers/Snows of Kilimanjaro Marco Polo
Marnie (rerecording) VareseJOE HISAISHI
L'Ete De Kikujiro De Takeshi Kitano Polydor (France)MAURICE JARRE:
Sunshine MilanJOSEPH LODUCA:
Xena: Warrior Princess: Lyre, Lyre Hearts on Fire VareseMARK McKENZIE
Dragonheart 2 VareseGEORGE MARTIN:
Live and Let DieENNIO MORRICONE
L'Guardiani Del Cielo RCA (Italy)DAVID NEWMAN
The Brave Little Toaster SuperTracksNICOLA PIOVANI:
Running Free VareseALAN RAWSTHORNE
The Film Music Of Alan Rawsthorne
Chandos 9749 (Cond Rumon Gamba) (4/25/00) 14.99
-The Cruel Sea/West Of Zanzibar/Burma Victory/etc-PETE RUGOLO:
The Fugitive Silva ScreenLALO SCHIFRIN:
Jazz Goes To Hollywood Aleph 016 (4/4/00) 15.99
Voyage of the Damned AlephGERARD SCHURMAN:
The Lost Continent GDIMAX STEINER:
The Adventures of Don Juan BYU
King Richard and the Crusaders BYU
The Most Dangerous Game/Son of Kong Marco Polo
Pursued SAE
Treasure of Sierra Madre Marco PoloVARIOUS:
Best of Star Trek - Vol. 2 CrescendoFRANZ WAXMAN:
Objective Burma Marco Polo
Peyton Place (newly recorded) VareseROY WEBB:
The Cat People/The Seventh Victim
I Walked with a Zombie/Bedlam/
The Body Snatcher Marco PoloJOHN WILLIAMS:
Jaws (newly recorded) Varese
Jaws (expanded - original tracks) DeccaCHRISOPHER YOUNG:
The Big Kahuna Varese
Judas Kiss Citadel
The Wonder Boys VareseHANS ZIMMER:
Mission Impossible 2 Hollywood*Added or updated from last week
VI. Recommended Links
1. http://www.scorereviews.com
Score! is a site about film music, which focuses on
reviews of soundtracks, both new and old. The site is u
pdated at least once a week, with new reviews, news, list of
upcoming soundtrack releases and more.
All reviews include tracklists, info and links for
purchase. A majority of the reviews includes short sound clips,
as well. Also to be found at the site is a discussion board
and an auction service, a la e-bay. The design is fresh and
professional, and is very appreciated by the visitors.2. http://www.filmtracks.com The oldest soundtrack coverage site on
the web, Filmtracks features reviews of recent motion picture scores,
tributes to modern composers, information about film music CD
collectibles, and the active discussions
of the ScoreBoard forum.3. http://www.scorelogue.com ScoreLogue
Web Magazine is an Internet publication dedicated to all aspects of
the film music industry. It strives to inform
and entertain readers with the best features, the most informative and
enjoyable interviews, and the most up-to-date stories and industry
events. ScoreLogue has amassed an extensive list of interviews with filmmusic professionals in every field. Some high profile composers featured
on ScoreLogue include: David Newman, Michael Kamen, Basil Poledouris,
Mark Isham, Lalo Schifrin, Howard Shore, Christopher Young, Marc
Shaiman, Bruce Broughton, Michael J. Lewis, Shirley Walker, Mark Snow,
Elliot Goldenthal and Dennis McCarthy to name a few.4. http://www.filmscoremonthly.com Film Score Monthly is the website of
Film Score Monthly magazine, the leading U.S. journal on movie
soundtracks. Check it every weekday for "Film Score Daily," with
up-to-date news, reviews and commentary. The
site also features exhaustive links, hundreds of archived
columns and selected FSM articles, fun polls, a message board,
and order forms for FSM's exclusive limited edition CDs: Patton,
The Poseidon Adventure, Fantastic Voyage, Prince Valiant and more.5. http://listen.to/music-from-the-movies Music for the Movies is a
website with
over 700 soundtrack reviews, over 40 interviews with film composers, theonly composer database with combined film - and discography, extensive
news section with listings of upcoming soundtrack releases and films,
daily updated audio clips etc.VII. Soundtrack Releases of Note for 2000
1. Broken Arrow (Hugo Friedhofer) BYU
2. The Flim-Flam Man/Girl Named Sooner (Jerry Goldsmith) FSM
3. Galaxy Quest (David Newman) SuperTracks
4. Superman (John Williams) Rhino
5. The Faculty (Marco Beltrami) Promo
6. Scream 3 (Marco Beltrami) Varese
7. Anna and the King of Siam (Bernard Herrmann) Varese
8. Take a Hard Ride (Jerry Goldsmith) FSM
9. The Challenge (Jerry Goldsmith) Prometheus
10. Born Free (John Barry) Varese
11. For Your Eyes Only (Bill Conti) Ryko
12. Ghost of Frankenstein, etc. Marco Polo
posted 05-14-2000 08:47 PM PT (US) 
John Morgan
Oscar® Winner

[QUOTE]Originally posted by rfeigels:
[B]INTRADA Presents...
New Compact Disc Releases and Commentaries
If John Morgan is out there, perhaps
he can comment on some of the differences and what he was hoping to accomplish in
this new recording that was not present in the first recording.>>
Thanks for the nice words, Roger.
The first album I reconstructed music for was indeed Music for Frankenstein back in 1991. This disc was released in 1992. It contained suites from Ghost of Frankenstein and House of Frankenstein. I was not involved with anything other than orchestrating the music. When I completed my job, I sent the music to Europe to have parts copied, with a cassette of the music from the film so whatever conductor Marco Polo picked would have a sense of style, phrasing, tempi, etc. I guess the conductor didn't listen to or get my cassette because the performance wasn't too idiomatic. Also, since there was no one at the recording sessions that really new the music, a lot of copyist mistakes got into the recordings.
After gaining trust and more control over these recordings from Marco Polo, I vowed that someday I would make this first CD obsolete. Our wonderful writer, Bill Whitaker was instrumental in nagging me about a complete recording of HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN. So two years after this first recording, with Bill Stromberg in place as conductor and the wonderful Moscow Symphony, we did a complete recording of HOUSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (Salter and Dessau), which I was very pleased with.Last year we had the opportunity of doing a better and longer version of GHOST OF FRANKENSTEIN. We pretty much did the entire score, like HOUSE, but I wanted to fill up the album with other Universal delights, so we also did the complete original score that Frank Skinner wrote for Sherlock Holmes and the Voice of Terror, as well as tidbits from other Universal horrors of the period.
Frankly I don't like going back and redoing the same things over and over again, but in this case, I didn't want these two marvelous scores to be only known through an inferior performance.
We have been back with Moscow on our last four albums, but for this current release and the Roy Webb CD due out next month, we went to Bratislava, as political conditions in Russia were a bit dicey at the time. This orchestra is a fine one and was especially well suited for the Roy Webb music, with its chamber music quality.
John
posted 05-15-2000 05:51 AM PT (US) Old Infopop Software by UBB
