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JJH Romulan	thinkin' about getting this CD. I think there is a release by Fox of the original tracks. How is the sound quality of the CD? I'd ask if I should get it, but I love Herrmann, so it's pretty a no-brainer. Like any Williams score. NP -- something by James Horner, which should've had a score by Williams...
posted 06-12-2000 06:28 AM PT (US)

MWRuger Romulan	Yes, you should get it. Bernard Herrmann is someone you either love or you hate. If you love him, you just have to get as much as you can. If you hate him, it's just too, too many notes.
posted 06-12-2000 07:16 AM PT (US)

Marcelo Ferreyra Romulan	I love this score. I think You should get it. Is one of the Herrmanns classics. The sound is good considering the period in where was recorded. The suite recorded by Herrmann in London has a better sound, but is always nice to have the original soundtrack.
posted 06-12-2000 11:09 AM PT (US)

logied Romulan	My feeling is this is a collectors CD. If you are a big fan of the movie and of Herrmann, this is a must. If you are just a score fan, this would not top my list of break it out and listen to beautiful music. This is a period piece and perfect for the film.
posted 06-12-2000 04:36 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Romulan	I could not help thinking that this is one of the moodiest, strangest, really Alien-sounding scores of all time. The last time I played it, I kept thinking this is so different sounding to any score of the time, where did it come from, why did they allow it? Nonetheless, it's a great work, a real must-have. Now practically anytime you ask a should I buy it question on the board you're going to find people to tell you yes. Just the same, I'd say buy it--just remember it's very moody and different from even other Herrmann in a way, but it is so well done for what it is, that it really is incredible.
posted 06-12-2000 08:54 PM PT (US)

Rang Romulan	It's worth getting. I love the otherworldly sound Herrmann created, and the homespun nobility in pieces like "Arlington" and "Lincoln Memorial" provides a touching contrast. I wouldn't place it as one of my favorites by Herrmann, but it's good. Overall, it has excellent sound quality. [This message has been edited by Rang (edited 12 June 2000).]
posted 06-12-2000 10:11 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Romulan	Artwork for the new The Day the Earth Stood Still re-recording is up on the Varese site. Note that on the back of the album is a credit for "Theremin" after the orchestra contractor... Perhaps they found a real one?!
posted 02-11-2003 11:19 AM PT (US)

Kevin Romulan	Man, that was recorded over a year ago. I suppose I can wait another three weeks. Personally, I don't like the cover art though. But then again, it's what's on the CD that counts.
posted 02-11-2003 02:50 PM PT (US)

James Romulan	Theremin players are uncommon, yes, but they are still around. What suprises me is that I don't recognize the name, Ceilia Sheen (from what I can make out)... theremin enthusiast that I am, I was expecting to see a name I recognized like Pamela Kurstyn, or Lydia Kavina, or Rob Schwimmer (who seems to be the go-to thereminist these days). The other thing that should be noted is that Herrmann's score calls for two theremins -- but perhaps Sheen recorded both parts, which were mixed together later. And what of all the other strange instruments the score demands? Kirk
posted 02-11-2003 02:51 PM PT (US)

James Romulan	Okay, after some brief internet searching I uncovered one previous theremin credit for Ms. Sheen. She performed on a remix of a song by British pop/rock band Manic Street Preachers, and anyone interested in hearing a tidbit of her performance can do so by visiting this entry (disc 2, track 11) at Barnes and Noble's web site. She sounds fine to me. Kirk
posted 02-11-2003 03:25 PM PT (US)

jonathan_little Romulan	quote: Originally posted by James: The other thing that should be noted is that Herrmann's score calls for two theremins -- but perhaps Sheen recorded both parts, which were mixed together later. And what of all the other strange instruments the score demands? Yeah, I figured they probably got one theremin and recorded it twice. I guess they can do it with the theremin without problems, but "four tubas" better mean four tubas. Since no orchestra is listed, I'm assuming (hoping) that Varese must have drawn in a lot of musicians from various orchestras to fill the extreme needs of this score. Nice sound clip there -- she does sound quite capable on the theremin. [Message edited by jonathan_little on 02-11-2003]
posted 02-11-2003 03:46 PM PT (US)

Ed Romulan	This could be a big winner if they get the electronics right (and they had quite a struggle with them on the original!). I'm optimistic. I'd like to recommend THE DEVIL AND DANIEL WEBSTER and MYSTERIOUS ISLAND for re-dos, too. And MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS. I think Tony Bremner's tempi were a bit off.
posted 02-12-2003 05:49 PM PT (US)

John C Winfrey Romulan	There are lots of great cues in this. I always liked the suite on the old London Lp and CD. I played it on my radio show long ago in College Station and many people called in about it asking what it was. After I left station they replayed that taped show several times on there. The 20CF Cd is very good. I always liked the radar music and the robot cues. J.
posted 02-16-2003 12:21 PM PT (US)

Graham Watt Romulan	That's a brilliant score all right! One of the first I paid attention to when I was knee high to a grasshopper. Really striking. Mind you, I've only got the Herrmann-conducted pieces he did a hundred years ago for an old LP. Maybe about fifteen minutes at the most. The full soundtrack is on my wants list, but so are a million other things. If I saw in a shop tomorrow, amongst the beans, the original soundtrack, I'd get it and go home with no beans. If I saw the re-recording, I'd get the beans and then ask you all if the new one is worth getting. Oh, I don't know, I'd probably get it anyway. But it is a brilliant score. I just want the original, please, 'cos there is one.
posted 02-16-2003 03:02 PM PT (US)

Timmer Romulan	quote: Originally posted by JJH: thinkin' about getting this CD. I think there is a release by Fox of the original tracks. How is the sound quality of the CD? I'd ask if I should get it, but I love Herrmann, so it's pretty a no-brainer. Like any Williams score. NP -- something by James Horner, which should've had a score by Williams... Wow JJ I get the impression that you've never seen this film? (this film has rarely been off Brit TV over the years and a fine film of it's time it is too) Either way, it's a great score and I recommend it highly! NP : oh, ya know, just some expanded James Bond stuff!
posted 02-16-2003 05:28 PM PT (US)

JeffBond Romulan	I just saw the Kronos Quartet perform a suite from Day the Earth Stood Still that was especially arranged for them, and I had lunch with their 1rst violin who was a big fan of Herrmann's work. Shows how timeless Benny's music still is...
posted 02-17-2003 09:56 AM PT (US)

Doug Adams Reman	Hey Jeff, Wow, that�s pretty cool. Who did the arrangement for Kronos? Folks, Day the Earth Stood Still is one of Herrmann�s greatest works, and that�s saying a lot. I think everyone should pick this up in one form or another.
posted 02-17-2003 10:51 AM PT (US)

JJH Romulan	well, when I posted originally almost 2 and a half years ago (!), I hadn't seen the movie...and still haven't. just bits and pieces, unfortunately. NP -- Scaramouche, Young
posted 02-17-2003 08:01 PM PT (US)

JeffBond Romulan	The arranger for the Kronos performance was Steven Prutsman...
posted 02-18-2003 01:57 PM PT (US)

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