On an absolutely shameful binge of score and DVD acquisitions last month, I took the plunge and ordered PRINCE VALIANT, by Franz Waxman. I had seen and enjoyed the film very much as a child, and even remembered liking the music.

Not to the extent that I do, though! This score is WONDERFUL!!! Rousing, beautiful, interesting stuff that seems to be a spiritual forebearer to some of John Williams' work. I love it! It has been playing at least once a day since I got it - on one notable day, about 5 times in a row while I stayed in bed with a cold. Totally excellent stuff. I highly recommend a listen, for those of you out there who don't have it. As with previous FSM releases, it is attractively packaged, with nice liner material; additionally, it suffers no seeming loss of dynamic range (prior to ordering it, I half-wondered if it would be Mono, or "tinny"-sounding).

Lesson learned, I am beginning a quest for Waxman's BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN score. I loved this so much as a kid that it played through my mind on Halloween, or when my brother and I were acting out all of the Universal horror classics in my backyard.

Maybe THAT'S why my parents tried to move without leaving a forwarding address.....

Mark, I have the Silva rerecording of The Bride Of Frankenstein, and other than the theremin being done by synth, it's a great recording. But I'm going to agree with Swashbuckler on getting the Sunset Boulevard comp. I actually prefer that recording of Taras Bulba to the re-recorded original album (orchestra's too small on the "original").

Shaun