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TimT Oscar® Winner	Any comments on this score? Its by Maurice Jarre,
posted 06-23-2001 06:50 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	As a big fan of Jarre, I'd almost recommend anything by him, but I haven't played this in a while and need to to refresh my memory of it before I say anything about it pro or con here. That in itself may suggest that it hasn't made that big an impression on me or is a score I don't play often, but it wouldn't be accurate to make that conclusion. As a film about Nazi generals, one of whom is a killer, the main theme is a kind of off-kilter march. I just recorded Is Paris Burning? for someone and you could say that most Jarre scores either feature a waltz or a march (or sometimes both).
posted 06-24-2001 08:55 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Yes thats true. Has Jarre ever done any action scores?
posted 06-25-2001 07:03 AM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	Doesn't Mad Max III count as an action score?! I'd be suprised if you ain't got this one Tim, it's fabulous....shame about the insipid song inclusions courtesy of the screaching Tina Turnip!
posted 06-25-2001 09:28 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	Jarre has done a number of action scores: Island at the Top of the World Shadow of the Wolf Red Sun Mad Max 3 The Train Crossed Swords whatever that Roger Moore/Lee Marvin movie is with Devil in the title etc. I still haven't re-played Night of the Generals, sorry.
posted 06-27-2001 09:21 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Timmer: Doesn't Mad Max III count as an action score?! I'd be suprised if you ain't got this one Tim, it's fabulous....shame about the insipid song inclusions courtesy of the screaching Tina Turnip! I have Mad Max III already. And her name is Tina Turner.
posted 06-27-2001 09:44 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Lou Goldberg: Jarre has done a number of action scores: Island at the Top of the World Shadow of the Wolf Red Sun Mad Max 3 The Train Crossed Swords whatever that Roger Moore/Lee Marvin movie is with Devil in the title etc. I still haven't re-played Night of the Generals, sorry. Were those score released? I can't find them. Other than Mad Max 3
posted 06-27-2001 09:46 PM PT (US)

JEC Oscar® Winner	Under new releases at Screen Archives: RED SUN (SOLEIL ROUGE/1971/12 Cues/31:49) by Maurice Jarre/UNIV 014114 $16.00 (FR) STEREO
posted 06-28-2001 07:25 AM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Is that the one where he mixes an Italian or French style with a Japanese one? I think I have a suite re-recording on the Essential Jarre comp. [Message edited by TimT on 06-28-2001]
posted 06-28-2001 07:35 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	Sorry, not every one of those was released, then some only on LP, then maybe some are OOP. And I forgot to put The Professionals on that list too. In any case, I found my copy of Night of the Generals and am going to play it shortly and get back to you.
posted 06-28-2001 09:33 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	Played Night of the Generals..... It has a good German march, a neat neurotic waltz, a love theme (with piano like The Blue Max), and a brass fanfare over a drum roll. The key motif for the score is the 5-notes heard in the waltz--it shows up in every other cue throughout the score. I like it but a good version of the thing is all you need, it does get tiresome after 40 minutes. I was very fond of this strange film but the score (which I just finished playing minutes ago) striked me as just so-so, ok to get if you find it cheap, but otherwise I'd be chasing after other Jarre like the Chapter III Grand Prix/Ryan's Daughter or Red Sun. [Message edited by Lou Goldberg on 06-30-2001]
posted 06-30-2001 10:39 PM PT (US)

TimT Oscar® Winner	Ok, thanks. I'll be looking into Red Sun.
posted 06-30-2001 10:59 PM PT (US)

BMikeJ Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Lou Goldberg: Played Night of the Generals..... It has a good German march, a neat neurotic waltz, a love theme (with piano like The Blue Max), and a brass fanfare over a drum roll. The key motif for the score is the 5-notes heard in the waltz--it shows up in every other cue throughout the score. I like it but a good version of the thing is all you need, it does get tiresome after 40 minutes. I was very fond of this strange film but the score (which I just finished playing minutes ago) striked me as just so-so, ok to get if you find it cheap, but otherwise I'd be chasing after other Jarre like the Chapter III Grand Prix/Ryan's Daughter or Red Sun. [Message edited by Lou Goldberg on 06-30-2001] The neurotic waltz theme always made me think of merry-go-round music gone horribly wrong. At one job where I worked, I almost drove the other staffers into a frenzy because of it. I've always loved the German march from Night Of The Generals. As you say, Lou, if you can get it cheap, go for it. And then you can make an excellent suite from it. And the Roger Moore/Lee Marvin film you were thinking of is Shout At The Devil. The album even has old Lee singing a tune or two.
posted 07-01-2001 12:44 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	I remembered it was Shout at the Devil but didn't post it. I did love that crazy waltz from NOTG but I think it's driving me crazy... Tim--While I like the theme and action music in Red Sun there are a few cues for electronics and percussion that you might not go for as much, just so that you know in advance....
posted 07-01-2001 02:58 AM PT (US)

JEC Oscar® Winner	You can get Night of the Generals at Intrada. Out of print, but they stilll have a few. On their one-of-a-kind page.
posted 07-01-2001 06:02 AM PT (US)

PeterD Oscar® Winner	A couple more action scores by Jarre: "The Man Who Would Be King" and "Villa Rides." No full-score CD release of "Villa Rides," but it appears on a number of compilation CDs, including one conducted by Jarre. I'm not sure if "The Man Who Would Be King" has ever been released on CD (I have the LP), but a short "suite" from it also appears on a Jarre-conducted compilation.
posted 07-01-2001 07:01 AM PT (US)

Matt Perkins Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by PeterD: I'm not sure if "The Man Who Would Be King" has ever been released on CD (I have the LP), but a short "suite" from it also appears on a Jarre-conducted compilation. It was released a few years back on CD by the (now sadly defunct) Bay Cities label, so it's out-of-print. However, I'm sure there are a few copies still floating around if you look hard enough.
posted 07-04-2001 06:00 AM PT (US)

Timmer Oscar® Winner	Tina Turnip Tina Turnip TINA TURNIP
posted 07-04-2001 06:26 AM PT (US)

Stephen Lister Oscar® Winner	quote: ....shame about the insipid song inclusions courtesy of the screaching Tina Turnip![/B] Awww... I like those songs, particularly the closing one. All together now (just for Timmer): "We don't need another heeero We don't need to know the waaay home All we want is life beyooo-ond Thunderdome."
posted 07-04-2001 10:32 AM PT (US)

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