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Vladimir Oscar® Winner	I bought my first Elmer Bernstein cd,The Good Son.I love it!!!! It has some great action music and great themes. My question is what other Bernstein cd's are out there that i need to get?? Matt
posted 10-09-2001 11:04 AM PT (US)

Wedge Oscar® Winner	Gosh, there are just SO MANY to list! I recommend you get a few of his many compilation albums ("The Essential Elmer Bernstein," "Bernstein by Bernstein" etc.) and go from there.
posted 10-09-2001 11:53 AM PT (US)

TV's Frank Oscar® Winner	There is a nice Varese compilation including his western themes, drama scores, BLACK CAULDRON, 10 COMMANDMENTS, and more. I think it's pretty great. Also, SPIES LIKE US is a guilty favorite of mine, being that it's lots of fun, so seek that one out from Varese as well. And then, of course, seek out HEAVY METAL at all costs! I found it first on LP and played it endlessly before tracking down a bootleg copy on CD. I can play that without wearing out the LP grooves, but the sound quality varies. Still, it's classic Bernstein.
posted 10-09-2001 02:16 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	Of course, The Magnificient Seven is a must-have. I don't have the OST, but the Sedares re-recording is excellent, plus it has a wonderful suite from Hallelujah Trail. NP: Legend (Jerry Goldsmith)
posted 10-09-2001 02:34 PM PT (US)

OHMSS76 Oscar® Winner	There are tons of EB albums you need, and there are a few duds that will mean nothing to you.... but I have to jump in there and mention one essential...THE TEN COMMANDMENTS!! There are a million recordings of this out there, including a very nice 2cdr boot that just came out, but the MCA re-recording by the composer from 1989 greatly represents the score in 1 hour, and boasts a great performance. Should be relatively easy to find too.... NP:Band Of Brothers(Kamen)Grazia Peter! This is great! Much better than SPRyan to my ears, and I'm glad Kamen gets to write the melodies he is so good at again Sean
posted 10-09-2001 02:49 PM PT (US)

Dana Wilcox Oscar® Winner	Other highly recommended Bernstein CDs: The Comancheros (FSM) (kickass western score) Devil in a Blue Dress (boot score disc) From the Terrace (FSM) The Great Escape (Ryko or Intrada version) Hoodlum Magnificent Seven (OST, Ryko, mono) Rambling Rose (in the nostalgic mode) Return of the Seven (Ryko -- rerecording of a good sampling of the original Magnificent Seven tracks, for those who don't care for mono) The Sons of Katie Elder (Tsunami boot)(another kickass western score) Summer and Smoke (Spanish RCA reissue) To Kill a Mockingbird (THE classic "small" score) Twilight (very good film noir score) I also strongly recommend the Denon Bernstein compilation "Bernstein By Bernstein" Elmer Bernstein doesn't get a lot of press these days, but he's one of the great screen composers of all time, and is still turning out great stuff, incidentally. Keep your eyes open (though I wouldn't recommend holding your breath) for releases of his classic "Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection" recordings on CD.
posted 10-09-2001 02:58 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	JJ's Favorite EB Scores, Dammit, some previously mentioned: Hoodlum Frankie Starlight The Great Escape Rambling Rose To Kill a Mockingbird The Comancheros From the Terrace The Age of Innocence if you can find 'em on CD: Hawaii The Hallelujah Trail
posted 10-10-2001 12:12 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by JJH: [b]The Hallelujah Trail[/B] Is the Tsunami release the only version? The music is great, but the sound varies between poor and horrible.
posted 10-10-2001 12:22 PM PT (US)

JJH Oscar® Winner	I do not know. I only have the LP release, which I still need to transfer to CDR. NP -- Silent Running, Schikele, also on LP
posted 10-10-2001 07:39 PM PT (US)

Castor Troy Oscar® Winner	"Ghostbusters" is one of my personal favourites! I always liked the piano played main theme, that was on the official LP. I almost cryed when released the boot after 15 years of waiting. I think it was innovative as a comedy-fantasy score for that time. From his older ones, "The Great Escape" has a lot of wonderfull themes too. Castor
posted 10-11-2001 01:13 PM PT (US)

Dana Wilcox Oscar® Winner	Marian, the Tsunami boot of "Hallelujah Trail" is, unfortunately, the only soundtrack release out there. The Overture can be found in good shape on the "Best of the West" comp (Ryko); there is also a suite with chorus on the very fine Koch (Sedares)rerecording of "The Magnificent Seven" score. Other than that, we are still without decent releases of some very fine Bernstein scores, including "Ghostbusters" (althought there is a too-short sample from that one on "Bernstein By Bernstein" -- just enough to hook your interest.) NP: The Omen (expanded) **/**
posted 10-11-2001 03:15 PM PT (US)

Marian Schedenig Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Dana Wilcox: there is also a suite with chorus on the very fine Koch (Sedares)rerecording of "The Magnificent Seven" score. Yes, I mentioned that one above - excellent recording!
posted 10-11-2001 03:29 PM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	EM is the man! He has 3 sides: jazz, chamber, big full orchestra.... Big: Heavy Metal The Commancheros The 10 Commandments The Magnificent 7 The Sons of Katie Elder Some Came Running Chamber: To Kill A Mockingbird House-After 5 Years of Living (available on 2 CDs, one from Citadel, the other from EM's Amber label) Summer and Smoke Jazz: The Man With the Golden Arm The Sweet Smell of Success Walk on the Wild Side Pick up these and you've got as good a Bernstein collection as can be had. NP: Gongs East (Chico Hamilton Quintet)
posted 10-11-2001 09:27 PM PT (US)

SBD Oscar® Winner	quote: Originally posted by Lou Goldberg: EM is the man! He has 3 sides: jazz, chamber, big full orchestra.... Big: Heavy Metal The Commancheros The 10 Commandments The Magnificent 7 The Sons of Katie Elder Some Came Running Chamber: To Kill A Mockingbird House-After 5 Years of Living (available on 2 CDs, one from Citadel, the other from EM's Amber label) Summer and Smoke Jazz: The Man With the Golden Arm The Sweet Smell of Success Walk on the Wild Side Pick up these and you've got as good a Bernstein collection as can be had. NP: Gongs East (Chico Hamilton Quintet) There is one more score that has not been released sufficently, but I truly think should be: ANIMAL HOUSE.
posted 10-12-2001 05:11 AM PT (US)

Lou Goldberg Oscar® Winner	While I am very fond of Bernstein's scores for comedies like Animal House, Trading Places, Airplane, Stripes, Spies Like Us, Ghostbusters, even Wild Wild West and Meatballs, I do consider them secondary to the scores I listed.
posted 10-12-2001 10:59 PM PT (US)

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