Bill Stromberg, Anna Bonn and I would like to announce
the formation of a new record label: TRIBUTE FILM
CLASSICS. Our new label will continue recording great
film music from the Golden Age through the Silver Age,
and beyond. For those who are familiar with our Marco
Polo (Naxos) rerecordings, we hope to continue
recording deserved scores that have been either
ignored or survive in less than pristine condition. We
plan on continuing our mantra of complete renditions -
including music that may have been omitted or edited
in the final film. We will record both music from
famous films and composers, as well as the more
esoteric repertoire.

Although we still plan on continuing with Naxos, we
feel there are so many wonderful scores that need and
deserve restoration and recording, that by creating
our own label would help get more recordings to the
public. For those who have followed our recordings, we
started with Marco Polo back in 1994. The first
several years, we averaged 4 albums per year, but in
recent times, we have been averaging only one CD per
year. So far, we have recorded something like 35 CDs
of classic film music. There are still hundreds of
scores worthy of recording and we just feel the time
is right to launch our label while we all are still
alive and possess most of our faculties.

We plan on doing our first two albums early in 2007,
and we hope they can be ready by summer. We will be
working with Screen Archives, who will produce the
actual CDs.

I am sure the next question is what will be included
on our maiden voyage. So here is a list of what is
planned for our label and what we have lined up for
Naxos.

FOR NAXOS:
In the can is the complete recording of Korngold's THE
SEA HAWK and DECEPTION (including the film version of
the Cello Concerto) This will be our first double
disc. It should be released later next year.

Also on tap for Naxos, to be recorded early next year,
will be Max Steiner's complete score for the 1935
production of SHE, which is one of the most
adventurous scores of the thirties.

On that trip, we will also be recording an Americana
Bernard Herrmann CD that will include the complete THE
KENTUCKIAN and the complete WILLIAMSBURG-THE STORY OF
A PATRIOT.

FOR TRIBUTE FILM CLASSICS:
We are starting out with a (musical) bang. Our first
recording will be Bernard Herrmann's complete score
for MYSTERIOUS ISLAND, including music and portions of
cues that didn't make the final cut of the film.

Also, we are recording a complete FAHRENHEIT 451 by
the redoubtable Bernard Herrmann, along with our
arrangement of WALKING DISTANCE for large string
orchestra. We felt that this latter piece would be
ideal for a string orchestra in the manner of Barber's
ADAGIO adaptation for string orchestra.

Needless to say, Bill, Anna and I are very excited
about our new endeavor and hope we can count on you in
helping make it a success. Bill and I have worked as a
team for many years; Anna is both a superb musician
and that rarity in musicians, having a good business
sense. She has been invaluable in many of our recent
recordings and never received the credit she deserves.
She is also Bill's wife, which shows Bill's inherit
good taste.

This is very, very exciting. Congratulations to you, Bill, and Anna on the formation of the new label. I have no doubt it'll be a great success, as the work y'all do is never anything less than stellar.

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Originally posted by Jeron:
John, you go boy!

This is very, very exciting. Congratulations to you, Bill, and Anna on the formation of the new label. I have no doubt it'll be a great success, as the work y'all do is never anything less than stellar.

Jeron

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Thanks, Jeron. Now, when are you getting your butt back to Los Angeles so you can buy me lunch?

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Originally posted by John Morgan:
Thanks, Jeron. Now, when are you getting your butt back to Los Angeles so you can buy me lunch?

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Thanks for all the great CDs. I have most of them. I really like the Skinner, Salter ones and especially like They Died with Their Boots On, the Historical Romances is really great and I love Red River.