Film Score Friday 4/16/99

by Lukas Kendall

What is the trailer music to The Matrix? As a number of kind readers pointed out, the main choral piece people are interested in is part of "Eyes of Truth" from a 1994 Enigma album, The Cross of Changes.

Elmer Bernstein will be special guest conductor with the Walnut High School in Walnut, California, next Tuesday, April 20 (7:30PM, WHS Gymnasium). Call 909-594-2263 for more info.

John Barry will appear in concert in England on April 21 at Birmingham Symphony Hall (tickets: 0121-212-3333) and on April 23 and 24 at Royal Albert Hall, London (tickets: 0171-589-8212).

Maurice Jarre will be awarded the "The Commander of the National Order of Merit" in Paris on April 20th. The President of France himself, Jacques Chirac, will present the award. This is a great honor for one of film music's legendary figures.

Star Wars Items

From: GandAlfDC@aol.com

TPM soundtrack hits UK shelves on 3rd May, one day earlier than the USA. UK release dates always fall on a Monday. Usually it is the following Monday after your Tuesday release date, but this is an exception.

From: MaestroJW@aol.com

With "Duel of the Fates" being a released as a single next week, I was curious, is this a first for a film score? That is, to have an orchestral piece from a film score be released as a single before the release of the rest of the score. I know that this happens all the time with pop songs.

I don't know -- anybody?

Turner/Rhino 2CD set

Here's the track list for a new compilation due May 4 from Rhino: The Lion's Roar: Classic M-G-M Film Scores 1935 - 1965

DISC ONE

"Mutiny on the Bounty" (1935)/Suite of Themes: Main Title/Mutiny

"The Good Earth" (1937)/Main Title

"The Women" (1939)/Suite of Themes: Main Title/Mary Explains Divorce

"The Wizard of Oz" (1939)/Suite of Themes: Main Title/Crystal Gazing/Munchkinland/Poppies/The Spell

"The Philadelphia Story" (1940)/Main Title/Tracy & Dexter

"Random Harvest" (1942)/Main Title/Opening

"The Clock" (1945)/Main Title/End Title

"The Yearling" (1946)/Main Title/April 1876

"Madame Bovary" (1949)/Waltz

"The Prisoner of Zenda" (1952)/Suite of Themes/Main Title/The Duel

"Lili" (1953)/Main Title/Prologue/Finale

"Ivanhoe" (1952)/Prelude and Forward

"Invitation" (1952)/Main Title/Five Eighteen

"The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952)/Theme (as re-recorded for "Two Weeks in Another Town") (1962)

"Bad Day at Black Rock" (1953)/Main Title

"I'll Cry Tomorrow" (1955)/Main Title/Don't Cry

"Lust For Life" (1956)/Reunion/Madness

"Designing Woman" (1957)/Main Title

DISC TWO

"Raintree County" (1957)/ Entr'acte

"Some Came Running" (1958)/Suite of Themes: Prelude/Pursuit

"Ben-Hur" (1959)/Main Title

"North By Northwest" (1959)/Main Title

"Home From The Hill" (1959)/Suite of Themes: Main Title/Death/End Title

"The Subterraneans" (1960)/Main Title (Why Are We Afraid?)

"Cimarron" (1960)/The Land Rush

"King of Kings" (1961)/The Last Temptation

"Two Weeks in Another Town" (1962)/Suite of Themes: Generique/Via Veneto

"Mutiny on the Bounty" (1962)/Overture

"Bachelor in Paradise" (1961)/Suite of Themes: Welcome Home(Bachelor in Paradise)/Top Shelf

"The Prize" (1963)/Suite of Themes: Prelude/End Title

"How The West Was Won" (1962)/Main Title

"The Americanization of Emily" (1964)/Weekend at Sussex

"A Patch of Blue" (1965)/Goodbye, Salina

"The Cincinnati Kid" (1965)/Suite of Themes: Gambling Man (Themes from "The Cincinnati Kid)/Cockfight

"Joy in the Morning" (1965)/Suite of Themes: The Hallway/The Staircase/(Despair/Reunion/Delivery)

"The Sandpiper" (1965)/Main Title (The Shadow of Your Smile)/Trumpet soloist: Jack Sheldon

"Doctor Zhivago" (1965)/End Title (Then it's a Gift)

CD Prices

Here are some letters we got regarding yesterday's column of tips on finding cheap CDs:

From: Roger Feigelson <rfeigels@intrada.com>

I wanted to make a quick response to Tim Kurkoski's comment in today's article: "Why is it that consumers are being charged more for music when CDs are easier and cheaper to make then ever?"

What Tim and many other collectors aren't aware of are all the hidden costs that go into the creation of a CD. While it's true that manfacturing costs have come down, over the past years, royalty rates and mechanical licenses have escalated, driving up the costs to produce and sell CDsas well. I wouldn't be suprised if the $18 price tag that's given Tim and others sticker shock becomes more common.

From: Mike Shapiro <mike@zoesis.com>

On the subject of buying used CD's, folks in the LA area should check out Rockaway Records on Glendale Blvd. It has a staggering selection of used soundtracks. (I can't believe I'm giving away this secret.) Tower Clearance in Sherman Oaks is also not bad.

From: Lothar Derichs <LDerichs@csi.com>

just one thing: CDnow usually has the highest prices of all online CD outlets. Most of the time you will find much better deals at www.pentagonmusic.com and cdworld.com.

From: "Martin Williams" <mwilljr@ptdprolog.com>

THE best way to get CD's cheap, continually, is to either get a part-time job at a store that sells CD's and can order the one's you want or make sure you have a friend that works at a record store. Over the long haul, you will save a lot of money.

Now when I say work part-time, I don't mean to the point where it interferes with your normal schedule. I mean work like one or two days so you can get the store discount. The savings really add up.

From: "Brooke & Wayne O'Donnell" <wobo@one.net.au>

I was amazed to hear complaints about CD prices in Today's article. Try buying CD's in Australia when you are looking at $30.00 to $32 for a CD, even more for an import. Every now and then you can chance one for $19.95 and maybe $14.95 in a sale. So, even when you look at the exchange rate of the US$ to the Aus$, you guys in the US still get a better deal.

I'm spending this weekend at the Los Angeles Independent Film Festival -- my office mates here in L.A. It's great because I get to go to all their stuff. Have a good weekend wherever you are!

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