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Aug 21, 2013 - 11:21 PM
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Nexus 6
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the long Varese, was just fatiguing to listen to and I truly believe that's why people never went back to it. It's not something you're conscious of when listening, but believe me that kind of thing plays with your unconscious.
Fatiguing is exactly the word I'd use… and why you'll get my money on this one. Dammit!
What's fascinating about the film itself, which I watched again before writing the liner notes, is that had Julian Beck not passed away in the middle of filming and things been hastily rewritten, changed and shortened (the film only runs eighty-three minutes without its end credits), this could have been just as good as the first film. Alas.
I'd forgotten that Beck died mid-filming. I haven't seen the film in years and years, but I remember being disappointed that the film made Carol Anne (and her parents?) clairvoyant. What was great about the first film was that it could have been any family -- yours or mine -- who had the misfortune of moving into that neighborhood above the Indian burial ground. Making them extraordinary sort of killed that.
Ha! Months ago, when we spoke of this score, you didn't have nice things to say about it, and stated that you would not purchase it again. But even then, I had a feeling that you would surrender when a new release rolled around 
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I understand the comment about 1500 vs 2000 but I have to say I've got a feeling 1500 will go pronto.
I'm another one up for this even though its not a favourite and has been bought like 600 times (ok, exaggeration there) already. Strange isn't it.
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I understand the comment about 1500 vs 2000 but I have to say I've got a feeling 1500 will go pronto.
I'm another one up for this even though its not a favourite and has been bought like 600 times (ok, exaggeration there) already. Strange isn't it.
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I understand the comment about 1500 vs 2000 but I have to say I've got a feeling 1500 will go pronto.
I'm another one up for this even though its not a favourite and has been bought like 600 times (ok, exaggeration there) already. Strange isn't it.
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Sorry for the repeat posts. Not intentional. Seemingly some kind of handshake issue between the site and Crome on Android.
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Officially, is it POLTERGEIST II or POLTERGEIST II:THE OTHER SIDE?
The official film title is Poltergeist II: The Other Side. That's how it reads everywhere on our package except the spine, where it was too long.
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Damn your astonishing memory, Nexus! What can I say? I'm weak!
In all seriousness, I was bound and determined not to purchase this yet again. Were it coming from anybody but Bruce, I would not trust the hyperbole. However, he summed up exactly my feelings about the Varèse release, and said the new mix changed his mind. And as I was listening to his Otto Preminger at Fox release at the time, I found I was prone to trust him.
As he points out, there are no guarantees my opinion will change. But he's earned my trust. (Don't blow it, Bruce!)
And I take that trust very seriously. I can only tell you when I heard the first test track of one of the big choral/orchestra pieces I was just thrilled with the clarity and beauty of it. The dynamics are all gone in the Varese because of the brick walling and the amount of verb on the choir is so extreme that it just washes all the detail away. As I've said, you need reverb on the choir - it's part of the effect - and James has put just the right amount on to keep everything as it should be. Will everyone like it? I can't begin to know, I can only know what pleases my ears and sensibilities and hope others concur. But I do think with a more pleasant listening experience, the score will be shown to better advantage.
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Does "Late Call" include the phone ring effect?
Do you want it to? 
We have both versions, with and without.
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