The Buccaneer (DRG) by Elmer Bernstein to see if I want to purchase the new expanded edition! I am only on track 4 but I think I may be persuaded to go with the new release!
Alfred Hitchcock film scores (Varese), by the Utah Symphony conducted by Charles Ketcham and produced by George Korngold. Wonderful disc and still one of the very best albums of re-recorded film music I've heard. I learned today that Ketcham also conducted some of the Young Indiana Jones TV scores.
This has been a very busy day for me, musically. There was the 3 CD "Star Trek: The Motion Picture," the 2-CD "Superman Returns," part of the 2-CD "The Deep," plus, off topic, Mahler's 6th symphony. And now I just put on disc 1 of the Goldsmith "QB-VII." Some quite glorious music today!
Regarding the little spat that happened a few posts up...I don't actually see the point of ANY of these Now Playing threads!! People used to just type NP (Now Playing) = (title) at the bottom of a post when they wrapped things up. Don't know what was wrong with that. I guess some people get a kick out of being the author of a new thread. I much prefer people to add their comments to an existing thread about the film/score title they just listened to or open up a new thread if it doesn't already have one. I like reading peoples new/old/amended opinions of new or old scores, but don't really care what each and everyone is currently listening to.
I have had it about 14 years but just played it for the first time last week. I should have played it years ago ! THE AVENGERS by Joel McNeely. I really enjoy it and am still playing it.
Excellent use of choirs. The movie may have areas of needed improvement, but the score delivers. It is quite eerie and the long track lengths enhance the epicness of the score.
