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I'm sure this idiotic thread just really warms the cockles of MV Gerhard's heart.
Just want any hard working producer wants to see, posts of 'I'm not buying your
record' spurred by some nefarious weirdo blacklist agenda......
Most of the posts I've read here, including the original, seem to be with tongue firmly planted in cheek. I think most are just speaking about why they would or wouldn't buy this in a respectful way. Is it possible you're misreading the intentions? I for one read Baz's initial post and got a little smile, knowing it's just his love for this particular score that fuels his in-cheek post.
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It's bought and paid for.
IMO, disregarding ANY age of film music is being just a part-time film music fan and not one of any serious merit!
One can certainly have preferences and criticisms, but one ought to "listen" all the same.
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I have not heard this score before, and even if I had, I can't afford to plunk down for limited editions right now. And even if I did, I have about a dozen or more personal grails to catch up on first once I do fall into a bunch of cash.
So, I am not buying it for reasons aforementioned.
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I do not have anything by any of the other composers that worked during the golden age, well not even anything by Bernard Herrmann
Your loss entirely. Someone who doesn't have a single score by the single most important film composer in history is dead to me.
I won't buy OK Corral either, but that's because I have the Bernstein Collection suite, as well the Kunzel recording of the "extended" ballad with Frankie Lane, and the rest of the music isn't all that special.
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So you're just in for the "like it/not like it". That's fine, but it means you'll never EVER get a grasp of what film music history is all about. Or music history. Or history.
Again, that's fine. It's just that some people want to get an overall picture of "what it's all about". Many don't.
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Dec 4, 2013 - 11:11 AM
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Dana Wilcox
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I do not have anything by any of the other composers that worked during the golden age, well not even anything by Bernard Herrmann
Your loss entirely. Someone who doesn't have a single score by the single most important film composer in history is dead to me.
I won't buy OK Corral either, but that's because I have the Bernstein Collection suite, as well the Kunzel recording of the "extended" ballad with Frankie Lane, and the rest of the music isn't all that special.
While the Kunzel recording was ambitious and did a fine job of representing the score (better, I thought, than the Bernstein re-recording), it unfortunately caught Frankie Laine at a point in his life where his vocal talents had diminished pretty significantly. For me it is hard to listen to, remembering how strong his voice had been at its peak and hearing how he was straining to reach the high notes and stay on pitch. Having heard repeatedly that the GUNFIGHT original tapes no longer existed, I was resigned to the Kunzel recording as the final word on this score. It may not be my favorite score, or even my favorite Tiomkin score for that matter, but the unanticipated opportunity, at long last, to capture the original film version of the song and score is one I just couldn't pass up.
GUNFIGHT is unquestionably a period piece, and if the period or genre doesn't connect with some folks on a personal level, that's fine with me. They won't be competing with me for a copy of this one, and I won't be competing with them for copies of any of the other LLL releases in this batch.
I have to add, as a film music enthusiast in general, that this has probably been the most spectacular set of releases ever, and I tip my hat to LLL for hitting such a broad range of tastes in one amazing shot. Thanks for remembering us Golden Agers when putting your package together!
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