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Why do announcements of re-recordings often turn into discussion about re-recordings?
Some thoughts from me:
Sometimes re-recordings are better than originals, sometimes they're not, and it's all personal and subjective.
I don't think it's always the case that the original recording is exactly what the composer wanted. In the case of someone like John Barry (happy birthday, by the way), it may be as he is notoriously persistent about getting the sound he wants and he, of course, writes for precise subtlety in the first place. In the case of others, it may just be the way it came out that particular time.
My only ask of re-recording artists is to know when their work is an act of artistic interpretation and when it is an act of preservation, to replace a lost work of art. In the former case, the artistic objective has to be to give a different interpretation on the material, which perhaps reveals more about it. In the latter case, the artistic objective has to be perfect forgery. (If the Mona Lisa has been lost, the replacement doesn't want to have eyebrows.) But not necessarily of what was recorded. In some cases, it's of "what should have been recorded."
There are some great re-recordings. I think the best two Barry re-recordings are Varese's Somewhere In Time and Silva's/PIA's Robin And Marian. The reason I love those two in particular is they are the most perfectly alike to the originals in terms of detail and emphasis.
But here's the thing. Even if I prefer the original, if I love the score, I embrace the re-recording too. I still hope that some day the originals of Raise The Titanic and Walkabout are found, remastered and released - the re-recordings are excellent and I love them but there are nevertheless clear differences. Only in the subtleties, yes, but in music the subtleties can be all important. Anyway I still hold the originals of those sacred, though I wholeheartedly support and recommend the re-recordings too.
(My feelings towards Raise The Titanic are probably similar to James' own feelings towards Lawrence Of Arabia. I feel the first re-recording was very fine and very applaudable, but nevertheless the obsessive Barryphile in me notices all the differences and would love to have another go and raise it from good to perfect. And if I was rich, I might well have sponsored such a project. Alas, I'm not.)
I own both Intrada's release of the original The Last Valley and Silva's re-recording. I play both, would be without neither and both have their merits.
Will I be selling my original Conan The Barbarian? No way! Have I played it for the last time? No way! But do I want the re-recording badly. Yes, I do!
For me, it's not either/or. It's both/and. It's not "which is better?" so much as, do they both make me come alive when I hear them.
The modern wave of re-recordings have changed from a hit-and-miss start 20 years ago to being really excellent, IMO. The industry of re-recording is now at it's best ever. The work of James Fitzpatrick, John Morgan, etc, now consistently amazes me and I am full of congratulations to them.
Anyway, back to Conan specfiically ... Based on the samples, I do think this one is an absolutely top class reconstruction and I am so excited about it.
Cheers
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Sorry if this sounds churlish but I am not that enthusiastic (I have the Varese & it is one of the top 10 CDs) about this as does have the dreaded R word - re-recordinng. I like my scores to sound the way they do in the film - that is after all how I first fall in love with a score - by hearing it in a film.
For me, a re-recording is a bit of a novelty. I am not musically educated but I am not a big fan of any re-recordings as they just don't 'sound' like the music that was in the film.
Is this one unlimited as I might pick one up depending on what Intrada has on the 9th?
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there are re-recordings AND re-recordings
And when they are done with respect , accuracy , composer blessing and as a labor of love like this Conan release : they are no more re-recordings but pieces of art.
and ordered of course in a blink of an eye!
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Has anyone ordered directly by Tadlow? How much time they post the package to ship? Thanks for help.
I placed my order from Tadlow yesterday afternoon - 2 hours later i got a message from them telling me the Conan set will ship november 3 (today then) , so it's extremely fast
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Nov 3, 2010 - 7:00 AM
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Thor
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Just a question. So are we going to re-imagine music scores now? Is this the trend? With all do respect to Basil, for one of the greatest scores ever written, did he not realize that people fell in love with what he did, not with what he "meant" to do?
This is the George Lucas syndrome. Artists/Directors/Composers wanting to redo something they did 20 or 30 years ago instead of putting out a faithful rendition of what their fans fell in love with. An artist can always look back on their work in horror or disappointment. But the fan fell in love with his or her work as they heard or saw it, warts and all.
Eh....dude, it's an orchestral piece of music! Just like any other orchestral piece of music has been re-performed and re-recorded over the years, so too can this. It's no different. In fact, this more than any score NEEDED to be re-performed!
That said, I do wish they had kept the Milan program. In this case, I'm drawn between applauding the rerecording aspect of it, but being disappointed in the decision to present it complete and chronological. Curious dilemma.
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