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Previously released Neal Hefti...How To Murder Your Wife...
The previous release was not released by us.
Hmm, could it be "Oh Dad, Poor Dad..."?
Well, that is a delightfully delightful score and would be a wonderful pairing, especially if it was right off the four-track masters.
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How about Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood for the premiere?
Well, that would be very exciting - one of his best scores and his final score.
...those original tracks are absolutely vibrant !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSwd1gBden4
Imagine them in beautiful stereo newly remixed from the original multi tracks. It's not only the vibrant cues with this score - there are some stunningly beautiful cues to boot - it's kind of a perfect score and right up there with the best of Mancini and I think both Mancini and Hefti transcend the dreaded "comedy" curse - then again, I know very few people who think of Won Ton Ton as a comedy 
There are over sixty guest stars in the film - that alone makes it fun viewing.
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Won Ton Ton The Dog That Saved Hollywood the film that killed Michael Winner's career in Hollywood.
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Won Ton Ton The Dog That Saved Hollywood the film that killed Michael Winner's career in Hollywood.
Well, Michael Winner, much as I like him as a director, was the worst possible choice for the film. It's astonishing to watch his work on this - he literally never has the camera in the right place for a gag - it almost seems willful. It could have been a much funnier film, but not with Winner and Bruce Dern - they are, the two of them, about as funny as a hernia. Madeline Kahn is great, the dog is great, the guest stars are fun, but the tone is never ever right.
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Ok, how in the hell did I miss this announcement!?!?! Yes, I've been somewhat living under a rock.
And it's up to $90 on ebay. Grrrrr!
Truly a case of "you snooze, you lose." 
First off, I just did a search on eBay and there are no copies at all at any price. Drop me an e-mail - we'll have emergency copies left in a few days or try Peter Kelly at movie music.
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Hmm, could it be "Oh Dad, Poor Dad..."?
Well, that is a delightfully delightful score and would be a wonderful pairing, especially if it was right off the four-track masters.
Curious: what about Duning's rejected "Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's gone and Named This Film With a Long Name and Now She's Hiding in the Closet"?
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More Hefti is always great news!
Just being curious: since "Dad" was originally a RCA LP - does this make the reamining Paramount/Fox Mancinis possible?
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Jul 6, 2014 - 12:48 PM
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Thanks for IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE. I really liked the Telarc re-recording when it came out. I thought they did a fine job, and was happy they went through the trouble of recording the score the way Tiomkin wrote it.
I really thought we'd never see the real tracks, and what is most delightful to me about the Kritzerland CD is that with Tiomkin on the podium, the recording sounds exponentially more "Tiomkin." There's a wonderful, period sound to the playing and recording that truly evokes the feel of the film. I'm really enjoying this CD.
Everybody, do yourself a favor. Put in the CD, and set up track 21 on pause, so it's ready to play the instant you hit the button. Then pop in the DVD and find the end of the film where Ward Bond finds Stewart on the bridge. Right after Bond says "What in the Sam hill are you yelling for, George?", start the CD. Then the fun begins. Just watch the way Tiomkin catches many of the cuts and scene changes. It's just great.
About track 23, my ear says it's not a female vocalist, but a male tenor (in the style of singers like Morton Downey, Sr.)
Quick quiz... in the actual movie, right after the Liberty Films logo, what is the first piece of music you hear, and who wrote it? Scroll down for answer.
It's one of the sleigh ride scenes from THE MAGNIFICENT AMBERSONS, by Bernard Herrmann.
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The eBay listing must have ended. It's back now... and now it's $10 more than the first listing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/It-s-a-Wonderful-Life-Dimitri-Tiomkin-Ltd-Ed-1-200-OOP-Expanded-CD-Soundtrack-/311005449894?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item48695e8ea6
Vultures!
I just did a search for completed items, and that same seller has sold four copies in the past four days, raising the price each time: $45, $55, $65 and $79.99.
Unless the dealer is fibbing about where he lives (Somerset, New Jersey), he didn't order from us. We did have a few multiples, but most of those, other than people occasionally ordering two or three, are from overseas folks. But a search of Somerset yielded nothing so he must be getting them from SAE or Movie Music, the only two dealers who really ordered what they needed to on this title. Again, I will have emergency copies and am happy to let them go for the regular price.
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Jul 6, 2014 - 5:34 PM
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The eBay listing must have ended. It's back now... and now it's $10 more than the first listing.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/It-s-a-Wonderful-Life-Dimitri-Tiomkin-Ltd-Ed-1-200-OOP-Expanded-CD-Soundtrack-/311005449894?pt=Music_CDs&hash=item48695e8ea6
Vultures!
I just did a search for completed items, and that same seller has sold four copies in the past four days, raising the price each time: $45, $55, $65 and $79.99.
Unless the dealer is fibbing about where he lives (Somerset, New Jersey), he didn't order from us. We did have a few multiples, but most of those, other than people occasionally ordering two or three, are from overseas folks. But a search of Somerset yielded nothing so he must be getting them from SAE or Movie Music, the only two dealers who really ordered what they needed to on this title. Again, I will have emergency copies and am happy to let them go for the regular price.
I either missed the original announcement from Kritzerland or just didn't pay enough attention to it when the CD was announced. The eBay seller above IS from New Jersey since I was the first one buying from him at $45. He was originally allowing bidding along with a Buy It Now price. I bought it now at the $45 price. Received it in the mail Saturday, the 5th. Shipped it fast and packaged it well. I am glad I bought it when I did. I wish I got it for $19.95. But, I snoozed, I guess.
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