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Those friends ... give them an opinion they won't believe!
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I agree in large part about the disappointing performance compared to the first two scores, but I feel the quality of Goldsmith's composition shines through it, in this third score. It is the most packed with thematic development and sweeping orchestral moments. I love it as his swansong for the series.
That said, I think it would be an awesome idea if some enterprising label wanted to newly record this score with a great modern performance and sound quality...with a new recording of the unused orchestral end credits from Rambo: First Blood Part II as an absolutely required bonus track. (Just cut down that early percussion cue if that's what's necessary to fit it on a single disc!)
Yavar
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May 18, 2018 - 5:24 AM
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Graham Watt
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This was part of my latest batch (along with THRILLER 2 - which I'd like to have a rabbit about where appropriate), and I must say I'm EXTREMELY elated with it. Having only ever had the old Scotti Bros LP, my fear was that at nearly 80 minutes, this would be "too long". Added to that was my general aversion to most-things Goldsmith post-1979. Sheesh, 1988? That's way too recent for me. But this CD is dynamite!
The really strange thing is that more often than not, unless a score is exceptionally well-structured/sequenced, and with a consistently INTERESTING musical content, I tune out after about the 30 to 40-minute mark and retake it later. RAMBO III holds my interest throughout. I think that even the synthy-droney bits that Kev mentioned work within the body of the presentation because they break up what could have been too relentlessly overpowering. I actually find those synthy-droney tracks towards the end musically tense enough that I want to keep listening.
Not a fan of the way JG incorporated synths into some of his scores (there are exceptions), especially this late on in his career. But I love the electronic rhythmic pattern established behind some of the action cues. It's like a really infectious wicka-wacka metalic pitter-patter that drives the music ahead. I usually hate wicka-wacka synths, but it's great here, and actually more like a throwback to something like DAMNATION ALLEY than anything else. The only synth sound I'm not particularly taken with is the sort of overdone "fart in the bath" splurge which starts off some of the motifs.
Having cloth ears can be a good thing. I never noticed the oft-commented bad performance by the orchestra. I've read elsewhere that they don't even play in time, as if each section was doing its own thing and not paying attention to the conductor or the other sections. Well, if that's the case, it makes it even more interesting sounding and off kilter.
Great CD.
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Glad you've joined the Rambo III-loving club, Graham! It was the first Rambo score I fell in love with, because its epic, sweeping orchestral scope appealed most to the young film score lover I was. Later on I learned to love the other two just as much, really...but I'll always have a special place in my heart for this one.
Yavar
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