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It's weird...I can't see Adam's post, though it shows he's written something.
Anyway, I just wanted to make sure to thank Adam again, what you did is going to really inspire my own writing and you are awesome!
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Pedant mode on - I actually had a picture in my mind of the violin section being brought in just to sit there and do nothing.
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Pedant mode on - I actually had a picture in my mind of the violin section being brought in just to sit there and do nothing.
Like an homage to John Cage....
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I thought I'd go look up Frontiers on Amazon, since it's a CD I've never had.
http://amzn.to/2CFj0fw
And I came across this gem in the reviews:
"Back in the 1970's I was hanging out with Paul Wunder (R.I.P.) who hosted a "Soundtracks" program on WBAI-FM. Paul's home had the most extensive library of vinyl movie scores I had ever seen!
Paul filled me in on an obscure NY urban legend that claimed that Jerry Goldsmith was a pen name for Leonard Bernstein who did not want to admit to his love of film scoring. OK- it is safe to say that there are no 40-foot alligators in the sewers either. Nevertheless, it was a bit of a compliment at the time."
That's a new one to me. Anybody ever hear of this "legend" before?
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Excellent review! I received my copy this morning and was so happy with the blend of synths and orchestra, effects and...of all things, some really beautiful music in between the apocalyptic slayings.
This also is something different from the scores I own of Jerry, in a consistently interesting way. It's also one of the overall most fun by the maestro.
Adam you rule, thanks so much...it's like you had an intuition.
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Hoooo boy, since you like this one I've got a TON more "jagged" brassy 70s Goldsmith to recommend... 
And yes indeed, another wonderful review from my favorite film music reviewer -- kudos, James!
Yavar
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For those who may be interested , the following link is to a video which Leigh has put together, showing a short process 'walk-through' of one of the synth restoration cues from Damnation Alley. https://www.facebook.com/LeighPhillipsMusic/videos/1819317508087551/
Thanks for the link as this is absolutely fantastic.
And I do not intend to criticize in any way as I think this release is amazing. But it seems to me that the recreated synth lines are mixed a bit lower on the new album than they are in the movie. This video demonstrates a little bit of what I'm talking about, where the "raw" mix sounds a little bit more like the movie.
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For those who may be interested , the following link is to a video which Leigh has put together, showing a short process 'walk-through' of one of the synth restoration cues from Damnation Alley. https://www.facebook.com/LeighPhillipsMusic/videos/1819317508087551/
Thanks for the link as this is absolutely fantastic.
And I do not intend to criticize in any way as I think this release is amazing. But it seems to me that the recreated synth lines are mixed a bit lower on the new album than they are in the movie. This video demonstrates a little bit of what I'm talking about, where the "raw" mix sounds a little bit more like the movie.
This is really interesting.
I must say, I got this release as a gift from Adam and find it super interesting (and at times just plain FUN!). It gave me insight into maestro Jerry's integration of synths into his scoring style. It's also put together really well imo, with quite an eye catching presentation.
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