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A word very close to "Appaloosa" in the dictionary is "Appalling" which is suitable for describing our specialist soundtrack labels' failure to give us even one official original soundtrack CD of the great Frank Skinner's music during the entire history of the CD medium.
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So when one speaks of "no Frank Skinner score on CD" the reference is specifically to OST's, which is why the Skinner/Salter re-recordings from Morgan & Stromberg don't count? (Or the few selections on Bruce Kimmel's SHERLOCK HOLMES album?) Even by that stringent limitation, I think there is one precious (legitimate) Skinner releases on CD, the pairing of MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES and WRITTEN ON THE WIND. (And there are uncredited snippets of Skinner on the Salter "HORROR RHAPSODY.")
Still, it is indeed a disgrace that there aren't more. You'd think that at least some of the other ones that made it onto an LP could now be re-released on CD. Starting with SHENANDOAH, if I had my druthers.
Something perhaps for Bruce to consider over at Kritzerland?
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Thanks for the refinement, Bob.
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Even by that stringent limitation, I think there is one precious (legitimate) Skinner releases on CD, the pairing of MAN OF A THOUSAND FACES and WRITTEN ON THE WIND.
Superb music for sure, but I understand that release to be no more legitimate than if I had grabbed copies of the two old Decca (or later Varese) LPs myself and made some CD copies of them.
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Aug 21, 2014 - 8:48 AM
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PFK
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I'm with you, Preston.
Start with "Shenandoah"...the complete original stereo tracks from the film, please.
I've begged Intrada to look into this over the years.
I fear they fear there is no "buying interest" in Skinner.
I think you are right Ron. I get the impression the labels feel Frank Skinner cds might not sell very well. So far we don't even know that. No label has ever issued a Frank Skinner cd! I too would think Bruce K. would try at least one.
Most golden age composers scored many "big" films. Steiner, Korngold, Newman, Rozsa, Waxman, Herrmann etc. all scored hit films, many of which are still popular today. Hans Salter once told me Universal mostly did "B" films when he and Frank were there, and the occasional "A" film. Most of Skinner's films are long forgotten except for the Universal horror films. Luckily, Morgan/Stromberg did newly record much of the Skinner/Salter horror films and they are fantastic cds.
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Basil, did you see Bob's post?
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I'm going to contact Bruce and see if he's been reading this thread...
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