Oh yes, I love Lyn Murray's music for THE PROWLER.
To be honest, though, I bought THE PROWLER on DVD because I am first and foremost a Joseph Losey fan. I did not expect too much from this 1951 Noir, but I was pleasantly surprised how effective Murray's writing was.
If I read that online Rocky Mountain archive properly, sound elements do exist in the Lyn Murray collection for THE PROWLER ... I wonder if this YouTube clip is using that same source for the music?
If I read that online Rocky Mountain archive properly, sound elements do exist in the Lyn Murray collection for THE PROWLER ... I wonder if this YouTube clip is using that same source for the music?
yes to both, although I think (or hope) the quarter-inch reels they have are merely copies of masters that some studio has elsewhere. I believe their Murray-HITCHCOCK HOUR tapes are just copies (I thought I read that Varese got some of his music from Universal).
I wasn't familiar with that at all, but I like what I heard. If it had been a "Guess the Composer" game, I'd probably have said Friedhofer. It seems to occupy the same aural space as things like ABOVE AND BEYOND (which I think is from '51 as well, or near enough), with wide leaps between notes and exceptionally good contrapuntal writing. Good stuff, I'm interested.
I dont know if the library tapes are considered too low fidelity or not for retail release. I'm happy to have the complete soundtrack from them, regardless.
Is any member of the public permitted access to the composers' tapes within their archives, Last Child?
If so, can any soundtrack collector travel to a location (such as that Rocky Mountain archives) and "rent" out the tapes to make their own private copies?
I think albums of music by Lyn Murray would, fiscally, not be feasible. (unless 300+ people suddenly become fans of Murray and wish for film & TV titles which have been out of circulation/syndication packages for 50+ years)
