It's a Top 10 score from the industry's most brilliant composer, so I get the attention this score has received from labels . . . but it must be closing in on some sort of record for number of releases.
Regardless, I'll gobble up the re-recording in a heartbeat, especially considering Tadlow's sterling track record in these series of re-recordings they've produced.
I think the La-La Land release sounds fantastic (and full disclosure, I worked on it). That said, there are still inherent limitations in the original recording, and I would love to hear a (correctly miked) modern recording of the score.
There should be a significant market for The Blue Max rerecording, because all of the reiterations of the OST have mediocre to awful sound, and this large scale orchestral score requires good modern stereo sound to make its maximum effect. Hopefully the performance will at least come close to the original. If it does, this will be one of the great Tadlow recordings if it has their usual level of sound.
All good points and it makes sense. Hope it's a success, seems like it has an audience.
Without much exception, I prefer original recordings, even those with the inherent technical limitations. Not sure why, honestly. I guess because it IS the original. When Varese released THE AGONY AND THE ECSTASY, my Goldsmith re-recording was traded in a heartbeat, yet I've heard more than a few say it was superior.
The Blue Max was a delayed project from the Tadlow folks and is now seeing fruition. This is such a large score with a wide range in the symphonic sense. It had the biggest amount of musicians from Goldsmith (up to that point). This score definitely demands a latter day recording and deserves one.
No sarcasm intended. Composer + Tadlow rerecord is gold. Up until Conan, I hadn't paid much attention to rerecords. When I first heard Tadlow's Conan, I remember thinking..."Well, okay then, if you're going to play it like THAT."
