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Valere

NP: The Eiger Sanction ***

NP: Sergei Prokofiev: Lieutenant Kizeh (Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Leonard Slatkin)

This is far and away the coolest track of the score. Shocks a lot of people who can't believe that it's a John Williams piece. Take a second listen to this one, it will become one of your favorites.

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Please do yourself a favor and do not watch the movie.

Also, do yourself another favor and pick up the great score.

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Originally posted by Monterey Jack:
Anyone else notice that the "Fifty miles of desert" cue sounds like the obvious inspiration for the "Climbing Devil's Tower" cue in Close Encounters? Williams pulls a Horner?

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The important word here is "inspiration"!

NP: The Secret of N.I.M.H. (Jerry Goldsmith)

NP: "Symphonic Fantasia #1" (this is the best of the four renditions released so far; alas, the same conductor did not tackle the other two. Music by Akira Ifukube. Conducted by Kazuhiko Komatsu.)

NP: Anton Bruckner: Helgoland (Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Chorus, Daniel Barenboim)

As for the film itself... I love this movie. Yes its pretty bad, and has some really cheesy dialogue ("You better study your little ass off... oh, don't study it all off"). But once they hit the mountain, it really does get tense. And the moutaintop cinematography is quite beautiful at times. Have any of you read the novel by Trevanian? If not, do it. I especially recommend the book to anyone who has not seen the film. And its funny, because the film stays pretty faithful to the book, yet they are worlds apart. I guess I just don't see Clint Eastwood as an art connoisseur.
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This CD is OOP, but available from Screen Archives and Movie Music.com I believe for around $17...or someone here could make a cdr for you.

Its a nice score, and has the same contents as the MCA LP.

NP: After Dark,My Sweet(Jarre)

All the best,
Sean
Hope that helps

[This message has been edited by SjONGBIrD (edited 07 June 2001).]

How can one say it's 'dated' and turn around and dig scores like THE TOWERING INFERNO and THE OMEGA MAN? Even the cue "Something for Rosa" with its muzaky french horn and electric piano tune is nicely melodic.

EQ has always been a fave of mine, and I wouldn't mind an expanded disc of this.
The main title has a great soaring horn and string theme, the bike jump scene is appropriatly funky with wah wah's and trumpets,romantic source cues with some great piano solo's, brittle ostinati for 'jeopardy' scenes, snare motif for the millitary-looter scenes, and most importantly the closing elegy(called "The City Sleeps" on the CD, and heard about 4 cues in.)
This piece is wonderfully nostalgic, and closes the film on such a sad note, with a solo clarinet eclipsing in a tense string motif.
I remember seeing this film for the first time on TNT years ago, and feeling very melancholy for the rest of the night.

I'd skip the speaker-killing sound efx at the end though. And to see the film, pick up the DVD, which was recently available for around $7 in certain stores! Widescreen all the way, though there are no extras, and the sound is regular stereo.

For those who think this one bites,huzzah. I hope someone will back me up on this one though(Hi Sjongbird!)

Whadda ya think?
Sean
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