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Jul 5, 2016 - 1:49 AM
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Amer Zahid
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CUTTHROAT ISLAND: LIMITED EDITION (2-CD SET) LLLCD 1387
Music by John Debney
Limited Edition of 1500 Units
RETAIL PRICE: $19.98
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La-La Land Records and Studiocanal present the remastered 2-CD re-issue of acclaimed composer John Debney’s (THE JUNGLE BOOK, IRON MAN 2, THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST) breathtaking original motion picture score to the 1995 pirate-themed action epic CUTTHROAT ISLAND, starring Geena Davis, Matthew Modine and Frank Langella, and directed by Renny Harlin. Previously out-of-print, Debney’s acclaimed orchestral thrill-ride of a score, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, returns to the hearts and ears of film music enthusiasts everywhere! Produced by Neil S. Bulk and newly mixed and mastered by Mike Matessino from high resolution digital 3-track elements, this 2-CD re-issue of one of Debney’s finest works also showcases all-new art design by Jim Titus and new, in-depth liner notes from writer Jeff Bond, featuring new comments from Debney and director Renny Harlin. This is a limited edition of 1500 units.
TRACK LISTING:
DISC 1
1 Main Title: Morgan’s Ride 4:43
2 The Rescue 3:43
3 Purcell Snatcher 3:00
4 Shaw is Caught 1:19
5 The Funeral 1:33
6 Morgan in Command 2:50
7 The Language of Romance 2:42
8 A Lady Scorned 1:38
9 The Chase Begins / Carriage Chase 7:29
10 Ainslee Plots / To Spittlefield / Uncle Mordechai 5:40
11 Morgan Captured / Sword Fight 5:30
12 Escape from Mordechai’s 2:13
13 Setting Sail 1:05
14 Charting the Course 2:22
15 First Kiss 1:56
16 Dawg’s Plan / Shaw Discovers Location 3:22
17 The Betrayal 2:16
18 The Storm Begins 2:45
19 To the Bottom of the Sea 2:46
20 The Island 3:40
21 Shaw Steals the Map 3:33
22 Discovery of the Cave (extended version) 5:28
Total Time CD1 71:38
DISC 2
1 Discovery of the Treasure 2:25
2 Caught 1:37
3 Dawg’s Pets 2:16
4 The Big Jump 2:40
5 Shaw Captured 2:33
6 Morgan Takes the Ship 4:32
7 The Hangman’s Noose 3:56
8 The Battle 6:12
9 To Dawg’s Ship 2:32
10 Morgan Battles Dawg 6:05
11 Dawg’s Demise / The Triumph 3:35
12 It’s Only Gold / End Credits (extended version) 10:03
13 The Wedding Waltz 2:49
14 Main Title: Morgan’s Ride (alternate take without choir) 4:39
15 Carriage Chase (album ending) 7:24
16 Dawg’s Demise / The Triumph (without choir) 3:35
17 Morgan’s Ride and The Rescue (synth demo version) 7:33
Total Time CD2 74:30
Total Album Time: 146:08
Available for order at www.lalalandrecords.com
Tues, 12pm (PST) JULY 5, 2016
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Very happy with the $19.98 price point! Bravo, LLL!
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I'm not normally one who notices these things, but both the Prometheus AND the original release always sounded less powerful than the film to my ears, the main title flat in comparison. I really hope that with the "Dream Team" on the job, this LLL edition will be definitive.
Yavar
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Btw, what exactly was the problem with the Prometheus mastering? Lossy source or just lower quality one?
Both the original album releases and the PROMETHEUS release used John Debney's own DAT Masters of the original 2-Tk Stereo mixes which were just fine for the time.
This new release they went back to the multi-track elements for this 2016 version.
Looking forward to it myself.
Ford A. Thaxton
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So...looking at the tracklist....
The cue 'The Rope' seems to be missing. As does the album version of 'The First Kiss'. And 'The Wedding Waltz' is pushed to after the score (I assume it's a source cue)
Also the extended version here of 'Discovery of the Cave' is about a minute longer.
The mp3 site samples sound INCREDIBLE.
As for changes...they appear to be the ideal ones.
The Rope appears to be retitled Dawg's Pets
The First Kiss album track was just a replay, without the second half being Dawg's Plan. So nothing missing.
I prefer the moving of Wedding Waltz to later in the presentation. Also Film Version of Discovery of the Cave and the breaking up of the 18min battle at the end into seperate tracks is long awaited not to mention a fuller sound mix.
The awesome Prometheus release got a lot of spins to my ears since 2005 so bring on a new take! So excited for this new version. Thanks to everyone who made it happen.
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I'm not normally one who notices these things, but both the Prometheus AND the original release always sounded less powerful than the film to my ears, the main title flat in comparison. I really hope that with the "Dream Team" on the job, this LLL edition will be definitive.
Yavar
Totally agree — the Silva album never sounded as good as many other albums of the era. 1995 was hardly the days of low-fidelity, and if you listen to albums like JUDGE DREDD, WATERWORLD, etc., CUTTHROAT never quite reached their level in terms of power and clarity.
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I'm not normally one who notices these things, but both the Prometheus AND the original release always sounded less powerful than the film to my ears, the main title flat in comparison. I really hope that with the "Dream Team" on the job, this LLL edition will be definitive.
Yavar
Totally agree — the Silva album never sounded as good as many other albums of the era. 1995 was hardly the days of low-fidelity, and if you listen to albums like JUDGE DREDD, WATERWORLD, etc., CUTTHROAT never quite reached their level in terms of power and clarity.
Then you should have taken up this with JOHN DEBNEY, he delivered the master to SILVA SCREEN that they used?
I know, I gave him the address so he could send it.
Ford A. Thaxton
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I frankly never would have noticed it being lacking if I didn't have the film itself to compare with, but even watching the crappy DVD of the film out 10 years ago, the main title sounded a lot more powerful than the CD version.
Yavar
P.S. to Ford: what makes you think we want to take it up with Debney? He wrote an amazing score (easily his magnum opus IMO, though I love a lot of other things he's written), and I presume he didn't have access to the original multitrack tapes that LLL is accessing for this reissue.
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