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Am I remembering correctly that Goldsmith didn't want a release of this score because he was unhappy with the performance? If so, I can't understand why he said that.... I hear nothing wrong with the performances! They're fantastic!
Does anyone know who performed the trumpet solos on this score?
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Am I remembering correctly that Goldsmith didn't want a release of this score because he was unhappy with the performance? If so, I can't understand why he said that.... I hear nothing wrong with the performances! They're fantastic!
Does anyone know who performed the trumpet solos on this score?
It had nothing to do with performance, the only tape that existed was the mono open reel master in MGM Vaults and Jerry just didn't think it sounded all that good and that's why he didn't wish it to be released.
He liked the score, but the sound didn't thrill him.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Makes me wonder what Goldsmith thought of the films he scored that were only in mono?
Good question. Does anyone know for a fact that Jerry Goldsmith didn't like the recording?
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Makes me wonder what Goldsmith thought of the films he scored that were only in mono?
Good question. Does anyone know for a fact that Jerry Goldsmith didn't like the recording?
I posted it earlier...
He just didn't like the sound on only available source.
I was told that directly by the man himself.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Makes me wonder what Goldsmith thought of the films he scored that were only in mono?
Good question. Does anyone know for a fact that Jerry Goldsmith didn't like the recording?
Same question, but documented and not merely heresay.
Thanks
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So, I gather now that the score was recorded in stereo, with the intent to produce a mono mix, which is what survived. But the stereo tracks did in fact exist initially but were lost? I've wondered the same thing about the Step Out of Line/Brotherhood of the Bell release. No one would have foreseen a use for them in stereo, but how were they recorded?
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Good question. Does anyone know for a fact that Jerry Goldsmith didn't like the recording?
Same question, but documented and not merely heresay.
Thanks
What can be less hearsay than having somebody here at this board who was personally told by Jerry Goldsmith?
The only thing less hearsay might be Jerry Goldsmith posting it himself here.
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Makes me wonder what Goldsmith thought of the films he scored that were only in mono?
Good question. Does anyone know for a fact that Jerry Goldsmith didn't like the recording?
Same question, but documented and not merely heresay.
Ford did many projects with Goldsmith himself. Ford heard him say it, which despite the same root words doesn't make something "hearsay."
Interesting answer Mr. Schiff. Thanks.
However, I was looking for a documented answer i.e. an article, interview.. etc. Ironically, your answer is an almost perfect illustration of heresay 
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SchiffyM
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However, I was looking for a documented answer i.e. an article, interview.. etc. Ironically, your answer is an almost perfect illustration of heresay
First of all, hearsay, please! I keep thinking you're accusing me of heresy!
Yes, in a court of law, Ford's statement would likely be inadmissible on hearsay grounds. But outside of court, "hearsay" generally means "unsubstantiated rumor," and I don't think that's what we're talking about. It's unlikely Goldsmith would ever have done an interview stating "I never want this soundtrack released on the following grounds" (and even if he had, having been interviewed for newspapers -- including major ones -- I can tell you that I have been quoted saying things I never said!). So for the sake of this thread, I'll take Ford's statement, one step removed from the horse's mouth, as the answer.
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) several months ago said, "The sound is demonstration-class"... or maybe he was talking about another score. Regardless, I think the sound (for mono) is wonderful, AND, if you have your head turned so that only one ear is facing your speakers, you don't even NOTICE that it's mono! 
