There was a photo of Lee singing the covers of this album last week. There may have been a hold-up on production? I do wish we'd hear something about this...
There was a photo of Lee singing the covers of this album last week. There may have been a hold-up on production? I do wish we'd hear something about this...
Been shipping them all out this week.
Keep your eyes open it should be showing up in your mailbox shortly.
I've been back on a Holdridge kick of late and my God, this score is just GLORIOUS.
Immense, harmonically glorious, filled with fantastic set pieces and highlights ("Mosaic of Tourism" is just such a blast, a true romp of large-scale upbeat orchestral fun-and-games that I can't stop listening to), terrific orchestrations and a magnificent-sounding recording with the LSO, who absolutely bring their A-game to Holdridge's ambitious music.
At 39 minutes, it's the perfect runtime - covering a huge variety of variations and tones in that runtime without feeling exhaustive or overlong. No wasted notes to be found!
What a tremendous listening experience this is. Whenever Holdridge is given a chance to write on a HUGE canvas like this, OLD GRINGO, INTO THIN AIR, IN SEARCH OF PEACE, his VIOLIN CONCERTO and so forth... The results are always breathtaking. This is no exception.
Great music, great album, great release by BSX. Kudos to all involved.
What a mighty shame that only Williams and Morricone of the old brigade are still relevant in these musically austere times. Such talents as Holdridge, Scott, Shire and Broughton are lying dormant, film music-wise, while utter shite gets fed through the grinder from those keyboard masters of Hollywood.
What a mighty shame that only Williams and Morricone of the old brigade are still relevant in these musically austere times. Such talents as Holdridge, Scott, Shire and Broughton are lying dormant, film music-wise, while utter shite gets fed through the grinder from those keyboard masters of Hollywood.
Broughton dormant?
Loved his theme and pilot score. Joel McNeely, John Debney, and newcomer Andrew Cottee also wrote excellent music for this series. Hopefully Bruce will score a second season episode!
The IMDb credits for Shire and Holdridge would seem to indicate they're still working, as well. As for John Scott...according to bobbengan he's still writing music, even if it's not for any film projects.
Have you heard the clips from Cliff Eidelman's recent Symphony for Two Pianos and Orchestra, which he just recently recorded with no less than the London Symphony Orchestra? Sometimes when a composer "goes dormant" from film (Eidelman hasn't scored one since 2012's Big Miracle) they're concentrating their energies on some other great musical work.
Though I share your despair over the deteriorating music in modern Hollywood blockbusters, there are ample rays of hope from talented young composers elsewhere, such as the wonderful Pano Aaltio. As for the "old guard" -- aren't there a few others still working besides Williams and Morricone? Pino Donaggio, for example? Michel Legrand, if I'm not mistaken? And if Bruce Broughton counts as "old guard" wouldn't Alan Silvestri qualify as well? What about James Newton Howard?
I've been back on a Holdridge kick of late and my God, this score is just GLORIOUS.
Immense, harmonically glorious, filled with fantastic set pieces and highlights ("Mosaic of Tourism" is just such a blast, a true romp of large-scale upbeat orchestral fun-and-games that I can't stop listening to), terrific orchestrations and a magnificent-sounding recording with the LSO, who absolutely bring their A-game to Holdridge's ambitious music.
At 39 minutes, it's the perfect runtime - covering a huge variety of variations and tones in that runtime without feeling exhaustive or overlong. No wasted notes to be found!
What a tremendous listening experience this is. Whenever Holdridge is given a chance to write on a HUGE canvas like this, OLD GRINGO, INTO THIN AIR, IN SEARCH OF PEACE, his VIOLIN CONCERTO and so forth... The results are always breathtaking. This is no exception.
Great music, great album, great release by BSX. Kudos to all involved.
If you enjoyed this one, I'd like to point out THE LEE HOLDRIDGE COLLECTION VOL #1 which features his music from "THE PILOT'S WIFE" and "THE TENTH MAN."
LEE HOLDRIDGE COLLECTION , Volume 1 is my favorite purchase of older scores that were never released on CD before for this year. At 500 copies I am surprised it hasn't sold out already. Looking forward to Volume 2.
I already had THE TENTH MAN from BSX's previous, dirt-cheap CD version - which, if I recall correctly, wasn't even a burnt CD but just a CD-R - and I enjoy it a lot. It's so lovely, melodic and melancholy. I've strangely always thought of it as a little cousin to OLD GRINGO, it just has a similar vibe and feel.
But man, EL PUEBLO DEL SOL is just... Phew. Holdridge said, "You want a 40 minute tone poem evoking the history of Latin American culture, recorded with one of the best orchestras on earth in a large-scale recording for an IMAX-style venture? Yea, I think I got this." He milked the opportunity gloriously.
Couldn't agree more on Pueblo....when I've had enough, for the moment, of today's usual stuff and bemoan the good old days, this is a go-to. When the LSO was THE LONDON SYMPHONY, had a real personality in their sound. Glad it got another shot to be in print for a bit.
