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Thanks everyone for all the amazing input!!! Also fun to note: The first time I ever heard this theme was that short time it was used in Moonraker.
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It HAS to be the original tracks (on Ryko or Varese Sarabande) for the simple reason that the re-recordings get the main title a bit wrong. The Sedares comes closest, but the concert-hall sound deflates it a bit. No, the terse, spring-loaded sound of Elmer Bernstein in the studio conducting to film is essential and vital. It may be in mono, but it is the best. No question!
(An aside - and in no way wishing to de-rail the thread) - while the RETURN OF THE SEVEN album has great sound and served us Bernstein fans for years, I must say that the listening experience of GUNS OF TM7 (available as part of box-set FSM Vol.10No.10) is extremely satisfying. And, as a bonus of sorts, the guitar solos that take up the last 12 minutes or so of the disc are exceptional. I wish the guitar player had been credited on the CD.
Here's a thought - how about a Magnificent Seven box set? The TM7 original tracks, followed by ROT7 original tracks (if they still exist (?) followed by Guns of TM7 and then THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RIDE! And if that ever happens, I want to do the liner notes!
JMM.
Seven years later and it finally came to pass, thanks to Quartet Records.
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The excellent Sedares re-recording had the disadvantage of one of the most inept illustrations in the entire history of soundtrack music cover art.
I was just playing the Sedares version today, I find the performance to be satisfactory but it does not have the fire and 'tour-de-force' performance that the RSNO whips out under the baton of Elmer Bernstein. The studio vs the concert hall recording debate remains legit, though. Both re-recordings have their plus and negative points. But I'm still partial to the OOP Bernstein/RSNO re-recording.
I do have all the recordings, Bernstein's original soundtrack recording, Sedares, Bernstein's RSNO recording... and I can honestly say I enjoy them all. It's a terrific film score, and I'm quite happy that I can re-visit it in different recordings.
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