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First, I must thank Nic Raine , James Fitzpatrick and Leigh Phillips as well as The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra for their outstanding contributions in releasing this music.
This was, for me, the very first time I'd heard any of this music that Jerry Goldsmith wrote so long ago, early in his career. And I do love Goldsmith's music, very much. But, this album just didn't 'involve' me somehow. I'm no expert, I listened to the music, EAGER and WANTING to like it on it's initial spin, but it just didn't happen. I'm almost certain to be the ONLY person with these feelings about it, but I honestly checked to see if I had the player on 'shuffle', but it was not. O.K., you can hate me if you guys want, but this was my opinion.
The one track I did enjoy, was 'MR. GEORGE' (Suite).
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May 24, 2017 - 10:37 AM
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JamesFitz
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First, I must thank Nic Raine , James Fitzpatrick and Leigh Phillips as well as The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra for their outstanding contributions in releasing this music.
This was, for me, the very first time I'd heard any of this music that Jerry Goldsmith wrote so long ago, early in his career. And I do love Goldsmith's music, very much. But, this album just didn't 'involve' me somehow. I'm no expert, I listened to the music, EAGER and WANTING to like it on it's initial spin, but it just didn't happen. I'm almost certain to be the ONLY person with these feelings about it, but I honestly checked to see if I had the player on 'shuffle', but it was not. O.K., you can hate me if you guys want, but this was my opinion.
The one track I did enjoy, was 'MR. GEORGE' (Suite).
Thankfully you are in the minority ....but each to their own and I respect different opinions as featured here
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=117993&forumID=1&archive=0
And on the day of release we had sold over 1000 copies..... so volume 2 already in the works .....with more of the same
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May 24, 2017 - 10:59 AM
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rickO
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Goldsmith's music is so expansive and plentiful, with changing styles and approaches through the years. Scores that people may enjoy from his 90s period might not sound that great for folks who discovered his music in the 70s or earlier. Music from his very early TV work is very sparse and lacks the lush symphonics of his movie scores, like The Blue Max or Star Trek, so it might connect as much. I am not a fan of his jazz-period, heard in some of his Twilight Zone work, Flint, Sebastian, etc. I do appreciate how he could do so much with so little, with those tiny ensembles. I am looking froward to Thriller, and I hope I like it!
-Rick O.
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And on the day of release we had sold over 1000 copies..... so volume 2 already in the works .....with more of the same
Excellent news, James, congrats!
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Seconds is jazzy? Not to my ears. If you like Seconds so much, I think you'd be likely to find some of his Thriller work interesting.
Yavar
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No, but you keep asking about "nervous angular longhair" jazzy stuff of Goldsmith's since that seems to be your favorite type of Goldsmith music, but then among your top 10 favorite Goldsmiths you listed Seconds...
Yavar
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May 24, 2017 - 1:52 PM
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No, but you keep asking about "nervous angular longhair" jazzy stuff of Goldsmith's since that seems to be your favorite type of Goldsmith music, but then among your top 10 favorite Goldsmiths you listed Seconds...
Yavar
Well, does Goldsmith have eight more scores that sound like "City of Fear" or the "Twilight Zone" jazz themes? Because if he does, I will happily buy them and place them in my top ten with the aforementioned scores.
Also, while I would not describe "Seconds" categorically as "jazzy," it does contain some jazzy elements, if one has an expansive view of jazz, and if one takes into account the directions that jazz went into during the postwar years.
Speaking of "Seconds," Tadlow should record it. It is short enough to be paired with a crowd-pleaser.
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May 24, 2017 - 2:03 PM
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Mark Ford
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I've been waiting for some sort of release of Jerry's music for Thriller for many years now never thinking it would ever happen. His earlier work is probably my favorite as he was bursting with youthful creativity and already a damn fine composer. While I was waiting, I extracted the music from the DVD set m&e tracks, a pretty pain staking editing process with mixed results due to effects marring the music at times and the choppy nature of short cues. Thanks to James and Leigh, I got my wish more than answered in this collection of score episodes.
Leigh did an absolutely stellar job of transcribing the audio to a written score reconstruction. The suites and prologues are great representations of the highlights from each score. I really like the addition of the end titles suite from all 6 episodes. That's a real bonus. I can probably retire my season 1 end credits youtube video now. I used to post it every so often on the Facebook Cult of Jerry page.
All in all, this collection is a veritable compendium of future JG scores: you can hear a bit of Planet of the Apes, Poltergeist, Twilight Zone The Movie, The List of Adrian Messenger, The Mephisto Waltz, A Patch of Blue, etc. The somewhat chamber style of the music makes it very transparent so that you can really see into Goldsmith's compositional inner workings.
My personal favorites are the first 3: THE GRIM REAPER, HAY-FORK AND BILL-HOOK and WELL OF DOOM (thanks to my dark nature), but all are great, with such a variety of musical styles on display. So glad to hear there will be a volume 2!
Thanks again James and Leigh!!!
P.S. I've listened to the CD 3 times within the first 24 hours I've had it and appreciate it more on each listen!
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May 24, 2017 - 3:12 PM
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Zooba
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First, I must thank Nic Raine , James Fitzpatrick and Leigh Phillips as well as The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra for their outstanding contributions in releasing this music.
This was, for me, the very first time I'd heard any of this music that Jerry Goldsmith wrote so long ago, early in his career. And I do love Goldsmith's music, very much. But, this album just didn't 'involve' me somehow. I'm no expert, I listened to the music, EAGER and WANTING to like it on it's initial spin, but it just didn't happen. I'm almost certain to be the ONLY person with these feelings about it, but I honestly checked to see if I had the player on 'shuffle', but it was not. O.K., you can hate me if you guys want, but this was my opinion.
The one track I did enjoy, was 'MR. GEORGE' (Suite).
Thankfully you are in the minority ....but each to their own and I respect different opinions as featured here
http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=117993&forumID=1&archive=0
And on the day of release we had sold over 1000 copies..... so volume 2 already in the works .....with more of the same
SO EXCITED TO HEAR! Congratulations James and Tadlow All-Stars! I can't wait! Gotta get that WEIRD TAILOR to fit me up with a new snappy suit for the occasion! HINT HINT!
OUTSTANDING!!!
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