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Waxman was a chameleon, he chose the style to fit each movie, and was incredibly gifted. But that's the very thing, sadly, that kept him sometimes below the radar: he submerged his own trademark style for the sake of the movies.
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I think the FSM Silver Chalice actually has pretty decent sound for a 50s mono mixdown.
There actually already *was* a rerecording, WA, and almost certainly the only one this score will ever receive. It was part of Elmer Bernstein's Film Music Collection series in the 70s (same one that produced your beloved Ghost and Mrs. Muir rerecording as well as the best Torn Curtain recording and a few Rozsas...)
Samples here:
http://filmscoremonthly.com/cds/detail.cfm/CDID/366/Elmer-Bernsteins-Film-Music-Collection/
Yavar
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Waxman was a chameleon, he chose the style to fit each movie, and was incredibly gifted. But that's the very thing, sadly, that kept him sometimes below the radar: he submerged his own trademark style for the sake of the movies.
I think Steiner did that, too.
The second disc of the Silver Chalice is the one that has some of the most interesting (musically) pieces. Waxman messed with dissonances....not as subtly as, say, Alfred (who, like JG after him, liked to add special things like false resolutions or actual resolutions that didn't resolve quite "right", taking themes into far out keys, among many other "hi I'm just stopping in to remind you I'm a Super composer check this out") goodies.
Too bad I'll never see that Bernstein (a composer I just haven't clicked with, besides his super cool conducting of other folks' works). Would love to hear a REALLY recent recording of SC though.
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Too bad I'll never see that Bernstein (a composer I just haven't clicked with, besides his super cool conducting of other folks' works). Would love to hear a REALLY recent recording of SC though.
Was still working on an email reply to you re: Bernstein. He was so prolific and diverse I strongly believe there is stuff of his you would love; you may just not have started with the right ones.
To Kill a Mockingbird in particular I think you need to try appreciating in film first. It's one of my favorite scores of all time, but it might possibly not be one you "get" without hearing it in film. Fortunately the film is also a masterpiece.
Yavar
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Too bad I'll never see that Bernstein (a composer I just haven't clicked with, besides his super cool conducting of other folks' works). Would love to hear a REALLY recent recording of SC though.
Was still working on an email reply to you re: Bernstein. He was so prolific and diverse I strongly believe there is stuff of his you would love; you may just not have started with the right ones.
To Kill a Mockingbird in particular I think you need to try appreciating in film first. It's one of my favorite scores of all time, but it might possibly not be one you "get" without hearing it in film. Fortunately the film is also a masterpiece.
Yavar
That's the one I forgot! Amazing score and movie...and I DO have that score 
In fact, kind of itching to see the movie again.
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