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I agree wholeheartdly. This is a score truly deserving of greater appreciation. How about a re-release?
David Shire, Basil Poledouris, Bruce Broughton, Lee Holdridge, John Scott. All magnificent composers and they can't land a decent job for an A-picture. This Hollywood guys don't know what they are missing for sure!!!!
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The "master" as you call it was prepared with Mr. Shire, so if it's missing anything he knows about it and most likely wanted it missing.
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David lives on the East Coast with his wife Didi Conn. He's been working on a new musical about early flight called, I think, Take Flight, which I saw an early early workshop of. The key song in that score made me break out in a big smile because he simply recycled his beautiful tune from Old Boyfriends. He and I laughed about it afterwards and he said I was the only one who'd know. I told him not so.
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I would just like to add my two pennies about David Shire.
Being a big fan of the man, when he walked into the production offices at MGM during the post-prodn phase of 2010 -- I immediately shoved a LP of THE HINDENBURG in his face. David was the most sincere, soft-spoken, elegant composer I'd ever met - with the exception of Johnny W. His wife, Didi seemed also to possess not one ounce of hubris! It does seem rather ridiculous that David isn't hired more often on more movies. He obviously can score just about anything!
Shire's music for LAST STAND AT SABRE RIVER is some of the best film scoring i've ever heard.
Regardless of the heaviness of THE HINDENBURG as a film -- the score managed to convey the majesty of the airship and the horrific events of its demise.
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David Shire.
The Taking of Pelham 123.
I don't think I need say more. An under-appreciated and under-represented composer on CD.
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I just found a copy of this on lp.
I paid two bucks and it sounds good EXCEPT for two skips during my favorite part of the score (the tutti version of the beautiful main theme during the finale).
D'oh!
Terrific score.
BTW the lp is on the Sonic Atmospheres label.
Never heard of it.
bruce r. marshall
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Yeah, this is one of the 80's finest.
I've been seeing this often closing for less than $30 on ebay in the last few months. One auction closed for $14! I think Mr. Kimmel found a box or two, because copies have been popping up all over the place. Although that seems to have slowed now, except for Buysoundtrax who is listing it on ebay very frequently. Anyway, for those who don't want to pay the $150 this fetched 2 years ago, maybe now's the time to buy.
But then, now that Intrada might be able to release certain Disney titles...I know how much it peeves Roger that the opening percussion in the Main title is not on the cd mix....
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I agree with you guys and gals, his Return to Oz, puts him up there with all the great. So many gorgeous wonderful adventurous themes. This is the one of the few soundtracks as I listened to is the for the first time on CD I got goosebumps. The opening, when the lone violin comes in, just beautiful. I also love the film as well.
His Zodiac score is excellent. Why is he, Holdridge, Grusin doing more motion picture scoring, I have no idea. I know Holdridge does a lot of TV stuff, but I miss him on the big screen.
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