Just saw WILL PENNY on dvd and very much enjoyed David Raksin's score. It is interesting to hear other composers' take on the western genre (I just saw NEVADA SMITH) since I've heard more Bernstein and Tiomkin than anybody else.
And there's just no mistaking Raksin. Within 2 bars I could hear his harmonies, no question. And the song was nice, too.
I still have my old DOT 1968 lp soundtrack of WILL PENNY and listened to it recently after seeing the movie's trailer on TMC. It's a very good score AND movie. I forgot to Tivo it. TCM usually runs a movie a cople of times, so I'll have to watch for it.
There were only a handful of Raksin lp's available back in the 70's.
Since a lot of soundtracks that came out on the Dot label have not seen the light of day (TEN COMMANDMENTS, ODD COUPLE, NEVADA SMITH, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK) or only in Europe where they eschew American rights (and original tapes) my guess this falls in that category. The expense of going through the studio and whoever owns Dot rights creates a bit of a mess.
Since a lot of soundtracks that came out on the Dot label have not seen the light of day (TEN COMMANDMENTS, ODD COUPLE, NEVADA SMITH, BAREFOOT IN THE PARK) or only in Europe where they eschew American rights (and original tapes) my guess this falls in that category. The expense of going through the studio and whoever owns Dot rights creates a bit of a mess.
In the case of Nevada Smith, the Dot LP was newly recorded.
So, couldn't just the original tracks be issued on cd?
