An obstacle to this is the fact that the demand for a MURDER BY PHONE release is probably limited to us rabid Barry completists and fans of Canadian-produced B-horror films.
Some time ago I went to a lot of trouble to find this CD because I recalled it being quite effective in the film.
However, I found the flat-sounding CD monotonous and depressing to listen to, the synths sounding particularly dated and simplistic. Basically, there's about fifteen minutes of music here. The rest is just tedious repetition with precious little variation. Without doubt the least enjoyable and least played Barry CD I've had. I recommend anyone to think twice before investing too much money on this dreary and not-very-well produced CD.
That's what a re-issue is all about: not paying ridiculous amounts of money to get it. As a side note, I think it's even worse that people like you have the CD when others would enjoy it much more.
Funny, I was going through some CDs this weekend and I found this one, which I remember not liking at all. And after listening to it, I still don't, except for Part XI, which is one of the more melodic cues on piano.
It is the strangest John Barry score in my collection and I absolutely LOVE it, mostly because it is so very different from his usual melodic work and it is so effective in the film!
It's different from the normal for Barry but then again it's the same. Simple melodies, lots of repetition. I missed the CD but I have the cassette. I love the moody electronics and almost cheesy " da DAHHHHHHHHH" motif.
I've love to get a reissue of this.
And of course anyone who isn't happy with their CD , I'd be more than willing to trade
I love the moody electronics and almost cheesy " da DAHHHHHHHHH" motif.
Haha, yeah the murder/suspense chords are straight outta 85. Really the only Barry score which is obviously dated from the 1980s, unlike a lot of Jerry's stuff from the decade which is 80stacular.
Watched Jagged Edge last week, the first time in many years. While Mrs TG was a-swooning over Jeff Bridges, I was paying more attention to the use of the score, which was I thought a little unsubtle. I listen to the CD quite regularly and really enjoy the contrast between the sweet (but admittedly not top rank) JB love theme and the blaring electronic hits. However, added to the melodrama and Joe Eszterhas's over-cooked, pre-Basic Instinct dialogue and unlikely character behaviour, the stings were well overdone.
Plus Glenn Close rather distractingly alternated between completely different black and brown outfits during the same courtroom scene.
All in all, a really good score in bootless search of a worthy film.
Don't have this Barry score, though I've been crying out for a reissue for some time. I've never seen the film, is there much music in it that isn't included on the Varese CD, which I believe has a short runtime?
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