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Jul 1, 2008 - 8:12 AM
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spielboy
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great to have another CD filling the gaps on the Williams canon!
a must for williams fans, not so much for casuals, I presume
now, awaiting BLACK SUNDAY...
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adding more complete Roger review:
CINDERELLA LIBERTY
Composed and Conducted by JOHN WILLIAMS
INTRADA Special Collection Volume 70
Mark Rydell’s Cinderella Liberty (20th Century Fox, 1973) is a quintessential film of the Seventies: low-key, character-driven, gritty and realistic, sometimes tragic, often moving. The story finds seaman John Baggs, Jr. (James Caan) adrift in Seattle and trolling the local bars when he encounters Maggie Paul (Marsha Mason), a pool hustler and hooker. Baggs in fact has skills of his own and winds up hustling Maggie by beating her at pool and winning an evening with her free of charge. Once he enters Maggie’s squalid apartment, Baggs finds that she has a teenaged African American son, Doug (Kirk Calloway). Although Doug is openly hostile to Baggs, it’s also clear that Maggie is barely providing for the young man. Baggs becomes very much involved romantically with Maggie over the course of the story, but what emerges is that the real bond is between Baggs and Doug.
John Williams was Rydell's composer of choice for Cinderella Liberty, having previously worked on The Reivers and The Cowboys. Cinderella Liberty afforded Williams an opportunity to break away from the symphonic direction he was headed, in fact the style is not symphonic but lies somewhere between lounge and blues. Toots Thielemans’ harmonica adds a home-cooked vibe that reflects the honest, moral simplicity of James Caan’s character, while Williams’ sophisticated string arrangements and rhythm sections add the lounge sensibility that speaks to Mason’s background as a woman used to manipulating her male clients. Otherwise, Williams created a number of pseudo-source cues for the streets and bars of Seattle, and the mix of score, source and songs makes Cinderella Liberty one of the composer’s most eclectic albums. That it works seamlessly with the film (both John and Paul Williams earned Oscar nominations) is yet another demonstration of Williams’ mastery of the form and a reminder that while his rich symphonic works may be the ones for which this legendary composer is best remembered, he has always been capable of delivering great film music in just about any style necessary.
Previously available from 20th Century Fox Records, Intrada's premiere release on CD features the original contents of the LP program, completely remastered.
This release is limited to 3000 copies.
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Great for the completists ! But not for me... it's not the musical side of John Williams I love the most.
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I'm not familiar with this score/film,
The "Nice To Be Around" theme is I think one of Williams most beautiful melodies. Normally I'm not too keen on harmonicas - even round campfires, but the melody is really superb, especially the uplifting chorus.
When the harmonica is played by Toots Thielmans it becomes art - one of the great jazz musicians of all time. The score is wonderful, the theme is gorgeous, and Mr. Thielmans is a genius.
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When the harmonica is played by Toots Thielmans it becomes art - one of the great jazz musicians of all time. The score is wonderful, the theme is gorgeous, and Mr. Thielmans is a genius.
That's why I appreciate James Newton Howard's "Intersection" more than most of JNH's output. Toots Tielmans gave that score a proper soul.
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I can't get the audio to play on this and scorpio, must be lots of people listening to it.
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is intrada's site down?
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TJ it's not down, I think MANY are trying to go there, I finally got through but couldn't play the audio, then I was able to play a couple before it bumped me. Must be lots of fellow collectors wanting to access their site!
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I wonder if Thor will be purchasing this.
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