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Jul 13, 2001 - 6:47 AM
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Dana Wilcox
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Right on, Logieman. Michael Small has done some right nice work over the past 3 decades, KLUTE and MOUNTAINS OF THE MOON being probably his highest profile scores. KLUTE was the quintessential 70s private eye/psycho-on-the-loose score, complete with bluesy trumpet and that water chime thing denoting the presence of the psycho. This was an early use of a score device to let everybody know when the predator is about, foreshadowing the way Spielberg/Williams would use the JAWS theme a few years later.I'd like to hear more of Michael Small's music, so if anyone can suggest other available recordings, I'd be obliged.
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Mountains Of The Moon is a truly great film with a truly great musical score.
Michael Small is one of my favorites, but his scores are rarely found on CD.
I wish someone would record his incredible music for The Parallax View!
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An underrated film with an underrated score. Big sound, memorable themes- everything you want in an epic about great men exploring the unknown.
It's my favorite Small score, but appears to be somewhat atypical from previous work he'd done.
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My favorite Michael Small score is the guitar-centered one he wrote for Alan J. Pakula's 1972 "Love And Pain And The Whole Damn Thing" starring Maggie Smith and Timothy Bottoms, and that gorgeous music has been on my wish list forever. Long before VHS, I recorded the audio from the film from a cable broadcast (the Z Channel in Los Angeles) to reel-to-reel tape, and would listen to the audio just to hear the music.
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It's a strong score but I think it's possibly the worst sounding CD I own.
I hardly ever play it for that reason.
It really needs a cleaned-up re-release!
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I discovered this movie when it first came on home video. I responded immediately to the music and searched far and wide for the soundtrack album. I still remember finding it at the Tower Records in Carle Place.
I like the film. It's very easy to see where Small got his inspiration from, as it is a good historical adventure film with compelling characters and fantastic Roger Deakins cinematography. It would be nice to see this film on Blu-ray someday.
The CD has most of the score. There are a few very tiny bits here and there that aren't on the album, the most notable one plays toward the end of the film as Speke contemplates his upcoming debate with Burton (I think is a replacement cue for “The Decision”), and there are some alternate mixes, especially of “Journey Finale,” heard in the end credits.
As has been mentioned, the orchestral sound on the CD is rather flat. The score as it appears in the film has a better stereo spread on the orchestra, a remaster would be quite nice. The percussion tracks are quite clear, however, both “Journey” tracks have great sound.
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Is The Postman Always Rings Twice a traditional score?
Exactly. The term "traditional" score is overused. I call it modern orchestral music. Just because a film has a "theme" doesn't make it "traditional." I would love to see this get reissued by Intrada or LALALand.
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Excellent score.
needs no expansion
'buff said
brm
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