I ordered it today. I noticed that news in the front page of Soundtrack Collector by chance: http://soundtrackcollector.com/
3-Mar-2010 - The Unmutual has released The Prisoner. This special collector’s 3 CD edition makes available for the first time, the complete achieve collection of incidental music from the Chappell Recorded Music Library as used in the 1967 Everyman TV production the Prisoner. It contains music from composers like Robert Farnon, Johnny Hawksworth, Ron Grainer, Denis Rycoth, Eric Austin and many others. Aimed at the connoisseur of Prisoner music and specialist communities dedicated to the appreciation of library music, television incidental music and British light music, features include: Limited edition of 1,000 copies sequentially numbered - * Factory sealed 3 CD set, not CD R’s - 56 page booklet containing an episode by episode, scene by scene listing of all the music (library, original soundtrack and commercial tracks) used in the series - Additional sleeve notes with special introduction by Eric Mival, music editor No. 2 to the original TV series - Special DVD case packaging - 174 minutes of music - 100 tracks, many available on CD for the first time. This CD set cannot be obtained from retail shops; it is available by personal application only from The Unmutual website.
It has both Grainer's original music and library music.
The three Silva Screen discs have some of the original music, and some of the library music.
There's no crossover between the three-disc Network set and this new three-disc Chappell set - having both is the only way to get (virtually) all the music used in the series.
It has both Grainer's original music and library music.
The three Silva Screen discs have some of the original music, and some of the library music.
There's no crossover between the three-disc Network set and this new three-disc Chappell set - having both is the only way to get (virtually) all the music used in the series.
According to the record producer, he included all the stock music except four commercial tracks ("Dry Bones" by The Four Lads is one of them).
I'm not going to buy this - because of, you know, overkill, but it would be great if somebody could perhaps scan the booklet, in particular the pages with the scene-by-scene description of the music (with OST included), so that we can finally edit our 3-disc Prisoner Network CDs!
I'm not going to buy this - because of, you know, overkill, but it would be great if somebody could perhaps scan the booklet, in particular the pages with the scene-by-scene description of the music (with OST included), so that we can finally edit our 3-disc Prisoner Network CDs!
I don't think that would be terribly pleasing for the person who compiled this set, do you? Especially as I understand he worked on it largely alone, put a lot of his own money on the line, arranged clearances and so forth....
I don't think that would be terribly pleasing for the person who compiled this set, do you? Especially as I understand he worked on it largely alone, put a lot of his own money on the line, arranged clearances and so forth....
Well, actually I don't see any problem with this at all. Such a list should have been included in the previous set already. And you could leave out the library music if you want, it's not like I'm going to illegally download that music. I'm only interested in a proper editing list for the Network CDs, and since nobody has yet done that by my knowledge...
Well, actually I don't see any problem with this at all. Such a list should have been included in the previous set already. And you could leave out the library music if you want, it's not like I'm going to illegally download that music. I'm only interested in a proper editing list for the Network CDs, and since nobody has yet done that by my knowledge...
Well, if - as you say - you don't see a problem with it, then why not just email the person who is selling them (he is, as far as I know, the same person who produced the set), tell him you don't want to buy the discs but could you have a copy of the booklet anyway? You never know - he might say yes, especially if you offered to at least pay something for the copying etc. He might even have a spare booklet. He might even be flattered that you'd like to use his notes to produce a 'proper' list for someone else's CDs.
I know what my answer would be - but you never know...
By the same logic anyone who compiles chronological lists by intensively comparing film and various CDs had better kept them to themselves, why share the work with anyone else? Or, say, somebody who legally downloads Jaws 2, cannot ask someone else to look in the booklet where the chronological sequence is described?
Look, I get it, it's largely a private project, and very risky for the producer involved, etc. While the people who buy this will buy it for the music, not the list included somewhere in the booklet, I do hope he fares well, and the set will sell. I'm sorry I asked.
As I said above, why not ask the person who produced the set? He might be sympathetic - especially to a fellow fan, as you obviously are. And if you offered something toward the cost - a recognition of the effort involved - he might be even more so?
Before you decide not to purchase the discs remember it is non thematic library music so as not as if it will present repeated themes.
Just view it as a release of three Chappell library discs of groovy music which happened to be used in The Prisoner and probably a number of other shows and commercials. If you're not into that kind of music then absolutely save your money but don't miss out for the wrong reason.
Also for those who are into the music of Alan Tew: His library music was used in the recent movie, Black dynamite and is available from Amazon.
Before you decide not to purchase the discs remember it is non thematic library music so as not as if it will present repeated themes.
Just view it as a release of three Chappell library discs of groovy music which happened to be used in The Prisoner and probably a number of other shows and commercials. If you're not into that kind of music then absolutely save your money but don't miss out for the wrong reason.
Also for those who are into the music of Alan Tew: His library music was used in the recent movie, Black dynamite and is available from Amazon.
