Anybody remember Lalo Schifrin's score for the David Wolper documentary "The Rise And Fall Of The Third Reich"?. It actually premiered as a cantata five months before the documentary was televised, and was put on an album shortly thereafter.
It's strange to say - but this challenging piece is actually my favourite Schifrin score. I've had the MGM album since it's release in 1968. (It was one of the later releases in their glorious 'IE' series.) I'm sure it will be on FSM's Schifrin Vol. 2. It is extremely complex, modernistic and quite unlike anything else in Schifrin's output - that I'm aware of. (I tend to find my personal favourites among a lot of artist's LEAST representative works.)
It's strange to say - but this challenging piece is actually my favourite Schifrin score. I've had the MGM album since it's release in 1968. (It was one of the later releases in their glorious 'IE' series.) I'm sure it will be on FSM's Schifrin Vol. 2. It is extremely complex, modernistic and quite unlike anything else in Schifrin's output - that I'm aware of. (I tend to find my personal favourites among a lot of artist's LEAST representative works.)
Not so! It's not on the Schifrin box set. I think F.S.M. should do a C.D. with both the original soundtrack and the album (the documentary was produced by David Wolper Productions, which is part of Time Warner, hence the C.D.).
Probably wonderful in the film, but as a stand alone listen...
harsh and demanding musically. For me, anyway.
I remember Schifrin's underscore resembling his music of "The Plot" from Mission Impossible. Deep cellos and snare drums. Very much in the military style.
the feature itself (a 3-parter) was just released thru Warner Archives. The music often sounds like reused themes from "Mission Impossible" TVseries.
The feature length version of the film had 10 minutes cut.
For the record, I wrote "the feature itself (a 3-parter)" to distinguish between the video and any kind of soundtrack release. I wasnt referring to a feature film release. I'm only familiar with the televised 3-part version which I had a home recording of, and the Warner Archives dvd.
the feature itself (a 3-parter) was just released thru Warner Archives. The music often sounds like reused themes from "Mission Impossible" TVseries.
The feature length version of the film had 10 minutes cut.
For the record, I wrote "the feature itself (a 3-parter)" to distinguish between the video and any kind of soundtrack release. I wasnt referring to a feature film release. I'm only familiar with the televised 3-part version which I had a home recording of, and the Warner Archives dvd.
Prior to the Warner Archive three parter, the M.G.M./U.A. V.H.S. version which was the edited 142 minute feature version was the only one available. Was the three part version that you recorded off cable? I remember I recorded the edited feature version off Public Television.
Prior to the Warner Archive three parter, the M.G.M./U.A. V.H.S. version which was the edited 142 minute feature version was the only one available. Was the three part version that you recorded off cable? I remember I recorded the edited feature version off Public Television.
My TV version was 141 minutes from TNT Channel (just has credits at start and end, not for each part). I thought there were a couple vhs tape releases, varied from 90-120 long, and might have a different narrator (and possibly different music). Wasnt there a PAL vhs released too?
Warners lists the DVD as running 154 minutes. The total time for all three parts is two hours thirty two minutes and fifty two seconds. ---In other words, real dvd runtime is 153 minutes, not Warners listed 154 minutes.
Lukas Kendall's last stock update indicated that the album version of "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich" without narration exists in a form that could come out as a release.
While I haven't heard the LP version, it apparently is a suite that includes vocals and is not the score as heard in the documentary.
So it appears if the original tracks for the documentary still exist they are gathering dust who knows where?
It would be interesting to know if there was re-used music from other projects in "Rise and Fall of the Third Reich"...or not.
Fortunately, the Warner Archive release of the original three part television documentary is on DVD now with superb sound (for the time) and the score can be appreciated in context there.
Prior to the Warner Archive three parter, the M.G.M./U.A. V.H.S. version which was the edited 142 minute feature version was the only one available. Was the three part version that you recorded off cable? I remember I recorded the edited feature version off Public Television.
My TV version was 141 minutes from TNT Channel (just has credits at start and end, not for each part). I thought there were a couple vhs tape releases, varied from 90-120 long, and might have a different narrator (and possibly different music). Wasnt there a PAL vhs released too?
Warners lists the DVD as running 154 minutes. The total time for all three parts is two hours thirty two minutes and fifty two seconds. ---In other words, real dvd runtime is 153 minutes, not Warners listed 154 minutes.
It might also have something to do with how the film is presented--as a single film or as three separate episodes--one set of opening and closing credits or three.