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May 29, 2010 - 11:18 PM
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RonBurbella
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JACK SHAINDLIN
When we think of composer-conductors who masterfully and faithfully recorded classic film scores, most film music fans will think it all began with Charles Gerhardt, who started recording film score suites at RCA for Reader's Digest in the late 1960s and then in the early 1970s at RCA Red Seal. But there was a composer-conductor of immense talent who preceded Charles Gerhardt. His name was Jack Shaindlin.
I won't go into a major biographical sketch of his career here. He began as a piano player for silent movies! You can Google him and find tons of information in the internet. I must have 50-60 LPs of the library music that he wrote for his own CineMusic label from the 1960s to the 1980s. If you saw a 1950s-1960s TV sitcom, you probably were hearing his music.
But what I just noticed is that iTunes (and it seems Amazon, Yahoo, etc.) now have available what I consider to be his very best LP from that time: MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD U.S.A. It was one on the earliest compilation LPs. It was first released on the Roulette label, then later reissued on the budget Forum and Forum Circle labels.
The orchestra is the "Symphony of the Air," the renamed (and renowned) 100-piece orchestra that Arturo Toscanini conducted for NBC for many years until he retired. They had worked together as a classical orchestra for many years and play the film score selections very, very well.
If you would like to hear a sumptuous, professional, historic recording, I enthusiastically recommend this $5.99 purchase.
It has the only recording of Victor Young's beautiful STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND score and was for many years the only recording of Hugo Freidhofer's THE RAINS OF RANCHIPUR. Even often-recorded favorites like Miklos Rozsa's SPELLBOUND or Alfred Newman's ANASTASIA are so very well done. The whole album was a real gem from the early 1960s.
MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD U.S.A.
Jack Shaindlin conducting the Symphony of the Air
1....ANASTASIA...........................................................Alfred Newman
2....AROUND THE WORLD...........................................Victor Young
3....LAURA..................................................................David Raksin
4....CINERAMA HOLIDAY (Jolly Journey).....................Jack Shaindlin
5....OVER THE RAINBOW............................................E. Y. Harburg
6....MOULIN ROUGE....................................................Georges Auric
7....SYMPHONY MODERNE..........................................Max Rabinowitsch/Max Steiner
8....STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (Sky Symphony).........Victor Young
9....THE RAINS OF RANCHIPUR...................................Hugo Friedhofer
10...ST. JOAN..............................................................Mischa Spoliansky
11...SPELLBOUND.......................................................Miklos Rozsa
Here's the link:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/musical-themes-hollywood-u-s-a/id316592814
If you enjoy this music, I also suggest you track down the Decca LP "50 YEARS OF FILM MUSIC". It had the very first LP recording of a suite from Max Steiner's KING KONG score. Radio humorist Jean Shepherd used the Kong music as one of his stock background music sources when he needed something "scary."
Ron Burbella
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Love Jack Shaindlin. But who is Jach Shaindlin? Oh, never mind, I googled him - Jach Shaindlin is known for having created the word "lint."
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Posted: |
May 31, 2010 - 3:27 AM
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RonBurbella
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Posted: May 30, 2010 - 11:22 AM Reply to Post
By: jskoda (Member)
Yes, he must have been one of the first champions of movie music appreciation. I have the the Decca 50 YEARS OF MOVIE MUSIC album (which is a fairly elaborate package with a gatefold cover), and the credits say he lectures on film music. There's no date on the LP, but I'm guessing it's from the very late 1950's.
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DL-9076/DL-79076 (Billy Barnes Review) was released in October 1959.
So that would probably place 50 YEARS OF MOVIE MUSIC (Decca DL-9079/DL79079) in late 1959.
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Posted: May 30, 2010 - 10:19 PM Reply to Post
By: cody1949 (Member)
Just to let anyone interested in downloading this album at iTunes; the selection labeled ST. JOAN is actually SPELLBOUND.
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Thanks, Cody1949. If 1949 is your birth year, we were both born in the same year!
So THAT"S the double error at iTunes:
(1) They left out ST. JOAN altogether
(2) They split SPELLBOUND up into the two last cues. There is a pause in the recording before the spectacular crescendo and finale that must have somehow been interpreted as a break in between tracks (my guess).
(3) And that's in addition to only having the MONO recording.
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Since there is interest expressed in the releases by some respectable soundtrack veterans, here they are. IN NO WAY, is the use of the phrase "soundtrack veterans" a tasteless pun because today's Memorial Day:
(1) MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD USA (Released 10/28/57) ("Spotlights"Cover)
......Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air
......Roulette R-25023 (11 tracks) ("Dynamic High Fidelity") (Mono)
......I have never been able to document a Stereo Roulette LP.
(2) MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD USA (Great Britain) (10-inch LP) ("Spotlights" Cover) (1957)
......Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air
......Columbia 33S-1128 (Roulette Series) (Only 9 tracks) (Mono)
......Leaves out "Jolly Journey" and "Symphony Moderne"
......Must have been one of the last of the 10-inch LPs
(3) MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD USA (Canada) ("Spotlights" Cover) (1957)
......Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air
......Apex R-25023 (11 tracks) ("Dynamic High Fidelity") (Mono)
......Cover is the same as the mono Roulette; but label is titled "Hollywood, U.S.A.")
(4) HOLLYWOOD THEMES (USA BUDGET Re-reissue) (Actress Standing Next to Spotlights/White)
......Orchestra Conducted by Jack Shaindlin (Orchestra is only identified in the liner notes)
......Forum F-16010/SF-16010 (11 tracks)
......circa 1960
(5) MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD USA (USA Budget Reissue) (Back to "Spotlights" Cover)
......Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air
......Forum F-9008/SF-9008 (11 tracks) ("Dynamic Stereo - A New Dimensional Sound")
......circa 1961-1963
(6) THEMES FROM HOLLYWOOD GREATEST MOTION PICTURES (White Cover/Black Lettering)
.....Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air (USA Budget Re-re-reissue)
.....Forum Circle FC-9080/FCS-9080 (9 tracks)
.....Leaves out "Symphony Moderne" and "St. Joan"
.....circa 1964
Some label information comes from: http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/forum.html
In those early days of stereo, only 5-10% of new releases were released in stereo. So they are much harder to find.
That should wrap up the topic for tonight...err...this morning.
Ron Burbella
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May 31, 2010 - 3:27 AM
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RonBurbella
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Posted: May 30, 2010 - 11:22 AM Reply to Post
By: jskoda (Member)
Yes, he must have been one of the first champions of movie music appreciation. I have the the Decca 50 YEARS OF MOVIE MUSIC album (which is a fairly elaborate package with a gatefold cover), and the credits say he lectures on film music. There's no date on the LP, but I'm guessing it's from the very late 1950's.
**************************************************************
DL-9076/DL-79076 (Billy Barnes Review) was released in October 1959.
So that would probably place 50 YEARS OF MOVIE MUSIC (Decca DL-9079/DL79079) in late 1959.
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Posted: May 30, 2010 - 10:19 PM Reply to Post
By: cody1949 (Member)
Just to let anyone interested in downloading this album at iTunes; the selection labeled ST. JOAN is actually SPELLBOUND.
**************************************************************
Thanks, Cody1949. If 1949 is your birth year, we were both born in the same year!
So THAT"S the double error at iTunes:
(1) They left out ST. JOAN altogether
(2) They split SPELLBOUND up into the two last cues. There is a pause in the recording before the spectacular crescendo and finale that must have somehow been interpreted as a break in between tracks (my guess).
(3) And that's in addition to only having the MONO recording.
*************************************************************
Since there is interest expressed in the releases by some respectable soundtrack veterans, here they are. IN NO WAY, is the use of the phrase "soundtrack veterans" a tasteless pun because today's Memorial Day:
(1) MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD USA (Released 10/28/57) ("Spotlights"Cover)
......Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air
......Roulette R-25023 (11 tracks) ("Dynamic High Fidelity") (Mono)
......I have never been able to document a Stereo Roulette LP.
(2) MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD USA (Great Britain) (10-inch LP) ("Spotlights" Cover) (1957)
......Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air
......Columbia 33S-1128 (Roulette Series) (Only 9 tracks) (Mono)
......Leaves out "Jolly Journey" and "Symphony Moderne"
......Must have been one of the last of the 10-inch LPs
(3) MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD USA (Canada) ("Spotlights" Cover) (1957)
......Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air
......Apex R-25023 (11 tracks) ("Dynamic High Fidelity") (Mono)
......Cover is the same as the mono Roulette; but label is titled "Hollywood, U.S.A.")
(4) HOLLYWOOD THEMES (USA BUDGET Re-reissue) (Actress Standing Next to Spotlights/White)
......Orchestra Conducted by Jack Shaindlin (Orchestra is only identified in the liner notes)
......Forum F-16010/SF-16010 (11 tracks)
......circa 1960
(5) MUSICAL THEMES - HOLLYWOOD USA (USA Budget Reissue) (Back to "Spotlights" Cover)
......Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air
......Forum F-9008/SF-9008 (11 tracks) ("Dynamic Stereo - A New Dimensional Sound")
......circa 1961-1963
(6) THEMES FROM HOLLYWOOD GREATEST MOTION PICTURES (White Cover/Black Lettering)
.....Jack Shaindlin and the Symphony of the Air (USA Budget Re-re-reissue)
.....Forum Circle FC-9080/FCS-9080 (9 tracks)
.....Leaves out "Symphony Moderne" and "St. Joan"
.....circa 1964
Some label information comes from: http://www.bsnpubs.com/roulette/forum.html
In those early days of stereo, only 5-10% of new releases were released in stereo. So they are much harder to find.
That should wrap up the topic for tonight...err...this morning.
Ron Burbella
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May 31, 2010 - 9:14 PM
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MMM
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Nobody knows who worte the Superman theme. And pretty much all the "others" who say they know who was involved are all quoting Mandell, but Mandell simply doesn't know for sure. Ifr Shaindlin recorded cues there, certainly others did, too. And just because the cue might have been part of a library doesn't mean it has anything to do with other pieces in that library. When we released the score for THE BLOB, it was part of the Valentino Library, but that had something to do with a deal made at the time of the film. The music had absolutely nothing to do with anything else in the Valentino Library. Different composer, orchestrator, etc. Completely different from every single other thousand-odd piece in the Valentino Library.
I don't think it's mysterious that Herschel or other composers denied that Klatzkin composed the theme. They felt that way because the music was too good to have been composed by Klatzkin, and because Klatzkin, like Kraushaar and many others, often took writer's credit for work that was ghost-written by others or just plain written by others. The Superman piece was written by a "COMPOSER" as opposed to a "composer." Just because somebody denied Klatzkin wrote it doesn't mean the composer knew who did write it. Although I have a feeling Herschel might have known. Irving Gertz was music director on the show for three seasons and HE didn't know who wrote it, but he knew that Klatzkin didn't.
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