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hm... RCA + Warner = La La Land
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Oct 26, 2017 - 9:06 AM
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Grecchus
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The main title, as arranged for the film, does not appear on the Varese mono CD, either. I don't mind the Waxman score as he envisioned it, yet, anyone parsing through it the first time will undoubtedly notice the majority of the score has a rather uncompromising and severe sounding edge to it. The start and finale seem to have been 'softened' somewhat in the re-score to give the music a more friendly and sympathetic idiom, which was lacking in the pure original Waxman score.
I hate to say it, but, the two ends of the film as re-scored for the final print seem less harsh and have a more traditional Americana feel as a direct result.
Now here is the really interesting part. What made Waxman score the film with a sound imparting, for want of a better description, ascending and descending crescendos of 'desperation' with musically ambiguous undertones leaving the outcome relatively uncertain. The re-scored main title ended up with something of a 'wistful' ambiance, whereas, the finale leaves no doubt that against the odds, the protagonist has triumphed and surmounted all obstacles. I think Wilder may have taken up a similar stance because the original score has all these continuous tensions that don't give the impression of building up at the start and winding down at the end - Waxman scored it in such a way that suggested constant turmoil with, at best, an unsatisfying resolution.
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