There are differing accounts of how/when North found out about the replacement score. The version posted earlier in the thread is not the only one. I don't know which is true.
What are the chances that some enterprising label will re-release the original recording?
An important score such as this shouldn't be out of print for long - or so you'd think. But is there, in fact, an audience for this over and above the 1,000 or so Intrada put out? I'd certainly purchase any re-release, since I missed out on Intrada's release, but I'm not sure a guaranteed sale of, er, one would be enough to convince any label to give it another shot.
But is there, in fact, an audience for this over and above the 1,000 or so Intrada put out?
It was 3,000 copies and around for quite a while. I'd say the chances of an mediate re-release might be rather slim (I do not know for sure, of course). Seeing as I never much liked North's style, I didn't get it back then, but I've come to appreciate his music a bit more now and whaddya know, can't get this one any longer.
Our lives surely are tough by choice and necessity...
So when exactly did Alex North find out that his music was not being used? I've heard conflicting stories about this.
When he went to see the film.
Better yet: when he SAW the film. He found out in a cinema-chair and left shattered! Sorry to sound as a wise-nose but I'm still *flabbergasted* how that went. Djeez.
I lost a lot of respect for Kubrick when I learned about this. The height of professional discourtesy.
