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Oct 8, 2014 - 6:07 AM
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MOVIEBUFF
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Search For Paradise, a review!
The disc arrived today, I order direct from Sepia, and they tend to send out before the release date.
As always the artwork is fantastic, a great informative booklet, detailing both the film and score. Great photos behind the scenes, including one of Tiomkin in colour conducting the score at Carnegie Hall.
The album opens with Prologue, played by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Elmer Bernstein, originally issued on his FilmMusic collection, and used with kind permission of the Bernstein estate.
The next track is the spoken introduction by Lowell Thomas, setting the scene. Then we have the score many of you will be familiar with as issued on LP, but now greatly improved sound, and in STEREO! A bonus track is the Exit music, not previously issued. More bonus tracks, 4 ‘pop’ versions of songs by Bob Merrill, finally two orchestral tracks by Hugo Winterhalter.
I have to say I am not a huge fan of Dimitri Tiomkin, but really loved this score, Big, Exotic, and Spectacular.
If you like movie music in the grand manner, buy it.
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Search For Paradise, a review!
The disc arrived today, I order direct from Sepia, and they tend to send out before the release date.
As always the artwork is fantastic, a great informative booklet, detailing both the film and score. Great photos behind the scenes, including one of Tiomkin in colour conducting the score at Carnegie Hall.
The album opens with Prologue, played by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Elmer Bernstein, originally issued on his FilmMusic collection, and used with kind permission of the Bernstein estate.
The next track is the spoken introduction by Lowell Thomas, setting the scene. Then we have the score many of you will be familiar with as issued on LP, but now greatly improved sound, and in STEREO! A bonus track is the Exit music, not previously issued. More bonus tracks, 4 ‘pop’ versions of songs by Bob Merrill, finally two orchestral tracks by Hugo Winterhalter.
I have to say I am not a huge fan of Dimitri Tiomkin, but really loved this score, Big, Exotic, and Spectacular.
If you like movie music in the grand manner, buy it.
You've convinced me - even though I could do without the Lowell Thomas introduction 
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This has been my most-played CD since I got it last week; I think it's very good and a much better listen than the old RCA Victor album. Compared to the rather dull presentation on the RCA record, the sound on this new CD lifts the thing to a much better level. (The writer of the liner notes is correct in pointing this out; however, his notes could have done with some proof-reading!)
BIG stuff from Tiomkin! Some lovely melodies and I really don't mind the lyrics being slightly corny at times. Somehow it all works. "Shalimar Garden" in particular is just a great tune.
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The next track is the spoken introduction by Lowell Thomas, setting the scene. Then we have the score many of you will be familiar with as issued on LP, but now greatly improved sound, and in STEREO!
Question: Is it truly in stereo; can you hear specific instruments coming from the left or right channel? Or is it merely enhanced in spatialized mono?
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The next track is the spoken introduction by Lowell Thomas, setting the scene. Then we have the score many of you will be familiar with as issued on LP, but now greatly improved sound, and in STEREO!
Question: Is it truly in stereo; can you hear specific instruments coming from the left or right channel? Or is it merely enhanced in spatialized mono?
In another thread about the CD it was already stated that it's not true stereo, but enhanced from mono sources - and that this is also listed in the booklet (something about "digital tricks"). On Amazon's UK website are clips from every track. For me this is not stereo.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00NQLLQ62
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Yes, this is enhanced mono.
As John Caps had noted, tracks 3-16 are the mono tracks from the 1957 RCA LP LOC-1034, still available on an RCA Spain CD.
Tracks 2 and 17 are ripped from the DVD/Blu-ray.
Track 1 is from FSM's Bernstein Film Music Collection box set.
Tracks 18-21 are from pop singles, also mono, with the Norman Luboff Choir.
Tracks 22-23 are also from mono pop singles, with the Hugo Winterhalter Orchestra.
Bosley Crowther's original 1957 NY Times review is not kind to the music:
http://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9507E1D9103EE23BBC4D51DFBF66838C649EDE
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