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Just a memory from the "oldster" sofa: Northwestern University built a gorgeous new student center while I was an undergrad -- and one of the wings had a beautiful "listening" suite with multiple booths each equipped with then state of the art Koss headsets linked to discrete audio sources (both lp and tape). In addition, there was a separate room equipped with state of the art quad sound --and the room was fairly large with cubes for sitting -- facing Lake Michigan with an absolutely stunning view.
The "Sisters" Entr'acte ERQ-7001 lp in its first incarnation was encoded in quad sound -- and I can clearly remember the day when I booked the "quad" room and asked the manager of the listening suites to give the lp a spin and to crank the sound way up (the room was soundproofed as a necessity!).
I will never ever forget when that blood curdling, bone freezing, music wailed to life in that room with me in the center -- surrounded by glorious Herrmann terror.
The lp, at least back then in that room using quad decoding, sounded as beautiful as anything I've heard before or since.
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Just a memory from the "oldster" sofa: Northwestern University built a gorgeous new student center while I was an undergrad -- and one of the wings had a beautiful "listening" suite with multiple booths each equipped with then state of the art Koss headsets linked to discrete audio sources (both lp and tape). In addition, there was a separate room equipped with state of the art quad sound --and the room was fairly large with cubes for sitting -- facing Lake Michigan with an absolutely stunning view.
The "Sisters" Entr'acte ERQ-7001 lp in its first incarnation was encoded in quad sound -- and I can clearly remember the day when I booked the "quad" room and asked the manager of the listening suites to give the lp a spin and to crank the sound way up (the room was soundproofed as a necessity!).
I will never ever forget when that blood curdling, bone freezing, music wailed to life in that room with me in the center -- surrounded by glorious Herrmann terror.
The lp, at least back then in that room using quad decoding, sounded as beautiful as anything I've heard before or since.
Lucky devil!
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"Sisters" is a way low budget programmer, but I've seen far worse. It has it's moments. I've always wondered if Benny might have thought he was scrapping the barrel, though.
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"Sisters" is a way low budget programmer, but I've seen far worse. It has it's moments. I've always wondered if Benny might have thought he was scrapping the barrel, though.
Howard Blake, who performed synthesizer on Sisters, and was close to Herrmann near the end of the composer's life, had this revealing anecdote...
"I played synthesizer for an appalling film called Sisters...and I said to Bernard: 'This is absolutely garbage Bernard. Why are you doing it?' and he burst into tears -- I felt terrible. He said 'I just want to work, Howard. I've got to work!'"
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"Sisters" is a way low budget programmer, but I've seen far worse. It has it's moments. I've always wondered if Benny might have thought he was scrapping the barrel, though.
Howard Blake, who performed synthesizer on Sisters, and was close to Herrmann near the end of the composer's life, had this revealing anecdote...
"I played synthesizer for an appalling film called Sisters...and I said to Bernard: 'This is absolutely garbage Bernard. Why are you doing it?' and he burst into tears -- I felt terrible. He said 'I just want to work, Howard. I've got to work!'"
Answers it pretty well.
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He was going out in style by the time of TAXI DRIVER, and in demand again.
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Feb 18, 2012 - 12:46 AM
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Agree 1000 percent with Den - it's a clever and endlessly entertaining
film for me, so I must be a total idiot, no shock there - and Herrmann's
score is bliss for horror fans - romantic, shocking, quirky, creative. I
caught this in the early throes of Herrmann adoration, along with another
idiot movie, OBSESSION, so I cannot be swayed, but it's interesting to see
what others opinions are. The SCCD does sound awful, but part of the charm
of this score/film is the awful CD sound quality.....go figure. Herrmann was
a genius, even when he didn't have to be....
...and the 'Cake' music. My God, I 'obsessed' over that for months, and any
piece of art/music that can do that to a person....has to be considered, right?
The ending of this picture, and that damned 'Cake' music - my 15 year old brain
didn't know what to make of it, maybe I still don't, but if that doesn't get under your
skin, well....
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Feb 18, 2012 - 11:50 AM
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I'm glad to see the SISTERS love here.  I was 10 when the film was
shown in my area, circa 1974. THE EXORCIST had been released just
around the same time (Chistmas of '73). My folks refused to take me
to see possessed Linda Blair, but DID allow me to go along for
Margot Kidder's siamese twin-murder opus! No matter though.
That murder sequence scared the living poo out of me, and I had
many sleepless nights ahead of me. The image of a completely
crazed and psychotic, knife-wielding Kidder with that twisted look
on her face was forever etched into my nightmares. Herrmann
provided his MOST frightening score EVER, imo. De Palma's
direction was brilliant, not only providing scares, but also
visual delights (his first foray into split-screen territory was
something awesome to behold, since I had never seen anything
like that before), and lots of neat story twists, and a very ironic
and clever ending. Oh, and that totally weirded-out black & white
hypnotised-nightmare sequence. Yikes! Yep...SISTERS will forever
be one of my favorite horror films. SISTERS and BLACK CHRISTMAS
are easily Kidder's best films.
Den
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If only he would have lived a couple of years longer, he just missed some very good musical projects. A great loss
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A perfect example of a score better then the film deserved. At the time 'Sisters' was made, Jerry Goldsmith was usually the one you called for something like that.
In any case, if you liked 'Psycho', you are gonna like 'Sisters'.
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