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 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 2:00 PM   
 By:   La La Land Records   (Member)

LOW STOCK ALERT!
Less than 200 units of Tiomkin’s 55 DAYS AT PEKING remain!
Get yours now at before they are gone!


LA-LA LAND RECORDS PRESENTS
NEW RELEASES: Tues, 1pm (PST) MARCH 13, 2012

“THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE: LIMITED EDITION”
Music by Dimitri Tiomkin
Limited Edition of 2500 Units
RETAIL PRICE: $19.98
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ORDER “THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE: LIMITED EDITION” on March 13 (1pm PST) at www.lalalandrecords.com

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RETAIL PRICE $19.98

La-La Land Records and Sony Music present the remastered and expanded release of renowned composer Dimitri Tiomkin’s (55 DAYS AT PEKING, GIANT, RIO BRAVO, THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA) original motion picture score to the 1964 Roman era-set feature film epic THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, starring Sophia Loren, Stephen Boyd, James Mason, Alec Guinness and Christopher Plummer, and directed by Anthony Mann. Mr. Tiomkin’s Oscar nominated, Golden Globe winning score is among his finest – large in scope, yet uniquely brash and brimming with energy and ornamentation. Remastered from the original ¼ inch LP master tapes in the Sony vaults and expanded with bonus mono cues, this 65 minute presentation is the most definitive, official release of the original THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE score to date. Produced by Didier C. Deutsch and Mark G. Wilder and mastered by Mark G. Wilder, this limited edition release of 2500 units features striking art design by Jim Titus and exclusive, in-depth liner notes by film music writer Jeff Bond.

TRACK LISTING:

1 Fanfares and Flourishes :53
2 Overture 2:45
3 The Fall of Love 2:37
4 Lucilla’s Sorrow 1:49
5 Ballomar’s Barbarian Attack 1:42
6 Morning 1:08
7 Profundo 2:38
8 Notturno 2:03
9 Pax Romana (Bolero) 5:20
10 The Prophecy 1:10
11 Persian Battle 2:06
12 Dawn of Love 2:23
13 The Roman Forum 4:51
14 By Jove (“Triumph and End of Part 1”) :41
15 Intermezzo: Livius and Lucilla (“The Fall of Love Intermission”) 2:21
16 Addio 1:58
17 Tarantella 2:20
18 Resurrection 2:56
19 The Fall of Rome 2:14

BONUS TRACKS (MONO):

20 Dawn on the Northern Frontier (“Aurelius Awaits Dawn”) 2:18
21 Arrival of Livius 1:03
22 Old Acquaintances “Lucilla and Livius” 4:33
23 Decoy Patrol (“The Signal to March”) 1:00
24 Battle in the Forest/Reinforcements (“Barbarian Ambush 1 & 2”) 3:51
25 Conflict in the Caverns (“Ballomar’s Barbarian Attack Part 2”) 1:47
26 Passing the Torch 2:30
27 The Army Enters Rome/ The New God/The Challenge (“Commodus Deified”) 4:04

Total Time: 65:00

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 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 2:23 PM   
 By:   mildcigar   (Member)

Ordered with a box of cigars.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 2:32 PM   
 By:   Spymaster   (Member)

Ordered and... shipped already! Golly! :-)

 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 2:43 PM   
 By:   Gary S.   (Member)

Ordered. Even though I have the recent recording from Tadlow, I view this as a must buy.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 3:10 PM   
 By:   Joe Brausam   (Member)

It's been out for an hour and only 3 replies?

I've ordered this of course, it'll make a wonderful companion piece for the awesome Tadlow recording - thanks!

 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 3:12 PM   
 By:   Gary S.   (Member)

My copy already shipped along with The Lone Gunmen and Greystoke. smile

 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 3:57 PM   
 By:   Dana Wilcox   (Member)

Mine ordered and shipped also. This is the one (for me) to have. The sound samples are spectacular! Great job as always, LLL, many thanks.

 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 4:05 PM   
 By:   George Komar   (Member)

This will sit nicely on the shelf beside James Fitzpatrick/Nic Raine's spectacular re-recording.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 4:09 PM   
 By:   Spymaster   (Member)

Ordered. Even though I have the recent recording from Tadlow, I view this as a must buy.

Yup. Also the old Varese and Cloud Nine CDs. I should be able to replace the latter two with this.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 4:22 PM   
 By:   MMM   (Member)

Another wonderful release. Can't wait to hear it.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 4:35 PM   
 By:   filmo   (Member)

this is a really wonderful release and i am definitely getting this score. i just want to know if i can pick up any differences from the tadlow release in terms of intonation and any other harmonies where i can compare the emphasis in both recordings and see how they deal with many passages in the music. a must for any tiomkin fan.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 4:35 PM   
 By:   filmo   (Member)

this is a really wonderful release and i am definitely getting this score. i just want to know if i can pick up any differences from the tadlow release in terms of intonation and any other harmonies where i can compare the emphasis in both recordings and see how they deal with many passages in the music. a must for any tiomkin fan.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 4:59 PM   
 By:   .   (Member)

this is a really wonderful release and i am definitely getting this score. i just want to know if i can pick up any differences from the tadlow release in terms of intonation and any other harmonies where i can compare the emphasis in both recordings and see how they deal with many passages in the music. a must for any tiomkin fan.

The one track on this CD (or at least my previous incarnation of it) that I definitely prefer to the re-recording is the funeral scene for Marcus Aurelius.

 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 5:49 PM   
 By:   Chris Rimmer   (Member)

Ordered.
The sound on the samples is pretty impressive.
This will make a splendid companion for La La Land's 55 Days At Peking.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 5:58 PM   
 By:   pp312   (Member)

The one track on this CD (or at least my previous incarnation of it) that I definitely prefer to the re-recording is the funeral scene for Marcus Aurelius.

Yes, something went wrong there; I was really disappointed. The whole thing sounds sort of muffled and lacking spirit, and that fabulous, very Tiomkinian (hey, I coined a word!) trumpet call toward the end is almost inaudible.

 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 7:18 PM   
 By:   Sirusjr   (Member)

I'm going to wait to hear people's comparisons of this with the Varese editions. The samples sound very bright but there are only a few samples.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 7:28 PM   
 By:   .   (Member)

The one track on this CD (or at least my previous incarnation of it) that I definitely prefer to the re-recording is the funeral scene for Marcus Aurelius.

Yes, something went wrong there; I was really disappointed. The whole thing sounds sort of muffled and lacking spirit, and that fabulous, very Tiomkinian (hey, I coined a word!) trumpet call toward the end is almost inaudible.


To anyone hearing the re-recording only, I'm sure they'd be very happy with that cue (just as I am with the rest of the superb Tadlow/Prometheus set), but the original version of that particular cue is somehow more powerfully "Wagnerian" and weighty. The brass is more brutal and prominent. I must have the new LLL if only primarily for the remastered version of that cue.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 9:43 PM   
 By:   Sketchkid   (Member)

Ordered along with 55 Days (and four others)! Not really familiar with either but I enjoyed the online clips, and there's something about listening to an older recording that gives me some added enjoyment.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 13, 2012 - 10:28 PM   
 By:   Limmerine   (Member)

Without hearing samples, ordered directly.
Scores from historical epic films always sound great.

 
 
 Posted:   Mar 14, 2012 - 12:00 AM   
 By:   axolotl113   (Member)

Ordered along with 55 Days (and four others)! Not really familiar with either but I enjoyed the online clips, and there's something about listening to an older recording that gives me some added enjoyment.

I'm also surprised that the Tadlow recording somehow managed to omit that very emphatic gong note at the end of "Pax Romana". Other than that and the above, it's a great addition to the Tadlow re-recordings. As for the La-La Land disc, I'm trusting it's more than just a straight recycled combo of the Columbia-Varese/Cloud Nine tracks. In any event, happy to have it.

 
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