And to Josh Mitchell (with whom I've had other dealings tonight!), I'll bet you also like Jerry Goldsmith's soundtrack to "The Boys of Brazil," based on another Ira Levin novel. How about Jarre's "Night of the Generals"? Or Horner's "Gorky Park"? In the case of "The Boys of Brazil," I see that Amazon has it for $69.99, elsewhere for $38.95 and, used, $29.99 plus shipping.
Thanks for the info, Ron. Yep, I have (and love) the scores from The Boys from Brazil and Gorky Park, but Night of the Generals wasn't even on my radar. I just listened to some samples online, and it's definitely one that I would buy in a heartbeat if it were re-released. The Intrada CD ran about 40 minutes... If there was indeed more music in the film, perhaps an expanded edition is somewhere in the works?
I was just about to ask if it were possible that any label could release the full score for this, and now I see it's been sitting gathering dust in my local (400 miles away) store for six years.
I was just about to ask if it were possible that any label could release the full score for this, and now I see it's been sitting gathering dust in my local (400 miles away) store for six years.
Ordered!
Great pick. Komeda's palette was quite unusual & experimental. i love them spooky chants & bold electronics its really crafted so well that is worth the £ alone. Some of the atmospheric cues are creepy as hell there well pieced together too & the melodic + folksy + jazz pieces with real instruments their delightful cues really cool. RB is good as scores get. Glad its expanded well done LLL, MV his guys clearly define score releasing & know exactly what we want love it#
This is always a seasonal favorite. As usual, I had to do some minor surgery on the released version, in particular re-integrating the source cues where they belong and getting rid of the godawful yeehaw number.
But this remains a superb gothic/macabre/supernatural score.
Poor Komeda. What else may he have accomplished had he not died so young.
I'm a fan of that mid-60s, "25% Americanized" Latin Soul/Boogaloo sound; discs can be very tough to find, and buying blind it's easy to strike out, but when you find a good nugget it generally hits it out of the park. Harvey Averne is usually a pretty solid bet. I've got the Fania CD release of "The Harvey Averne Dozen."
I'm a fan of that mid-60s, "25% Americanized" Latin Soul/Boogaloo sound...
OH, I am too! I just never heard of this guy.
I have to tell you about an amazing Boogaloo vinyl collection I amassed about 10 or 15 years ago from an estate sale. All LPs were $2 apiece. I was so simultaneously thrilled and overwhelmed that I almost threw up when I walked into the house!
I hope you're not the guy who, about 20 years ago at an estate sale, along with his girlfriend, hauled like 14 boxes of what appeared to primo vinyl into a corner and rebuffed my attempt to browse them, saying "I'm buying these!" Then proceeded to cherry-pick through the boxes and ultimately bought only 2-3 boxes' worth.
If you've got a stash of Latin Soul vinyl, you may be sitting on a goldmine! Earlier today I checked eBay for the "Harvey Averne Dozen" LP, and see a copy currently listed for over $500. (Also a recently-sold copy for $270.)
I hope you're not the guy who, about 20 years ago at an estate sale, along with his girlfriend, hauled like 14 boxes of what appeared to primo vinyl into a corner and rebuffed my attempt to browse them, saying "I'm buying these!" Then proceeded to cherry-pick through the boxes and ultimately bought only 2-3 boxes' worth.
If you've got a stash of Latin Soul vinyl, you may be sitting on a goldmine! Earlier today I checked eBay for the "Harvey Averne Dozen" LP, and see a copy currently listed for over $500. (Also a recently-sold copy for $270.)
That wasn't me, I promise! Send me an e-mail if you want. In my profile.