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Quartet Records is proud to present its new release, a completely unreleased Bernstein score from the nineties...
CANADIAN BACON
Music Composed by Elmer & Peter Bernstein
Conducted by Elmer Bernstein
Limited edition of 1000 units
Quartet Records is pleased to present the world premiere release of a powerful, hilarious score co-composed by Elmer and Peter Bernstein for the 1995 MGM comedy Canadian Bacon. An anti-militarist farce written and directed by Michael Moore (Bowling for Columbine, Farenheit 9/11), the film starred John Candy, Alan Alda, Rhea Perlman, Kevin Pollack and Dan Aykroyd.
Moore chose Elmer Bernstein because he wanted the same musical treatment for his film that Bernstein had given to some favorite ’80s comedies (Stripes, Ghostbusters, Trading Places, Meatballs): a serious score that would contrast with the comic intent of the film. Although by the mid-nineties Bernstein was tired of scoring comedies, he agreed to compose the score for Canadian Bacon – in collaboration with his son Peter – because he liked Moore’s ideas.
The Bernsteins provided a bombastic, militaristic score, full of leitmotivs, hymns and lots of action music. Canadian Bacon is one of Elmer Bernstein’s great achievements of the ’90s, sadly forgotten due to the failure of the film at the box office. It is music deserving of rediscovery.
The music, conducted by Elmer Bernstein, was recorded at Angel Studios in London. The package includes a 12-page full color booklet with liner notes by Randall D. Larson. A treat for all Bernstein fans!
This releases are available now on pre-order. The CDs will ship next Monday 10th.
For more info and listen audio samples, please visit www.quartetrecords.com
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A nice surprise and a great musical colloboration of Elmer and Peter Bernstein. This is another very welcome release from Quartet Records, a definite "ordered" from me! Thanks Quartet!
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[Just a little bit surprised at how quickly this one slid down the page(s)]
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Just to remind those folks who may not be aware, Peter Bernstein will be conducting a special Tribute To Elmer Bernstein concert in Cordoba, Andalusia, Spain, at the end of this month. I am looking forward so much to attending this unique occasion and fitting tribute to one of the greatest of film composers! Maybe I will be lucky enough to ask Peter to sign my Rough Riders CD and of course Canadian Bacon if I receive it in time? Anybody else here going to the Festival?
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Really love the sound samples on this. And props to Quartet for allowing streaming of so much of it, as well.
I received this excellent Quartet Records release today, listened to it three times already! It's a very enjoyable disc indeed and well worth having. In many places the music brought to my mind the Denver Free Militia theme from The Hallelujah Trail! It also has a lot of that sort of highly enjoyable 'creeping around' type scoring particular indeed to The Hallelujah Trail and it's all the more enjoyable for that! Stripes is another Bernstein score that this one brings to mind with some great writing for snare drums!
The booklet has informative liner notes by Randall D. Larson who interviewed Peter Bernstein for this project, and Peter gives us some great insights into the working relationship between father and son on this assignment and how they shared the scoring tasks and segments. Peter tells us that the soundtrack was recorded in London and Elmer's conducting is certainly crisp...even crispy(!) and the digital mastering on this release is top notch! Also, it should be noted that the orchestrations are by Emilie A. Bernstein, so it's a real family affair! I must say I'm enjoying this one a lot, thanks to the increasingly endearing Quartet Records for rescuing this gem from the vaults!
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Yeah, I can't believe how little attention this seems to be getting. Somewhat well known film, I thought (well, I've heard of it anyway!) 90s title. Totally unreleased Bernstein. Why aren't people freaking out?
Yavar
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Yeah, I can't believe how little attention this seems to be getting. Somewhat well known film, I thought (well, I've heard of it anyway!) 90s title. Totally unreleased Bernstein. Why aren't people freaking out?
Yavar
For the same reason they weren't freaking out about The Rat Race and Summer and Smoke, two brilliant and classic Elmer scores that still haven't sold out, The Rat Race having been totally unreleased. If they're not freaking out about that, then why would they be freaking out about some 90s thing by him that no one's ever heard of. Certainly one of the lowest-grossing films in history. I'm afraid the days of Elmer being an instant sellout are gone - it's a little sickening, actually.
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Same with The Shootist/Sons of Katie Elder.
Elmer is no Goldsmith, Barry or Williams when it comes to sales.
Unless its a BIG title like 10 Commandments, Ghostbusters, Great Escape or Airplane most film score fans don't care about Elmer. Sad, but true.
Same goes with North, Newman and a host off other golden/silver age composers -- the big titles sell, while their lesser known works linger.
MV
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I remember being just flabbergasted when Lukas revealed that The Great Santini, despite being limited to ONLY 1500 copies (incredibly low for an FSM title, much less one by the one of the greatest composers of all time!) had only sold 700 copies to-date!
It's just hard to believe. Bernstein's my second favorite "Silver Age" composer and it's sickening, indeed. Thank god my favorite (Goldsmith) sells so well so I know I'll get definitive versions of all his scores that still survive...
I'm especially shocked about the two John Wayne westerns not selling fast at 2000 copies, MV. That's high profile, well-remembered stuff!
Yavar
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I don't understand why you are shocked !!
Many users have repeatedly stated that there is just too much coming out and some products - regardless of the composer - are suffering from this.
Even I reduced my purchases. Not because of financial issues but I just don't have the time to listen to everything that is coming out and interests me.
I've reduced my purchases as well, mostly due to financial issues. Even a Goldsmith premiere album like THE SALAMANDER, or a longtime Grail like the original CHARADE tracks, isn't a Day One order any more. I will buy these at some point, but not just yet. Over the decades I've learned whose music I liked and whose music I didn't (throw rocks if you like, but I'm not a fan of Elmer, and neither the Golden Age nor the modern scoring styles do anything for me anyway) so I never blind-buy any more either.
But it isn't just economics: I sometimes look at my shelves and think "I have enough now. I don't need any more music." Even some of my favourite scores like OBSESSION, KRULL or TWISTER get played only rarely. And the bulk of my CD collection is never played at all so I'd sooner cut it back by several hundred than add to it. Also, thanks to Varese, Intrada, LLL etc, most of the scores I ever wanted I now have. In a sense, I don't think there is "too much coming out", because I'm not bothered with most of it anyway, the way I used to be. Once upon a time I bought everything I could - loads of boxes from Djangos and Second Spin as well as Intrada and SAE and Varese. Not any more.
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I don't understand why you are shocked !!
Many users have repeatedly stated that there is just too much coming out and some products - regardless of the composer - are suffering from this.
Even I reduced my purchases. Not because of financial issues but I just don't have the time to listen to everything that is coming out and interests me.
I also love and watch movies. I am married and have a daughter - and yes, I also want to sleep.
I agree that the sheer amount of things being released is having an effect on the buying habits of many collectors. There was a time when I would buy every North, Newman and Waxman CD that was coming out, for example, but eventually something had to give and now I focus on my particular favourite composers and everything else is decided on a case by case basis. I do actually still get all the Elmer CD's, because he is one of my personal faves (so I do have the above-mentioned titles from Kritzerland and LLL, and am very grateful for them!), though I haven't yet bought CANADIAN BACON. That's only because I don't like ordering one CD at a time as I want to buy a few things and save on postage, so haven't bought it direct from Quartet, and I was waiting for it to actually come in stock at Intrada or SAE before ordering. Now that they have it, it will go in my next order.
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I usually like much of Elmer's music. But the music samples of CB didn't really convince me to spend my money on such a release. So, it's a rather low priority for me.
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