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I love that Quartet drops titles like this without a lot of fuss. This is a fantastic release and I imagine it will be gone very quickly. Bravo!
I agree No clues, no hints, no frenzied speculation. Just announce it and watch it disappear.......
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One question-where are the tracks 'Arrest' and 'Survival' (tracks 9 and 14) off the previous release ,017179-2.
Fear not: you get everything! Absolutely none of Goldsmith's score is missing. "Arrest" on the Universal France CD was an edit of "The Pearl" and the final part of "Gift From the Sea." "Survival" from the first album was a cut-down edit of "Farewell–Part 1," "Farewell–Part 2" and "End Title," all of which are on the Quartet release. (You didn't mention it, but "Theme (Short Version)" from the previous CD was a reprise of material from "Farewell–Part 2." Quartet's "Papillon (Theme Variation)" is actually the previously unreleased insert that replaced the end of "Hospital" in the film.)
Not only is the whole score here, but folks who buy this release are going to be able to enjoy passages of music that they've NEVER HEARD before! What was available at the time of the previous expansion was the cues as they had been edited for the film. This time around, Quartet had access to the full score in the form of a recently located pristine 8-track element, which Mike Matessino has beautifully mastered! There is about 1:23 of previously unreleased material in "Catching Butterflies." "The Dream" is about 30 seconds longer, as is "Farewell–Part 2." "Gift From the Sea" has a bit of material restored, and "The Pearl" appears as its own track. "The Garden," which did not appear on the original album or in the final film, is entirely unreleased and previously unheard! And then there are the alternates and source music.
As for the songs, the Nicoletta recording remains exclusive to the UMG France CD, I believe for licensing reasons. But we should bear in mind that Goldsmith did not personally work on either this song or the Engelbert Humperdinck recording; other arrangers simply adapted his melody. These are merely two of many international covers of the tune, and can be regarded as nice extras.
Working on this release was a revelation for me. To hear the music in its fullness, as it was recorded, and in such superb sound is extraordinary. I hope Goldsmith fans won't hesitate to pick it up! It is the definitive version of one of his great masterpieces.
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Working on this release was a revelation for me. To hear the music in its fullness, as it was recorded, and in such superb sound is extraordinary. I hope Goldsmith fans won't hesitate to pick it up! It is the definitive version of one of his great masterpieces.
Dang it, Wedge, you got me! I wasn't going to get this - I've got the earlier releases, and great as it is it's just not a favorite score. Probably because I'm really not that fond of the main theme - as Goldsmith said once, he felt it was too on-the-nose, but then said he was wrong and Schaffner was right. Still a bit too on-the-nose for me.
But then I listened to the clips, which do sound pretty terrific, and then there's the Matessino magic, and now this. A Wedge endorsement is good enough for me.
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I CAN'T GET THE DAMNED CLIPS TO PLAY!!!! Some help, please?!?!?!
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One question-where are the tracks 'Arrest' and 'Survival' (tracks 9 and 14) off the previous release ,017179-2.
Fear not: you get everything! Absolutely none of Goldsmith's score is missing. "Arrest" on the Universal France CD was an edit of "The Pearl" and the final part of "Gift From the Sea." "Survival" from the first album was a cut-down edit of "Farewell–Part 1," "Farewell–Part 2" and "End Title," all of which are on the Quartet release. (You didn't mention it, but "Theme (Short Version)" from the previous CD was a reprise of material from "Farewell–Part 2." Quartet's "Papillon (Theme Variation)" is actually the previously unreleased insert that replaced the end of "Hospital" in the film.)
Not only is the whole score here, but folks who buy this release are going to be able to enjoy passages of music that they've NEVER HEARD before! What was available at the time of the previous expansion was the cues as they had been edited for the film. This time around, Quartet had access to the full score in the form of a recently located pristine 8-track element, which Mike Matessino has beautifully mastered! There is about 1:23 of previously unreleased material in "Catching Butterflies." "The Dream" is about 30 seconds longer, as is "Farewell–Part 2." "Gift From the Sea" has a bit of material restored, and "The Pearl" appears as its own track. "The Garden," which did not appear on the original album or in the final film, is entirely unreleased and previously unheard! And then there are the alternates and source music.
As for the songs, the Nicoletta recording remains exclusive to the UMG France CD, I believe for licensing reasons. But we should bear in mind that Goldsmith did not personally work on either this song or the Engelbert Humperdinck recording; other arrangers simply adapted his melody. These are merely two of many international covers of the tune, and can be regarded as nice extras.
Working on this release was a revelation for me. To hear the music in its fullness, as it was recorded, and in such superb sound is extraordinary. I hope Goldsmith fans won't hesitate to pick it up! It is the definitive version of one of his great masterpieces.
INCREDIBLE!!! I had no idea about the missing cue or substantial previous edits to Catching Butterflies and such. That, plus the alternates, plus new mastering, plus good liner notes...I am so SOLD on this release that I already placed my order from SAE without even bothering to combine it with anything to save on shipping like I usually do. I can't afford to risk missing out on such a definitive presentation of one of the greatest Goldsmith scores of all time.
Yavar
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