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Now the only thing left is THE SPECIALIST 
It was on the La La Land list a couple of years ago but fell through. However, it must surely be a possibility?
I doubt this will ever come out now. My understanding is the new structure at Warners does not support labels in the release of its film scores any more, effectively cutting off that whole line of film scores.
Cheers
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My understanding is the new structure at Warners does not support labels in the release of its film scores any more, effectively cutting off that whole line of film scores.
Cheers
La-La Land released The Swarm in 2020 and reissued A.I. Artificial Intelligence in 2021, both licensed from Warner Brothers.
Intrada released Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 2020 as well.
In the past 3 years, Varese's Club line has included US Marshals, Wild Wild West, Looney Tunes Back In Action, The Matrix, Elf, The Iron Giant, Presumed Innocent, and LA Confidential, all from Warners.
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Arguably, Barry's last really great film score.
I disagree with that.
Even I concede that the 1990s was a decade in which some of Barry's scores were not very special.
They were always good, polished film scores, just not always very special.
However, I think Indecent Proposal, The Specialist and Playing By Heart were three great film scores after Chaplin.
Cheers
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La-La Land released The Swarm in 2020 and reissued A.I. Artificial Intelligence in 2021, both licensed from Warner Brothers.
Intrada released Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves in 2020 as well.
In the past 3 years, Varese's Club line has included US Marshals, Wild Wild West, Looney Tunes Back In Action, The Matrix, Elf, The Iron Giant, Presumed Innocent, and LA Confidential, all from Warners.
I can't dispute that, I'm just remembering when Lukas Kendall posted this a few weeks ago:
In recent years, Warner Bros. has pivoted away from doing soundtrack album licenses at all, for a bunch of reasons that have to do with corporate ownership and directives, which I’m not really qualified to analyze—and even if I was, I’d probably keep my mouth shut.
Warner Bros. is a magnificent studio with a ton of film and TV music that they could monetize—and at the moment they don’t want to invest the resources into the legal clearances and research to do it.
Cheers
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Arguably, Barry's last really great film score.
I disagree with that.
Even I concede that the 1990s was a decade in which some of Barry's scores were not very special.
They were always good, polished film scores, just not always very special.
However, I think Indecent Proposal, The Specialist and Playing By Heart were three great film scores after Chaplin.
Cheers
I would add Swept from the Sea. One of my all time favourite Barry scores from 1997.
I don't disagree that you disagree with me.
I do like those scores, too. Playing By Heart is a great favourite of mine. I listen to it more often than Chaplin. But I feel a certain tiredness in it that's not present in Chaplin.
The Specialist has two wonderful themes. Superb music. However... they are reprised ad nauseam. That's why the entire score is not as great for me as Chaplin. (I've even seen the film back then on the big screen only because of JB writing the score - no other reason, honest.)
I'm only familiar with the 25 minute suite from Indecent Proposal, and it's almost 30 years since I've seen the film. Back then, the score didn't make much of an impression on me. The suite is nice but not great. But I hear the expanded CD is much better. Is it? I can't bring myself to watch that film again. So we keep our differences here.
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Jan 2, 2023 - 10:00 AM
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Enigma, Barry's last film score, has a beautiful main theme, but the rest of the music is admittedly lazy. The same can be said about most of his 90s work.
It seems Barry poured his last great efforts at nailing a good theme (and he almost always delivered) and basically went on auto-pilot after that. The movies he scored didn't help much either, and Barry was known for feeling very inspired if he had a good story to work with, or at the very least a high-profile film that could promote his name.
On the other hand, he also failed to find an interest in action movies by then, and the results are obvious. In the end, he just kept waiting for an extraordinary film to come his way, but that never happened after Dances with Wolves.
Alex
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I can't dispute that, I'm just remembering when Lukas Kendall posted this a few weeks ago:
In recent years, Warner Bros. has pivoted away from doing soundtrack album licenses at all, for a bunch of reasons that have to do with corporate ownership and directives, which I’m not really qualified to analyze—and even if I was, I’d probably keep my mouth shut.
Warner Bros. is a magnificent studio with a ton of film and TV music that they could monetize—and at the moment they don’t want to invest the resources into the legal clearances and research to do it.
Cheers
Thanks for that, Lukas actually has 2 blog posts that mention the current state of score licensing at WB
https://www.lukaskendall.com/post/the-dumbest-thing-i-hated-producing-cds-warner-bros-art-licenses
https://www.lukaskendall.com/post/warner-bros-layoffs
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Will the vocal stylings of Robert Downey Jr. be included?
You'll be able to create a playlist of the original album with this new release.
This is a feature I may never need, but I think it's great that you reliably do this whenever you can.
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Now the only thing left is THE SPECIALIST
It was on the La La Land list a couple of years ago but fell through. However, it must surely be a possibility?
I doubt this will ever come out now. My understanding is the new structure at Warners does not support labels in the release of its film scores any more, effectively cutting off that whole line of film scores.
Cheers
Did we believe that the Bond scores would ever be expanded or Disney would coperate with The Black Hole or the rejected score for The Golden Child would be released? . My point is that Executives move on and are replaced, attitudes and strategy change, tapes thought to be in landfill, turn up.
There is always hope.
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Indecent Proposal and Enigma are among my least favorite Barry scores.
Playing by Heart: That closing dance scene is masterfully scored.
The Specialist has so much more than 2 themes--there's haunting choral work, great suspense cues, and that scherzo that opens the score.
I think Ruby Cairo is underrated. On album it's a very nice listening experience.
I do think Chaplin is the best score he did after Dances With Wolves.
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I’d pick up a new Swept from the Sea in a heartbeat. Adore that one
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Jan 12, 2023 - 6:03 PM
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Amer Zahid
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CHAPLIN: 30th ANNIVERSARY EXPANDED LIMITED EDITION
LLLCD 1614
Music by John Barry
Limited Edition of 3000 Units
RETAIL PRICE: $21.98
STARTS SHIPPING JAN 20
Order yours from www.lalalandrecords.com starting12 noon (pst) on 1/13.
La-La Land Records, StudioCanal and Sony Classical celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the 1992 big-screen biographical drama CHAPLIN with a newly remastered, deluxe presentation of the film’s original motion picture score by legendary composer John Barry. Barry’s notable and elegant orchestral score, considered one of late composer’s last great works for the cinema, is an integral part of this creative and thoughtful chronicling of the career of the great Charlie Chaplin starring Robert Downey, Jr. and directed by Richard Attenborough. Romantic, dramatic, comedic and more, Barry’s diverse and thematically rich original score, recorded at Abbey Road with the English Chamber Orchestra, also interpolates a number of Chaplin’s own music compositions such as “Smile” and his scores to CITY LIGHTS and LIMELIGHT. Produced by Neil S. Bulk and mastered by Doug Schwartz, this special limited edition CD presentation is expanded with previously unreleased material and includes exclusive liner notes by journalist/author Jon Burlingame. This release is limited to 3000 units and features art design by Scott Saslow.
TRACK LISTING:
1. Chaplin-Main Theme 3:08
2. Hannah’s Hope† / Workhouse Chase / Mudflats 3:00
3. To The Asylum :57
4. Charlie On Riverbank 1:10
5. Charlie Proposes 3:01
6. Charlie Goes To The U.S. 2:57
7. In The Cutting Room 2:15
8. Discovering The Tramp / The Wedding Chase 4:03
9. Funny With A Hose / This Is My Work 1:26
10. News Of Hetty 1:01
11. Chaplin’s Studio Opening 1:58
12. The Roll Dance 2:34
13. To Salt Lake City 1:07
14. Salt Lake City Episode* 2:11
15. Tea For Four† 1:14
16. Hetty’s Dead / Smile** 2:43
17. Remembering Hetty 2:58
18. I Had No Home :31
19. From London To L.A. 3:21
20. The Hungry People / Smile** 1:50
21. Farewell Sweet Prince** 1:25
22. Joan Out Of Control :58
23. Joan Barry Trouble / Oona Arrives 2:15
24. Premiere Fanfare :43
25. It’s All Over / Guilty 1:20
26. Theme From “Limelight”* :48
27. They’ve Thrown You Out 1:14
28. Madness, Charlie? 1:00
29. Smile** 2:05
30. The Roll Dance 1:48
31. Chaplin-Main Theme / Smile* 4:47
32. Smile** 3:37
TOTAL SCORE TIME 66:25
ORIGINAL ALBUM SUITES
33. Early Days In London† 4:18
34. To California / The Cutting Room 3:44
35. News Of Hetty’s Death / Smile** 3:43
TOTAL SUITES TIME 11:48
TOTAL ALBUM TIME 78:13
*Composed by Charles Chaplin
**Contains “Smile” composed by Charles Chaplin
† Contains “The Honeysuckle and the Bee” by William Penn and Albert H. Fitz
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