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Feb 12, 2021 - 2:04 AM
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MusicMad
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I must admit that Jerry Fielding is one of those composers who has, largely, passed me by ... or should that be the other way round?  I have only three of his scores: The Outfit (1973) which I like, The Gauntlet (1977) which I so-so like (great opening track) and Lawman (1971) which is also hit and miss for me. Also, when I've noticed his music - such as The Enforcer (1976) - I haven't been tempted to get the soundtrack.
But during our off-forum chat last evening I lowered the tone significantly when I mentioned another Jerry Fielding album I own: Debbie (1959) ... Debbie Reynolds ... 12 easy-listening songs, arranged and conducted by JF. https://www.discogs.com/Debbie-Debbie/release/8241405 It's good to know he went on to better things ... (even if his avant-garde style was not to my taste).
I also have Frank Sinatra's recording of the song Heart of Mine by JF (lyrics by Ned Washington) for the film Advise & Consent (1962) but amongst nearly 1,300 FS recordings, this song doesn't get much air-play.
So, in answer to the posed question I would suggest (i) any of the three scores I own ... very different and each has good cues (if not solidly enjoyable); and (ii) I should expand my JF collection and see if a decade of Stravinsky, Bartók, Bacewicz, Berg, et al. has opened my ears to JF's work.
Mitch
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Here are some (post-bicentennial) titles not frequently championed:
GRAY LADY DOWN
THE BIG SLEEP
ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ
FUNERAL HOME
While not personal faves, these are still moderately good Fielding scores (IMO).
If one is receptive toward Fielding's electronic soundscapes heard in DEMON SEED,
then one might not be dismissive about ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ.
THE BIG SLEEP could be a good listening companion along with David Shire's FAREWELL, MY LOVELY.
The underwater submarine disaster GRAY LADY DOWN may be diluted Fielding suspense music in comparison to his pre-Watergate masterpieces, but I'm grateful that Fielding was not obligated to mount the late-'70s bandwagon by emulating Holst and brassy heroic marches.
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