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Did you not say you worked in tv as an editor? As a writer, producer, one-time director, bon vivant, and general know-it-all. But not as an editor. Not an editor? That explains everything!
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I can't believe I'm admitting this...but I bought this some time ago, and I've yet to listen to it. There it sits on my shelf, sealed, waiting to be opened and listened to. Sometimes I'm a little too meticulous, in that I want to watch (or rewatch, if it has been a long while) the show before listening to the music, to gain better context. And I've still not got around to it. Fail. Let the laughter and scorn commence!
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It is really sad, not only because it means there will never be a Vol. 2 with Robert Folk and Morton Stevens scores, because it probably means they won't pursue other similar anthology show score releases, like the 80s Alfred Hitchcock Presents. That show had some shared composing alumni with both the 80s Twilight Zone (Basil Poledouris, Elliot Kaplan, Craig Safan) AND Amazing Stories (Danny Elfman, Thomas Newman, Ken Wannberg)...PLUS names like Ernest Gold, Peter Bernstein, Michel Colombier, Sylvester Levay, Hummie Mann, Nicholas Pike, and more. Bummer. Yavar
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It is really sad, not only because it means there will never be a Vol. 2 with Robert Folk and Morton Stevens scores, because it probably means they won't pursue other similar anthology show score releases, like the 80s Alfred Hitchcock Presents. That show had some shared composing alumni with both the 80s Twilight Zone (Basil Poledouris, Elliot Kaplan, Craig Safan) AND Amazing Stories (Danny Elfman, Thomas Newman, Ken Wannberg)...PLUS names like Ernest Gold, Peter Bernstein, Michel Colombier, Sylvester Levay, Hummie Mann, Nicholas Pike, and more. Bummer. Yavar I don't remember how many they pressed, but perhaps there could be a smaller quantity for volume 2? The first volume did still sell out eventually.
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Actually I think they eliminated it from their catalogue, AFTER taking the unusual step of permanently discounting the price by like 30%! At this point I think a Vol. 2 is pretty hopeless, I'm afraid. Roger had said at the time (because people did inquire about the Stevens and Folk scores, and the rest of the McCarthys) that a Vol. 2 was *possible* only if Vol. 1 did well. Yavar
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Replicant, just a heads up about delayed opening/playing of stuff. It's best to open up right away these days to check no discs are missing or have any marks or faults on them. Leave it too late and you might struggle to get any replacements if needed. You are absolutely right, Kev. I've thought about that often but haven't been good about checking. And as wonderful as our soundtrack labels are, there have been a number of needed replacements and fixes.
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I wonder what the reasons were for this title not selling well. It had all of the makings to be a success.
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I wonder what the reasons were for this title not selling well. It had all of the makings to be a success. Whatever it was, it was not the music, because that is really good.
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I worked on this for Intrada and was sorry it didn't perform better. I had experience with the CBS collection at UCLA, where the master tapes are housed. In fact I had a set of digital photos that we (two librarian staff and I) took, at my request, of the contents of a hundred-plus boxes that had yet to be inventoried. Without those pictures, you cannot find everything that they have, as not everything is findable via their online aid. So that is how I came to be involved. I worked closely with Roger Feigelson, for whom this was a passion project lasting many years. It was a ton of work to locate the tapes, and then more work to sort out UCLA's bureaucratic requirements to allow them to be taken out of the library to be digitized. It was also very expensive, because the library wanted a set of transfers done at their archival specs and with their nomenclature, which substantially increased the work for the transfer engineer, John Davis. But fortunately the sound quality of these stereo masters is excellent. I seem to remember a bunch of other complications. CBS has gone off and on as far as allowing products to be made of The Twilight Zone franchise, depending on their plans at any particular time for a revival. I seem to remember this almost canceled the album but we argued our way into being "grandfathered" due to the project taking so long. I remember pushing for a 3CD set because the way the masters were organized, we ended up with a lot of scores being transferred that were not part of Intrada's initial wish list. Many scores were paired in the recording process (putting them on the same master tapes) due to production needs. The Elliot Kaplan score to "The Last Defender of Camelot" comes to mind. Does anybody really want an Elliot Kaplan score? I don't know but I thought it was lovely and we already had it, so why not? We definitely wanted to release some Morton Stevens scores but were told we could not by CBS, with no explanation. I think it's safe to say that the lawsuit between the Stevens family and CBS over the Hawaii Five-O theme and its copyright renewal registration was the reason why—they don't want to do anything that could make that situation worse. The William Goldstein scores had been licensed by CBS to the composer for a digital release—but it was a nonexclusive deal so we were able to include them as well...they are very good, especially "Her Pilgrim Soul." The Goldstein digital release has a sample-rate error causing some of the tracks to play at the wrong speed; they are correct on the Intrada release. The Basil scores are excellent, particularly "Monsters!" I thought. My favorite Safan score is "Wong's Lost and Found Emporium." But my favorite score in the collection is the J.A.C. Redford, "What Are Friends For?" That one is outstanding. I'm glad we got the album released and thank Roger and Doug for including me and releasing the 3CD set. I really am sorry it didn't perform better, but I know the people who really dug it are happy, which is the most important thing. Lukas
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Thank you, Lukas, for that lengthy explanation of the process behind this release. I always love hearing about the work involved in bringing these projects to fruition. I think it's a good reminder of the hurdles and legalities you guys face when attempting to get this music to the fans. It sounds like a blessing that we've got what's on this release. It's just a shame that it's highly unlikely that we will get another volume, due to poor sales. At any rate, a big thank you for your efforts.
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Thanks for that great story behind the set, Lukas! Do you recall why it was decided to leave off the Robert Folk scores? Their omission surprised me since Intrada has a history of championing the composer... Yavar
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