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You've lost me William. but if James has recorded either The Vikings or Dr Zhivago, then I'm very happy and will be buying either or both of them.
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Jan 28, 2011 - 6:39 PM
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Probably a matter of opinion, Doug. But I was hoping you might comment on my last two sentences.
Paul - I didn't say I thought SINBAD was a good film - or better than SODOM. I was simply saying, on an objective level, that it has more recognition from the public at large than SODOM, which few people have even heard of. Personally I think THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD is one of the worst films which Harryhausen was ever involved in. Of the two scores, I certainly prefer SODOM but the OST of SINBAD is so bad that I think it's more in need of a rerecording.
I think that'd be a toss-up. The Sodom sound is bad enough to dissuade me from listening to it much of the time, which is a pity for such a great score. I have to admit that after listening to Sinbad once I was not drawn back to it (except for that one fight cue--something to do with Kali). It's exotic, but just not a score with much depth or resonance for me; if I never heard it again I'd not be much bothered. Maybe I just don't care for these lightweight "kiddie' scores, because I don't care for Thief of Baghdad either. Give me Rozsa in deep, ponderous mode, thanks; I can find others for the light stuff. 
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Before we slag off the Digitmovies people however, it's worth remembering that remastering is an art, and at the time that was released, there was a universal consensus among the 'buffs' (including here!) that reverb was Satanic, and dry sound was sacred. I never agreed with that. FSM allow a slight gloss on their recordings, and that's why they're so great. The same people who said, 'I hate reverb' were the very people who said 'FSM is brilliant'.
The 2CD Sodom and Gomorrah sounds horrible because it is EQ'd so poorly, not because it's a dry recording. It's literally painful for me to listen to most of it. I briefly tried to fix it, but it seemed like every track was mangled in a different way. I quickly ran out of patience with it.
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The 2CD Sodom and Gomorrah sounds horrible because it is EQ'd so poorly, not because it's a dry recording. It's literally painful for me to listen to most of it. I briefly tried to fix it, but it seemed like every track was mangled in a different way. I quickly ran out of patience with it.
Ah yes, but it was never a dry recording anyway. It was very lush and had a hint of echo originally. By sampling too loud, the equalisation was never going to be anything but grim. All I'm saying is that a slight echo will make the scratchy clip-offs less noticeable, but it's still sub-par. It's almost as if they were trying to recapture the grim old sound of the Nascimbene albums, which again all need re-doing.
It's a shame that they muffed it. I recall somewhere noticing that the 'Queen's Bath' cue is slightly different in one bar than the version in the 2LP and the boot. That set me to wondering if other tapes exist. They did pick up the extra choruses at the end of disc 2. Somebody must have mixed the complete OST for the DVD.
Anyhow, it's out for a duck this time. With all this stuff re the Rozsa estate, it'll be at the tail end of the innings for future matches. But great score though it was, it's not a money-spinner I'm sure.
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Is Dr. Zhivago really in 'need' of a new recording? What's wrong with the original recording? Also, since it was made in 1965 I doubt it's the late 60's score that James' is hinting at...
No, but it's a contender for the 'epic' one. But I don't think they can both be Jarre ... or can they?
Unless it really IS 'The THIRD MAN' ...
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