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When Henry Mancini recorded Lifeforce, he is said to have been quite apologetic to the orchestra stating the music was “no Moon River.” By all accounts Mancini had some regret of pigeon-holing himself as a composer of ‘light’ music, even though it most certainly made him a household name and very successful.
Lifeforce is terrific dramatic Mancini magic and I can’t wait to hear Intrada’s new version.
Chris
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In my view, Mancini was a superb composer—equally able to deliver knockout dramatic underscore and knockout popular themes. I don’t think it was a case of the LSO disrespecting his music, more a reminder that Mancini himself saw Lifeforce as a serious dramatic scoring assignment. He had a great rapport with musicians so I don’t think there would have been any dissent.
Chris
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Okay. Who the hell put this in iTunes under “easy listening”??????
“That there Mancini guy, he's all cocktails and finger sandwiches, right?”
Am I the only one who thinks that Son of Web of Destiny A.K.A. Web of Destiny, Part II has some of the most impressive bits of explosive brass ever?
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Oct 19, 2022 - 8:45 AM
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danbeck
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Received my Michael Kamen and Mancini sets.
it's great to have the complete Kamen recording, the orchestral tracks are good and sound great. The synth material interesting with the memorable "tickling" motiv. But it was clearly meant to be a patchwork to be used as connecting tissue more than a score with its own themes and identity. The main point of interest is to recognize "Kamerisms" that are used on other scores from him.
As to the Mancini score, oh boy!
It has been a favorite for me ever since acquiring the Varese original album and the subsequent BSX complete edition that already sounded very good.
But Intrada's release in on a new level. Clearly they worked from much superiour sources, from the original Eric Tomlison mixes, and it sounds cristal clear, with every orchestral detail apparent a fantastic stereo image. The London Symphony Orchestra sounds massive here.
I also liked the track separation spliting "the Discovery" in two and, specially The Grandson Of Web (now with its undamaged chorus) and the End Titles.
Great packaging, lines notes, sound quality, this is the definitive "perfect" edition this score deserved!
I can not recommend this edition enough, even for those who already had the BSX edition.
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