I want to thank James for his efforts in getting this CD mastered, manufactured and distributed in the most difficult of circumstances.
Yes, and it is the final milestone of a road that has reached its endpoint. As promised.
Such a profound shame. Without sounding narcissistic, and all due kudos to James magnificent rerecordings (of which I have doubles), I hope someone somewhere manages to do Jungle Book.
James has said in the past that he like to do THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER. I hope he will get to it when his health permits. I think it will fit in nicely with a smaller score rather than THE PRIDE AND THE PASSION which would require a much larger expense. Hope springs eternal.
If say Pride & Passion were likely to be £100k or whatever, a new Kickstarter might be the better way to go. I'd back it by pre-paying for the CD, and if it takes 2 or 3 years to accomplish then so be it. Whatever makes life easier for James. Or maybe it's a Project that Leigh Phillips or another of his extended team could oversee. Let's face it James isn't getting any younger.
I still remember when I lived in the same house in Battersea with the Masheter Twins and Dave Stoner that James would often come for a meal and drinks and when everyone else retired for the night, James would go through my Laser Disc collection playing any obscure Maurice Jarre scores contained therein. He would never sleep.
