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Hello all out there in Soundtrack Land:
So, I never got this lp when it first came out, never saw the movie either. I am not a Mancini completist. Though I do think he wrote some lovely themes here and there, such as THE MOLLY MAGUIRES, I have never found him to be what I might term a creator of comprehensive scores, with interlocking developed themes.
So, how does his score for VISIONS OF EIGHT compare to the rest of his work? Is it just unrelated themes? I notice it is now available as an import on SAE, and I'm considering getting it.
Awaiting input...
Thanks.
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Hello all out there in Soundtrack Land:
So, I never got this lp when it first came out, never saw the movie either. I am not a Mancini completist. Though I do think he wrote some lovely themes here and there, such as THE MOLLY MAGUIRES, I have never found him to be what I might term a creator of comprehensive scores, with interlocking developed themes.
So, how does his score for VISIONS OF EIGHT compare to the rest of his work? Is it just unrelated themes? I notice it is now available as an import on SAE, and I'm considering getting it.
Awaiting input...
Thanks.
Well, here are some samples that you can hear and make up your own mind about:
Theme for the Losers
http://youtu.be/DR9ca32oq3Q
Olympic Village
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFVWHcrpLgQ
Pretty Girls
http://youtu.be/CiycdpIJqto
IMHO, it's one of the best items in his catalog, well worth picking up.
Ford A. Thaxton
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Feb 19, 2014 - 11:59 AM
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Jim Doherty
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I'm afraid I can only offer a few memories, as I no longer have the LP. I remember that "March of the Olympians" was served up in two different versions; one was a swinging big band rendition, and the other a march variation with syncopated accents, similar to something like Williams' 1941 march, although not as light. I also remember a really pretty piece ("Soft Flight") for high, suspended string chord, with the melody is slowly played by... is it a harpsichord, a zither? (It's the plinky-sounding instrument Georges Delerue used to use a lot, like in " Just as you are, I love you" from THE HORSEMEN). At any rate, it was just a beautiful, floating piece of music, like a soft dream.
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Forget soundtrack holy grails, this film is at the top of my DVD grail list (as the only unreleased work of Milos Forman).
Holy Grail? It's readily available on DVD via Olive films. Amazon is asking just $12.46.
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Thanks for the info, everyone.
Though I enjoyed the "Losers" theme, the others sound pretty Mancini-generic, like outtakes from any number of other Mancini scores, most of which, barring a few central themes, have always seemed pretty interchangeable to me.
Though I may still end up getting the score....
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I was surprised by how much electronic music there was in the film. Did any get onto the LP?
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I remember getting the LP for 69 cents or perhaps it was 3/ $1.00. Great Sealed Cut Out LP Soundtrack which showed up in the good old Cut Out Bins at WOOLWORTH. I still have it. Wasn't a big Mancini fan but I kind of enjoyed it. My favorite tracks: "Salute to the Olympians" at 16:30 and the Finale Version of it at 31:50
It seems Sir Dave, that the "Spaced Out" track at 5:20 may be the only exclusively electronic track on the album. Some other tracks may have elements.
"Cut-outs!" "3 for a dollar!" I haven't heard those words in an age. The Zoobley-Zoob must be back!
Thanks for cluing me in.
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