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PAUL CHIHARA COLLECTION, THE: VOLUME ONE - THE MISSISSIPPI (1977)
https://tinyurl.com/y8844uj2
SRP: $17.95
The First 50 copies purchased through Buysoundtrax.com will be autographed by composer PAUL CHIHARA.
Here is a audio sample from this album: https://tinyurl.com/y789r9a5
“I’ve always been interested in music and in movies, since a very early age,” said Japanese-American composer Paul Chihara. His life experience has ranged from family incarceration during World War II’s Japanese Relocation program to musical training under
Nadia Boulanger at the Paris Conservatoire, and further studies at the Hochschule für Musikin Berlin. He’s been a Professor of Music at UCLA, a music advisor to Zubin Mehta, conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic for ten years, while he was developing the first electronic music studio at UCLA. He was the first composer in residence of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra when it was conducted by Sir Neville Mariner. He got into film scoring through a happenchance call from Roger Corman, who was seeking a graduate student to help with a new science fiction movie, a request Chihara, having just retired from UCLA to become a classical composer, filled personally, presenting myself as his own graduate student. He wound up scoring Corman’s DEATH RACE 2000 and opening up a new career in film composing while continuing to maintain a respected career in classical concert music.
Among Chihara’s early projects was scoring THE MISSISSIPPI, a 1977 documentary episode for the COUSTEAU ODYSSEY TV program, about the famous French undersea explorer, researcher, and filmmaker Jacques Cousteau’s expedition over the 2,350 mile-long Mississippi River, second longest river in North America. Chihara’s score, performed by members of the London Symphony fulfilling a freelance contract, is an integration of various Americana tunes of the 19thCentury and Chihara’s own original cues to support sequences that needed emotive dramatic support. These included a cheerful trumpet theme flavored with a precise swiftness suggestive of the mighty, modern Mississippi, and much music with arpeggios in the lower strings, which depicts the ongoing undercurrent of the churning water of the Mississippi.
Dragon’s Domain Records is excited to bring Paul Chihara’s score to THE MISSISSIPPI Mastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland with exclusive liner notes by author Randall D. Larson, with the participation of the composer. THE PAUL CHIHARA COLLECTION, VOLUME 1 is a limited edition of 1000 units. As a special offer, the first 50 people to order the album from the record label’s website will have their copy autographed by the composer at no additional charge. The album, to be distributed through buysoundtrax.com, is expected to begin shipping on August 30th.
PART I: RELUCTANT?ALLY
01. Opening Narration / Opening Titles (2:26)
02. Icy Dive / Making The River Safe (2:44)
03. Journey / The Buoys / Grounded Sand Barge / Grounded (2:52)
04. Vicksburg / Cotton Field (2:12)
05. The Lead Mine Drive / Grain / Leaving St. Louis (3:00)
06. Roping Cattle / Yellowstone / River Rafting (3:39)
07. Raptor Lead / Wounded Eagles / St. Louis Arch (2:54)
08. Loches (2:56)
09. Catfish (2:22)
10. Final Act / “In Part 2” / End Credits Part One (2:18)
PART II: FRIENDLY FOE
11. Prologue and Main Title Part Two / Opening (2:58)
12. Appointment with a Bear / Bear Cubs / Putting The Collar On (3:15)
13. Big Muddy (1:17)
14. Helicopter Flight (2:42)
15. Missouri River (1:20)
16. The Relic / Black Hills (2:47)
17. Powerful Lights (2:14)
18. Indian Hardships / Indian Legend (1:04)
19. Water Samples / Flooding / Flooded Town (2:48)
20. River Control / Holding Sites / Shrinking Delta (1:42)
21. Canadian Geese (1:39)
22. Wetlands (1:19)
23. Swamp Montage (2:54)
24. The River is Wiser / End Credits Part Two (2:11)
Total Time: 59:01
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It's not bad, but it just lacks something that makes me want to own it.
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Looks promising! I like what little Chihara I've heard, and I like Jacques Cousteau's taste in music.
Paul Chihara is a very underrated talent as far as we're concerned.
This release is just very pretty and lovely.
Something we do get as much as we should from current scores.
Ford A. Thaxton
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It's not bad, but it just lacks something that makes me want to own it.
The lack of a good and catchy design, this one looks terrible.
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Looks promising! I like what little Chihara I've heard, and I like Jacques Cousteau's taste in music.
Paul Chihara is a very underrated talent as far as we're concerned.
This release is just very pretty and lovely.
Something we do get as much as we should from current scores.
Ford A. Thaxton
Any chance of a PRINCE OF THE CITY up the road?[
FYI, the soundtrack to “Prince the City” is currently available on iTunes.
Asked for a CD release, I’m sure something is in the wind ; as to who will do it I have no idea
Ford A. Thaxton
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Looks promising! I like what little Chihara I've heard, and I like Jacques Cousteau's taste in music.
Paul Chihara is not only a wonderful human being but a very talented composer for both the screen and concert hall.
IMHO his film and TV work has been unfairly overlooked.
With luck we'll correct that.
Ford A. Thaxton
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EXCELLENT...Indeed an underrated or maxbe underrepresented composer.PRINCE OF THE CITY is also a fantastic sophisticated score of him
The man has written some wonderful scores that we hope to present in the future.
If you have heard the audio samples, by all means go here and take a list:
https://tinyurl.com/y8844uj2
I think they are quite good IMHO.
Ford A. Thaxton
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EXCELLENT...Indeed an underrated or maxbe underrepresented composer.PRINCE OF THE CITY is also a fantastic sophisticated score of him
Someday it will see the late of day on CD.
We are just waiting for the autographed booklets to arrive from Mr. Chihara and then we'll start shipping all of these out.
Ford A. Thaxton
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EXCELLENT...Indeed an underrated or maxbe underrepresented composer.PRINCE OF THE CITY is also a fantastic sophisticated score of him
Well we hope those of you who have received this have you given his spin and have enjoyed it
If anyone has any comments please feel free would love to hear them
Ford A. Thaxton
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EXCELLENT...Indeed an underrated or maxbe underrepresented composer.PRINCE OF THE CITY is also a fantastic sophisticated score of him
Well we hope those of you who have received this have you given his spin and have enjoyed it
If anyone has any comments please feel free would love to hear them
Ford A. Thaxton
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Really enjoying this disc! Very tuneful (some themes are new, some established), and a very nice listen. I hope there's more where this came from.
Schiffy, I'm confused by the description of this album on BSX's own site as well as on SAE. My introduction to Chihara's work was his exceptional score to THE MORNING AFTER. It's listed in the description of this release but not in the actual tracks. Is any of this wonderful score present on the disc?
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Schiffy? Anyone? Who has this collection and can answer my queries above? 
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