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LOG IN Forgot Login? Register General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board Search Terms:  Search Within:  topics posts since 2019 2018 posts 2017 posts 2016 posts 2015 posts 2014 posts 2013 posts 2012 posts 2011 posts 2010 posts 2009 posts 2008 posts 2007 posts 2006 posts 2005 posts 2004 posts 2003 posts 2002 posts 2001 posts 2000 posts users  search tips  You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1      General Discussion: Romeo & Juliet, 1968 - 'What is a Youth'   Last Post   Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 10:42 AM     By:   Montana Dave   (Member) I realize this kind of music and this kind of film has gone out of fashion, especially around this board. However, as a young teen, back in 1968, this Franco Zeffirelli film, this score, this scene and this song, 'What is a Youth', left indelible impressions on me that exist to this day. Absolute perfection. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nYG_wQMheg    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 10:49 AM     By:   robertmro   (Member) Sorry I couldn't help it.    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 10:51 AM     By:   Tango Urilla   (Member) The 1968 Romeo and Juliet, film and score, will never go out of fashion. Don't mind if I use this opportunity to ask: are we ever going to see a proper release of this incredible score?    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 11:02 AM     By:   blue15   (Member) Plenty of proper releases: It's had 3 CD releases: Capitol (ost, 9 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/4957718?ev=rb Cloud Nine (ost, 20 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7661796?ev=rb Silva Screen (new recording w/Nic Raine & City of Prague Orchestra, 21 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7661796?ev=rb Plus numerous vinyl releases around the world since the day the film premiered in 1968.    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 11:18 AM     By:   TacktheCobbler   (Member) Plenty of proper releases: It's had 3 CD releases: Capitol (ost, 9 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/4957718?ev=rb Cloud Nine (ost, 20 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7661796?ev=rb Silva Screen (new recording w/Nic Raine & City of Prague Orchestra, 21 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7661796?ev=rb Plus numerous vinyl releases around the world since the day the film premiered in 1968. The original recording could certainly use a reissue.    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 11:18 AM     By:   Tango Urilla   (Member) Plenty of proper releases: It's had 3 CD releases: Capitol (ost, 9 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/4957718?ev=rb Cloud Nine (ost, 20 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7661796?ev=rb Silva Screen (new recording w/Nic Raine & City of Prague Orchestra, 21 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7661796?ev=rb Plus numerous vinyl releases around the world since the day the film premiered in 1968. The Capitol, if I'm not mistaken, has movie dialogue over the music, pretty much defeating the purpose of putting the music on disc. I wasn't aware of the Cloud Nine release. Is it the original score without dialogue? How is the quality of the Silva Screen rerecording? I always prefer to have the original score as recorded for the film, but there are some quality rerecordings I enjoy.    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 2:50 PM     By:   joec   (Member) Plenty of proper releases: It's had 3 CD releases: Capitol (ost, 9 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/4957718?ev=rb Cloud Nine (ost, 20 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7661796?ev=rb Silva Screen (new recording w/Nic Raine & City of Prague Orchestra, 21 tracks) - https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/7661796?ev=rb Plus numerous vinyl releases around the world since the day the film premiered in 1968. The Capitol, if I'm not mistaken, has movie dialogue over the music, pretty much defeating the purpose of putting the music on disc. I wasn't aware of the Cloud Nine release. Is it the original score without dialogue? How is the quality of the Silva Screen rerecording? I always prefer to have the original score as recorded for the film, but there are some quality rerecordings I enjoy. The cloud nine is a cd reissue of the Capitol score only lp. . Both the lp and the CD are rarely seen nowadays.. the music only lp was quite generous with 45 to 50 minutes of music tracks. This deserves a first class reissue. Not sure why one of our favorite labels has not done this.    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 3:18 PM     By:   .   (Member) The voice on the Silva re-recording spoils an otherwise-pleasing CD.    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 4:25 PM     By:   Thor   (Member) Such a beautiful score. The song version of the love theme may be a bit hokey, but the theme itself is just gorgeous. And somewhat of an evergreen.    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 4:33 PM     By:   Bond1965   (Member) Maybe Quartet Records will tackle this. They have done quite a bit of Rota lately as well as titles from the Capitol/EMI catalog. James    Posted:   Dec 22, 2018 - 5:23 PM     By:   EdG   (Member) It seemed to me the film soundtrack was different than the Capitol recording. Was the score re-recorded for stereo lp or is it the same as the film? I know Silva later re-recorded and expanded the contents of the Capitol lp.    Posted:   Dec 23, 2018 - 5:59 PM     By:   John B. Archibald   (Member) Such a beautiful score. The song version of the love theme may be a bit hokey, but the theme itself is just gorgeous. And somewhat of an evergreen. ROMEO AND JULIET is sublime Shakespeare. Shakespeare invented hokey. In 1968 Zefferelli’s film was a massive sensation, especially since this was the first time the characters were played by actors close to the right ages. The score is marvelous, one of Nino Rota’s best. But, as I recall, only the Silva recording includes the dance cue, ‘“The Moresca,” which was apparently an actual Renaissance piece.    Posted:   Mar 18, 2019 - 7:19 PM     By:   .   (Member) I think Silva really should do a "Big Country" with their Romeo and Juliet CD. Their Moross recording had its unsatisfactory Main Title redone and the better version was added to the subsequent pressing of the CD. Similar should happen with the insipid performance of "What is a Youth".    Posted:   Mar 19, 2019 - 3:16 AM     By:   Thor   (Member) That's a bit harsh, but yes -- it could do with a vocal makeover. Then again, aren't there several versions of this song out there, with superior singers?    Posted:   Mar 19, 2019 - 7:53 AM     By:   Joe Caps   (Member) The Capitol recordings are MPOT the actual soundtrack, often in different tempos and somethimes keys than the film is.    Posted:   Mar 19, 2019 - 10:18 AM     By:   joec   (Member) The Capitol recordings are MPOT the actual soundtrack, often in different tempos and somethimes keys than the film is. What is MPOT?    Posted:   Mar 19, 2019 - 10:18 AM     By:   joec   (Member) The Capitol recordings are MPOT the actual soundtrack, often in different tempos and somethimes keys than the film is. What is MPOT?    Posted:   Mar 19, 2019 - 11:43 AM     By:   EdG   (Member) The Capitol recordings are MPOT the actual soundtrack, often in different tempos and somethimes keys than the film is. I thought so.    Posted:   Oct 25, 2019 - 7:52 PM     By:   .   (Member) Received my copy of the Quartet. Great release, but on the subject of the singer, I notice that Quartet credits the singer as being "Glen Wesson", when his name is Glen Weston.     General Discussion: Romeo & Juliet, 1968 - 'What is a Youth'    < 1  >   Go to page:  1   First Post    General Discussion • Trading Post • Non-Film Score Discussion  Profile • Preferences • Community Rules • Help/Contact • Search Board You must log in or register to post.   Go to page:  1

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