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Ghost Story's score is very Stravinsky. L'Histoire du soldat?
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All this impressionistic music on Ghost Story (great organ & vox!) is really turning my imagination on. Sinuous and slinky, like the ghost herself. And the bombast is great, too. Superb percussion work. What a great recording for 1981. I'm guessing Mr. Matessino had a better time on this than he had on Jaws. Tremendous album.
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Ghost Story's score is very Stravinsky. @ Mr. BornOfAJackal: I repeat my question of January 7th last: L'Histoire du Soldat?
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I seem to remember that someone started separate threads for each of these Quartet releases. It might even have been me, but I can't find them at the moment. Can someone bump them? I mean, if they exist.
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Hang on, let me check my journal...
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Hang on, let me check my journal... Good man McGann. You were there, blabbering on about how bits of GHOST STORY were like POLTERGEIST. Actually, I said it first then you agreed with me. So the separate threads do exist. Unless it was this one.
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BornOfAJackal: Ghost Story's score is very Stravinsky. Advise & Consent: @ Mr. BornOfAJackal: I repeat my question of January 7th last: L'Histoire du Soldat? I've never heard L'Histoire du Soldat. I was referring to specific textures and rhythms in Ghost Story's score that reminded me of Le sacre du printemps and the Firebird Suite. _________________________ BornOfAJackal: What a great recording for 1981. OnyaBirri: What do you mean? That they were using solid state by then, so an orchestral recording would not sound as good as a tube recording from the 1950s? Sounds better than Raiders of the Lost Ark. Sounds better than Chariots of Fire. Sounds a hell of a lot better than Stripes. Sounds a hell of a lot better than Goldsmith's The Final Conflict. All these classic scores from '81 have had crap sound, in my opinion. I think it has something to to with Peter Knight maybe having some control over the recording process.
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BornOfAJackal: Ghost Story's score is very Stravinsky. Advise & Consent: @ Mr. BornOfAJackal: I repeat my question of January 7th last: L'Histoire du Soldat? I've never heard L'Histoire du Soldat. I was referring to specific textures and rhythms in Ghost Story's score that reminded me of Le sacre du printemps and the Firebird Suite. _________________________ Yes, the score does sound Stravinsky-esque in parts, but I suggest you give L'Histoire du soldat a listen as you'll most likely recognize some inspiration (but not a mere copy) from that piece. In the score, the cue Dreaming, from 01:08 onward for instance, is a good example.
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Feb 9, 2020 - 1:36 AM
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Sounds better than Raiders of the Lost Ark. Sounds better than Chariots of Fire. Sounds a hell of a lot better than Stripes. Sounds a hell of a lot better than Goldsmith's The Final Conflict. All these classic scores from '81 have had crap sound, in my opinion. I think it has something to to with Peter Knight maybe having some control over the recording process. You may need to upgrade some elements (maybe just cables) in your system, since Raiders of the Lost Ark (or Chariots of Fire) sounds really superb: "As an avid listener of film music and, in particular, the recordings made by Eric Tomlinson. The DCC RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK CD sounds fabulous and, along with Intrada's NIGHT CROSSING album, is probably the best presentation of an Eric Tomlinson recording made at Abbey Road during the 1980s" (Chris Malone). The original Polygram CD also sounds really good. I just have the MCA LP and Varèse CD of Ghost Story, but considering the work of Mike Matessino on his other releases, he probably remixed everything louder, which you may like. I usually prefer more natural perspective and dynamics, which Eric Tomlinson's recordings (and mixes) have plenty to offer.
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Nono: "As an avid listener of film music and, in particular, the recordings made by Eric Tomlinson. The DCC RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK CD sounds fabulous and, along with Intrada's NIGHT CROSSING album, is probably the best presentation of an Eric Tomlinson recording made at Abbey Road during the 1980s" (Chris Malone). The original Polygram CD also sounds really good. I just have the MCA LP and Varèse CD of Ghost Story, but considering the work of Mike Matessino on his other releases, he probably remixed everything louder, which you may like. I usually prefer more natural perspective and dynamics, which Eric Tomlinson's recordings (and mixes) have plenty to offer. I'm a big fan of all the John Williams/LSO/Eric Tomlinson collaborations except (and by "except", I mean only the sound quality/mix) Raiders. The Chariots of Fire album always sounded muddled to me. Maybe Vangelis submitted dubs. Night Crossing is a stunner. Always listening to that one. You didn't quibble with my harsh judgement of Stripes and The Final Conflict. Tomlinson recorded The Final Conflict, didn't he?
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Nono, I've re-evaluated the Raiders soundtrack after my first listen to the Concord Records edition. My previous bad opinion of the Raiders soundtrack was based on frustration with the vinyl and CD's from Columbia and Polydor, as well as disappointment with the DCC compact disc. I understand the DCC vinyl record was very well done. All my complaints are now resolved! "Indy Rides the Statue" is great!
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Feb 11, 2020 - 2:38 AM
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Nono, I've re-evaluated the Raiders soundtrack after my first listen to the Concord Records edition. My previous bad opinion of the Raiders soundtrack was based on frustration with the vinyl and CD's from Columbia and Polydor, as well as disappointment with the DCC compact disc. I understand the DCC vinyl record was very well done. All my complaints are now resolved! "Indy Rides the Statue" is great! The DCC CD may sound "wadded" depending on the Hi-Fi system, and I think it's more difficult to get an "opened" sound with a CD than with a vinyl, especially on a transistor amplifier. I use a vacuum tube amplifier, and actually can't listen to transistor amplifiers anymore. The DCC CD can also sound fabulous, as Chris Malone said. And the Polydor CD also sounds great to me, as most of the CDs from the 80s. Like most people, I have been accustomed to the artificial sound of the remastered editions over the years, more or less compressed, equalized (especially in the bass register), cleaned and polished, sometimes over polished. I just can't anymore.
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