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Thanks, friend.
But where can one find "Tell Me a Story" in the movie?
I believe it is the cue for the phone call between Walken and Wood after their blow-up at the restaurant.
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BRAINSTORM may be my favorite Horner score, and his London Symphony Orchestra re-recording among my all time favorite soundtrack recordings.
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I remember when the film was first released. Star Trek II had caused everyone to sit up and take notice of this "new guy" a year earlier, but in 1983, when he delivered Something Wicked This Way Comes, Krull and Brainstorm within months of each other, it was pretty clear James Horner was a major new talent.
Plus he rounded-out that year with Uncommon Valor, Testament, The Dresser and Gorky Park, which pretty-much solidified his newly-won reputation.
Oh, slightly off-topic, but I was saddened to learn that that architectural wonder, the Burroughs Wellcome building (where much of Brainstorm was shot) was razed just a couple of months ago...
https://www.dezeen.com/2021/01/27/demolition-of-paul-rudolphs-burroughs-wellcome-building-underway-in-north-carolina/
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What about all the alternate and rejected cues?
1. I'm not a Prokofiev, YOU'RE A PROKOFIEV
2. Weepy Donuts
3. The Knife
4. Karen's Gift to Michael... It's a Coffee Table Book
5. Do the Brainstorm (disco source)
6. "Do the Yeezstorm" - Kanye West feat everyone but Kanye
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Yeah, I'd buy that. It was the first Horner score where I said 'wow'!
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Been listening to this again today. What a powerhouse this score is. Desperately in need of an update though - as good as the Varese sonics are.
Why is this "desperately" in need of an update? The recording and sound quality is very good. It's not the original filmtracks, granted, so if you want those, they still have to be released.
However, the London Symphony Orchestra recording Horner made is -- if push comes to shove -- the one I would prefer anyway to listen to. So it's a terrific recording in top sound. I am not saying this release cannot possibly be improved (more in depth booklet, perhaps a release like Damien - Omen II with the film recording and the re-recording, etc.), but lots of things can be improved. I don't see this "desperately" in need of an update though. And I'm saying this as someone who is a big fan of the score, I consider it among Horner's finest, if not even his finest.
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Because BRAINSTORM is one of the very best of Horner, and it is a great film too. So there you go.
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What about all the alternate and rejected cues?
1. I'm not a Prokofiev, YOU'RE A PROKOFIEV
2. Weepy Donuts
3. The Knife
4. Karen's Gift to Michael... It's a Coffee Table Book
5. Do the Brainstorm (disco source)
6. "Do the Yeezstorm" - Kanye West feat everyone but Kanye
I ve seen Weepy Donuts on Elfman albums, but what does it mean.
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Been listening to this again today. What a powerhouse this score is. Desperately in need of an update though - as good as the Varese sonics are.
Why is this "desperately" in need of an update? The recording and sound quality is very good. It's not the original filmtracks, granted, so if you want those, they still have to be released.
However, the London Symphony Orchestra recording Horner made is -- if push comes to shove -- the one I would prefer anyway to listen to. So it's a terrific recording in top sound. I am not saying this release cannot possibly be improved (more in depth booklet, perhaps a release like Damien - Omen II with the film recording and the re-recording, etc.), but lots of things can be improved. I don't see this "desperately" in need of an update though. And I'm saying this as someone who is a big fan of the score, I consider it among Horner's finest, if not even his finest.
Because it's not the film recording, there's music missing, the disc is 40 years old, it's arguably a milestone Horner career score... yeah, I'm with you that the album we have is a wonderful thing, but it is 7 cues of a re-recording!
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Because BRAINSTORM is one of the very best of Horner, and it is a great film too. So there you go.
And as such it has already a terrific presentation of its music, with the London Symphony Orchestra, perhaps the best album Horner ever recorded. So now what?
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Because it's not the film recording, there's music missing, the disc is 40 years old, it's arguably a milestone Horner career score... yeah, I'm with you that the album we have is a wonderful thing, but it is 7 cues of a re-recording!
The film recording isn't nearly as good as the London Symphony Orchestra recording Horner specifically made for listening purposes. I get it when die hard fans and completionists crave every last bit that was ever recorded, but that's still a far, far cry from "desperately" needing a new release, which obviously implies the current release is wholefully inadequate, which it is not.
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