I guess this one falls under the category of "Guilty Pleasure", but I have to say that when I saw this film I was absolutely captivated by Michel Legrand's scoring.
It was, I believe, an American-International film. Not a big budget and no name stars (at that time), although the supporting cast sported a few names. It was the second time I had seen Timothy Dalton in a film, I think. The first time was "The Lion in Winter". Here, he was Heathcliff, and IIRC, Anna Calder-Marshall was Cathy. The critics were harsh, but the preview looked good. I enjoyed it a lot, but it was the score that I loved.
I was amazed a soundtrack LP was issued. I was also amazed some years back when that soundtrack found its way onto CD.
thanks for the fine selections during the last days (esp. the 4 horemen, unfortunately i totally missed the release back then on Rhino , never recognized it was relases, i absolutley love the theme on the John Williams CD with I. Perlman)
I own not much af Michel Legrand and have not heard many of his scores, but this sounds promising
short quest to the specialists. is it based on a known folk tune i know the theme somehow , but can not remember , where from
Update: (thats what i had in mind and confused me , not the same, but similar )
The first half of the album has a fair amount of variety, but I think the real issue with Cathy's Theme as Legrand wrote it is that the theme itself is repetitive compared to other treatments of the same story.
The film itself never made a strong impression on me: it seemed to follow many reimaginings of classic literature of the time into capturing aspects of the youth culture that was ascendant rather than in intentions of the author. Still, I enjoy the score very much even if Alan and Marilyn Bergman's lyrics are really forced in the vocal track.
Sakamoto's score for the 1992 version is much superior and captures the tone of the book quite well. Newman's 1939 music is, of course, classic.
Sakamoto's score for the 1992 version is much superior and captures the tone of the book quite well. Newman's 1939 music is, of course, classic.
Yes, I agree. These are my two favorite Wuthering Heights scores. The 1939 film only covers the first half of the novel. The 1992 version covers the whole novel.
Sakamoto's score for the 1992 version is much superior and captures the tone of the book quite well. Newman's 1939 music is, of course, classic.
Yes, I agree. These are my two favorite Wuthering Heights scores. The 1939 film only covers the first half of the novel. The 1992 version covers the whole novel.
Hi Joan. I agree that nice as this score is, and there are some gorgeous pieces of music, I prefer the Sakamoto score over this one. The Alfred Newman score is a revelation of it's own, because Newman's is a masterpiece. I'm fortunate to actually own the Sakamoto score as a Japanese import. I cannot even recall how I got it!
, never recognized it was relases, i absolutley love the theme on the John Williams CD with I. Perlman)
, not the same, but similar )
