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I have a copy of The Criterion "Spellbound" and it has music written specifically for the firtst run of the film - an overture and exit music. Can someone tell me if these two pieces were recorded by Intrada for their impending release? Thanks! I don't know whether Intrada recorded these pieces but I don't think Rozsa wrote an "Overture" for Spellbound. The "Overture" on the Criterion DVD as well as later pressings of the Anchor Bay DVD is obviously a cut and paste job taken from the music track. The "Exit Music" is a three minute orchestral version of the "Spellbound Concerto". I'm not sure where this particular recording of the Concerto originated and I don't think it's available on disc. So perhaps this was indeed recorded by Rozsa as "Exit Music".
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Unfortunately Sullivan says nothing in his book about the Overture or Exit Music.
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And neither was recorded at the sessions last November for that same reason.
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I don't have the original radio discs Selznick assembled from the score (not the ARA re-recording), could these pieces come from those masters? The 13 minute transcription disc used for radio broadcasts is on the UK Flapper CD. I've just had a listen to it again. The Overture on the Criterion DVD, consists of the Scherzo, Love Theme and End Title but is not taken from the transcription disc. However the Concerto on the Exit Music DOES come from the transcription disc.
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" Selznick had entrance and exit music prepared for the premieres of many of his most famous films. While it is unlikely that such overtures and exit music would have been heard outside of the premiere at first run theaters in major cities, they do survive. Restorer Scott McQueen has discovered and restored the extra music for a number of Selznick classics including SINCE YOU WENT AWAY, THE WILD HEART and DUEL IN THE SUN (with 2 overtures). According to McQueen, the overture and exit music to SPELLBOUND appear to be original arrangements, unique cues, and not simply lifts from the underscore as the DUEL IN THE SUN and WILD HEART overtures are. Criterion is grateful to MR. Mcqueen for finding and restoring this valuable material and we are proud to present it here for the first time in any home video format." Well, if that's what Criterion's notes say, verbatim, the fact that they couldn't even spell Scott MacQueen's name right opens everything else asserted therein to scrutiny and skepticism.
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Do you mean that the above correctly quotes Criterion's text, or that Criterion's text spelling Scott's name "McQueen" is correct? Scott's surname is "MacQueen, not "McQueen." He is a friend of mine; I may not be privy to his innermost secrets, but I do know how he prefers to be addressed. The chief point is, however, that inattention to detail, however peripheral, reflects on the quality of the entire body of a work, regardless of the product in question -- something that indifferent news organizations, and Detroit's automakers, have found out, to the regret of both.
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Do you mean that the above correctly quotes Criterion's text, or that Criterion's text spelling Scott's name "McQueen" is correct? Scott's surname is "MacQueen, not "McQueen." He is a friend of mine; I may not be privy to his innermost secrets, but I do know how he prefers to be addressed. The chief point is, however, that inattention to detail, however peripheral, reflects on the quality of the entire body of a work, regardless of the product in question -- something that indifferent news organizations, and Detroit's automakers, have found out, to the regret of both. I think he clarified that the spelling in the Criterion text was the "correct spelling" (i.e., MacQueen) and that it was his typing that was at fault. If I can comprehend that without effort, I'm certain that -- with effort -- you can.
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Mark_of_Score-O: Well, if that's what Criterion's notes say, verbatim, the fact that they couldn't even spell Scott MacQueen's name right opens everything else asserted therein to scrutiny and skepticism Joe C: Sorry my typing is not up to your standards, but Criterion has the correct spelling, MacQueen. BTW, your sarcasm is unnecessary and does not add to the discussion at hand. It's part of the Score_O experience.
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