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I had the CLoud Nine CD release of the score and jumped immediately when FSM released this complete edition - a lot of work and well worth the effort on their part.
I bought the DVD when it was released a few years ago, having seen it on TV years before but more importantly, having also seen it in a screening at the National Film Theatre in London, in which Elmer sat in on and participated in a talk afterwards with Cynthia 'bright red tights' Millar. The film was very, very powerful on the big screen and Elmer was surprised when most of the audience laughed at the scene where a nun nursed Dean Martin's Bama in hospital after his diabetes diagnosis and didn't know if it was due to her flirtacious behaviour or her nurses hat.
It was part of an Elmer Odyssey, as we chatted at the NFT on the Saturday, then interviewed him on the Monday for Soundtrack magazine (along with three other film music journalists from other publications/websites) and finally attended his eightieth birthday concert at the Albert Hall a couple days after that, where he was whisked away at the end by Michael Aspel, for his surprise This Is Your Life recording.
Elmer commented when he watched the film at the NFT, when the opening titles started he said to himself 'sonofagun, that's Bernard Herrmann!' in terms of the tone of the cue - which he'd never really thought about before. I zeroed in on one aspect of the score, the cue underscoring Dave Hirsh's (Frank Sinatra) settling into his hotel room, underscored by the bluesy saxophone and then being interrupted by a classical violin as the camera focuses on the classic literature books he pulls from his kitbag. Elmer wanted to help illustrate the 'other side' of Dave's persona.
Funny story, at the end of the interview, I said to Elmer 'I'm not envious of your talent or your wealth - but you've got FORTY YEARS on me and you have more HAIR than I do!'. Then, standing alongside him for a photo, I looked over and said 'Well, at least I'm taller than you' and he replied 'EVERYone's taller than me!'.
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