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Wow!!! Simply wow! Congrats to LaLa Land! This score sounds fantastic. And Conti's music ranks as my favorite of his scores along with BAD BOYS and GLORIA. The track titled "Stairway to Surrogate" - which I believe is the 'love scene' between Armand Assante and Barbara Carrera is just off the charts. It just may be my favorite Conti piece of all time.
If you're a fan of jazz influenced action/crime scores, don't miss out on this one.
can't wait to get mine.
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can't wait to get mine.
Same here. One of the few scores now that I have genuinely waited years for....
And I wish the film would get a proper DVD or Bluray release.
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This is a great disc to drive to. It can convert a simple errand to pick up the laundry into a grainy but exciting chase sequence.
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My first exposure to this score was in the cinema on its first release here in the UK. I remember going to see it with some friends. There was the quiet opening with the piano, then a sudden explosion of brass at about 7 seconds in, which made us all jump in our seats. We were all tapping our feet to the beat throughout the Main Titles, and ever since then I've wanted this score on CD.
My copy arrived yesterday and I've given it three listens already. It is indeed a great CD for driving in the car. Listening now, I am reminded how big a role the piano actually has in the entire score, not just the opening theme. But there is also plenty of space for other solists (sax, trumpet, drums/ percussion) to stretch out too.
I suspect that some detractors might say that the score is all snazzy style with little substance, but I think that for what it was written for, it actually does a great job. It is very jazzy (but with occasional classical meldings) and great fun to listen to. Likewise, I would imagine it was great fun for the musicians to record too (and Mike Lang's recollections in the liner notes clearly bear that out).
This is a great package from La La Land. I love the design of the booklet, a sort of facsimile of the pulpy detective novel that gave birth to the Hammer character, and the very informative liner notes. Lang's remembrances of the score are just the icing on the cake.
With this CD, I had the same sort of feeling that I got when I first heard Dominic Frontiere's Brannigan score - the feeling of anticipation built up over many years of waiting and hoping, mixed with the slight apprehension of 'what if it's not as good as I remember?'. And as with the former score, I am glad to say my memory didn't deceive me - Conti's music for I, The Jury is as enjoyable and as catchy today as when I first remembered it.
Thanks La La Land and everyone involved for finally getting this one out to us - a great job all round IMO 
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How does this music work in the film? I mean, it has a few moments that are pure film score, but a lot of it sounds like it could be absolute music.
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How does this music work in the film? I mean, it has a few moments that are pure film score, but a lot of it sounds like it could be absolute music.
That's what surprises me too - there are some real jazz performances, and I suppose it ties in with Mike Lang stating that Conti used to ask him for a 'performance' that sounded like him as an artist rather than studio session player!
I haven't seen the film for years. I still have the film on VHS but no means to play VHS any more; I'm at a loss as to why it hasn't been released on DVD (though I believe it is available in some territories on iTunes and Amazon Instant Video).
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Sadly this appears to be long OOP; guess I missed it.
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I didn't even realise, until it got a passing mention in the BIG FIX thread, that I THE JURY had even been released - I pretty much stopped buying all but a handful of CDs per year for some time and this one just passed by me. Thanks to MThiermann670 for the Tarantula link - it's been ordered.
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