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If Sepia have access to master tapes, as they say - there must be some sort of legality regarding this release. Alistair Yes, I'm astonished, too. Harkit is shit and banned on this board, but this one is praised and even listed at SAE? Strange world. Because Sepia has also re-released Bernstein's Drango, formerly on Kritzerland. Any comments? And what about their recent sampler with Trapeze (Arnold) and Greatest Show On Earth (Young)?
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Aug 8, 2013 - 9:53 AM
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siriami
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If Sepia have access to master tapes, as they say - there must be some sort of legality regarding this release. Alistair Yes, I'm astonished, too. Harkit is shit and banned on this board, but this one is praised and even listed at SAE? Strange world. Because Sepia has also re-released Bernstein's Drango, formerly on Kritzerland. Any comments? And what about their recent sampler with Trapeze (Arnold) and Greatest Show On Earth (Young)? I believe that Sepia only acted as distributor for Drango and Trapeze/The Greatest Show On Earth - both of these were Backtrack Records of Rye releases (although they had Sepia catalogue numbers.) Sepia's real forte is issuing personality/original cast and MOR albums and singles, with the occasional soundtrack item. They are always well-mastered and usually contain bonus tracks etc. A world away from H****t, IMHO. Alistair By the way, I have no connection with Sepia, apart from being a regular customer of theirs!
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Aug 21, 2013 - 8:28 PM
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Jim Doherty
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To Bob DiMucci: I just listened again to a couple of cuts I have on tape from the "stereo" Columbia reissue LP of WINDJAMMER. I have listened to the selections I have kept over and over. I have to say, this was a pretty hard decision. It's either a not-very-wide stereo recording or a really good stereo-spread effect. I will say it took me a LONG time to come to this conclusion after listening to the tracks I have, but I think the guy posting on soundtrackcollector.com is wrong. Although the effect is pretty convincing, I really feel the "stereo" version is rechannelled, and not true stereo. If this true, however, I have to say that this is one of the few "stereo" remasterings to actually sound good. It ranks right up there with Capitol's Duophonic "stereo" releases, which are miles ahead of Decca's and MGM's pseudo-stereo releases. Once again, I only saved two cuts on tape before I got rid of the reissue LP years ago, so I quite possibly could have gained more insight on this matter from other cuts. (I still have the original pressing of the LP, but the one I have is mono.) At any rate, I ordered the Sepia CD for all the extra cuts. Too bad nothing is in stereo.
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BTW: What's really funny, if you see this film, is that it's almost a musical! Everyone's constantly breaking into song, though the songs are presented better on the re-recording. Interesting footnote: About 12 years ago, I was sitting in an AA meeting next to a young woman who identified herself as "Kari." After she shared, I leaned over to her, and said the only other time I'd ever heard that name was in an enchanting song from the movie, WINDJAMMER. She freaked, because her father, a merchant seaman, saw the movie when it first came out, and named her after the song! I ended up getting her a copy of the souvenir program, as well as a cassette recording of the record, and a copy of the lp. She was thrilled. Saw her again last week at another meeting. She was back in San Diego for a visit, after having moved to Spokane. This time, I'll send her a copy of the CD set. Love it. And, now she says there are at least 2 other Kari's she knows in Spokane. Guess more people have seen the film. Or heard the song...
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Aug 30, 2013 - 4:08 PM
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Jim Doherty
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Bravo to Sepia and all involved in this CD. I first bought the vinyl reissue of the LP (with the black and white cover) in the late 1970s, and later got rid of it. Now, I remember why. After listening to the new 2-CD set from Sepia, I realized that there was almost no actual score on the LP; a really large percentage of the cuts were songs. Sepia has now totally rectified that by giving us approximately 75 minutes of the purely orchestral music written for the film by Morton Gould. Transferred from 1/4-inch mono tapes of the scoring sessions, the sound is quite brilliant and clear, and to my ear sounds quite superior to the sound of the re-recorded selections from the Columbia LP that are also included in this set. What a revelation! The score is really engaging and enjoyable. (Well, let me qualify that... if you're younger and LOVE action movie scores from the 1990s on up, this most likely will not do anything for you; however, if you are someone who liked the musical approach to most of the Cinerama travelogue pictures, such as THIS IS CINERAMA or CINERAMA HOLIDAY, you're going to love this one too.) The music is cast in the mold of other Cinerama travelogues. Although symphonic in nature, it often has a somewhat "populist" quality to it; as though trying to appeal to a vast majority of the audience, not only on a dramatic level, but also on a purely enjoyable musical level. I mean this in a totally positive way. It is not just dramatic underscoring, it is FUN music; it is big and bold, and proud of being so. I have to say, I ordered this CD somewhat hesitantly because of my memories of the LP, and because (forgive me), I'm not a huge fan of Morton Gould on the whole, although I must state there ARE indeed many things by him I DO like. However, after hearing it, I have to say say it was money well spent. I'm really sorry stereo masters didn't survive for this score (I'm sure it would have been breathtaking in stereo), but the restoration job done on these mono copies of the score are really splendid. A very few tiny anomalies can be heard because of tape condition, but nothing to be concerned about. I'm so happy I ordered this. *********************************************** DISCLAIMER: Yes, I know WINDJAMMER was filmed in Cinemiracle, not Cinerama. But the processes were similar, and WINDJAMMER, in many ways, was like another Cinerama travelogue. My references to "other Cinerama travelogues" were made with those facts in mind. OFF-TOPIC NIGGLING: I do have to say that Sepia could use a better proofreader. There are a load of annoying little errors in typography, grammar and punctuation.
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Jim, thank you very much for your review i found very helpful : within a few days the Windjammer will sail for sure to the shores of France!
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Much as I love Morton Gould and this music, this is one time when mono equals no sale - I'm not listening to any Cinerama (or Cinemiracle) music in mono - that's just wrong, at least for me. I'm not sure how they can describe a mono mixdown as the "original" tapes. Glad to hear the music's nice, however as the Gershwins so eloquently put it - but not for me.
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Just listened to it this weekend. Very good. Actual music tracks are similar, but different, with many themes and sequences that weren't included on the re-recording. Hadn't realized just how little of the actual orchestral cues were on the re-recording. I sort of miss the film versions of the songs, but they're still all there on CD 2, as well as a couple of other songs that weren't on the re-recording. Can't get "Kari Waits For Me" outta my mind.... Lord, how that song lingers... Not to mention its orchestral arrangements here and there. Definitely a must-have for anyone who loves film music. (Bought a few extra to give as gifts this Christmas...)
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