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"Nice take, Liz! But you made an error. In my lyric it's 'clowns,' not 'cows' "
Holy crap. Brutal! 
Does anyone know whether there was more of the score recorded than made it into the film or onto the album? If the releasing company was Roger Corman's, my impression (from the special edition DVDs of his old movies that have been released) is that they did a good job of preserving materials. I'm just thinking aloud, but if there are more materials to be located and restored, would it be worthwhile doing, at least for a new CD if not for a DVD?
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Oct 13, 2012 - 4:55 PM
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"Nice take, Liz! But you made an error. In my lyric it's 'clowns,' not 'cows' "
Holy crap. Brutal!
Does anyone know whether there was more of the score recorded than made it into the film or onto the album? If the releasing company was Roger Corman's, my impression (from the special edition DVDs of his old movies that have been released) is that they did a good job of preserving materials. I'm just thinking aloud, but if there are more materials to be located and restored, would it be worthwhile doing, at least for a new CD if not for a DVD?
Just a vague recollection, but I believe the placement of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Roger Corman's New World Films organization was a desperation attempt to get a release for the film that no one else wanted to pick up. While it was shot in the fall of 1976, it didn't make it onto the big screen in New York until the Spring of 1978.
It is not now, to my knowledge, in the Corman library and, in fact, may be controlled by the German-Austrian production entities who made it, in association with Elliott Kastner Productions. IMDB has the production team listed as:
•Sascha Filmverleih (in assocation with) (as Sascha-Wien Film, Vienna)
•S&T-Film Berlin (in association with) (as S&T-Film Berlin)
•Elliott Kastner Productions (present) (as Elliott Kastner)
Certainly the DVD came out on the very independent Hen's Tooth label a while back---not one of the biggies. (And I think the---very poor---laserdisc was on Image Entertainment---another very independent video distributor.)
No one I've read likes the new DVD transfer much---it's not even in widescreen---and I've heard reports that the film is in bad physical shape. Probably no one is taking care of the master printing elements very well. And, who knows where those peripheral work elements, like music masters, dubbing units, optical sections really are? Austria, Berlin, USA.....????
These kinds of majorly-failed independent films are usually not ones the original producers/financiers are much interested in spending money on again, even to keep them viable for audiences, let alone taking care of the associated post-production work negatives, trims, recordings.
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As always, the collective knowledge of The FSM Hive Mind boggles me.
Thanks, guys.
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I just popped in to say that I found this DVD at the library yesterday and am kinda stoked about watching this tonight.
Not because it's supposed to be an awesome movie, but because I've never seen the show, period.
It was put out on "Hen's Tooth Video". Kwell weird.....
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Have coffee ready.
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I just popped in to say that I found this DVD at the library yesterday and am kinda stoked about watching this tonight.
Not because it's supposed to be an awesome movie, but because I've never seen the show, period.
It was put out on "Hen's Tooth Video". Kwell weird.....
Lucky dog!
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Didn't someone say that Tunick showed up as the conductor of the orchestra in the film?
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Have coffee ready.
Boy was I glad when Diana Rigg showed up in this film. She brought it to life.
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I love her rendition of "Every Day a Little Death"
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Jun 28, 2013 - 9:50 AM
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Bond1965
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This is now coming from Arkiv Music as "CD-on-Demand" and digital releases:
http://www.masterworksbroadway.com/news/three-musical-rarities-coming-soon
And not only are you getting the LP, but some additional music too!
Here's the announcement:
The soundtrack of the 1978 movie version of Stephen Sondheim’s Broadway masterpiece, A Little Night Music finally finds its way to CD. Directed by Hal Prince, the all-star cast features Elizabeth Taylor, who sings the famous “Send in the Clowns,” Diana Rigg, Lesley-Ann Down, Len Cariou and Hermione Gingold. This newly-remastered CD is transferred from the original stereo masters, and includes a previously unreleased instrumental cue, along with two other instrumental cues taken from the mono soundtrack of the film. The complete version of "Every Day a Little Death" is also included from the mono soundtrack, as the carriage ride verse written for the film was not included on the stereo master. Featuring liner notes by Sondheim archivist Peter E. Jones, A Little Night Music will be released exclusively for purchase via MasterworksBroadway.com on August 13 in a limited quantity of Manufacture-On-Demand CDs as well as digital download. The CD will be available through Arkiv Music on September 10, plus downloads through digital service providers the same day.
YAY!
James
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Funny how I noticed more used LP's of this in the clearance bins lately. And I just yesterday got finished the first step in encoding my LP.
I have mixed feelings. We're getting offered cd-r's. woo hoo  .
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