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Jan 20, 2014 - 5:33 PM
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Senn555
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INTRADA Announces:
 
TO CATCH A THIEF/THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI
Music Composed and Conducted by LYN MURRAY
In To Catch a Thief, Cary Grant stars as John Robie, a retired cat burglar (aka “Le Chat”) suspected of a rash of robberies among wealthy tourists holidaying on the Côte d’Azur. To prove his innocence, Robie agrees to help the police apprehend the copycat thief, while fending off the attentions of Francie (Grace Kelly), the beautiful daughter of one of the victims, who threatens to expose him to the press. Lyn Murray’s frothy main title features a lilting theme (“You’ll Love France”) and sparkling orchestrations that set the film’s lighthearted tone, ending with a descending four-note flute “thief motif” for the mystery caper to follow. The effervescent and playful score that follows has been long overdue for release.
The Bridges of Toko-Ri stars William Holden as Harry Brubaker, an embittered Navy pilot who is forced to join a squadron to destroy a quartet of strategically situated Communist-held bridges. Two-time Oscar-winner Fredric March co-stars as the crusty admiral and Grace Kelly plays Brubaker’s naïve wife. Toko-Ri plays like a docudrama, with most of the big action and flight sequences unfolding without music. Murray’s brief score begins with a dramatic “Prologue” featuring a harsh, Asiatic theme on trumpets followed by a yearning melody on strings that morphs into a minor key, setting up the dangers to follow. With militaristic snare drums, trilling woodwinds and a heroic theme for the Navy pilots, “Task Force” underscores the onscreen dedication to the Navy and the opening aerial shot of the aircraft carrier, its planes neatly lined up and ready for battle.
Recorded respectively in 1955 and 1954, To Catch a Thief and The Bridges at Toko-Ri, both scores weathered the years in good condition and all surviving cues are featured here. Most of the major sequences from To Catch a Thief are present and play as the first half of the album. The Bridges at Toko-Ri is an exceptionally dramatic score, albeit a relatively brief one that was bolstered with an abundance of source music. All of the major score cues and much of the source music are featured on the second half of this CD.
INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 266
Retail Price: $19.99
Available Now
For track listing and sound samples, please visit
http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.8529/.f
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ORDERED!
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I'm sure this means they were archived to a digital medium. And, thank you, Intrada, for giving us two more fine Lyn Murray scores.
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I'd not heard either score by the composer. Indeed, listening to the clips has doubled the number of Murray scoring I have heard.
Unfortunately, while I enjoyed parts of a number of cues (it just jumped around too much for me, in a way that didn't mesh with me), the only cue in the samples I consistantly enjoyed was "Rooftop".
I'm going to have to check out more of his body of work.
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Why not just watch the film, To Catch a Thief. It's classy, entertaining Hitchcock...
Yavar
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Jan 23, 2014 - 3:40 AM
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forty-one
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A very nice release. TO CATCH A THIEF is such a fun movie and Lyn Murray's music adds to that fun. It's very bold and colorful, but with a good deal of mysterious subtlety, sometimes even combining that with the more romantic moments.
It's too bad some of that subtle, dramatic music early in the movie isn't included on the release, such as Grant's tense visit at the restaurant; or the exciting opening of the drive out to the villa, which features a soaring development of "You'll Love France," but it's wonderful having so much of Murray's score available.
I wasn't familiar with THE BRIDGES AT TOKO-RI, having never seen the movie, but I really enjoyed the dramatic edge to it and how, once again, Murray combines drama and romance in a genuinely affecting way.
Thanks Intrada, this is a good one. TO CATCH A THIEF is especially thrilling to have on CD and it's actually made me want to revisit another Intrada release by Lyn Murray, the terrific ON THE THRESHOLD OF SPACE.
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Question:
Is it known why the four rerecorded tracks from the Georgie Auld EP [Coral Records EC-81083 / released in 1955] could not be included?
1. Francie's Theme
2. Your Kiss
3. You'll Love France
4. Unexpected
Orchestra conducted by Lyn Murray with Georgie Auld tenor sax
The Intrada liner notes don't give any details on this matter.
I regret it very much that the score could not be released in its complete form because of missing elements. Also, I'd love to hear the rejected first version from the kissing scene with fireworks.
The sound on the CD is archival IMO.
The film "To Catch A Thief" is a favourite of mine.
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