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I received my copy this afternoon in NYC and will spin it tonight when I get home from work. "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" has always been a film favorite -- and a score holy grail. Thanks again, Kritzerland, for such an unexpected treasure.
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Aug 22, 2014 - 4:33 PM
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Ray Worley
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Got mine yesterday in Arizona. I've been enjoying the heck out of it. Great sound and the music is wonderful. I felt like I could hum along with most of it because I knew both scores so well. I pulled out my BRAVADOS CD for a compare. Yes, they are very similar for the first couple of phrases, although they are NOT note-for-note the same (except for the rhythm) and Bruce is right, after the beginning they are not the same at all. Also have to agree with Bruce that DONOVAN'S REEF is unfairly criticized. It's not among Ford's 'great" films, but it's a lot of fun and boasts great performances (Hollywood style). It's beautifully photographed and among the several themes of the film, one is "some folks just know how to live". One of my favorite throw-away bits in the film happens right after Wayne takes Elizabeth Allen water-skiing. After jetting around for a while, they argue and she swims ashore. Instantaneously, as soon as she hits the waterline at the beach, a Hawaiian child runs from the right side of the screen, hands her a towel, and runs off to the left with hardly a pause. Ah! Island living.
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What is the "bonus" cue "A Song of Old Hawaii"? I see it's written by Noble/Beecher, so I thought it might be a bonus track because it was a pre-existing recording not conducted by Talbot. But the acoustics sound the same as (for example) track 29, suggesting it was part of the Talbot recording sessions. I believe it's just a complete take of that number.
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Is it already sold out - not being able to order it from Kritzerland site nor from SAE? Yes it sold out last week. I will have emergency copies so drop me a line.
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DONOVAN'S REEF is a very fun listening and track 24 could have featured a Tex Avery cartoon! LIBERTY VALANCE has a very rousing and exciting Main Title which does not reflect the introspective mood of the movie because -- cleverly enough -- it actually "prints the legend" in music. Thank you for rescuing both scores.
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