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I too only have the TER release, which is a bit shrill, sonically. I haven't heard the Varèse release.
While I'm not sure how much music is missing (I haven't listened to the above samples yet), this is certainly a score worth revisiting, especially seeing as it comes from one of Goldsmith's most fertile periods.
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Dec 17, 2014 - 10:05 AM
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Mr. Jack
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I should scan the film and see how much music is actually missing. While all the "important" cues are on the OST, a lot of the quieter underscore is missing. It's understated but very good (not in a droning way) and would really pad out the musical experience.
Plus, there's always the possibility of alternate/unused cues. Goldsmith actually offered an additional two weeks' worth of work on the movie, free of charge, because he loved it so much, so there may be earlier versions of cues he revised during that extra time devoted to the score.
I just want ALL of it, because it's my favorite movie, and one of my favorite Goldsmith scores. It's just weird that a totally obscure, jock strap-laden movie like The Salamander gets a lavish re-recording, and yet an acclaimed animated feature from one of Goldsmith's greatest periods continues to be ignored by the specialty labels. 
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It's just weird that a totally obscure, jock strap-laden movie like The Salamander gets a lavish re-recording, and yet an acclaimed animated feature from one of Goldsmith's greatest periods continues to be ignored by the specialty labels.
That might have to do with the fact that The Salamander had never been released and that the tapes are apparently lost.
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When something we want doesn't come out, the reason is rarely that it's because the specialty labels are ignoring it.
Especially if it's a very popular Goldsmith, if it's not coming out the reasons are much more likely to be issues of clearance or elements than apathy.
Take Intrada. Do you think those guys, who are Goldsmith fanatics themselves, haven't even thought of doing NIMH?
No, the reason will not be labels being ignorant.
Cheers
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While most of the missing cues are short, the following below are pretty much in chronological order of the film and could be (gasp) cross-faded into a decent 5 minute cue.
Jenner's Schemes
Under The Mill/Boat Ride
Jeremy And The Sparkly
Jeremy Tied Up
Drugging Cat/Captured
Actually, the cue called Jeremy Tied Up in the video preceded the cue the user called Be Brief.
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Dec 24, 2014 - 10:47 AM
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Solium
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A few quotes from Goldsmith-
Goldsmith discussed the difficulty of scoring the film, in that he had to score sequences that were unfinished. Many times all he had to go by were story sketches and daily rushes. He stated, “ I was on the phone constantly, ‘What’s going on here?’ and ‘Whats happening here?”
Treating the film as a live action story, rather than a cartoon, Goldsmith created a rich score for orchestra and choir. He used the choir for climatic scenes.
According to Goldsmith, “Whatever one is referring to Nicodemus or the amulet , I always used the choir. And the whole thing climaxed as the house was being lifted. It was a very emotional experience- belief and faith is really what it’s all about, and when it finally triumphs, that’s it!” Goldsmith later commented he felt his work on NIMH was one of his best scores.
The one song, “Flying Dreams”, was by Goldsmith and Paul Williams. “Flying Dreams” was heard during the film in two places. First, by Sally Steven, when Mrs. Brisby is feeding Timmy and over the end titles by Williams. Allegedly a dispute with Williams caused the song to never be released on sheet music.
Source: The Animated Films of Don Bluth
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