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Mar 4, 2015 - 6:18 AM
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Regie
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OK Regie! Wellcome in the wonderful world of Friedhofer's BEST YEARS!
It's a mistery this score was never released in a complete original form, and I think even the celebrated Collura reconstruction remained rather distant: listen to the bomber sequence and if you make a comparison with the isolated FX track of the dvd you will understand. In any case, that FX track in my opinion can be considered as an official released of the score, as it is clear, brilliant, complete, with only some not at all disturbing effect. Strange that after 55+ years of interest in film music, you discovered such a treasure only recently. A curiosity: do you think Zimmer & Company can compose something similar today?
I have loved the film since I was 15, but have never owned a copy - mostly because of these vile 'region' DVDs etc. I rely on the internet to watch it again from time to time and my recent viewing rekindled my passion with a vengeance. I never grow tired of the film, or its extraordinary music, not matter how many viewings.
Zimmer and Company on a par with Friedhofer at al? Personally, I don't think so but this reflects my interest in a particular kind of film music and a set of values which goes with it. I also think BYofOL is one of the greatest films ever made and the music is an extricable part of that value. Today's films mostly leave me cold, so it stands to reason I wouldn't feel so enamored of the music for these. Having said that, there are still some fine composers around - Howard Shore, John Williams - creating great and exciting music for modern films. Even Philip Glass passes muster in this regard!!
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One of the greatest American films of all time, and I bought the rerecording with Franco Collura and the London Philharmonic Orchestra on L.P..
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Mar 5, 2015 - 1:55 AM
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Regie
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I think it's great that people appreciate and love film music, no matter who the composer might be. I was asked a comparative question and gave a simple answer, but these are merely my preferences and I wouldn't want to denigrate the tastes of anybody else. My first love is art music and I guess I gravitate towards music that has more of an art music sensibility; eg. Bernard Herrmann, E-W Korngold, Friedhofer, Newman, Young, Steiner, Waxman, Rosza, North, Rosenman, Barry, Tiomkin, Mancini, Bernstein, Stothart - in short, all the dead guys. But there are plenty of excellent living composers I really enjoy too!!
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