Kino Lorber has just announced that they will release a new 4K restoration of Boy On A Dolphin (1957) on blu ray and DVD this year. For fans of Hugo Friedhofer's gorgeous Oscar nominated score this will be a long overdue treat to see the film within the context for which it was written but also as the film has never properly been represented on home video. It's either been pan and scan (VHS) or non-anamorphic letterbox in Europe but never released in the U.S.
No word yet on whether the soundtrack will be mono, 2.0 stereo, the original 4.0 mix or a 5.1 remix.
For fans of Hugo Friedhofer's gorgeous Oscar nominated score this will be a long overdue treat to see the film within the context for which it was written but also as the film has never properly been represented on home video.
Video has been the only way to hear Julie London, too.
Video has been the only way to hear Julie London, too.
It always struck me as odd that London was never credited in the film's opening credits as she was a popular singer in 1957. I suppose conflicting record labels (she recorded for Liberty) prevented her from appearing on the soundtrack album which was on Decca. Although Mary Kaye did an amazing job of sounding like her on the soundtrack album.
I'm watching it right now. 4K picture restoration is beautiful. The DTS-HD 2.0 still decodes quite nicely in Dolby Pro-logic surround and the score sounds fantastic. Yes, too bad not isolated but on the movie's soundtrack doesn't have to compete with sound effects, so still a great listening experience. Highly recommend this Blu-ray.
Video has been the only way to hear Julie London, too.
It always struck me as odd that London was never credited in the film's opening credits as she was a popular singer in 1957. I suppose conflicting record labels (she recorded for Liberty) prevented her from appearing on the soundtrack album which was on Decca. Although Mary Kaye did an amazing job of sounding like her on the soundtrack album.
Those conflicting record labels (Liberty and Decca) are now part of Universal Music, which means the time is ripe to include both versions on another expanded edition of the C.D..
