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Jul 10, 2017 - 7:05 PM
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SBD
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GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
Original Score by ALEX NORTH
OPERATION DUMBO DROP
Music By DAVID NEWMAN
INTRADA Special Collection 384
Intrada's latest release features two scores from the Disney catalog, both from films set in Vietnam. Good Morning, Vietnam was inspired by the story of wartime radio deejay Adrian Cronauer. Though the film heavily dramatized his tempestuous relationship with military brass, Cronauer (played by Robin Williams) was an iconoclastic broadcaster whose lively presence was summed up in his famous sign-on: “Good mooooorning, Vietnam!” For the film, Alex North composed a sparse score, with the first half of the film playing virtually without underscore, relying on popular music from Army radio broadcasts. North’s music explores Cronauer’s dawning awareness of the reality of life in a war zone, beginning with the slow march of despair that follows a bombing. Throughout the score, harpsichord suggests the vestiges of an older, more refined world being displaced by violence. The dissonance becomes more pronounced during a near-fatal jungle encounter with the Viet Cong, and stygian contrabassoon vividly colors the jungle pursuit towards the end of the film. Warmer and more melodic passages underscore Cronauer’s deepening emotional attachments, but even these are notable for their harmonic complexity. Fans of North will no doubt recognize the abundance of North trademarks in this brief score.
For 1991's Operation Dumbo Drop, composer David Newman composed one of his finest works. Originally released on Hollywood Records with 25 minutes of score plus vocals, Intrada's release contains some 48 minutes of score. Newman’s main theme is a formidable presence, with powerful orchestra that showcases the brass section. While a lush symphonic sound dominates, the score features a varied mix of styles and tones. Synthesizers add color and verve, and rock-and-roll elements occasionally surge to the fore. Rollicking passages of action and adventure characterize many of the cues, but for those moments involving a young boy's special bond with the signature elephant, Newman uses ethereal textures to create an atmosphere of mysticism. The film, like Vietnam, is based on a true story, in this case focusing on a single elephant that is needed to replace one killed by the North Vietnamese Army— parachuting to its final destination. The film stars Danny Glover as outgoing Capt. Sam Cahill and Ray Liotta as his replacement, Capt. T.C. Doyle.
Both scores are released with the cooperation of Disney Enterprises and Universal Music Group. While Good Morning, Vietnam is complete, Operation Dumbo Drop posed a unique challenge in locating and assembling the complete score. As a result, this greatly expanded release contains all of the key set pieces and important moments in the score, but is not the complete soundtrack. Nonetheless, this duo from two master composers provides nearly 70 minutes of a thrilling listen.
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GOOD MORNING, VIETNAM
(Alex North)
01. Levitan Sign On (Alternate No. 3)* (0:16)
02. Jimmy Wah’s Bombing (1:26)
03. Village (3:51)
04. Levitan Sign On* (0:10)
05. Goodbye To Troops* (1:11)
06. Jungle (0:33)
07. Goodbye To Troops (Alternate)** (1:11)
08. Levitan Sign On (Alternate No. 1) (0:10)
09. Chasing Tuan (2:27)
10. Troops Arriving (1:04)
11. Levitan Sign On (Alternate No. 2)* (0:09)
12. Goodbye Tuan (0:59)
13. End Credits (2:42)
The Extras
14. Chaplain’s Music (0:31)
15. Like Tweet No. 1* (0:10)
16. Like Tweet No. 2* (0:07)
17. Like Tweet No. 3 (0:08)
Good Morning Vietnam - Time: 17:17
OPERATION DUMBO DROP
(David Newman)
18. Opening (2:04)
19. Chopper Ride (1:18)
20. Starting The Journey (1:30)
21. Bo-Tat Enters Plane (1:20)
22. Cahill’s Plans/Bo-Tat Wakes Up (3:21)
23. Bo-Tat Runs/In The Jungle (2:46)
24. Smart Ass/Banana Chase (1:44)
25. Get Away (1:21)
26. River Fight/The Watch (4:15)
27. Cahill And Lihn/The Temple (6:10)
28. Cowboy And Elephant Part 2/Trusting Lihn (1:25)
29. Preparation For Operation (3:01)
30. You Lie, You Lie (0:31)
31. The Jump (8:13)
32. The Ceremony/Cahill And Lihn Again/Farewell (4:05)
33. End Credits (4:02)
Operation Dumbo Drop - Time: 47:57
*Not Featured in Film
**Includes Music Not Featured in Film
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Cool! I'll buy it.
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Listen to "Chasing Tuan" and you'll hear a re-orchestration of one of North's 2001 cues. Nice!
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Listen to "Chasing Tuan" and you'll hear a re-orchestration of one of North's 2001 cues.
Not quite. The second half of "Chasing Tuan" offers a re-orchestrated version of North´s Main Title from his AFRICA score which was then erroneously included on Goldsmith´s Varese re-recording of 2001.
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The film, like Vietnam, is based on a true story
This might be my favorite line of copy for any soundtrack release, ever.
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I wonder how many people have skipped this thread because they never heard of MORNING OPERATION. Great release, by the way.
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I wonder how many people have skipped this thread because they never heard of MORNING OPERATION.
I did at first. I would micromanage this as "INTRADA: VIETNAM DUMBO." Even if I didn't realize what it was, I would click on that!
"VIETNAM DUMBO, like Thailand, is based on a true story."
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This is a fantastic CD!
Two great scores on one disc.
I only knew GOOD MORNING VIETNAM from the End Title off a bootleg CD I had (recorded from a video/DVD copy, it sounded like).
I had the proper ODD disc and a dodgy expansion, but this version whups them both!
The North score, although brief, has been brilliantly sequenced, using short intro's and alternate cues to really enhance the flow of the, always fascinating, North score.
The David Newman score, on this spectacular sounding (Bruce Botnick, no less) release, is a revelation!
I already loved the 20some minutes from the song/score disc, but this reveals it to be the Newman masterwork it is!
Just lush, gorgeous, ethereal music. They REALLY DON'T write scores like this in Hollywood anymore!
I've given grief to Intrada in the recent past, for inferior (to me) sounding mixing/mastering on some titles, but THIS is beyond compare.
It just bursts from the speakers in all it's glory, every detail and nuance a sonic treat.
Customarily 'top quality' packaging make this a joy to own and hear.
Thank you Intrada. This really is one of your finest!
Don't Delay...Buy It Today! 
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It's interesting to note that on the last few David Newman Intrada CD's, when interviewed within the booklet, he keeps lamenting on the way films WERE scored and how they are today.
In this one, he mentions the old 'playing the themes on piano to the director' routine and going away to make magic happen some weeks later.
Technology has helped micro manage film scores to the generic shit they are today.
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