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Sep 29, 2017 - 7:56 PM
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johnjohnson
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Fifty years on from its first UK broadcast, The Prisoner remains as fresh and dynamic as when it was first unleashed upon an unsuspecting world in 1967.
he music of The Prisoner is, in its own way, as much of a puzzle as the series itself.
No fewer than three opening title themes were commissioned, with the final choice subjected to extensive revision at the suggestion of Patrick McGoohan.
Original incidental cues for the series were composed by Albert Elms, Wilfred Josephs and Robert Farnon, with key episodes receiving their own score, whilst others were tracked using these same themes.
In addition, dozens more pieces were sourced from the Chappell Music library, many of them as distinctive and characterful as the specially-composed cues. Together, these musical items provided a unique, surreal and sometimes disorienting audio backdrop to Patrick McGoohan’s visionary series.
This release brings together all of the specially-composed music and library tracks in one collection for the first time, along with many alternate and unused takes.
Carefully compiled and remastered from the best available sources, this 6-CD set is accompanied by detailed notes from TV historian Andrew Pixley.
http://networkonair.com/the-prisoner-at-50/2748-prisoner-the-original-soundtrack-library-music-remastered-pre-buy-
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I much too tired at the moment to research this. Can someone more knowledgeable than me answer this...
Does this negate ALL previous releases and incorporate everything?
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I much too tired at the moment to research this. Can someone more knowledgeable than me answer this...
Does this negate ALL previous releases and incorporate everything?
If this was just announced, how would any of us know?
Well, we've established that OnyaBirri is NOT more knowledgeable than I am regarding this release. Could anyone else be more helpful?
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I much too tired at the moment to research this. Can someone more knowledgeable than me answer this...
Does this negate ALL previous releases and incorporate everything?
Well I'd look at the tracklistings of The previous Network 3-Disc and Unmutual sets once this gets broken down track by track just to be sure nothing got left out.
As it stands its a little too vague.
Thanks guys! I've emailed Network as well, just in case someone there is in the know. I'll post their response when I get it.
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Oh, this is fantastic. I splurged on the Network soundtrack sets during one of their sales, and one of the few I had to pick up still was The Prisoner (I also only ever had 2 of the Silva Screen compilations, which I'd found on sale) ...so for everything (hopefully!) in one place, this is a great deal.
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Friend o’mine ordered this and I just got a look at. Packaged in a DVD sized slip case with the 6 discs in sleeves.
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Friend o’mine ordered this and I just got a look at. Packaged in a DVD sized slip case with the 6 discs in sleeves.
Any further details on the disc contents?
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Friend o’mine ordered this and I just got a look at. Packaged in a DVD sized slip case with the 6 discs in sleeves.
Any further details on the disc contents?
I believe this release contains every piece of music used in the show plus unused bits.
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Friend o’mine ordered this and I just got a look at. Packaged in a DVD sized slip case with the 6 discs in sleeves.
Any further details on the disc contents?
I believe this release contains every piece of music used in the show plus unused bits.
I got mine last week and I think that you are right. This is the definitive collection of The Prisoner score. Highly recommended!
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Thanks for the details, gents.
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Available only in the UK I believe, just like the 50th Anniversary BluRays?
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I would've loved to have bought that complete bluray with the book, documentary, soundtrack... but its Region B. Alas.
Pretty easy to free oneself, regionally speaking.
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