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IT’S ABOUT TIME! MIKLÓS RÓZSA’S COMPLETE TIME AFTER TIME NOW ON CD
Film Score Monthly releases for the very first time the great composer’s stirring, symphonic gem as recorded for the film itself
Linden, VA – January 29, 2009 – After thirty years, Film Score Monthly has finally released one of the last great works from one of the preeminent film composers of all time – Miklós Rózsa.
Time After Time (1979) is a delightful fantasy adventure based on the historical “what if?” premise that The Time Machine author H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) has actually invented the device and uses it to journey to modern-day San Francisco in pursuit of the murderous Jack the Ripper (David Warner). Today this might be called “high-concept” but in the capable hands of screenwriter/director Nicholas Meyer the film is much more: a social commentary, thriller, period piece, romance and character comedy.
Meyer had previously authored the Sherlock Holmes-meets-Sigmund Freud bestseller The Seven-Per-Cent Solution (adapted into a film) and would cowrite and direct the best Star Trek movies. A highly literate admirer of classical and film music, the director sought out Miklós Rózsa for a full-bodied romantic score of the kind Rózsa had written for decades yet seldom in demand by the 1970s. The result was arguably Rózsa’s last great work, a stirring, symphonic gem that delighted critics and moviegoers in its authentic evocation of Hollywood’s Golden Age (even kicking off with the traditional Warner Bros. logo music composed by Max Steiner). More than being underscoring per se, the “retro” soundtrack plays an essential role in evoking the point-of-view of a Victorian man adrift in the modern world.
Time After Time has been available on an LP and CD (from Fifth Continent) but that was a re-recording conducted in 1979 by the composer in London. FSM presents, for the first time, the original soundtrack performance conducted by Rózsa in Burbank with a larger orchestra (as well as more music than the re-recording). With the original Dan Wallin recording remixed from the 16-track masters by Mike Matessino, the stereo sound quality is top-drawer.
FSM’s CD package features a new essay by Nicholas Meyer, reflecting on his work on the film and his friendship with Rózsa, plus detailed liner notes by Jeff Bond and Frank Dewald. Thirty years later, one of Rózsa’s greatest works is available in definitive form.
It is available now from Screen Archives Entertainment at www.screenarchives.com.
Check it out at http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=11418
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Oh my God ! Ordered so fast my fingers created a time warp.
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Excellent! Ordered on the spot.
A dream come true.
I already own the re-recording by Fifth Continent.
The perfect companion piece to Russell Garcia's "The Time Machine".
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Dear god. I think my head just exploded. No pics from Scanners, please. This is as good as ordered...in a few days...must resist buying right...oh hell, I'll order it now.
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"Ninety years ago I was a freak. Today I'm an amateur."
"We don't belong here? On the contrary, Herbert. I belong here completely and utterly. I'm home."
Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!
Many thanks, FSM!!
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Jan 29, 2009 - 9:00 AM
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Jon A. Bell
(Member)
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Fantastic news, and I'll definitely order it... but this points to a design issue on the new FSM homepage. In the past, when a new release was announced, the thumbnail images of the most recent FSM CD would be updated, and you'd know immediately that there was a new CD out. Now, the only way you can find out is go through the threads and hope you don't overlook an announcement. (Unlikely, but possible.)
IMO, the FSM home page still needs to retain a "Top 3 Most Recent" releases display so you can know instantly that there's a new release. Omitting that seems to be abandoning a good marketing opportunity.
Just a suggestion, guys, but congratulations on this release!
-- Jon
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Ordered, what else!
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Fantastic news, and I'll definitely order it... but this points to a design issue on the new FSM homepage. In the past, when a new release was announced, the thumbnail images of the most recent FSM CD would be updated, and you'd know immediately that there was a new CD out. Now, the only way you can find out is go through the threads and hope you don't overlook an announcement. (Unlikely, but possible.)
IMO, the FSM home page still needs to retain a "Top 3 Most Recent" releases display so you can know instantly that there's a new release. Omitting that seems to be abandoning a good marketing opportunity.
Just a suggestion, guys, but congratulations on this release!
-- Jon
The new CD will appear at the left of the stripe of CD covers on the top of the page.
I was sleeping on the West Coast while SAE activated the title!
Lukas
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Congratulations and thanks, Lukas!
Is that an original design for the cover, or is there some old "Time After Time" poster art I don't know about . . .
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This makes me so happy, you all have no idea!
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