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“NOBODY MESSES WITH BULLDOG STREIGER!”
Kritzerland is proud to present its newest limited edition soundtrack, the world premiere release of Bank Shot, music composed and conducted by John Morris.
Bank Shot, adapted from the comic caper novel by Donald E. Westlake, starred George C. Scott as incorrigible criminal Walter Upjohn Ballentine, who, with his motley crew, decide to pull a big bank shot by abducting a bank – literally moving it from one location to another (the bank is being temporarily housed in a motor home). The film, directed by the great director/choreographer, Gower Champion, was not a success – it was poorly reviewed and disappeared from movie screens instantly, lost amidst a rather incredible year of film releases – 1974 turned out to be one of Hollywood’s all-time best, with such films as The Godfather II, Chinatown, Lenny, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, The Towering Inferno, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, The Conversation, Murder On The Orient Express, well, you get the idea. With films like those, audiences simply weren’t interested in a farcical, over-the-top, manic comic caper film. Watching it now is a somewhat different experience, and the film actually has a lot of fun and funny moments, and is quite entertaining.
The score to Bank Shot was written by the great John Morris, composer of such great film scores as The Producers, Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles, Silent Movie, High Anxiety (all Mel Brooks films), David Lynch’s The Elephant Man, Clue, The In-Laws, and many others. Choosing a very circus-like stylistic approach to the film (which itself is like a three-ring circus), Morris’ themes are delightfully melodic and fun, and perfectly suited the film. Much of his score, however, was truncated, moved around, or dialed so low in the mix that it may as well not have been there at all. But hearing it as it was recorded, and all in film order, it’s a wonderful listening experience, a score that simply makes you smile, and which, on occasion, sounds like a big Gower Champion production number.
For this world premiere release of Bank Shot, we’ve gone from the original three-track session masters and we’ve included every note of music Morris wrote for the film, as well as two alternate versions of the main title music. The cover art is by the great Jack Davis.
So, join Walter Upjohn Ballentine and his merry troupe of inept cohorts for the Bank Shot of a lifetime, all set to the merry music of the masterful John Morris.
This release is limited to 1000 copies only. The price is $19.98 plus shipping.
CDs will ship by the first week of October – however, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (we’ve been averaging four weeks early). To place an order, see the cover, or hear audio samples, just visit www.kritzerland.com.
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Thanks Bruce.
Another great release from Kritzerland.
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I've heard from one overseas customer who had a problem choosing their country for shipping - apparently some countries weren't showing up - if anyone else has that problem, just choose any country that IS showing up, because it's all the same postage.
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I would love to see more John Morris as well, especially High Anxiety and Silent Movie. I can't wait to hear this cd!
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Because Mr. Morris is at his summer home and relaxing and I didn't want to bother him with it. That may change should we do another Morris score.
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See? I told you guys it was going to be BANK SHOT by Morris! 
Den
You're giving Morricone a run for his money!
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Does this mean we'll finally get a release for Quincy Jones' The Hot Rock too! Will the In-Laws by Mr. Morris soon follow?
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Does this mean we'll finally get a release for Quincy Jones' The Hot Rock too! Will the In-Laws by Mr. Morris soon follow?
Maaaayyyybeeeee. . . . .
Tee Hee.
MV
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Does this mean we'll finally get a release for Quincy Jones' The Hot Rock too! Will the In-Laws by Mr. Morris soon follow?
Maaaayyyybeeeee. . . . .
Tee Hee.
MV
Wink Wink....how bout them great In-Laws Main Titles huh?
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I would love to see more John Morris as well, especially High Anxiety and Silent Movie. I can't wait to hear this cd!
Bank Shot is a lot of fun. Pick this up! Congrats, Bruce!
A planned Morris/Brooks box set is in the works, but there might be some elements issues that need to be dealt with first before it comes out.
MV
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A planned Morris/Brooks box set is in the works, but there might be some elements issues that need to be dealt with first before it comes out.
MV
GREAT news!! I just peed a little from the excitement.
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