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I found a fairly decent LP rip online a while back so I can at least listen to the score, "Do You Wanna Be A Hero?" and "No Turning Back" until such time as / when a CD becomes available.
I would love the full score to be released. Short as it is, I love the punchy, heroic Biggles theme, so I'd like a longer version of that. Actually, I'd love to hear a full orchestra take a crack at it as well.
As far as I know, the film was released through UIP (who used to handle Universal and Paramount films in the UK until the early 90s) but it might well be free floating and virtually public domain one day. Certainly it's been released a couple of times on DVD by independent companies who release those movies, like Charade, that have fallen through the copyright cracks.
Sadly this also means the music rights might be in a tangle as well, though the original LP was an MCA issue.
If anyone knows more, I'd love to hear about it!
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Nov 25, 2011 - 4:21 PM
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MusicMad
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I grew up a fan of Biggles, reading a large number of the novels.
I saw the film on its release and accepted that, whilst not a representation of the novels, the character worked well enough and - I admit - I thoroughly enjoyed it. And the music score helped a great part. The cinema's surround sound/sub-woofer was highly effective and I fancied getting the soundtrack.
It took a few years, though, and I picked up a second-hand, somewhat scratchy copy but I did enjoy hearing the Jon Anderson song and some of the instrumentals. I recall that the theme for Maria (Marie ?) was particularly nice. Of course, not having the surround sound for Do you want to be a hero? meant the song was lacking but, oh well.
The album does include a few mind-numbing tedious songs but ejecting after track 2 on side one meant you could ignore these. I sold my copy on eBay some years ago ... I think the buyer was after one of those songs ... there's no accounting for taste!
I've watched the film on TV since and looked to buy the DVD but they're all cheap 4:3 releases ... I'd like a proper release with Dolby Surround/5.1 sound.
And, yes, I'd buy a CD release of the score for those lovely memories ...
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I remember seeing this film on VHS, and always enjoyed the music, both score and song.
"Do you wanna be a hero ..."
I think this one needs a visit on CD.
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