I just got my copy of Banos' concert DVD/CD set today. Listened to the CDs and I absolutely loved it. Banos is fast becoming one of my favourite composers.
The director did have to convince Raimi and Campbell to go with Banos mostly because he's not a well known composer in North America.
Yeah, it seems like that story has been mixed up somewhere to appear more hostile than it actually was. It was more like "who?" rather than "NO WAY..."
Oh MAN that's awesome! Watching Banos conduct is a friggin' blast too! Putting a GoPro on his podium was a brilliant idea.
I like the way he added those trombone lines to the final portion of the suite (the "Evil Tango") though I do wish he had included "Come Back to Me", which is one of the most moving pieces I've heard in a while - horror genre or otherwise. Might have 'balanced' the dissonant portions nicely.
Thank you so much for sharing!
What a wonderful performance and video, I had not seen it yet. I fully agree with you, for this suite to be "perfect" it is just missing Come Beck To Me.
