You forgot about 50th Anniversary of POTA. I hope they will do some kind of box-set with whole classic Apes soundtracks...
You're right -- it would be awesome to get a Mattesino 50th Anniversary restoration for the original Planet of the Apes!
Also, I should add that my #1 want for a Varese Deluxe Edition has completely changed since I started this thread, and is now something that no one else ever voted for here!
Roger: I just finished revisiting this film, and I admit having completely forgotten what this film was about. The score is what I imagine Goldsmith would have written had he scored To Kill a Mocking Bird. It's full of tenderness, pain and human warmth. Something you don't hear much these days. Interestingly, I infer the film was partially rescored, as throughout the film there is a piano score that is clearly not Goldsmith. Turns out it was written by Bill Payne. Some very nice piano music, in fact. It was used over the end credits instead of what Goldsmith wrote. There's some pretty stuff there and I imagine if you were an average Joe picking up the soundtrack after seeing the film and not hearing Payne's work on the album you'd be mighty disappointed. Naturally the CD has a lot of the Goldsmith music cut from the film. There are some wonderful Goldsmith cues in the film not on the album. Given the album is only 29 minutes long...there was definitely room to include them, but probably another victim of AFM fees at the time. Not knowing how much music was recorded and not in the film or CD, it's hard to say how long the score really is. But an expanded edition would be great, including a separate section for the Payne score. Should all fit on one CD. I checked...it's still controlled by Varese. But everyone is clamoring for expanded issues of Air Force One, Small Soldiers, The Mummy, US Marshalls (as am I), but let's not forget this small gem. It's every much as worthy.
Doug: It's also worthy of note that much of the score in the film - which uses a larger orchestra including brass and actually features suspense and action material - is missing from the album, which is mostly the quiet and sedate pieces which may not even appear in the film. I didn't scrutinize too deeply but much of the Goldsmith score seemed to be re-scored later with a larger orchestra. I was very disappointed when I first listened to the album and discovered so much of the bigger music from the film was missing and only the smaller cues were included - with no explanation. Had the full orchestral Goldsmith score heard in the film been what was released, I imagine this score (and album) would be held in higher regard.
Me again: HOLY COW!
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I'd pick up an expanded version of LOVE FIELD in a minute if released, especially based on this new information, but I won't hold my breath. Hardly anybody saw that film (although I did) and it is a LONG way from being a fan favorite. imdb reports it made less than $2 million with an $18 million budget. Ouch!
From Jeremy Moniz on FB, in the new Varese Club thread: "From what I understand, Varèse no longer controls LEVIATHAN... it’s in other hands now"
I wrote back, "Where'd you get the info re: Varese no longer controlling Leviathan? Is it pretty reliable? Varese started getting perpetuity rights at some point in 1989 and Leviathan was 1989 so it's right on the cusp. I would've thought one of the other labels wouldn't released it complete by now if so (unless tapes went missing)..."
And Jeremy replied, "Yes, That info came from Varèse directly. They recently made a post celebrating water based films and I made a comment that they forgot to include LEVIATHAN. Their reply stated LEVIATHAN was in other hands now."
With that knowledge, it may be time to re-do this poll after we see what Varese has in store for us.
The Other and Mephisto Waltz. I understand that there were a lot of problems with the source tapes for Mephisto Waltz. Love to get a copy of that with proper sound.
Rosenthal liked The Mephisto Waltz.
Crazy-ass film music critic Page Cook ranked The Other as, if I remember correctly, the best or 2nd best score of that year. I think the best rank went to Maurice Jarre's Pope Joan; very odd choice for Cook, who deplored Jarre.