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I have this Varese CD with a 12:25 OST suite from "Walking Distance." I just played the cue to refresh my memory. It's a pretty good presentation. It seems I'm all set here:
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I also have the complete TZ Blu-ray set, and that most likely includes the "WD" iso-score. The iso-scores I've played on Blu-ray have very good sound. I was thrilled with them.
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Is the isolated score included on the DVD and BluRay sets complete?
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Aug 19, 2020 - 10:49 AM
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Last Child
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The completeness is a complicated question since the episode apparently had (two?) different music edit versions, and depends which version you watch. Although a score sheet would answer the question. Maybe Howard's comparison between VHS and Netflix would be enlightening if they're different versions.
From the TWZ Cafe:
Note that Herrmann reused cue names in different scores, so don't confuse these with other episodes.
I have some additional information re: the "Walking Distance" score.
First of all, the soundtrack on the Definitive Edition DVD is slightly different from
previous releases. In this version, after Martin is slapped by his mother, we hear
"Artist's Life" (rather than "The Merry-Go-Round") for about 20 seconds, then it segues
into "The Merry-Go-Round". We do not get to hear “The Merry-Go-Round” in its
entirety in this version.
Secondly, the original LP release of "The Twilight Zone Volume 1" on Varese
Sarabande Records featured the cues in a different order. Here is the breakdown:
Intro (:00-:30)
The Parents (:30-2:13)
Finale (2:13-3:14)
The Park (3:15-4:55)
The House (4:56-6:39)
The Merry-Go-Round (6:40-7:21)
Martin’s Summer (7:21-8:55)
Elegy (8:55-12:30)
Third, here is the instrumentation for the original score, which is dated August 15, 1959:
6 1st Violins
4 2nd Violins
3 Violas
3 Celli
2 Basses
1 Harp
The episode score is available on the 40th Anniversary CD set (Disc 1, Track 17) in
suite form, with the cues arranged as follows:
The Park (:00-1:40)
The House (1:40-3:22)
The Merry-Go-Round (3:22-4:03)
Martin's Summer (4:03-5:38)
Elegy (5:38-9:13)
Introduction (9:13-9:43)
The Parents (9:43-11:24)
Finale (11:24-12:27)
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Aug 19, 2020 - 10:57 AM
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Last Child
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Specific music edit differences between episode versions. I omitted video scene descriptions.
Tracklist from TWZ Cafe:
Musical cues for "Walking Distance" (using starting time stamps from Image Entertainment pre-Definitive Edition)
Original score composed and conducted by BERNARD HERRMANN
Episode starts at :00/:10
1:23/1:33 Introduction
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
Lead into commercial.
2:40/2:50 The Drugstore
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
4:27/4:37 Memories
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
7:58/8:08 The Park
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
9:48/9:58 The House
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
11:55/12:05 Curtain
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
12:47/12:57 The Parents
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
14:29/14:39 The Merry-Go-Round (pre-Definitive Edition)
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
14:29/14:39 Künstlerleben (Artist's Life) Opus 316 No. 2 (Definitive Edition and syndication)
Johann Strauss II
Note: One of two different cues may be heard here depending on the version. If it's
"Artist's Life," then Martin is hearing it in the distance, and the first twenty seconds
of "The Merry-Go-Round" is eliminated.
14:49/14:59 The Merry-Go-Round
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
Martin runs away from the house until he stops and stares.
Note: On pre-Definitive Edition, this is just the continuation of the previous cue.
Otherwise, a truncated "The Merry-Go-Round" starts here.
15:07/15:17 Künstlerleben (Artist's Life) Opus 316 No. 2
Johann Strauss II
Cut to merry-go-round on which waltz music is played.
Note: Here is how to get to a MIDI of the complete "Artist's Life." Scroll down to
"Artists life Waltz" and click on the MIDI next to it.
16:14/16:24 Martin's Summer
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
17:45/17:55 Elegy
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
21:17/21:27 Natural Rock
Bruce Campbell
Cut to closeup of jukebox.
23:03/23:13 Finale
Bernard Herrmann, from the episode score
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Aug 19, 2020 - 12:45 PM
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Last Child
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I agree, I'm accustomed to the Herrmann cue at the slap scene. It's called "The Merry-go-round," not "Elegy." The merry-go-round music source cue is from Strauss.
To clarify, Netflix is using the nominal Definitive audio version.
The Definitive Dvd audio, and its isolated music track, omit the start of the Herrmann cue at the slap scene and go to the Strauss source track instead, then partially return to the Herrmann cue.
Likewise, the Definitive Blu-ray has this as the default audio option. However, there is an "Alternate mix" option with the Herrmann cue. Seems like they should have made it the default audio instead. Unlike the dvd, the blu-ray isolated music track has the Herrmann cue in place.
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Isn't it funny that Walking Distance has more recordings than most film scores!
But it's worth it.
Cheers
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Aug 19, 2020 - 5:39 PM
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Howard L
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The omission in some prints of the music during Gig Young's post-slap close-up has had me comparing it to another Herrmannic moment: The "Come Lucia, come..." segue to Gene Tierney's stunning close-up in The Ghost & Mrs. Muir. Can anyone imagine seeing a print that omits the music in that transition? It's timing is flawless. Granted, the emotions are quite different in WD. Sloan is stunned, confused, confounded. On the edge of some kind of breakdown. Mrs. Muir is utterly serene. And yet if someone saw these scenes unscored first...
...but would you believe I've never actually seen this episode or heard its score? In fact, I've seen nothing, zip, zilch of the original TWILIGHT ZONE show; which is weird, because there's at least the personal attraction of Williams playing piano on some of these episodes. Something to remedy, perhaps, so I'll at the very least get your frame of reference when we speak next. Is it available to view online anywhere?
...this is why it is right to see WD in its original and prevailing presentation. This is one you want to hear in its filmic context first for the benefit of receiving the score's full effect later as a standalone experience.
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And a prodigious one at that: I'm giving it the full monty treatment and first watch the ep via VHS. Then Netflix. I believe the music stands out better on the tape but want to have it confirmed. Then it's off to OST and rerecording paradise.
