The moment it's out, I order it as long as it has the romantic pieces in it as that is what I want out of it. It's STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL.
Me and my imaginary friends all sign up for this......... yes you too and you and..... shut up.. you do and........ hey where are you going........... I said all, and that is what it will be.
I wonder if we might get an expanded, remastered edition of Ghost Story sometime soon? It's a Universal title, which means Intrada might do it or La La Land? Who is with me!!??
I have read that there is quite a bit of material recorded for this that did not end up on the album OR the movie itself.
Roger F, MV, anybody? Give me some G.S. love!!
-Rick O.
It's worth mentioning that there is an import difference between the tracks on the album and the film version's..
The Solo Female voice that appears in one tracks and the last portion of the end credits doesn't appear in the film, which is odd because it's really interesting.
I suspect that someone didn't like it and dropped it during the dub.
There is an excellent fan website that details the film & score by a chap in Finland, Kentsu I think his name is. It's easy to find. The excellent Scream Factory Blu Ray also covers what happened with the film - although as a fan, I was more frustrated at what could have been (and later regretted by the director, some of the changes he made that hurt the film), and how Dick Smith's efx were hampered. I'm all in for another go on cd, too. -Sean
Those naked female ghoul effects that they cut were unbelievable. They really chickened out.
The sequence scored with the cue 'Fright'.....that's the biggie, Irvin later recanted he was wrong. Even the cue is destroyed there. Nothing hurts a film score fan like awkward, painful edits. I actually flinch on those.... Naturally, the footage is lost! !
The Peter Knight comments sent me back to Knights In White Satin for another listen. There are some uncanny similarities between that and Ghost Story! Listen to 1:31 to 2:01 of this cue from Ghost Story, and then listen to 5:30 to 5:54 in Knights In White Satin:
TBB you're speaking my language. That Moody Blues song when it came out affected my film music senses for a reason. It's neat to see ensuing connections confirm that which is 'inherent'. And why this place that was unimaginable back in the day has been so much fun. And rewarding!
As mentioned in my post, the Varese disc is quite excellent. I managed to get a copy (from a brick and mortar store, about 18 years ago now). Fingers crossed that we get a revival, now with the recent announcement regarding Universal!
