Giving this a spin for the first time in months (years?), and while the swingin' 1970 cues remain as delightful as ever, this time around I'm finding much to appreciate in the sweet, pastoral-sounding music ("Welcome Home"; "At the Winery/Give Him My Love"; "The Old Homestead"; "Big Nite's Doings").
Hearing cues like those makes me think that Fielding would have excelled at a 1950s epic akin to Raintree County. We know Fielding more for his edgier sound, but like all hard-skinned cynics, he also had a soft heart and it shows in the music.
Oh, and there goes his Tribbles motif again! ("Rudy in L.G.'s Room").
Hunters are for Killing is one of, if not my all-time favorite FSM releases.
Hunters are for Killing is one of, if not my all-time favorite FSM releases. ....
Same. Absolutely LOVE this one. If I ever had to weed out my collection down to a bare minimum of just a handful of discs, this would be among the first to make the cut.
Never heard of the TVM, but sure wouldn't mind seeing it and would purchase it blind if a label like Kino were to put it out.
Unfortunately, they've already released some great TVMs like Pray For The Wildcats, and apparently they've sold below expectations.
There is a rich vein of quality sixties and seventies productions to mine, but consumers don't seem interested- even at more modest boutique label sales figure levels.
Thanks for the bump, Jim. I haven't spun any Jerry Fielding scores in quite a while now. And I probably haven't played this score in over a year or two. I smell a trip to my man cave (Jerry Fielding section) coming on.
Never heard of the TVM, but sure wouldn't mind seeing it and would purchase it blind if a label like Kino were to put it out.
Unfortunately, they've already released some great TVMs like Pray For The Wildcats, and apparently they've sold below expectations.
There is a rich vein of quality sixties and seventies productions to mine, but consumers don't seem interested- even at more modest boutique label sales figure levels.
Thanks for the bump, Jim. I haven't spun any Jerry Fielding scores in quite a while now. And I probably haven't played this score in over a year or two. I smell a trip to my man cave (Jerry Fielding section) coming on.
"Bad Sign", the second half of track #14 ends with Fielding's legendary-to-me scene-ending stinger he would later frequently use in his subsequent TV work like in McMillan & Wife and most notably, Kolchak: The Night Stalker.
Hunters are for Killing is a great release for those of us who are especially fond of Fielding's TV work. The maestro goes to his bag of tricks, making this a greatest hits of sorts.
