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As Thomas points-out, the Varese Sarabande re-recording does contain more music. It isn't the soundtrack, but it is a very good recording -- in fact, I prefer it to the original.
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Yes, the Varese Sarabande disc constains most (but not all) of the music omitted from the original soundtrack release, and it is a very good recording. However, I love the film recording and would love the film recordings of all those extra tracks.
Plus, the Varese recording does not include any alternates that may exist. We know the Karen's Journey sequence was re-scored, so there should be at least one alternate there.
Plus, I'm hoping that someone can erase that annoying studio noise in the most delicate bit of 'Flight Over Africa'. Why on Earth they didn't re-take that, goodness only knows.
Yes, there's not that much more music, but it is one of the great film scores. If an extra 50 seconds of Flim-Flam Man is worth a reissue, a whole 10 minutes of Out of Africa is too.
Cheers
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And why haven't we yet got to hear the rejected Year of the Comet?? Any rights issues?
When Twilight Time did the Blu-Ray, they wanted to put John Barry's score on a second audio track, and if they could get the rights, I suspect La-La Land would have issued the CD. However, permission was denied, I believe.
I suspect the folks who prepared the Twilight Time disc at least heard it, even if they couldn't use it.
Cheers
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Yes, the Varese Sarabande disc constains most (but not all) of the music omitted from the original soundtrack release, and it is a very good recording. However, I love the film recording and would love the film recordings of all those extra tracks.
Plus, the Varese recording does not include any alternates that may exist. We know the Karen's Journey sequence was re-scored, so there should be at least one alternate there.
Plus, I'm hoping that someone can erase that annoying studio noise in the most delicate bit of 'Flight Over Africa'. Why on Earth they didn't re-take that, goodness only knows.
Yes, there's not that much more music, but it is one of the great film scores. If an extra 50 seconds of Flim-Flam Man is worth a reissue, a whole 10 minutes of Out of Africa is too.
Cheers
I think that studio noise was removed from that audiofile CD release.
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Yes, the Varese Sarabande disc constains most (but not all) of the music omitted from the original soundtrack release, and it is a very good recording. However, I love the film recording and would love the film recordings of all those extra tracks.
Plus, the Varese recording does not include any alternates that may exist. We know the Karen's Journey sequence was re-scored, so there should be at least one alternate there.
Plus, I'm hoping that someone can erase that annoying studio noise in the most delicate bit of 'Flight Over Africa'. Why on Earth they didn't re-take that, goodness only knows.
Yes, there's not that much more music, but it is one of the great film scores. If an extra 50 seconds of Flim-Flam Man is worth a reissue, a whole 10 minutes of Out of Africa is too.
Cheers
I think that studio noise was removed from that audiofile CD release.
That release sounds a bit harsh to me. The label which does the complete version of this score has to be really careful with the mastering. I thus hope that the company's name starts with an I.
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That release sounds a bit harsh to me. The label which does the complete version of this score has to be really careful with the mastering. I thus hope that the company's name starts with an I.
OUT OF AFRICA seems like one of the more obvious candidates for the Universal Heritage Collection, so I predict such expansion would come from a label beginning with Ls.
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I'm unconcerned about this remaster/expansion not happening.
If I recall correctly, the sales on that original MCA album were up towards Somewhere in Time and Dances with Wolves territory. Big, but not huge.
We don't even need to wonder which label will issue it, do we?
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The soundtrack LP I have of OUT OF AFRICA features a song written by John Barry, with lyrics by Alan & Marilyn Bergman and performed by Al Jarreau and Melissa Manchaster ("The Music of Goodbye", which is a soul/pop ballad based on the melody of "Karen's Theme"), which strangely seems to be missing from most CD releases and has not been released as download or on streaming services, though you can of course find "unlicensed" uploads of it on Youtube etc.
I wonder why that is? Why record a song with high profile pop artists, and then not publish it anywhere? Seems strange. It was obviously made as a promotion for the movie, as Al Jarreau was quite popular in the 1980s, and I remember the song got some airplay on the radio. I mean, sure, it was not actually in the movie, but it was written by Barry and based on the music for the film, so I always found it odd that it's missing from almost all releases of the soundtrack
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The song was on the UK release of the soundtrack but not the US release.
(Which is why I prefer the US release: I don't like the song and find it jarring and mood breaking next to the score.)
Of course, if a complete edition of OOA ever does come out, it makes sense to include the song to be as complete and definitive as possible, even if I personally don't like it.
Cheers
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On my copy made in Germany the song is included as a hidden track. It's not listed on the packaging.
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Yeah, I know the song is on a few select releases, what I don’t know is the philosophy behind it.
I didn't like the song initially, as it doesn't fit the movie and sounds like the typical Disney movie ballad. By now, I can enjoy the songs as a typical 80s kitsch relic. It's actually very well sung.
I just find it odd that it was omitted from most releases, since its main purpose seems to have been to be included on the soundtrack album.
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Any John Barry title is actually welcome 