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Your images aren't showing up, but the network cds are totally different. None of the stock music from the Chappell Music Library is included. instead, it is every note composed for the series. However, it is in raw firm, so there are 230+ cues, some only a few seconds long. Many also have recording guys calling out the cue titles and numbers. Even the main theme is un edited and in different pieces, with different takes included.
As an archive of music, to preserve how a studio kept their records, it's great. As a listening experience, it's a tough go.
I just ordered the new version of The Prisoner scores. It should be more in line with their later releases, integrating the Chappell music cues. So, yay.
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Does anyone know what might come next from Network? I am not so familiar with older British TV shows but very much enjoy the music. I really liked network's last batch of ITC soundtracks, especially "The Sentimental Agent" by Stanley & Horrox. Astley's scores on the other hand tend to be a bit repetative after a while. But generally I find it quite interesting to follow all the little snippets of music while reading about the particular TV episode in the booklet.
Wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't anything else in the pipeline, although I hope there is.
A few months ago they did release The Baron, Gideon's Way and something else which I forget right now. They also released new remasters of Man In A Suitcase and Randall and Hopkirk which were a considerable improvement on the original releases, which seemed to get put on disc 'as is', without much if any remastering. They also put them in more conventional CD packaging.
I suppose the question is, how much material has been found since. I do hope some more of the sets that they originally released get a reissue, and with new packing and - especially - remastering. If you take a release like The Protectors (my favourite), that was very comprehensive but no attempt was made at ironing out different volume levels, distortion (particularly on the brass) and so on. As John Cameron has previously stated that he thinks he kept the multi tracks somewhere in his garage, it would be nice if those saw the light of day at some point, though I'm sceptical it will happen.
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I own the 2CD compilation of the ITC scores.A great roundtrip of such classics as The Pursaders..The Prisoner...Jason King..The Saint and a lot more.Groovy stuff.....Its fantastic.Everybody who was into the QUINN MARTIN Collection Vol.1 or the TV Omnibus by fsm needs to have this double pack.
It's a good set but the source material varies widely. Some tracks are good, some not so good (reflecting the source material they had to work with) and some tracks are just taken from the episodes themselves with a bit of sprucing up. As with all the Network soundtracks, they did the best they could with what could be located. The fact they located so much material (some that is over 50 years old) is a real tribute to the dedication the company showed in tracing the material and putting it on disc.
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Wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't anything else in the pipeline, although I hope there is.
I hope so, too.
A few months ago they did release The Baron, Gideon's Way and something else which I forget right now. They also released new remasters of Man In A Suitcase and Randall and Hopkirk which were a considerable improvement on the original releases, which seemed to get put on disc 'as is', without much if any remastering. They also put them in more conventional CD packaging.
I did get all of these, and The Sentimental Agent, which was the third one of the new releases. And the most interesting one in my opinion. Man In A Suitcase I enjoy greatly as well.
I suppose the question is, how much material has been found since. I do hope some more of the sets that they originally released get a reissue, and with new packing and - especially - remastering. If you take a release like The Protectors (my favourite), that was very comprehensive but no attempt was made at ironing out different volume levels, distortion (particularly on the brass) and so on. As John Cameron has previously stated that he thinks he kept the multi tracks somewhere in his garage, it would be nice if those saw the light of day at some point, though I'm sceptical it will happen.
I noticed the different volume levels. A bit distracting, indeed… Allthough remastered versions would be welcome, I would rather see something turn up that was never released before…
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