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Still waiting for mine - thought it would come Friday, but now I must wait until tomorrow.
I expected mine on Friday also.
Hey,bdm, did we comment on each other's messages before or something ? Your face somehow seems familiar!
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Has anyone else noticed that the main title track on the FSM disc is longer than that in the finished film? I can now discern an edit in the film version where some shortening of the titles must have occurred.
Again, a great release of a long neglected early John Williams dramatic score, showing he always had the chops for any subject matter.
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Jul 30, 2009 - 1:35 PM
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Hurdy Gurdy
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This will probably end up being my favourite CD of 2009.
I love Natty Gann, SWTWC and One Little Indian, amongst the many others from this year thus far, but this one really took me by surprise.
The sound quality is stunning, considering it's from over 40 years ago!
No disrespect to the other amazing labels who stock my shelves, but I probably rate FSM's packaging and design the best. This CD is a joy to (be)hold.
To hear the many little tics that would later become the classic Williams sound, is revelatory.
To any fans who dismiss his 60's scores as Johnny Jazzy Williams, this should be a revelation. It bears strong similarities to some of Goldsmith's early scores, with some of the Japanese music echoing The Chairman and Tora! Tora! Tora!.
I also caught the germ of his theme to Witches of Eastwick during track 12 (Uneasy Peace/ Okuda and Craddock) just after the 2 minute mark, and Sleepers in the final score cue.
I thought this would sell out pretty quickly. It should. It's the reason I listen to/buy soundtrack CD's. As close to perfection as one can get.
Thank You Lukas and the FSM gang.
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Well you can import the R1 DVD dirt cheap from Amazon, but Warner mucked up the Japanese subtitles (there's a lot of Japanese dialogue!). You have to have the subtitles switched on all the time to get the Japanese, & of course you get the English subs as well. It's a good movie, I can still remember seeing it at the cinema as a schoolboy when it first came out.
Well, I was hoping that I didn't have to BUY all the obscure Williams films I want to watch (since many of them are of mediocre quality), but thanks for the tip. Perhaps I'll find it for rental or the library or something.
If they're mediocre, why bother. Life is too short to watch substandard rubbish when there is so much good stuff to watch.
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I had a couple of crappy-sounding tracks from this score for many years, but listening to this remastered release was a total revelation. It really shines in all its dramatic glory. Now if I only could get hold of the film. As much as it is a perfectly independent listening experience, I'm very curious about how it worked in context. Plus it's Sinatra's only directorial effort, which is another interesting point in itself.
Well you can import the R1 DVD dirt cheap from Amazon, but Warner mucked up the Japanese subtitles (there's a lot of Japanese dialogue!). You have to have the subtitles switched on all the time to get the Japanese, & of course you get the English subs as well. It's a good movie, I can still remember seeing it at the cinema as a schoolboy when it first came out.
I rented the dvd basically to see what Williams had to work with. While the dvd sound and picture were fine the subtitle situation was not good. Even worse was the direction of the film. I know everyone has their own taste(to each their own) but this may be Sinatra's only directorial effort for a reason. This movie was terrible and I couldn't get past the 1/2 mark.
Well said. The movie was not memorable enough to me watching as a kid when I saw it. The score doesn't ring a bell, either. I don't buy Johnny Williams on faith.
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