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None But the Brave (1965) |
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Music by John Williams |
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Line: Silver Age |
CD Release:
June 2009
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Catalog #: Vol. 12, No. 12 |
# of Discs: 1 |
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An important dramatic score from the early career of John Williams is released in complete stereo form by FSM: None But the Brave (1965), for a WWII film about a small contingent of Japanese and American soliders making an uneasy truce on a small South Pacific island until war rears its ugly head. The picture is perhaps best remembered as the first (and only) directorial effort of Frank Sinatra, starring Sinatra in a small role alongside Clint Walker, Tony Bill and a diverse group of American and Japanese actors (it was co-produced by American and Japanese studios).
For film music fans the star is John Williams, then known as “Johnny” and transitioning to feature films after productive years in television. Most of Williams’s early films were comedies but None But the Brave was a notable exception, giving Williams the opportunity to write a broad, majestic main theme, with ambitiously chromatic counterlines somewhat in the style of his contemporary, André Previn. The body of the score blends tension-filled moments informed by Williams’s dramatic scores for television; atmospheric and suspense writing that anticipate his future blockbusters (from Close Encounters to Raiders of the Lost Ark); and even lighter passages recalling his comedic work. The story also allows for sensitive depictions of the Japanese as well as American characters, and these feature carefully designed Japanese-flavored colors (decades before Memoirs of a Geisha).
Fans of the composer who thought they knew every last note of his oeuvre, and have hungered for new Williams CDs, will delight in this uncovered gem. It is fascinating to hear his development as an artist, as well as the voice he offered for cinema of the 1960s. And if you like his Lost in Space television music, there is at least one cue (“The Final Fight”) that will make you exclaim, “Danger, Will Robinson!”
FSM’s premiere CD of None But the Brave features the complete score newly mixed from the original ½' three-track stereo scoring masters; as recorded by Dan Wallin on the Warner Bros. stage, and engineered for FSM’s CD by Mike Matessino, it sounds like it was recorded yesterday. Bonus tracks include Williams’s music for the film’s trailer, a piano solo performance of the theme (performed by the composer), and the commercial single recording of the main theme in the pop style of the day. Liner notes are by Jeff Eldridge. |
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John Williams Scores on FSM |
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About the Composer |
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John Williams (b. 1932) is not only the composer of most of the biggest blockbusters of all time—including Star Wars, E.T., Jaws, the Indiana Jones films, Harry Potter, Jurassic Park and many more, many of them directed by Steven Spielberg—but he has transcended film music to become the world's most famous living composer, and an American institution. His popular symphonic scores are so iconic that they often overshadow the fact that he has been equally proficient at sophisticated, adult fare (Schindler's List, Images) and had a successful career in composing (for television and often comedy features), arranging and performing well before he even met Steven Spielberg. FSM, like most labels, will release everything it can of Williams's music, and has concentrated (for reasons of availability) on his early years as "Johnny" Williams when he was doing sterling work on relatively little-known television and films—always with an amazing attention to melody and detail. In fact, his early works are fascinating for the ways in which they foreshadow his later, world-renowned efforts. IMDB |
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Track List |
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Click on track TIME for MP3 sound clip. None But the Brave Music Composed by Johnny Williams, Conducted by Morris Stoloff - Main Title/Kuroki’s Introduction 3:41
- The Boat Detail 1:47
- Busy Hands/Kuroki Prepares for War/Fishing Spear 2:03
- Night Adventure 3:26
- The Enemies Repair 1:42
- Ship in Sight/When Enemies Meet/Okuda Whistles/Kuroki’s Challenge/Connection 7:28
- Brothers in Command/The Water Hole 2:59
- Water Logged 2:05
- Waiting for Battle 1:45
- The Dream of Hope Is Ashes/Hirano’s Problem 4:40
- The Bargain/Mahoney Gets the News 1:32
- Uneasy Peace/Okuda and Craddock 3:49
- Kuroki’s Reflection 2:10
- Mahoney’s Reflection/Mahoney’s Analysis 3:26
- Okuda and the Shark 1:31
- Good Friends Part/Radio Contact 2:09
- The Separation 1:43
- The Final Fight/The Spirit Lives/End Cast 5:59
Total Time: 54:28 Bonus Tracks - Piano Theme 1:40
- Word From Waikiki 1:15
- Kuroki’s Introduction (alternate #1) 1:05
- Kuroki’s Introduction (alternate #2) 1:05
- Trailer 0:48
Total Time: 6:07 Single Recording - None But the Brave 2:22
Conducted by Morris Stoloff With The Jack Halloran Singers (Johnny Williams–Donald Wolf) Produced Under License From Warner Bros. Records Inc. From the Artanis–Warner Bros. Production None But the Brave - Sylvia 2:46
Conducted by Morris Stoloff With The Jack Halloran Singers (David Raksin–Paul Francis Webster) Produced Under License From Warner Bros. Records Inc. From the Martin H. Poll Production Sylvia—A Paramount Pictures Release Total Time: 5:10 Total Disc Time: 65:49 |
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Instruments/Musicians |
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Leader (Conductor): Morris Stoloff
Violin: Israel Baker, David Berman, Henry Arthur Brown, Samuel Cytron, Harold Dicterow, Bonnie J. Douglas (Shure), Noumi / Naomi Fischer, Jacques Gasselin, Anatol Kaminsky, Daniel Karpilowsky, George Kast, Joseph Livoti, Dan Lube, Hillard Lubie, Alexander Murray, Erno Neufeld, Jerome Joseph Reisler, Nathan Ross, Sam Ross, Sidney Sharp, Hans Wippler, Harry Zagon, Tibor Zelig
Viola: William Hymanson, Maurice Keltz, Louis Kievman, Virginia Majewski, Spinoza Paeff, Sanford Schonbach
Cello: Naoum Benditzky, Armand Kaproff, Irving Lipschultz, Kurt Reher, Harold Schneier, Eleanor Slatkin
Bass: John Bambridge, Jr., Milton Kestenbaum, Peter A. Mercurio, Joseph Mondragon
Flute: Burnett Atkinson, James Briggs, Justin Gordon, Leonard V. Posella
Oboe: Liliane Lhoest Covington
Clarinet: Richard H. Anderson, Dominick Fera, Mitchell Lurie
Bassoon: Norman H. Herzberg
French Horn: Arthur E. Briegleb, James A. Decker, William A. Hinshaw, Wendell Hoss, Sinclair Lott
Trumpet: Robert Divall, Pincus "Pinky" Savitt, Larry Sullivan
Trombone: Edward Kusby, Kenneth Shroyer, Frank Sullivan
Tuba: John Bambridge, Jr.
Piano: Raymond Turner
Guitar: Barney Kessel, Allen Reuss, Fred T. Tavares
Harp: Denzil (Gail) Laughton, Dorothy S. Remsen
Drums: Frank J. Flynn, Walter Goodwin, Milton Holland, William Kraft, Louis Singer
Orchestra Manager: Kurt E. Wolff
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