Comments on: Good News for Soundtrack Enthusiasts

by: Chris

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 20:04:18 +0000

Of the great movies you’ve seen, how of many them were truly unforgettable? Like, you could replay moments from the screening in your head months or years later and feel just like you did when you watched it for the first time. I didn’t see many movies in a theater this year. The best I saw was Tarantino’s Death Proof. I left the theater feeling like I was floating. What’s disappointing is that I can’t recapture that floating feeling just by thinking about that night. The only part of the night I can recapture is the way I felt when I saw the close-up of Rosario Dawson’s face as she watched Zoe Bell riding on the hood of the speeding car.

The supposedly great [and terrifying] No Country for Old Men is playing in Miami. I expect to enjoy it, but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to hold on to the experience long enough to justify paying $7 to see it.

Your thoughts…

by: Adrian Marcato

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:39:51 +0000

There is a terrific CD of early Maurice Jarre scores called “MA PERIODE FRANCAISE” that has selections from three Franju films. (including ‘Les yeux sans visage’)

by: Andrew Monroe

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:58:24 +0000

Wonderful news, thanks for the tip! I`ll be having both of those no doubt. These book/cd sets are so cool. The Armando Trovajoli book and cd that Cinedelic released earlier this year was my most prized birthday gift. Beautifully illustrated with many locandinas, posters, single and album covers and a 17 track cd (a fair number of the tunes are unreleased) selected by the maestro himself.

I`d be thrilled if Nora Orlandi was given this book and cd treatment, she`s one of my absolute favorite composers…so heartbreakingly mournful. Her spaghetti western scores in particular are amazing!

by: cinebeats

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:36:49 +0000

No worries about the typo Jeremy! I understood what you ment, but a Bava set would be damn nice too.
I hope you can get yourself copies of these soon.

by: Jeremy

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:46:06 +0000

Sorry about that stupid typo on my last comment..it should have read “Argento and Bertolucci sets”…Bava has been on my mind a lot lately…

by: Jeremy

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 16:26:41 +0000

Okay,
I need both the Argento and Bava sets. Those look so amazing. I have most of the Argento music, but I only have a few of Bernardo’s soundtracks unfortunately.
These are two of my favorite directors, and these look like must haves…thanks for the alert…

by: cinebeats

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:27:51 +0000

Jonathan - I really haven’t had the same problem since a lot of the European composers I like (Morriocne, Umiliani, Cipriani, Piccioni, Nicolai, Orlandi, Ferrio, etc.) have had their work released as part of really good compilation series put out by labels like Easy Tempo or Crippled Dick/Hot Wax over the years. With Hollywood/British composers like Herrmann or John Barry, Lalo Schifrin, Henry Mancini, etc. it can be a little harder to find good compilations for some reason, but they’re out there. I love a good comp, but I also like owning the whole soundtrack since you often come across some really terrific incidental music that’s easy to overlook otherwise. The book these CDs come with is pretty spectacular though!

Peter - How about we first get all the Georges Franju and Jarre films released on DVD? I can’t tell you if I’d enjoy a CD comp since I haven’t seen most of the films they made together and it’s a crime that they’re not available.

Keith - The Argento collection is really terrific and it’s probably the best of the bunch due to the extras.

Joe - Thanks for sharing that wonderful antidote! I really like Jarre, as well as his son. They’ve both made incredible contributions to music.

by: Joe D

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:41:53 +0000

I had the great pleasure of working with Maestro Maurice Jarre about 10 years ago. He was a gentleman and the orchestra loved him, they applauded him after every cue. One of his lesser known scores I really love is Sundays and Cybele.

by: Keith

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:34:31 +0000

Sounds great. I’m really excited about the Argento one. I always loved the music used in his films. It will be neat to read more about the story behind the music.

by: Peter Nellhaus

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:44:44 +0000

A soundtrack album of Maurice Jarre scores for films by Georges Franju would be even better.

by: Jonathan Lapper

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:57:04 +0000

Scores from films are the hardest to come by in small doses on CD. Usually you have to buy the soundtrack for one particular film rather than a selection from different films by the same composer which I much prefer. Often film score soundtracks have quite a few reprises that render them redundant. My favorite soundtrack CD is one I bought about ten years ago of Bernard Herrmann. It had Kane, Vertigo, Psycho, The Bride Wore Black, Fahrenheit 451, Taxi Driver, North by Northwest and a few others. It’s great to hear the different scores together. Only my didn’t come with a nice, big book.