Film (movie) Music

[vandermolen]

Some time ago I bought this disc after the sad death of Carl Davis;



For some reason I did not listen to it straight away and it rather slipped down the "must listen to" pile.  Well more fool me - this is just amazing.  Out-Rozsaing Rozsa, more epic than an epicurist(??) - just very very extraordinary.  The first few cues sound like Bruckner-at-the-movies (with organ added) but after that it is a parade (geddit) of just stunning cues.  Of course one of Davis' great attributes as a film score composer is his ability to pastiche a wide range of musical styles and genres very effectively.  For this score it seems to be the German Romantics - so as well as Bruckner and Mahler there's Wagner (Parsifal) and quite a lot of Strauss - a bit of a shameless Salome's Dance of the 7 Veils at one point.  Perhaps most remarkable is the sustained energy and excitement in the 9 minute cue of the famous Chariot Race.  Here a pair of stereophonic timpanists (shades of Nielsen Inextinguishable) have an absolute ball;

All of this is helped considerably by the virtuosity of the entire RLPO and the glorious recording which captures the Liverpool brass in fine form.  This goes from a "must listen to" to "must not miss and listen again very soon" pile.  I've not enjoyed an unfamiliar film score complete in a long time.  Not to be missed I reckon.

That's most interesting. Like you I bought the CD when it first appeared (decades ago) and am not sure if I ever listened to it. Now all I need to do is find the CD. Oh dear!

[Roasted Swan]

That's most interesting. Like you I bought the CD when it first appeared (decades ago) and am not sure if I ever listened to it. Now all I need to do is find the CD. Oh dear!

DO try and find it!  I don't think you'll be disappointed - keep looking.  I had a list I'd made of mislaid discs.  I then mislaid the list.........

[vandermolen]

DO try and find it!  I don't think you'll be disappointed - keep looking.  I had a list I'd made of mislaid discs.  I then mislaid the list.........

Thanks - that sounds just like me 

[Roy Bland]

Both movie and score  perfectly reflect a certain historical period. I absolutely recommend them

[VonStupp]

Dmitri Shostakovich
Maxim Trilogy, op. 50a
The Man With a Gun, op. 53
A Girl Alone, op. 26
King Lear, op. 137
BBC Philharmonic - Vassily Sinaisky

Bought this series from a Chandos sale; now seemed a good time for a listen. A well programmed volume; two burly, flag waving scores and two rather serious scores.
VS

[Roy Bland]

As far as I know there is no complete execution yet of "Maxim Trilogy"

[VonStupp]

As far as I know there is no complete execution yet of "Maxim Trilogy"

It seems that way. More bits here and there, plus the occasional reconstruction. I think the Chandos recording has less excerpts than others.
VS

[VonStupp]

Dmitri Shostakovich
The Gadfly, op. 97
The Golden Mountains, op. 30
Volochayev Days, op. 48
BBC Philharmonic - Vassily Sinaisky

Have never heard the Days of Volochayev, here in three short excerpts, but am familiar with the rest. Too bad the organ fugue was dropped from Op. 30.
VS

[AnotherSpin]

Poor Things - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (by Jerskin Fendrix)

[DavidW]

Poor Things - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (by Jerskin Fendrix)

You should cross-post that in WAM's thread!

[Florestan]

You should cross-post that in WAM's thread!

...thus making WAM aware of this very thread, although I doubt it'll make him budge from his solipsism (and here we come full circle with our esteemed @AnotherSpin ). 

[AnotherSpin]

You should cross-post that in WAM's thread!

What's is WAM's thread?

[Florestan]

What's is WAM's thread?

You wouldn't want to know. 

But if you must: https://www.good-music-guide.com/community/index.php/topic,32903.0.html

[AnotherSpin]

You wouldn't want to know. 

Fine.

[Florestan]

Fine.

See my edit. 

[AnotherSpin]

See my edit. 

I was trying to check that thread but lost an interest in no time.

[VonStupp]

Dmitri Shostakovich
Hamlet, op. 116
The Young Guard, op. 75a
Unforgettable Year 1919, op. 89a
Five Days and Five Nights, op. 111a
BBC Philharmonic - Vassily Sinaisky

The last of the Chandos Shostakovich film series.

Despite most of these suites being incomplete compared to other recordings, it may be my favorite of the set. The Rachmaninoff concerto style of Unforgettable is a blast, and I love the atmosphere of Five Days.
VS

[VonStupp]

Dmitri Shostakovich
The Bedbug, op. 19
Love and Hate, op. 38

Mannheim Opera Chorus
Rheinland-Pfalz State Philharmonic Orchestra
Mark Fitz-Gerald

Love these reconstructed scores! However, when I see this cover photograph, I can't help but interpolate my own story:



See here kid... I love this music stuff, you're gonna go far, see... When you go down to the theatre, I need you to take this package, see... nothing to worry about, see... Talk to a dizzy dame named Cyd, and make sure to check out those gams...right boys?!? Right boss! To make sure there's no troubles along the way, I'm gonna send Mickey with you, see... His tribal name is Mugs-For-The-Camera, see... and Johnny will tag-a-long too, see... we call him Uncle Fester; he don't talk none too good, so don't ask him any questions, see... And watch out for his metal hand, see... Nothing to worry about, right boys?!? Right boss! Love the music kid, you'll go far! See... Alright boys, lets get these lamps outta here!
VS

[VonStupp]

Dmitri Shostakovich
Zoya, op. 64a
The Fall of Berlin, op. 82

RIAS Chamber Choir
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
Mikhail Jurowski

Magical sounding film scores, without a hint of irony or undue grimness. Some of the gentlest cues from the composer in Berlin too.
VS

[Pohjolas Daughter]

I was thinking that you all might appreciate this [It made me laugh and smile and appreciate John Williams' music and talent even more].

PD