MARIO BERTOLAZZI Terza Ipotesi / La Padrina Beat 54 (Italy) 19.99 (77:19) First thriller (murderer caught in photograph) has jazzy score for small orchestra of organ, piano, dissonant strings and upbeat drums (37:28). Second thriller (Mafia/gangsters) has more melodic, breezy music. Somewhat sweet, somewhat jazzy, somewhat mono-thematic (39:51). ROBERT COBERT The Night Stalker And Other Classic Themes Varese 66156 15.99 -Night Stalker/Night Strangler/Dead Of Night/Burnt Offerings/ Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde/Trilogy Of Terror/ Curse Of The Black Widow/Dark Shadows/etc- (76:40) Lengthy collection of orchestral music for productions by Dan Curtis. Includes generous suites from Night Stalker, Night Strangler, Trilogy of Terror, Burnt Offerings, Curse of the Black Widow, Dark Shadows and others. Music from Dracula (1974) a haunting, moody highlight. JERRY GOLDSMITH First Blood Varese 66155 15.99 Straight reissue of original Intrada CD. LALLO GORI Inginocchiati Straniero... / Con Lui Cavalca La Morte Beat 56 (Italy) 19.99 (76:30) First western (revenge in small Mexican border town) gets music typical of the genre, but with a twist. Customary trumpet, guitars, percussion over contemporary, urban pulse (48:14). Second western (Pony Express agent vs.corrupt politician) gets more traditional Italian western music. Emphasis on lively themes, open atmosphere (28:16). Ritornano Quelli Della Calibro 38 / Il Commissario Di Ferro Beat 55 (Italy) 19.99 (71:34) First thriller (police inspector vs. gangsters with hostages) has jazz-flavored score (38:31) with electronics to imitate trumpet, trombone, etc. Second thriller (police brutality/kidnapping) has similar style (33:02) but is shorter. TREVOR JONES / RANDY EDELMAN The Last Of The Mohicans Varese 66161 13.99 (45:26) Bingo!! Varese nails this top nineties film score with sensational new recording by Joel McNeely and Royal Scottish National Orchestra. Doing the impossible they "improve" on original soundtrack with powerful playing, detailed sound, correct sequencing. "Hawkeye" theme one of the most impressive, sweeping ever. Grab this one! JOSEPH LoDUCA Hercules Volume 4 Varese 66183 15.99 (58:46) Two thirds of a great album. Initially, it's exciting orchestral music emphasizing action and color. Final portion includes vocals, pop music, odd stuff. HUGO MONTENEGRO / DAVID ROSE The Undefeated / Hombre FSM 24.99 (72:33) First western (John Wayne/Rock Hudson/Civil War/bandits) gets rousing, action-filled score (47:33). Powerful "processional" theme, emphasizing brass and tympani, a standout. Second western (Paul Newman/stagecoach in desert/bandits) gets sparse, somber score emphasizing strings, woodwinds. Dry, harmonically-complex (21:30). Both scores in stereo from original Fox session masters. MIKLOS ROZSA Ben-Hur: The Essential Miklos Rozsa Silva 1117 (2 CD set) 20.99 (Cond Bateman/Raine) -Providence/Beau Brummell/El Cid/ Thief Of Bagdad/Quo Vadis/Sodom & Gomorrah/etc- (103:52) Epic scores trimmed down to suites have okay performances by City of Prague Philharmonic. Many previously available on earlier Silva collections. Has: Ben-Hur, El Cid, Quo Vadis, Sodom & Gomorrah, Thief of Bagdad, All the Brothers Were Valiant, King of Kings, Providence, Golden Voyage of Sinbad, Madame Bovary, Beau Brummell, Spellbound. VARIOUS Cosmos COLCD 6293 (Vangelis/Vivaldi/Stravinsky/etc) 14.99 Reissue of RCA CD and LP of the music to Carl Sagan's famous PBS series. Good collection of classical and contemporary music with Vangelis' haunting "Heaven And Hell" serving as the main title theme. FILM SCORE MONTHLY Vol 5 #6 (July 00) 4.95 -Summer Movie Roundup/David Newman (Nutty Professor 2)/ King Of The Hill/Film Music Agents Part 3/etc-
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OCTOBER 1, 2000 | Submitted by Roger Feigelson
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