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      CommentAuthorSouthall
    • CommentTimeJun 30th 2010 edited
    Martijn wrote
    That was exactly my point. smile


    I know. I was (and I can barely believe I'm typing this) agreeing with you.
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  2. Everyone actually is agreeing with each other, I believe. This is the very absence of drama.
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJun 30th 2010
    franz_conrad wrote
    Everyone actually is agreeing with each other, I believe. This is the very absence of drama.


    Drama is for FSM.
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      CommentAuthorDemetris
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
    Quoting from Varese in facebook:

    SPARTACUS LIVE SUMMER TOUR!Share. Today at 01:17

    The summer celebrations of Alex North’s 100th birthday are about to begin! Úbeda, Spain will present a festival tribute to Alex North and his music, including a live performance of four cues from Spartacus (Forest Meeting, Poem, Camp At Night and Main Title) with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Malaga, conducted by Arturo Díez Boscovich. Additional live performances of the Spartacus Love Theme and many other pieces by Alex North will take place over the four days. The 6th International Film Music Festival of Úbeda (July 15-18) will also host the world premiere screening of the film Conversations on Alex North’s Spartacus: The Celebration Of A Masterpiece, hosted by Robert Townson, on July 16. The City of Úbeda will hold a 50th anniversary outdoor screening of Spartacus on an ancient wall on the festival’s final night. Join the festivities! Celebrate film music and Alex North … in Úbeda!

    Another grand tribute to North will take place in Tenerife, Canary Islands. Diego Navarro will conduct the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra in the premier of a new concert suite of Alex North’s music that includes Viva Zapata!, The Rose Tattoo, A Streetcar Named Desire and Spartacus! Along with the concert tribute, hosted by Robert Townson, Fimucité 4 (July 5 - 10) will stage additional events to honor North throughout the festival! Join us!


    Festival sites
    http://festival.bsospirit.com/index.php
    http://www.fimucite.com/f4/en/
    http://www.demetrischristodoulides.com/
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
    Hot dog! shocked
    What a great program! punk
    'So, this is pretty much the worst original-to-remake transition in the entire history of film scoring. Poledouris...to Bates.' ~ Scribe
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      CommentAuthorSouthall
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
    I have long dreamed of the stuff I'd include in a film music concert if I got to choose, and (for purely selfish reasons) there would certainly be Alex North in there. What I wouldn't give to hear those opening two cues from The Agony and the Ectasy in concert...
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
    We ought to start a thread that if you had $100.00 and you could spend it anyway you like you'd buy....

    Your answer would be?
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
    sdtom wrote
    We ought to start a thread that if you had $100.00 and you could spend it anyway you like you'd buy....

    Your answer would be?


    I was thinking if you had $100.000.000 what would you makw a symphony orchestra play for you?
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
    Actually right now just for me I'd get another external hard drive because I need one
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      CommentAuthorThor
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
    sdtom wrote
    Actually right now just for me I'd get another external hard drive because I need one


    Pragmatism....gotta love it. smile
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      CommentAuthorErik Woods
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
    sdtom wrote
    We ought to start a thread that if you had $100.00 and you could spend it anyway you like you'd buy....

    Your answer would be?


    Spartacus: The Deluxe Edition from Varese Sarabande Records.

    -Erik-
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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 1st 2010
    I would too Erik but I just can't afford such luxeries at the moment.
  13. Had to smile on Erik's post. biggrin
  14. I'd really like to get Spartacus as well, but it's a bit of a luxury at the moment for me also. I keep reminding myself that I don't actually listen to what I do have from this score much anyway. Would I listen to it any more often if I had more of the music? Probably not!
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2010
    Still vote for the hard drive
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      CommentAuthorAtham
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2010
    I'd buy Spartacus: The Deluxe Edition but it's either $100+ or stay married! slant
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      CommentAuthorMarselus
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2010
    Atham wrote
    I'd buy Spartacus: The Deluxe Edition but it's either $100+ or stay married! slant

    Now that's a dilemma!
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2010
    Atham wrote
    I'd buy Spartacus: The Deluxe Edition but it's either $100+ or stay married! slant


    Never mind, at least you'll have Spartacus: The Deluxe Edition to keep you company wink
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJul 2nd 2010
    again i'm happy for all the interest
  20. Drawing for a copy, thanks to some FSM member -- you can enter to win:
    http://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts … ;archive=0
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  21. Does anyone know whether the super-duper Spartacus release is going to be available to buy through Amazon? I fear the answer will be "no". I got a £140 Amazon gift voucher from my work yesterday and it would be ideal to use this towards Spartacus.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJul 25th 2010
    I fear you're right. However, perhaps you could find someone who is willing to trade.
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      CommentAuthorfommes
    • CommentTimeJul 26th 2010
    Perhaps SAE will put this up on Amazon.
  24. I'm on the verge of pressing Buy on Varese's Spartacus but would love some feedback from those who have it. Is it worth the money, how is the DVD, complete score sound quality and how are the Love Theme variations discs (As exciting to me as the score itself, but I seem to be alone on that from what I've read!)? Honestly I think I'll end up mostly just listening to disc 1 and the love theme discs!
  25. I can't find the post, but a few days ago at FSM, someone posted something like this about the DVD:

    It looked anbd sounded like it was 192 bitrate, picture qaulity wasn't that great, and the aspect ratio was assbackwards to today's, or even ten years ago, is standards.
    The views and opinions of Ford A. Thaxton are his own and do not necessarily reflect the ones of ANYONE else.
  26. If you're talking about the Spartacus DVD, Justin, I found it to be quite acceptable. Just a long set of pieces to camera, composers talking about their recollections of the score and North. I can't see how bitrate and aspect ratio could make much of a difference for a whole load of interviews where no music is featured.

    But then, I'm not one of those people who would watch an interview on TV with top-of-the-range speakers and a TV the size of a building. Seems like the person you recollect may have this system where "deficiencies" may matter.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  27. John Chambers wrote
    I'm on the verge of pressing Buy on Varese's Spartacus but would love some feedback from those who have it. Is it worth the money, how is the DVD, complete score sound quality and how are the Love Theme variations discs (As exciting to me as the score itself, but I seem to be alone on that from what I've read!)? Honestly I think I'll end up mostly just listening to disc 1 and the love theme discs!

    I'd certainly recommend it if you can afford it. It's certainly a lovingly put together package that's an "event" in film music releases.

    I do think that the listening experience of the complete mono presentation of the score suffers to any comparison of the tracks found in the stereo CD1. It's certainly a bit muddier sounding on CDs 2 & 3, but there's so much excellent material that's on the complete score that I may find myself listening to the mono version so that there's not such a jarring difference between the tracks if I want to mix-and-match tracks.

    I'm not sure I'll ever know the score well enough to really appreciate the differences found on the alternates CD (CD4). And I'm finding that I'm cherry-picking CDs 5 and 6 for favourite renditions of the love theme. All the different versions are certainly worth hearing to hear how each artist interprets North's theme.

    And I've already mentioned the DVD. I've watched it through only the once and what stands out for me is everyone's admiration for North's work and it's interesting to hear how the work has influenced each of the contributing composers. Desplat's contributions to the disc are certainly the highlight of the set for me: I enjoy seeing how articulate he is and how much of a film music fan he is.
    The views expressed in this post are entirely my own and do not reflect the opinions of maintitles.net, or for that matter, anyone else. http://www.racksandtags.com/falkirkbairn
  28. Many thanks for the detailed recommendation, most appreciated. And it's pushed me over the edge, I just ordered it! I know it's extravagant but sometimes you just have to treat yourself!
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeOct 11th 2010
    I hope you enjoy it John cool

    I'd love to have gone for this too, the score to Spartacus being one of my favourites but I've had to spend out so much on necessities the last month or two ( clothes, bills etc ) plus the odd affordable CD release that I just couldn't justify it.
  30. I ordered it today too! Must be something in the air today.

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