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DIMITRI TIOMKIN

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    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 3rd 2008 edited
    About time one of the all time great composers had his own thread, particularly as FSM's latest release is a 2 CD set of Land Of The Pharoahs cool

    This is a great score and I'll definitely be ordering this one.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
    • CommentAuthordjdave
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008 edited
    Is that the Jack Hawkins/Joan Collins film?

    I think Tiomkin's masterpiece was The Alamo. It's one of the best Westerns ever, and the music was perfect.

    Tiomkin was once asked how he could write music for Westerns, having been born in Russia (the Ukraine, if I remember correctly). He replied that the Steppes were just like the prairies..... punk
    • CommentAuthorTimmer
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    djdave wrote
    Is that the Jack Hawkins/Joan Collins film?

    I think Tiomkin's masterpiece was The Alamo. It's one of the best Westerns ever, and the music was perfect.

    Tiomkin was once asked how he could write music for Westerns, having been born in Russia (the Ukraine, if I remember correctly). He replied that the Steppes were just like the prairies..... punk


    Love Tiomkin's The Alamo which has one of the most heat rending melodies ever in The Green Leaves of Summer.

    'Pharoahs' is a great score too, check out sound clips at FSM.
    On Friday I ate a lot of dust and appeared orange near the end of the day ~ Bregt
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeJan 5th 2008
    http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=938

    This is an excellent starting point with Tiomkin as this was his first major score and an excellent one. Three more that have been recently released are Guns of Navarone, DOA, and High Noon. If you can find a copy of the RCA/Gerhardt release of his music this gives you a wonderful sampling.
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    • CommentAuthortjguitar
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2008
    FYI, Silva's excellent Tiomkin set is very cheap from Silva on Ebay.


    If you missed this before, don't pass it up. The equivalent of $20 for four excellent discs of music...it's too gooda deal to pass up:

    http://cgi.ebay.com/Dimitri-Tiomkin-4-C … 0326358289
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      CommentAuthorHeeroJF
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2008
    I personally skipped over FSM's release because I'd just acquired the 2-CD Pantheon release of the score, which also includes Tiomkin's Rhapsody in Steel. Great companion to Pharaoh. But yeah I adore that score.

    I'm still missing The Alamo, but I heard it in the movie and I'm extremely eager to find a copy.

    I think High Noon is another Tiomkin staple. Fantastic score. I was so giddy about the new release.
    ''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me
  7. The recent talk about Tiomkin raised my curiosity. I must admit I don´t have any of his scores. Great to have a friend with a massive collection nearby, so I I just started listening to Land of the Pharaohs.

    My first time for this score, and for a Tiomkin score in general.

    Wow - time travel flash!

    I expected something classic, of course, but this is really very raw stuff, and there´s two hours of it... we´ll see...
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2008
    The Gerhardt CD of the Tiomkin material is superb and a good place to start Ralph
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    • CommentAuthortjguitar
    • CommentTimeDec 7th 2008
    It's also out of print; the Silva set is excellent too and a very fair price, as I posted above.... GBP 10 for four discs of Tiomkin goodies? Much more extensive, too.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeDec 8th 2008
    Any of the Gerhardt series can be had if one looks around a bit.
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      CommentAuthorHeeroJF
    • CommentTimeDec 8th 2008
    Ralph Kruhm wrote
    The recent talk about Tiomkin raised my curiosity. I must admit I don´t have any of his scores. Great to have a friend with a massive collection nearby, so I I just started listening to Land of the Pharaohs.

    My first time for this score, and for a Tiomkin score in general.

    Wow - time travel flash!

    I expected something classic, of course, but this is really very raw stuff, and there´s two hours of it... we´ll see...

    Ah I think your description of it matches exactly my first reaction when I heard the Soundtrack Library boot all these years ago! It was also my first Tiomkin at the time, and all I could think of was: "raw."

    It is, in great part, a very raw score, to be sure, but the structure of its themes will indeed start to seep in. "Building the Pyramids" especially will probably win you over with its sheer power.

    But yes, truly a different score for a different time.
    ''The mandate, as well as the benefit, of responsibility is the ability to tell when one can afford to be irresponsible.'' - Me
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeDec 8th 2008
    I have the Silva set and it is good but nothing beats the Gerhardt series
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    • CommentAuthortjguitar
    • CommentTimeDec 8th 2008
    sdtom wrote
    I have the Silva set and it is good but nothing beats the Gerhardt series


    Of course, Gerhardt will never be topped, but the Silver offers a more variety and a greater extensive overview of Tiomkin's work and it can't be ignored, IMO. I wouldn't be without either set.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeDec 9th 2008
    Age is an advantage in this situation as I bought the RCA material when it was first released.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeApr 13th 2010
    http://sdtom.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/t … httiomkin/

    This will be up on maintitles with audioclips
    Thomas
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeApr 14th 2010
    I put the review up but the clips don't work. They do work on my wordpress site.
    Thomas smile
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeApr 14th 2010
    Good review, Tom!
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeApr 14th 2010
    the clips have been fixed
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      CommentAuthorBregt
    • CommentTimeMay 4th 2010 edited
    www.tadlowmusic.com/alamo.htm

    THE ALAMO
    Composed by DIMITRI TIOMKIN

    A Special Collectors Edition 3 CD Set featuring the greatest film score from DIMITRI TIOMKIN: Composer of THE GUNS OF NAVARONE, THE HIGH AND THE MIGHTY, THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE, HIGH NOON, GUNFIGHT AT THE OK CORRAL

    * Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the JOHN WAYNE Epic
    * 3 CD Set with full Colour Booklet
    * Specialist Collectors Edition
    * Over 160 Minutes of Music
    * Over 100 Minutes of Previously Unreleased Music
    * Newly Recorded in Stunning and Dynamic Digital Sound
    * Performed by the Acclaimed and Award-Winning City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Crouch End Festival Chorus Conducted by Nic Raine
    * Produced by James Fitzpatrick
    * Recorded in the presence of Dimitri’s wife, Olivia Tiomkin Douglas
    * All Original Orchestrations from 1960. New Score Preparation Supervised by Pat Russ
    * 27 Minutes of Bonus Material including Alternative Cues
    * “Ballad of the Alamo” and “Here’s to the Ladies” performed by Star of the West End David Shannon
    * Crouch End Festival Chorus perform the Classic “The Green Leaves of Summer”
    * Informative Sleeve Notes by Frank K DeWald
    * Booklet Introduction by Olivia Tiomkin Douglas
    * New “Directors Cut” of the Complete Epic Film now in Preparation

    Catalogue Number: XPCD 168
    Release Date: May 11th 2010

    “I can't believe how exciting the recording is! I've had time for one listen and I am blown away! In the action music,the orchestra sounds like it is on fire! I totally see why you singled out the brass for praise, but the entire ensemble plays beautifully. It might very well be the best thing that you, Nic and the orchestra
    have yet done.” (Frank K DeWald)

    “This recording of The Alamo is everything Dimitri Tiomkin would have wished for in a faithful reconstruction of his timeless score.“ (Olivia Tiomkin Douglas)
    Kazoo
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeMay 4th 2010
    Mmmmm...there is a very fine 70 minute recording out there already, which is still readily available.
    Not sure if this one particularly warrants a rerecording.

    That said, the original release does include a little dialogue in a few tracks (which never bothered me much, to be honest). And now 160 minutes?...phew... that's a LOT of music...
    Not sure if I'll get this. Maybe if it's really inexpensive (because it IS a great score).
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeMay 5th 2010
    Its $34.95
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeNov 18th 2010
    http://sdtom.wordpress.com/2010/11/18/t … ontiomkin/

    the Intrada release.
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      CommentAuthorMartijn
    • CommentTimeNov 18th 2010
    Good review, Tom!
    'no passion nor excitement here, despite all the notes and musicians' ~ Falkirkbairn
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeNov 20th 2010
    http://sdtom.wordpress.com/2010/11/19/t … entiomkin/

    This is the second of three Tiomkin scores I'm working on. Yet another strong melody.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeNov 20th 2010
    I'm working on my third Tiomkin review this time The Champion and this time it doesn't have a memorable memory.
    Thomas
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeNov 21st 2010
    still working on my Champion review
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeNov 25th 2010
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeFeb 9th 2011
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeApr 7th 2011
    Tiomkin seems to be a busy composer for me as I'm working on Lost Horizon/Gerhardt.
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      CommentAuthorsdtom
    • CommentTimeApr 8th 2011
    http://sdtom.wordpress.com/2011/04/07/l … 1894-1979/

    This is the third review in the Gerhardt series and a good one.
    Thomas
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