JERRY GOLDSMITH

Are you seriously STILL asking these questions. Don't you get it?

There are two camps. The C&C camp and the the camp that loves the album presentation. Actually, there's a third camp that's likes both. Some people want to hear the score as it was conceived for the picture from cue 1M1 til the end credits. What is so wrong about that? Right... nothing. Just like there is nothing wrong with people who like album presentations. Intrada here is offering us both, all three camps should be happy, let's move on.

-Erik-

Bingo! And having re-read my post above I came off like a total jerk. Sorry James.

-Erik-

I've been trying to sell my old copy of that score (since I find it rather mediocre), and I'm guessing it's going to be impossible now that this is out. So to me, this is only bad news. For most others, it's probably the opposite.

Is this the title you hinted at earlier in the week that you were waiting for?

Nothing on La-La Land's home page (yet)...

Why-o-why didn´t they release the complete 3 CD version of Star Trek IV first...?

Oh. Wait a minute. I see.

Forget what I said.



THIS IS GREAT NEWS INDEED!

FILM SCORE MONTHLY presents: Poltergeist (1982)
Limited Edition of 10,000 Copies.
Composed by: Jerry Goldsmith

Jerry Goldsmith was at the peak of his phenomenal powers when he scored Poltergeist, Steven Spielberg’s 1982 film about paranormal activity. With this 2CD set, FSM presents the definitive edition of one of Goldsmith’s finest and most popular works—including the complete film score on Disc 1 and the original LP soundtrack album (along with a few previously unreleased bonus cues and alternates) on Disc 2.

Poltergeist was produced by Spielberg and directed by Tobe Hooper (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre). Set in a fictional Southern California development, it tells the harrowing tale of a typical suburban family whose home is invaded by demonic spirits. It blends elements from previous Spielberg films in a new mix that is part sci-fi, part horror, and part contemporary thriller—all genres in which Jerry Goldsmith excelled.

Goldsmith’s score flows effortlessly between hard-core, dissonant modernism and some of the most lyrical, humanistic music he ever wrote. It is both a marvel of musical construction and a visceral listening experience. Composed over an uncharacteristically long period of fifteen weeks, the music for Poltergeist evokes both child-like simplicity and sheer terror. The complete presentation of the score on Disc 1 includes several passages that were not used in the film.

Mike Matessino restored Goldsmith’s Poltergeist score from the three-track stereo film mixes for this release; Bruce Botnick, the film's original recording supervisor, did the digital mastering. The deluxe 28-page booklet features an informative and perceptive essay on the film and score—incorporating remarks by the composer—and a complete cue-by-cue analysis by Matessino.

As a bonus, disc 2 also includes the re-recorded suite of cues (including one previously unreleased) from Goldsmith’s The Prize (1963). Originally recorded for MGM LP, four of these tracks were included on FSM’s CD of the complete score (FSMCD Vol. 5, No. 16), but all five have now been remixed for superior sound quality from newly-discovered ½” three-track masters.

The CD booklet also includes a personal reminiscence from Bruce Botnick about the 1982 Poltergeist recording sessions, as well as the original LP notes by Steven Spielberg. In the legendary producer’s words, “Jerry’s music conjures many classical impressions of ferocious drive and at the same time, cathedral beauty. So…let the imagination wander. Pleasant dreams.”

http://www.screenarchives.com/title_det … EIST-2-CD/

I'll be giving it a miss too.

Sold! But what's with the irrelevant "bonus" tracks? There must be something more appropriate they could have added.

About Poltergeist, I see the new album is slightly rearranged but not that much has been added compared to the Rhino presentation.

And the bonus CD, I don't know! Sounds like something for true collectors.

Might give it a miss, even though it's my favourite score by Jerry.

I had never heard this one before, but I have always known it as a rare entry in Goldsmith's discography and a fan favourite. Well, I can only imagine what the collectors are feeling now that their precious original release is null and void....

As for the music, I went over and listened to the clips, and found that it's a testament - once again - that ol' JG had no CLUE about using electronics (neither alone nor with an orchestra). Some charm, GREMLINS-style, in the main theme, but otherwise quite annoying.

On the plus side again, though, it must be a treat to Goldsmith completists who could never afford the original.

Well, to each their own.

good for you bud, we need more Goldsmith material
even if they aren't classics, it still is Goldsmith

ah well, I'm curious to hear the end result

Same here. I'll skip this one.