ONE LITTLE INDIAN Reissue from INTRADA

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An instant sell-out back in 2009! Intrada re-visits its successful limited release of this rousing Jerry Goldsmith western score! Presented by Walt Disney Productions, One Little Indian casts James Garner, Vera Miles, Pat Hingle, Clay O’Brien, Andrew Prine, young Jodie Foster. Harry Spalding scripts, Bernard McEveety directs… and two camels feature. Garner deserts the Union Army, is caught and returned for execution. Complications ensue, Garner again escapes with young O’Brien, encounters two camels, widow Miles, her daughter Foster… all with Army executioners in pursuit. Goldsmith plays to three distinct elements in the story: richly melodic love theme, humorous outdoor camel play and rousing outdoor western action. Each has reward but spotlight surely goes to energetic opening sequence, “Escort The Prisoner” plus ferocious action of “Hot Fire”, “Go After Him!”. Warm melody, accessible harmony of “Thirsty Boy”, replete with trademark solo trumpet is another highlight. Goldsmith uses sitar with orchestra to underline camel sequences to great effect. Westerns were frequent subjects throughout Goldsmith’s career. One Little Indian was the first Disney picture to feature Goldsmith music. Classic scores for Night Crossing, Baby: Secret Of The Lost Legend and Mulan would follow. Note: Although this new edition does include slight re-mastering and very modest changes to booklet design, contents are identical and owners of Intrada’s 2009 album need not apply. Score was recorded at Walt Disney Scoring Stage in Burbank across two days in April 1973 on 35mm 4-channel stereo elements, then transferred to 2” analog masters for storage in Disney vaults in pristine condition. Intrada engaged Bruce Botnick (Goldsmith’s longtime engineer of choice) to digitally mix elements into crisp stereo for CD release. Dynamic recording shines!  Arthur Morton orchestrates, Jerry Goldsmith composes, conducts. Intrada Special Collection CD available while quantities and interest remain!

 

Well, another reissue. I wonder why they kinda skipped "The Boys From Brazil" and "Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend", because there is more need of an reissue. I would really like to see a reissue of "Masada" and special editions of other labels like "Coma" and "Innerspace" in the near future.

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On 26.7.2017 at 1:07 AM, Brundlefly said:

Well, another reissue. I wonder why they kinda skipped "The Boys From Brazil" and "Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend", because there is more need of an reissue. I would really like to see a reissue of "Masada" and special editions of other labels like "Coma" and "Innerspace" in the near future.

I own all of the scores you mentioned except Masada, which drives me crazy. A reissue of it would be cool. Coma and especially Innerspace are impossible to get. I also own One Little Indian - it's nothing outstanding. Maybe I would buy The Boys from Brazil again, if they took that awful song out of the main program.

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"We're Home Again" shouldn't be in the main program, that's right.

 

Since no one else replies to this topic, my statement seems to be confirmed that this reissue is not too crucial.