SteveMc 2,674 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Music like Rozsa's, though, could be a way to bridge the gap, or so you would think, between the Romantics and more challenging Moderns. But the unfair stigma of film composing still remains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted April 1, 2018 Author Share Posted April 1, 2018 Happy Easter! Naïve Old Fart and Jurassic Shark 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Now that's resurrection music! It's certainty better than the popmpus, poe-faced crap, that I heard, this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 What was that, @Richard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 Oh, yeah. Sorry. This morning our local vicar played a clip from a miniseries, called THE PASSION, which was broadcast on the BBC, about ten years ago. I'd seen it before, and, although I usually like Debbie Wiseman's music, this score was clichéd, clumsy, and very loud (as in, in the mix). It was very off-putting, bordering on stupid...rather like the rest of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted April 1, 2018 Share Posted April 1, 2018 That title reminds me of The Bishop, by Monty Python. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 Celebrating the maestro's birthday today. Born 111 years ago today. Jurassic Shark and Incanus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted April 18, 2018 Share Posted April 18, 2018 Listened to Bhowani Junction today, boy was this score kind of ahead of its time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted April 18, 2018 Author Share Posted April 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Fal said: Listened to Bhowani Junction today, boy was this score kind of ahead of its time. A score I'd like to hear someday myself. It isn't on YouTube, and there's only one left on Amazon, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,598 Posted April 19, 2018 Share Posted April 19, 2018 Why not get it direct from SAE? Still available: http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm?ID=3307 Yavar SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted May 23, 2018 Author Share Posted May 23, 2018 Rozsa for violin and orchestra is always a winning combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I think Knights of the Round Table might be my favorite of his non-Biblical Epics I have heard so far Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Fal said: I think Knights of the Round Table might be my favorite of his non-Biblical Epics I have heard so far It is on my to-get list. Is it anything like Ivanhoe in style? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Certainly, with a bit of biblical sound for the holy grail thrown into the mix. The FSM s the relative best version but the tinny sound betrays the huge scope. If i were you, i would be content with the RPO suite from the 70's: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 9 hours ago, Incanus said: It is on my to-get list. Is it anything like Ivanhoe in style? As Publicist noted, it is like Ivanhoe, but richer I think, more subtle in its heroism. Classic Rozsa with regards to orchestration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 I feel like the themes are a bit clearer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted May 24, 2018 Author Share Posted May 24, 2018 Yes, and more distinctive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 3, 2018 Author Share Posted June 3, 2018 Leonard Bernstein's famous debut concert with the New York Philharmonic, which included a performance of Rozsa's Theme, Variations, and Finale is now available on CD and digital download. Here's the link: https://www.pristineclassical.com/products/pasc533 Yavar Moradi and Incanus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,598 Posted June 4, 2018 Share Posted June 4, 2018 Awesome. Thanks for letting us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 27, 2018 Author Share Posted June 27, 2018 Concert in a couple of days in Spain. Rozsa in between Bach and Handel, with Morricone at the end. The world as it should be. Anyone in the area? http://soundtrackfest.com/en/micro/extraordinary-summer-concert-with-the-orchestra-and-choir-of-the-cathedral-of-cordoba-spain/ Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/King-Of-Kings-Original-Movie-Soundtrack-cd-2-cd-set-Miklos-Rozsa-1961-Rhino-labl/283075058368?epid=3108140&hash=item41e8969ac0:g:aSQAAOSwGo5bW1U3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 1:15-2:35 SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted September 3, 2018 Author Share Posted September 3, 2018 Man, that's gorgeous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,514 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KAHN, by Miklós Rózsa is among the greatest motion picture scores never written. SteveMc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted September 3, 2018 Share Posted September 3, 2018 34 minutes ago, Richard said: STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KAHN, by Miklós Rózsa is among the greatest motion picture scores never written. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 @crocodile if you are still looking for a good stereo re-recording of the Christ theme from Ben-Hur, the Kunzel album "Three Choral Suites" has it. crocodile 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Anyone know anything about this Banda Sonora 2CD Ben-Hur release coming out in a week? https://www.facethemusic.hu/ost/cd/ben-hur6643296.html Would it just be a reissue of the first 2 discs of the FSM set? The tracklist may not be correct, they usually copy the listing from the Dutch site they import from, and they have been wrong a few times. I almost bought the Tadlow but now I might just wait this out to see how it is. Amazon says it's 1 disc because it's Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Ben-Original-Soundtrack-Miklos-Rozsa/dp/B07CQR5SS8/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_15_t_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=XMCE0Y5WHZ5TZB31B4CG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Just buy the Tadlow, it's all recorded indoors this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I'm kinda torn between the Tadlow and the Rhino release. The FSM is a bit needlessly overwhelming. Overall better sound quality and never before recorded extras, or Rózsa's original recordings? It's a tough one! Help! Does the Rhino have the original Entr'acte? If not, the choice is immediately obvious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 It could also be a reissue of the Rhino (which I was able to get on Amazon US earlier this year) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,912 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 I think the Tadlow is a very faithful recreation of Rozsa's original. You won't be sorry to have it but I remember the OST is quite fine too. How is that for helpful? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 40 minutes ago, Holko said: I'm kinda torn between the Tadlow and the Rhino release. The FSM is a bit needlessly overwhelming. Overall better sound quality and never before recorded extras, or Rózsa's original recordings? It's a tough one! Help! Does the Rhino have the original Entr'acte? If not, the choice is immediately obvious. I don't think it does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 My current edit uses Rózsa for the most part, but cuts in the Tadlow recordings where the originals sounded too bad. I even recreated the film edit of Charioteers from the Tadlow. But for which one to own physically... I think I'll go with the Tadlow, and maybe buy the FSM box a few years later if still available and I have nothing better to get because every Williams I want will be released , or the Rhino or any latest reissue if not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 minutes ago, Holko said: My current edit uses Rózsa for the most part, but cuts in the Tadlow recordings where the originals sounded too bad. I even recreated the film edit of Charioteers from the Tadlow. But for which one to own physically... I think I'll go with the Tadlow, and maybe buy the FSM box a few years later if still available and I have nothing better to get because every Williams I want will be released , or the Rhino or any latest reissue if not. As a completionist I have both Sony's Rhino reissue and the Tadlow, and will be picking up the FSM at some point. The Rhino for some clean endings and openings, and an alternate of Prince of Peace not on the FSM The Tadlow for the unrecorded/lost stuff. and the FSM for the alternates not on either set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holko 9,519 Posted October 6, 2018 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Which Rózsa-scored movies are most worth checking out? I'm thinking of ones where the score is good to great, and the movie is at least watchable. Ben-Hur is obvious, love both score and film, couldn't get through Thief of Bagdad but love bits of the score. Currently on my will-check-out list are El Cid, Spellbound, Ivanhoe and Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, on the fence about Quo Vadis? and Golden Voyage of Sindbad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share Posted October 6, 2018 Quo Vadis? is rather entertaining in its own way. If you like Ben-Hur I think you would enjoy it as well. Holko 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post publicist 4,643 Posted October 6, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted October 6, 2018 25 minutes ago, Holko said: Which Rózsa-scored movies are most worth checking out? I'm thinking of ones where the score is good to great, and the movie is at least watchable. Ben-Hur is obvious, love both score and film, couldn't get through Thief of Bagdad but love bits of the score. Currently on my will-check-out list are El Cid, Spellbound, Ivanhoe and Private Life of Sherlock Holmes, on the fence about Quo Vadis? and Golden Voyage of Sindbad. Double Indemnity Julius Caesar Lust for Life A Time to Love and a Time to Die Providence Eye of the Needle The Illustrious Jerry, SteveMc, Incanus and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/192654750920 45 GBP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Nah I'll wait for my re-recording. Jurassic Shark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,346 Posted October 8, 2018 Share Posted October 8, 2018 Aside from a few tracks that are missing, the OST album recording on the Rozsa treasury is almost a perfectly fine listening experience Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted April 21, 2019 Author Share Posted April 21, 2019 Easter greetings! publicist and Pieter Boelen 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveMc 2,674 Posted May 15, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 15, 2019 This was played on the local Classical music TV radio station the other day. publicist, The Illustrious Jerry, Yavar Moradi and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,493 Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Always wanted to explore Rozsa's concert music more, but never got around to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveMc 2,674 Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 10 minutes ago, Thor said: Always wanted to explore Rozsa's concert music more, but never got around to it. The Violin concerto is quite good, of course. As is the Sinfonia Concertante. His String Quartets are also quite interesting. See also the Concerto for String Orchestra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SteveMc 2,674 Posted June 3, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 3, 2019 Heard this rather engaging piece for the first time today: Holko, publicist and Yavar Moradi 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fabulin 3,511 Posted April 4, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2020 . SteveMc, karelm and Yavar Moradi 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 FSM's Ben Hur box is back in stock! https://www1.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/17340/BEN-HUR-5-CD/ SteveMc and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,598 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Amazing set. Worth every penny. Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurassic Shark 12,054 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Cent, you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,282 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Hi all Rozsa-files! I was listening to the excellent Hollywood '95 compilation from Varese earlier (probably the best of their Hollywood 94/95/96 albums I think, in terms of content and performance, incidentally the only one without any John Williams on it...) and was reminded just how wonderful Rozsa's theme to That Hamilton Woman is. Indeed, I'd put it down as one of my favourite Rozsa themes, utterly lovely and hugely memorable. It manages to sound somewhat more timeless than some of the more swooning love themes of the period, so it's delicate rather than overwrought. I've never seen the score or movie mentioned anywhere and as far as I know, it's never had a full release, just a few appearances on compilations (which I assume is the same love theme track on the Varese album). Given its age, I wouldn't be surprised if the tapes are lost, but does anyone know anything about it? Is the rest of the score as charming as its love theme? SteveMc and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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