Licensor rejects Intrada's release of remastered/expanded To Kill A Mockingbird (Elmer Bernstein)

[Jay 46,241]

Roger Feigelson of Intrada says:

We tried to do TKAM. Even got the original elements and restored them, but got thrown a curve ball when the licensor turned out to be the film's producer who refused to consider licensing the rights.

Source: http://www.intrada.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=59691#p59691

Discuss.

[Incanus 5,890]

What a great shame. It is such a beautiful and powerful score, one of Bernstein's all time best and a classic in its own right. I wonder if it truly was Alan J. Pakula who didn't want to license this.

We do have the excellent re-recording of the score though, conducted by Bernstein himself, who was reportedly truly happy with the new album.

[Wojo 2,458]

For now, the material in Bernstein's FMC and his various re-recording suites are sufficient.

[Richard P 5,302]

I like the re-recording perfectly fine.

However, the film's producer is an idiot.

[#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 12,383]

Why? they own the score! They can do with it whatever they want.

[indy4 160]

I don't think that means it will never happen, right? It's just unlikey to happen in that producer's lifetime.

[Jay 46,241]

Well the only credited Producer on the film according to IMDB is Alan J Pakula. He died in 1998. So I'm guessing it's his estate that is showing no interest

[Wojo 2,458]

Pakula's estate? Or Bernstein's estate, which was embarrassed on the Slipstream disaster?

[Jay 46,241]

Roger said it was the producer's estate

[Wojo 2,458]

I wonder why people sit on these rights for so long. Do they have lawyers telling them they can make money if they make a deal with someone in years or decades, or lawyers telling them it'll never be worth the trouble, not ever?

[Luke Skywalker 2,383]

sound like they have the sessions and are hoarding them

[Jay 46,241]

ha!

[Jilal 681]

Pffft, what an idiot...

[TheTennisBallKid 27]

The good news is that the original elements still exist. This wouldn't be the first time that we've been told that it was impossible to get the rights to something, and then eventually had it come out.

The other good news is that in meantime there are still multiple recordings of this to choose from.

[Admiral Holdo 16]

Yeah, this doesn't sound like "never" to me. "Never" is when the master tapes go up in flames.

[Richard P 5,302]

It's not like Roger is going to throw away their master. They're just not allowed to release it right now.

It'll just sit on a hard drive somewhere until a license holder with some sense inherits the rights.

But yes - the only reason I truly accept for 'will never happen' is the master tapes being destroyed.

[Luke Skywalker 2,383]

It'll just sit on a hard drive somewhere until a license holder with some sense inherits the rights.

or some hacker breaks into his computer and posts it on the shrine

or he post them himself

[Wojo 2,458]

[Xander Harris 9,673]

I condone piracy of film scores.