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Not convinced that I should order this. I have the original Milan version. I used to listen to it quite a lot a few years ago - but now, not so much.

Ambience in a recording of a live concert is to be expected. But, I find that on some CDs I can hear the breaths being taken by people playing flutes etc. Once I start hearing that it gets very distracting. I guess this may be the price paid for such high quality recording?

I really like Raksin's theme for "Laura".

I like it pristine; other sounds distract me from the music. it's like when CDs first came out some people said that they preferred vinyl because it had static and hiss - I never understood that...

Nice. Indeed, a portrait worthy of the Maestro.

Used to listen to it alot years ago; it's a good score - especially if you're a fan of John Barry.

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Marnie (Bernard Herrmann) Glory (James Horner) Cinema Paradiso (Ennio Morricone) Frantic (Ennio Morricone) High Road to China (John Barry) Lawrence of Arabia (Maurice Jarre) Ben Hur (Miklos Rosza) Anna and the King (George Fenton) Prince of Tides (James Newton Howard) Young Sherlock Holmes (Bruce Broughton)

LOL Ditto

With all due respect, this is very naive. If Universal Pictures/Amblin Entertainment budgeted "Schindler's List" so that it would return a profit, I have absolutely no doubt that Brad Grey and Sumner Redstone intend for "World Trade Center" to return a healthy profit. Viacom is a publicly traded corporation; it's not a philanthropic organization. Controversial subjects make money - "The Da Vinci Code" proved this point just this past weekend.

Goldsmith. The immediately previous "Universal" theme (for Universal's 75th anniversary) was by James Horner.

Ouch! TheGreatEye, I feel for you dude - that's pretty much the reason I bought an iPod; my CDs get played once to copy them to iTunes, and then they are put away. Before that it was always CDRs for the car and for my Discman...

Thanks Again Miguel...

Andrea, I believe that NBC's theme for "Dateline" was written by Michael Karp. I also believe that the NBC Nightly News theme is an updated version of the original "Mission" home; both the updated and original "Mission" themes were written by Maestro Williams.

I also agree with Mark. For purely sentimental reasons, I prefer the original versions of these films. In the end, it's the story that makes these films work. The only rationale that I've accepted for Lucas's tinkering is that this is what Lucas saw in his mind's eye, and now technology has advanced sufficiently to put his dream on screen. I'm OK with this. But, while I don't think the additional shots add much, I also don't think they weaken the films. The original Star Wars trilogy is still an amazing movie experience.

Here's an extract from today's Hollywood Reporter. Da Vinci opened huge: Sony's "The Da Vinci Code" deciphered the boxoffice code for success this weekend as the mystery-thriller from Columbia Pictures and Imagine Entertainment cracked an estimated $224 million in worldwide receipts -- the second-biggest worldwide opening in history. Only 20th Century Fox's "Star Wars: Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith" grossed more on opening weekend, with $253.9 million in worldwide ticket sales. On the domestic side, the Tom Hanks starrer pulled in a sterling estimate of $77 million, which depending on the final tally, is the 16th- or 17th-biggest weekend of all time in North America. One thing that is that it definitely is one of the top openings for pictures that appeal largely to an adult audience. The international side of the boxoffice coin was nearly double its domestic counterpart. The Ron Howard-directed film generated a staggering estimate of $147 million -- the biggest international debut of all time, bumping "Sith" ($145.5 million) into second place.

I could also see this moment playing without any music at all.

I think he'd know that you're a true fan...

Correct again. And I'm going to get this book; I'm a great fan of Jerry Goldsmith - he will be very much missed.

Reading the book right now. Reminds me of a Grisham book - interesting idea, competently executed; nothing to be blown away by. The film didn't get a good reception at its premiere in Cannes - it will be interesting to see what happens this opening weekend.

Correct - but it sounds to me that Jerry's daughter is evidencing some resentment of Williams.

Wow, if I had been given that pencil by JW, nothing could persuade me to sell it... I'm glad that someone who appreciates it is now its owner.

Great score - this assignment was an early break for a young James Horner; too bad he didn't live up to his early promise.

Hey, the book's written by Jerry Goldsmith's daughter. Didn't John Williams once work for Goldsmith - only to later become more famous, celebrated and higher paid... Maybe she's a little bitter...?

Mine just got shipped yesterday...