Quintus 5,399 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 , which is the most downright jaunty and joyful rendition of that intro I've ever heard. Even better than the original recording. A freak, surely!Or are there more little instances like this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muad'Dib 1,802 Posted October 25, 2010 Share Posted October 25, 2010 "The Knight Bus" in the Prague version is really messy and you can actually feel how much are the musicians suffering. The ending part however, is really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 , which is the most downright jaunty and joyful rendition of that intro I've ever heard.I love that bit in the Williams on Williams Boston Pops recording. I've never heard woodwinds sound so "fluffy". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted October 26, 2010 Author Share Posted October 26, 2010 Any idea who performed the version I linked? Sounds a bit like the Prague to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 No one has managed to capture the original performance of E.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 john williams did, on the 20th anniversary premiere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Ooh, good one.The City of Prague finale from Last Crusade, except for the grail theme when the knight waves.The City of Prague slow dance version of Superman Love Theme (soo painfully slow it's around 6:00 in length), except for a passage 3/4 of the way through where the slow tempo really works for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docteur Qui 1,544 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Prague's recording of The Temple of Doom's end credits is so-so, except for the love theme section which I think is brilliant. The slower tempo works well, and despite the generally poor mix of most of the track (mainly the brass), this section sounds great. Dare I say it, I even prefer it to the original. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted October 27, 2010 Share Posted October 27, 2010 City of Prague Hook suite, except for--wait. Never mind, it's completely bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,348 Posted November 2, 2010 Share Posted November 2, 2010 except that it was from a williams score? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 3, 2010 Share Posted November 3, 2010 The Williams/BPO version of the Battlestar Galactica theme is lacking in power, except for the opening fanfare, which is fantastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ins 42 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 This is pretty much my favorite passage from E.T.This Boston Pops rendition comes close: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 , which is the most downright jaunty and joyful rendition of that intro I've ever heard. Even better than the original recording. A freak, surely!Or are there more little instances like this?I thought it was a charming interpretation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,795 Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 Prague's recording of The Temple of Doom's end credits is so-so, except for the love theme section which I think is brilliant. The slower tempo works well, and despite the generally poor mix of most of the track (mainly the brass), this section sounds great. Dare I say it, I even prefer it to the original.The opening seconds are very useful too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 390 Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 , which is the most downright jaunty and joyful rendition of that intro I've ever heard. Even better than the original recording. A freak, surely!Or are there more little instances like this?The jauntyness of this version undoubtedly stems from the fact that the oboe line is given to clarinet instead (Williams's arrangement has oboe and flute trading solo passages). Also, the rhythms and pitches are changed: Originally, the run is a sixtuplet (G-A-B-C-D-E) starting on beat 2. This re-arrangement has the run in semi-quavers, the first of which is silent, starting on the first beat (the notes being G-A-B-C-D-E-F). Given that the run leads to an F#, the latter version's preceding F natural lends a slightly more breezy, jazzy feel. Hence it sounding more jaunty. But it really is a different arrangement altogether. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,504 Posted November 5, 2010 Share Posted November 5, 2010 , which is the most downright jaunty and joyful rendition of that intro I've ever heard. Even better than the original recording. A freak, surely!Or are there more little instances like this?The jauntyness of this version undoubtedly stems from the fact that the oboe line is given to clarinet instead (Williams's arrangement has oboe and flute trading solo passages). Also, the rhythms and pitches are changed: Originally, the run is a sixtuplet (G-A-B-C-D-E) starting on beat 2. This re-arrangement has the run in semi-quavers, the first of which is silent, starting on the first beat (the notes being G-A-B-C-D-E-F). Given that the run leads to an F#, the latter versions preceding F natural lends a slightly more breezy, jazzy feel. Hence it sounding more jaunty. But it really is a different arrangement altogether.Cool, thanks for the technical info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 IMO, The City of Prague has better luck with Goldsmith, rather than Williams. Its rendition of "The Bees Arrive" is rather good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 There are some good Prague versions of JW.The Towering Inferno Main TitleSugarland Express ThemeDance of the WitchesBlack Sunday, Rare Breed and Jane Eyre suitesDry Your Tears, AfrikaFamily Plot Finale/End TitlesMain Title & Storm Sequence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,528 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 There are some good Prague versions of JW.The Towering Inferno Main TitleSugarland Express ThemeDance of the WitchesBlack Sunday, Rare Breed and Jane Eyre suitesDry Your Tears, AfrikaFamily Plot Finale/End TitlesMain Title & Storm SequenceAh, now, you might be right, there! I have not heard the 4-disc COP set, but anyway, wasn't "Black Sunday" from that set, the awful 1993 release? "TTI" main title is much better than the RNSO version. It would be nice to hear the "Dracula" stuff in digital stereo, instead of the audio fog that is the (so-called) original soundtrack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Black Sunday was originally on the Silva Jurassic Park compilation. John Mauceri Sound of Hollywood version of Night Journeys is another re-recorded track from Dracula. And it is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 8,193 Posted November 6, 2010 Share Posted November 6, 2010 Mauceri recorded Dracula stuff!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted November 7, 2010 Share Posted November 7, 2010 Yes he did, one track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,973 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 This an awful re-recording by the City of Prague. Plodding and no sense of tension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indy4 155 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 I'm 2 minutes into the video linked in the original post, and I think it's a very good recording Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Penna 3,689 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 , which is the most downright jaunty and joyful rendition of that intro I've ever heard. Even better than the original recording. A freak, surely!Or are there more little instances like this?I thought it was a charming interpretation!I agree - I think it's a rather nice arrangement.In fact my opinion is the exact opposite of Quint's - the woodwinds in the beginning are too much for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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