Jay 37,287 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Limited #: N/ALine: Silver AgeCD Release: June 2012Catalog #: Vol. 15, No. 3# of Discs: 1Of all the composers who have achieved success in both film music and jazz, Dave Grusin is perhaps the most successful crossover artist, earning an Original Score Oscar as well as 10 Grammys (including seven for his non-film work). This FSM twofer presents the premiere CD release of 2 Grusin scores from the 1970s, when the composer first became an A-list film talent.The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973) was Peter Yates’s naturalistic crime drama about a small-time criminal from Boston (portrayed by Robert Mitchum) whose “friends” comprise an assortment of unsavory characters on both sides of the law. Grusin’s jazzy score features a raw, edgy character that emphasizes the film’s low-key, naturalistic approach. The music mostly highlights the film’s milieu (with several loud, funky cues) and accentuates the suspense scenes, leaving the story’s tragic undercurrent largely unaddressed until the melancholy finale. This premiere release of the complete score to The Friends of Eddie Coyle is newly mixed from the 16-track 2" master tapes.Three Days of the Condor (1975) is the story of C.I.A. agent Joseph Turner (Robert Redford) who stumbles on an agency plot that, although fictional, turned out—to the surprise of the writers—to be remarkably close to contemporary reality. In his first collaboration with director Sidney Pollack, Grusin created an upbeat and modern R&B sound—emphasizing romance,escapism and the then–cutting-edge technology employed by the C.I.A. Throughout the film the composer’s alternation of lighthearted jazz and more traditionally sinister scoring helps confound the audience’s expectations. This FSM CD features the 1975 Capitol soundtrack album for Three Days of the Condor (SW 11469), presented from the ¼" two-track stereo album master, as well as cues either omitted from or abridged on the album, newly mixed from the original 2" 24-track multitracks.FSM’s 24-page booklet, designed by art director Joe Sikoryak, includes numerous film stills and extensive notes on both productions by Lukas Kendall, including the usual track-by-track analysis. FSM is pleased to contribute to this great jazz master’s burgeoning film music discography—the disc is a must for all jazz lovers, Grusin fans and anyone who appreciates the unique character of a perfectly gauged jazz film score. Track ListThe Friends of Eddie CoyleMusic by Dave Grusin1 Theme From The Friends of Eddie Coyle 3:062 Mr. Connection 1:123 Guns to Artie/Artie Examines the Guns 1:114 Partridge Robbery/Take a Walk 7:405 Jackie Meets Pete and Andrea (Mr. Connection) 1:166 Clean Cut 2:247 Baylis Robbery 2:448 Shopping Center (Mr. Connection) 0:529 The Stakeout 1:3610 Whalen Robbery 2:2811 Eddie Is Hit 0:4612 Friend's Requiem/End Title (Theme from The Friends of Eddie Coyle) 2:15 Total Time: 27:51Three Days of the CondorMusic Composed and Conducted by Dave Grusin1975 Soundtrack Album Produced by Neely Plumb for Neely Plumb Productions; Vocal by Jim Gilstrap, courtesy Roxbury Records13 Condor! (Theme From 3 Days of the Condor) 3:3314 Yellow Panic 2:1415 Flight of the Condor 2:2616 We'll Bring You Home 2:2217 Out to Lunch 1:5718 Goodbye for Kathy 2:1619 I've Got You Where I Want You (Dave Grusin-Tom Bahler) Vocal by Jim Gilstrap 3:0920 Flashback to Terror 2:2221 Sing Along With the C.I.A. 1:3022 Spies of a Feather, Flocking Together (Love Theme From 3 Days of the Condor) 1:5423 Silver Bells (Livingston & Evans, arr. Bahler) Vocal by Marti McCall 2:3424 Condor! (Theme)/I've Got You Where I Want You 1:55Total Time: 28:32Three Days of the Condor Bonus Tracks25 We'll Bring You Home #1 (Joubert Intro)/Heidegger Dead, Part I &II 2:4426 More Flight/Sing Along With the C.I.A., Part I, II & III 2:1727 Carrion Search, Part II/Higgins Caper, Part II/Bell System Blues, Part I & II 2:2528 Bell System Blues, Part III/Electric Aviary/Goodbye for Kathy (coda) 2:0029 Life and Death Introspection 2:1130 End Title (Condor) 0:5731 Jingle Bells (James Pierpont, arr. Tom Bahler and Jack Elliot) 2:1132 TV Commercial (Bahler) 0:24Total Time: 15:28Total Disc Time: 72:03http://www.filmscoremonthly.com/cds/detail.cfm?cdID=485 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Never heard of either. The wallet sleeps tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,251 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I'll be getting it for The Friends Of Eddie Coyle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg1138 3 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 Looks like a cracking release for the Grusin fans (of which there are plenty), but not one for me this time round Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,453 Posted June 12, 2012 Share Posted June 12, 2012 I...didn't know he wrote anything other than The Goonies. (not really, but it should merit a response) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trent B 337 Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Never heard of either. The wallet sleeps tonight!You and me both.I...didn't know he wrote anything other than The Goonies. (not really, but it should merit a response)Likewise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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