Jay 39,428 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 OBSESSION (Special Archival Edition) (1976)Music Composed and Conducted by Bernard HerrmannA 2-CD set. Newly remastered and expanded deluxe edition.Limited Collector's Edition of 3000 units.A full-color 24-page CD booklet with in-depth liner notes by Daniel Schweiger.Ref: MBR-060Release Date: February 16, 2014In collaboration with Litto Enterprises Inc., Music Box Records is very proud to present one of its most ambitious releases yet - a classic Bernard Herrmann score from one of his last efforts and an important milestone in his immense career for Brian De Palma´s classic melodrama Obsession (1976) written by Paul Schrader and starring Geneviève Bujold, Cliff Robertson and John Lithgow.In a career often spent paying tribute to Alfred Hitchcock with the likes of Dressed to Kill, Blow Out and Body Double, Obsession even today stands as De Palma’s ultimate fever dream homage to the director who’d made Bernard Herrmann a household name as the romantic master of musical suspense during an eight film collaboration, no more so than with 1958s Vertigo. Yet Obsession’s reincarnation of that masterpiece showed just how devious De Palma always was in his admiration, cloaking a truly seditious plot twist that would’ve given even Hitchcock pause within sleek, star-filtered visuals.Obsession remains his most fervently romantic, and dare one say innocent attempt to recreate the studio gloss of a time when outright violence and sex were left to the mind’s eye, its rage and sensuality truly made explicit in its music. It’s a powerful, stylistic subtlety that increasingly made Obsession into the filmmaker’s most discerning cult film.When at last Herrmann returned to his grandly symphonic style for a movie with a major pedigree, 1976s Obsession resounded with more haunted passion than ever before. It was a much movie score as it was Herrmann’s own requiem for an uninhibited scoring style that had become a ghost of itself in Hollywood. He composed a stunning score, filled with powerful themes, ominously underlined by an organ, or a harp, sometimes with abrupt choral flourishes, in eerie evocations of a mystery. He again creates an unusual combination to underscore the drama: a large cathedral organ and tympani as primary musical signature characters, and a small choir of wordless and sighing female voices, horns, winds and strings. The score was nominated for an Oscar for 'Best Original Score' in 1977.For this special archival edition 2-CD set, Music Box Records has gathered the best sources available to this day in order to present faithfully the original score written by the composer. CD 1 presents “The Film Score'. With the precious technical assistance of our sound engineer, we did our best to reconstruct and restore the score from the 5.1 Music Stem (courtesy of Sony Pictures) and a safety copy of the original tapes. The result is stunningly convincing. As such, we kindly ask you to listen to our samples and make a decision on the quality yourself.CD 2 presents 'The Original 1976 Soundtrack Album' (courtesy of Universal Music) that was edited from Herrmann’s sessions and was specially remastered for this edition. We also corrected the cue titles of the 1976 London Decca release which were misnamed and incomplete in tracks 4 and 5. Now you have the details of all the right cues used in the original LP.Our release offers a rare opportunity to hear the magnificent romantic Herrmann score in two different presentations and preserves the composer’s own irreplaceable interpretation, bringing this marvelous music back to life just 40 years after it was written. This Deluxe Edition with slipcase is limited to 3000 units and includes a 24-page full-color booklet with in-depth liner notes by Daniel Schweiger, sharing his comments about the film and the score, including new interviews with editor Paul Hirsch and producer George Litto. Everyone will no doubt be 'obsessed' with this true original masterpiece!TRACK LISTING:DISC 1 • THE FILM SCORE (Stereo)1. Main Title (1:58)2. Opening Party (0:40)3. Valse Lente (1:33)4. Kidnap (2:32)5. Newsboy (1:45)6. The Tape (0:29)7. The Ferry (2:42)8. Hideout (0:46)9. Breakout (1:34)10. The Tomb (1:16)11. Memorial Park (1:19)12. Sandra (6:44)13. Sandra Again (0:58)14. Court Meets Sandra (1:24)15. The Church (1:26)16. Bryn Mawr (2:04)17. Bryn Mawr Walk (1:16)18. Court's Confession (2:29)19. Hospital (0:44)20. Cemetery (1:04)21. New Orleans (1:54)22. Walk Down Hallway (1:07)23. Portrait of Elizabeth (1:49)24. Memorabilia (2:54)25. Walk to Church (0:12)26. Sandra at Monument (2:59)27. After Dinner (0:46)28. The Wedding (2:33)29. The Wedding Part II (1:31)30. Court, The Morning After (1:33)31. Court Signs Papers (1:34)32. Sandra Finds Briefcase (2:25)33. Court Arrives at Wharf (0:41)34. LaSalle and Sandra at Airport (2:02)35. The Plane (2:21)36. Court Finds LaSalle (2:02)37. Court and LaSalle Struggle (1:06)38. Airport (3:50)BONUS TRACKS39. Ransom (Unused Cue)* (0:18)40. Past and Present (Unused Cue)* (0:28)41. Airport (Alternate)* (3:41)* not used in filmDisc 1 Time • 74:00DISC 2 • THE ORIGNAL 1976 SOUNDTRACK ALBUM (Remastered Edition)1. Main Title / Valse Lente / Kidnap (5:58)2. Newsboy / The Tape / The Ferry (4:57)3. The Tomb / Sandra (8:04)4. The Church / Court’s Confession / Bryn Mawr / New Orleans / Wedding (9:25)5. Court, The Morning After / Court Signs Papers / Sandra Finds Briefcase / Court Arrives at Wharf (4:31)6. The Plane / Court and LaSalle Struggle / Airport (5:58)Disc 2 Time • 39:07Total Two-Disc Time • 113:07For sound clips and available for order, please visit: http://www.musicbox-records.com/en/cd-soundtracks/1414-obsession.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,801 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Wow very cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I know a member who's going to be ecstatic about this release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 I don't get the point of putting unused cues as bonus tracks instead of within the flow of the main program. Whether or not they got dialed out in the final cut of the film is irrelevant to the score the composer was intending to be heard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm rather amused by the use of the word "STEREO" for the film score.Woooow! It's in stereo!CD 1 presents “The Film Score'. With the precious technical assistance of our sound engineer, we did our best to reconstruct and restore the score from the 5.1 Music Stem (courtesy of Sony Pictures) and a safety copy of the original tapes. The result is stunningly convincing. As such, we kindly ask you to listen to our samples and make a decision on the quality yourself.This sounds quite dubious actually. Though the samples seem to sound alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm rather amused by the use of the word "STEREO" for the film score.Woooow! It's in stereo!Well, for people like filmmusic who generally listen to mono recordings, this is a real plus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,801 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I'm rather amused by the use of the word "STEREO" for the film score.Woooow! It's in stereo!CD 1 presents “The Film Score'. With the precious technical assistance of our sound engineer, we did our best to reconstruct and restore the score from the 5.1 Music Stem (courtesy of Sony Pictures) and a safety copy of the original tapes. The result is stunningly convincing. As such, we kindly ask you to listen to our samples and make a decision on the quality yourself.This sounds quite dubious actually. Though the samples seem to sound alright.Yes the wording of that description is awfully dodgy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,042 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I don't get the point of putting unused cues as bonus tracks instead of within the flow of the main program. Whether or not they got dialed out in the final cut of the film is irrelevant to the score the composer was intending to be heard. Perhaps not all sources had these cues and they sounds worse than the rest, considering they didn't have original masters? Anyway... WHY do these things always get released just one day after I've placed an order? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well it's not shipping until February 16th anyway, so between now and then you could bundle it with something else that gets announced, and you'd still get it at the same time as if you ordered it today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hlao-roo 389 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I know a member who's going to be ecstatic about this release.Yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,260 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Cool cool cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 That'll be February's expenditure, then. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,974 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I know a member who's going to be ecstatic about this release.Me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,647 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I might demonstrate a bit of solidarity and wait for the re-recording. It will not be easy though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I know a member who's going to be ecstatic about this release.Me?No!Hopefully it's something interesting. I get bummed when some sh*t like THE FAVOR is released. Makes me want to write to them and ask "Where is OBSESSION, you f*ckers?"However, if OBSESSION is ever released on CD, I'd probably drop everything and buy about 3 copies of it.Better be OBSESSION.(I'm just going to keep saying that until it actually is released.)What film scores do you hope are released some day, under any record label?My #1 is Herrmann's OBSESSION. I'd love a cleaned-up and full presentation of the score. Personally, I think it's better than VERTIGO, although very similar in some areas.OBSESSION(I'll never lose hope...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wojo 2,456 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Has Mr been here lately? Or did this make him pass out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkissimo 1,974 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 I know a member who's going to be ecstatic about this release.Me?No!Hopefully it's something interesting. I get bummed when some sh*t like THE FAVOR is released. Makes me want to write to them and ask "Where is OBSESSION, you f*ckers?"However, if OBSESSION is ever released on CD, I'd probably drop everything and buy about 3 copies of it.Better be OBSESSION.(I'm just going to keep saying that until it actually is released.)What film scores do you hope are released some day, under any record label?My #1 is Herrmann's OBSESSION. I'd love a cleaned-up and full presentation of the score. Personally, I think it's better than VERTIGO, although very similar in some areas.OBSESSION(I'll never lose hope...)LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,042 Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well it's not shipping until February 16th anyway, so between now and then you could bundle it with something else that gets announced, Hopefully. 3,000 is a lot. On the other hand, it's an unreleased Herrmann score that's been requested and holy grailed for decades. and you'd still get it at the same time as if you ordered it today. That remains to be seen. I currently have two SAE orders pending - the one from five weeks ago hasn't shipped yet. I might demonstrate a bit of solidarity and wait for the re-recording. It will not be easy though... I'll get both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Yeah I still have an SAE order pending right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,520 Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I might demonstrate a bit of solidarity and wait for the re-recording. It will not be easy though...I was thinking the same thing. But this yellow packaging is tempting. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,042 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Yeah I still have an SAE order pending right now. It actually arrived today (meaning I can fetch it from the post office tomorrow). They just never seem to have updated the order status or sent a shipping confirmation. First time this has happened to me with SAE, but I remember people complaining about it frequently a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 I usually get a shipping notice a day before it's delivered. These past two months though I've been ordering a lot from them. Will place a big order, then some other stuff will come out, like Quartet's latest batch, and so I'll place another big order. Did 3 of those back-to-back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,042 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Small orders don't really make sense for me with international shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,520 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Not many things make sense in life, if you think about it. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Nothing does!Why get out of bed? Go outside into the cold to buy food to prolong life when it's nothing but misery? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Now don't you start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 KK...life is not a dream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,801 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 What does this have to do with the Obsession soundtrack?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 What does it has to do with anything? Why look for a purpose, or connection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KK 3,308 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Because we are obsessed with it!See what I did there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 ......Life is not a dream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,042 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Go climb a rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,520 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Karol Incanus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share Posted February 11, 2015 Obsession is in stock. Shipping now!Says the Music Box Records account on FSM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uni 306 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 And the waiting begins. . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Thank you to all Bernard Herrmann enthusiasts. Only 100 units of OBSESSION remain out of the first run of 2000 units.https://www.facebook.com/MusicBoxRec/posts/862562093786437 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Damn! Does Mr. Brown even know about this release? Gonna send him a PM, because that would be a shame if he didn't get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Well, it's limited to 3,000, so there are 1,100 copies left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodBoal 7,541 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Oh, OK.Still, warned him just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,254 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I received my copy in the post today and have listened to the first CD so far (the original film tracks). It really is quite magnificent, a distillation and summation of everything I like about Bernard Herrmann's music. The sound quality is amazing - it is as if it had been recorded yesterday - while the liner notes are very well written and revealing too (John Williams is mentioned a few times, all good).Everyone should get this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 In what context is John Williams mentioned? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,254 Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 In what context is John Williams mentioned?Obsession's producer George Litto "had become fixated on the lushly thematic orchestral sound of John Williams" and thought that his jazz background would make him the ideal composer to score a movie set in New Orleans, but director Brian de Palma wanted only Bernard Herrmann. Williams's contemporaneous score to Hitchcock's Family Plot is also mentioned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 Interesting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted February 23, 2015 Author Share Posted February 23, 2015 Anybody received theirs yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koray Savas 2,254 Posted February 23, 2015 Share Posted February 23, 2015 I have, but haven't had a chance to listen yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 8,520 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 Got it today. It's a very nicely produced album, with stylish packaging and excellent liner notes. While it sounds good for the sources they used and it's slightly archival sonics (compared to other recordings from this era) even add certain "ghostly" aura to Herrmann's writing, I'm still more than interested in brand new state-of-the-art recording of Tadlow. So that I can appreciate this masterpiece from two different perspectives.Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,042 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I thought I'd get mine yesterday as part of my most latest SAE order, but it turns out I haven't even ordered it yet. Next time, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,415 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 HAHAHAHAHA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 39,428 Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 So who here has this set and has any comments on it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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