Popular Post Faleel 5,347 Posted September 11, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2018 Though one of Rozsa's lesser known historical epic scores, Julius Caesar features a tragic emotional theme for Brutus, and a triumphant imperious theme for the titular character himself (and also applied to Mark Antony later on), in one interesting bit of scoring, the dramatic finale bearing the title 'Caesar Now Be Still!', both themes are played simultaneously (playing in separate audio channels on the FSM CD, mixed more 'organically' on the Excalibur recording). In this fine recording the playing and tempi taken by Bruce Broughton (leading the Sinfonia of London and Chorus for Intrada's Excalibur collection line) seems to be quite tasteful, though the Overture seems a bit odd, and the Prelude a bit too slow to this listener, the recording sounds nice and spacious, and doesn't have the slight nasal sound of the Rozsa recordings made by Tadlow using the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra. All in all another good score by Rozsa, but one that doesn't really feel like it quite gets a chance to develop and expand much even at a length of almost an hour due to relying mostly on only the Brutus and Caesar themes and featuring few source cues, however this still remains a recommended listen for Rozsa fans just on the strength of the Overture and Prelude alone. Rating: 4 1/5 out of 5 soliloquies publicist, SteveMc and Yavar Moradi 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Parker 3,040 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 11 hours ago, Falafel said: All in all another good score by Rozsa, but one that doesn't really feel like it quite gets a chance to develop and expand much even at a length of almost an hour due to relying mostly on only the Brutus and Caesar themes and featuring few source cues, however this still remains a recommended listen for Rozsa fans just on the strength of the Overture and Prelude alone. I come to bury Golden Age scores, not praise them! Would you suggest that a Suite would do all the score needs to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,347 Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share Posted September 11, 2018 1 minute ago, Nick Parker said: Would you suggest that a Suite would do all the score needs to? Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karelm 2,913 Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I just happened to listen to this suite a few days ago and loved it. Now want to hear the whole score. It's very good Rozsa. The suite I heard was conducted by Bernard Herrmann on an excellent Phase 4 recording. https://www.amazon.com/Great-Shakespeare-Films-Cinema-Gala/dp/B0051U854W Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,599 Posted September 18, 2018 Share Posted September 18, 2018 I can highly recommend both the FSM original tracks release and the Intrada new Sinfonia of London recording cond. Broughton. Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incanus 5,714 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 I love the Intrada re-recording. My first Rózsa score that actually got me hooked on the composer and I still go back to it frequently but I have never heard the original recording. How is the quality of the original tracks on the FSM release? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faleel 5,347 Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share Posted September 20, 2018 14 hours ago, Incanus said: How is the quality of the original tracks on the FSM release? Majority of the tracks are mono, but about the same quality as the Rhino Ivanhoe I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,599 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 14 hours ago, Incanus said: I love the Intrada re-recording. My first Rózsa score that actually got me hooked on the composer and I still go back to it frequently but I have never heard the original recording. How is the quality of the original tracks on the FSM release? They sound very good, but as noted they are in mono. For some people that's a dealbreaker, for some reason. You can hear samples of every track here (albeit lossy MP3; they still give you a decent idea of the sound): https://www.filmscoremonthly.com/cds/detail.cfm/CDID/299/Julius-Caesar/ Be sure you click on the track *times* -- if you click on the few highlighted *titles*, it will try to play the full tracks in RealAudio format (which even if it still works on your computer, won't sound nearly as good). Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Mono? Urgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,599 Posted September 20, 2018 Share Posted September 20, 2018 Mono can sound great. In fact for some scores the mono elements sound much better than the stereo ones! Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 I have two ears, not one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Also, given the prestige of re-recording the old MGM tracks are really only a pastime for very dedicated fans. There's so much music you can discover, hogging multiple versions of the same stuff, endlessly comparing fine print etc. - i never understood it (but hey, who am i kidding here on StarWars.com?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I have 18 versions of E.T. shut up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Don't you have eBay in Holland? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Is eBay still going? Geez! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 You can also put them up on Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 We don't really have Amazon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 Then your flat will remain a living proof of your delusional fandomship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 You're not gonna talk to me like that in London are you? Dr. Fleischmann and I are still working on my aversion to condescendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
publicist 4,643 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 We jointly will turn around that aversion into adulation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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