Popular Post thx99 1,740 Posted April 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2020 FSM member "zooba" just posted his audio-only capture of the original 1980 Boston Pops performance narrated by Burgess Meredith:Found my old 1980 Cassette Tape recording of John Williams 1980 Boston Pops Debut where the Maestro and Burgess Meredith performed "THE REIVERS" with Narration by Burgess for the First Time. Wanted to share with you all. Pretty cool Rare stuff. They many years later made a legitimate recording for CD, but it's fun to hear this version, The Very First Time it was performed. Excuse the slight buzz at the the start, it does go away pretty quickly. I can remember recording this off the TV in my living room way back when. Hear it as "You are There! 1980 Archival Sound" Enjoy! Wonder if anyone has the full Video of this and that great night when John Williams Debuted with the Boston Pops? They should release all the "Evening at Pops" shows from the early 80's! Here's a page as pulled from the program at the Boston Pops archive: Here's the full program: https://archive.org/stream/bostonpopsorches1980bost#page/n2/mode/1up Incanus, Tom, Bayesian and 4 others 4 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,651 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 An interestingly different take on the narration than on the later Sony version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,492 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I had this on a DVD-R ages ago. Nice to see it's been uploaded to the tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post King Mark 3,631 Posted April 21, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted April 21, 2020 I just want a narration free recording Ricard, igger6 and TheUlyssesian 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,492 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, King Mark said: I just want a narration free recording Then you have the soundtrack. Bryant Burnette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 The suite has new music actually I just realized nobody talks over that and I could edit it out of the suite cleanly .wonder why I never thought of it.Added as bonus track to album Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheUlyssesian 2,477 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I might put this score in Top 5 Williams of all time. It is absolutely outstanding and I love every moment of it. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 From what I recall, the suite is definitely preferable to the OST. Not just in terms of the music itself, but the recording. Reivers has that typically crappy sound of old JW recordings. The suite is more musical and not married to a silly movie. However, JW intended it to be heard with narration. Several years back I was witness to a live performance and JW still had someone narrating it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romão 2,274 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 I love the suite with the narration. They go wonderfully together. I wish JW would record his narrated suite for Angela's Ashes and perhaps compose narrated suites for Memoirs of a Geisha. Sleepers and The Accidental Tourist thx99 and Miguel Andrade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,651 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I heard him do it with the CSO and Senator Simpson (I think--he was long since retired). It is a wonderful piece of art and damn fine music as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thx99 1,740 Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Tom said: I heard him do it with the CSO and Senator Simpson (I think--he was long since retired). It is a wonderful piece of art and damn fine music as well. I also saw a performance narrated by Simpson, with Williams conducting “The President’s Own” US Marine Corps Band. Musical performance was great. Simpson, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom 4,651 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 30 minutes ago, thx99 said: I also saw a performance narrated by Simpson, with Williams conducting “The President’s Own” US Marine Corps Band. Musical performance was great. Simpson, not so much. He did okay at Chicago but paled in comparison to Meredith (which is unsurprising). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naïve Old Fart 9,513 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 If only we could get hold of the 1998 version, with Oliver Ford Davies..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 907 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 9 hours ago, King Mark said: The suite has new music actually I just realized nobody talks over that and I could edit it out of the suite cleanly .wonder why I never thought of it.Added as bonus track to album I did that years ago... and yes, "The First Car in Town" and "The Horse Race" are great standalone pieces and unlike anything on the OST. ins 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Mark 3,631 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 I must have done it before but I can't find any edits on my PC.Weird, this is something I should have automatically thought to do ebefore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Andrade 1,263 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 9 hours ago, Romão said: I love the suite with the narration. They go wonderfully together. I wish JW would record his narrated suite for Angela's Ashes and perhaps compose narrated suites for Memoirs of a Geisha. Sleepers and The Accidental Tourist That! 13 hours ago, Thor said: I had this on a DVD-R ages ago. Nice to see it's been uploaded to the tube. I can't recall a video recording of that one... would love to watch it. I've had the audio for that for over a decade though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,492 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, Miguel Andrade said: I can't recall a video recording of that one... would love to watch it. I've had the audio for that for over a decade though. I can rummage through the closet and see what I find. I may be confusing it with something else. Obviously, we all have the MUSIC FOR STAGE AND SCREEN album, with the Meredith narration; I know it's not that. 1977 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1977 1,743 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Rummage Thor, rummage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 907 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 It was also performed in London in 1998. I forget the narrator -I know it was an American actor that I wasn't familiar with. I have the flyer from the night, but the narrator isn't mentioned. I recall it sounded a little different. I think "The First Car In Town" was either slightly faster or slower than the recorded suite. "The Horse Race" piece sounded fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricard 2,245 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 17 hours ago, King Mark said: actually I just realized nobody talks over that and I could edit it out of the suite cleanly .wonder why I never thought of it.Added as bonus track to album 7 hours ago, pete said: I did that years ago... and yes, "The First Car in Town" and "The Horse Race" are great standalone pieces and unlike anything on the OST. Same here. I did my edit as soon as I bought the album in 1994, and never listened to the original again. I love Meredith in the Rocky movies, but dislike his voice as a narrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omen II 1,235 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 3 hours ago, pete said: It was also performed in London in 1998. I forget the narrator -I know it was an American actor that I wasn't familiar with. I have the flyer from the night, but the narrator isn't mentioned. The narrator on that occasion was the actor Oliver Ford Davies (who is in fact English). He did very well as I recall. pete 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 907 Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 8 hours ago, Omen II said: The narrator on that occasion was the actor Oliver Ford Davies (who is in fact English). He did very well as I recall. Thanks. I recall he sure sounded American. Interesting, he had a small role in Episodes 1 and 3 I honestly can't remember if I knew he was English at the time or if I assumed he was American. And yes, I recall he did a fine job. My memory of the narration is more than a little hazy though. Wow, 22 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gruesome Son of a Bitch 6,488 Posted April 25, 2020 Share Posted April 25, 2020 A communications disruption can mean only one thing. Invasion. Will 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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