Jay 37,042 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK: LIMITED EDITION (2-CD SET) LLLCD 1562 Music by Alfred Newman Limited Edition of 2000 Units RETAIL PRICE: $29.98 STARTS SHIPPING NOV 30 La-La Land Records, 20th Century Studios and Republic Records proudly present a limited edition 2-CD set of renowned composer Alfred Newman’s (ALL ABOUT EVE, THE ROBE, THE EGYPTIAN) original motion picture score to the 1959 drama classic THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK, starring Millie Perkins, Joseph Schildkraut and Shelley Winters, and directed by George Stevens. Composer Newman’s powerful and stirring score is a masterwork that pairs absolute despair and extraordinary beauty with breathtaking emotion as it enriches this famous, true WWII era story, as told in her diary, of the titular young teenage girl who spent years hiding from the Nazis, before being captured and interred at the concentration camps, where she died. Alfred Newman’s score finally gets an expanded 2-CD showcase within this deluxe presentation, which features the original 1959 soundtrack album, remastered , along with the world premiere presentation of the film score. The assembly also includes additional bonus music cues. Produced by Nick Redman, Mike Matessino and Neil S. Bulk, and restored, mixed and mastered by Chris Malone, from multi-track 35mm magnetic film and a recently located ¼ stereo tape album master, this limited edition release of 2000 units features exclusive, in-depth liner notes by writer Julie Kirgo and classic art direction by Jim Titus. TRACK LISTING: DISC 1 ORIGINAL ALBUM 1. The Diary Of Anne Frank (Overture) 3:40 2. Families In Hiding (The Secret Annex) 5:32 3. The First Day 5:22 4. The Captives - Spring Is Coming 4:19 5. Ericka 1:30 6. Date With Peter 4:57 7. The First Kiss 3:43 8. The Dearness Of You, Peter 7:48 9. Epilogue 1:27Total Time: 38:29 THE FILM SCORE 10. Overture (Film Version) 3:40 11. Prelude 1:49 12. Return To Amsterdam 2:30 13. The Diary 3:06 14. Families In Hiding (The Secret Annex) (Film Version) 4:35 15. The First Day (Film Version) 4:09 16. The First Kiss (Film Version) 3:06 17. The Fur Coat 2:13 18. The First Burglary 1:49 19. The Nightmare 1:53 20. Anne And Mr. Frank 3:03 21. The Second Burglary 1:22 22. The Green Police 1:30 23. Act One Curtain 1:53 Disc 1 Total Time: 75:41 DISC 2 1. Entr’acte 2:53 2. January 1, 1944 3:39 3. A Question Of Time 5:05 4. Date With Peter (Film Version) 3:55 5. Did You Ever Kiss A Girl? 4:44 6. The Kiss 1:16 7. The Captives - Spring Is Coming (Film Version) 4:19 8. The Invasion :30 9. Peter And Anne :44 10. The Dearness Of You, Peter (Film Version) 7:46 11. Farewell :42 12. Now We Can Live In Hope 2:11 13. Epilogue (Film Version) 1:20 14. Exit March 5:06Total Score Time: 81:46 ADDITIONAL MUSIC 15. Prelude (Film Version) 1:56 16. Return To Amsterdam (Alternate Opening) 2:49 17. The Diary (Alternate Ending) 3:12 18. The Fur Coat (Alternate) 3:04 19. A Question Of Timing (Alternate Opening) 5:15 20. Now We Can Live In Hope (Alternate) 2:26 21. The Diary (Wild Demo Record) 3:16 Total Additional Music: 22:10 Disc 2 Total Time: 66:56 Total Two-Disc Time: 2:22:37 Once and crocodile 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,517 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 I’m super excited for this, even more so than I expected because I had no idea the complete score (*excluding alternates*) was 82 minutes long! There are some really gorgeous themes and powerful writing in this. Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 37,042 Posted November 28, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2021 Some information from Neil Bulk and Mike Matessino from the FSM thread Neil: Quote Quote Seeing the producer credit for Nick Redman is very touching - and a pretty good indicator of how long this title has been in the works. Nick's face lit up when I told him I started working on this. Quote Quote I have the single CD release. What music is missing? According to my notes, six cues on the original album are alternate versions or takes that were changed in the movie. On top of that, there are numerous cues that were not issued on the OST (it's an 80 minute+ score and the OST was under 39 minutes). I don't know what the previous CD used as a source but the 1/4" album master we found seemed like a significant leap in quality. Mike: Quote Quote Wow! What a Christmas present! Complete no-brainer for me... I don't care what it looks like, though it would be nice if the back side of the booklet presented the original LP cover art (as Intrada would typically do). Many thanks in any event, LLL! Sorry to say - you're stuck with staring at our credits on the back of the booklet. But within you'll be treated to a lovely reminiscence from Diane Baker, who remained friends with Alfred, and some great analytical comments from David Newman, as well as a touching piece by Chris Malone about the restoration work, done during total lockdown. Quote Quote I wonder what the story is behind this release? It's been a few years in the making. Not much of a story. Basically it was the logjam with Universal Music Group that began with Casper. which delayed X-Men, Always, Somewhere in Time, Glory, etc. And in the interim there were more go-rounds with the Disney-based 20th folks and it just took time. Focus this year was to make sure Fiddler hit the anniversary and that was a very complex project administratively as well as in every other way. The work on Anne Frank really didn't start until well after Nick Redman had left us, but it was one very high on his wish & to-do list and it's really the grand finale release for the entire old team of Nick, Julie, Tom Cavanaugh, Ron Fuglsby, etc. Quote Quote The 20th Century Fox Studio Orchestra credit on the front cover is missing a hyphen (Century-Fox). They didn't drop the hyphen till 1985. I'm hoping that's a joke, but sadly I know it's not. There's a sort of interesting story about including the orchestra on the front at all, but it no longer feels worth telling. Quote Quote I’m interested, for whatever that’s worth… Quote Me too!! Tell us, Mike. Well, okay. Basically it has to do with this recent mandate from AFM that we have to say "Performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony" on the cover (either front or back). This has caused a lot of controversy because AFM maintains that this is a proper performing entity and always has been, but others disagree completely. But anyway it's now something we have to do. This is supposed to apply to recordings from 1960 onward. For this project, done in 1959, AFM did not have session reports, but did find a 1959 studio orchestra roster, which we are running in the booklet. Now, the original album for DIARY said "Recording from the Studios of 20th Century-Fox" on the jacket and "With Symphonic Orchestra" on the platter. We were working on GLORY at the same time, so I had a conversation with the union basically saying it feels strange to put "Hollywood Studio Symphony" on the front cover of GLORY -- basically a non-existent entity appended to the now defunct Boys Choir of Harlem -- and say nothing on the front cover of ANNE FRANK. I explained what I wanted to do, which was very much motivated by the fact that the film is now controlled by Disney, whom I want to be aware that there is a legacy of music for which they are now responsible. Then, knowing from previous package reviews that they do not want the hyphen in "20th Century Fox" and minimal mention of the studio at all, I didn't want to draw anything to their attention and be asked to remove it, so we went for the "20th Century Fox Studio Orchestra" right there in the front cover.... And nothing was said. So it really was a double agenda to both delineate the studio orchestra period from the "pick-up" so-called "Hollywood Studio Symphony" era that AFM wants to date to 1960, while at the same time plastering the name of a beloved studio right on the front of a Disney-licensed release. A tiny little victory. Yavar Moradi, Once, blondheim and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted November 30, 2021 Author Share Posted November 30, 2021 Samples and direct order link! https://lalalandrecords.com/the-diary-of-anne-frank-limited-edition-2-cd-set/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondheim 1,157 Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 I'm never going to be able to afford to get everything I want now. I love these golden age releases so much. Once and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,280 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 It seems, that there are hardly any re-recordings of Alfred Newman scores. Compared to Max Steiner, Miklós Rózsa or Bernard Herrmann at least. That is especially surprising, since he has some relatives still in the composition and score recording business. Anyone an idea, why that is the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 7,385 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 7 minutes ago, GerateWohl said: It seems, that there are hardly any re-recordings of Alfred Newman scores. Compared to Max Steiner, Miklós Rózsa or Bernard Herrmann at least. That is especially surprising, since he has some relatives still in the composition and score recording business. Anyone an idea, why that is the case? No idea. I would welcome more A. Newman rerecordings with open arms. Incidentally, I asked on FSM if there were any rerecordings of this score anywhere, and apparently there is a suite on this compilation (which I was actually aware of, but had forgotten): https://www.soundtrackcollector.com/catalog/soundtrackdetail.php?movieid=36930 blondheim and GerateWohl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerateWohl 4,280 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 Looks nice. Big overlap with the Gerhardt album. Then there is the Stromberg re-recording of The Egyptian. That is all I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crocodile 7,939 Posted December 1, 2021 Share Posted December 1, 2021 I am interested in this release but might hold uff until next year. Got literally tens of CDs, some of them purchased in January, that I still need to listen to. Might wait for their delayed BF titles. Karol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted February 3, 2022 Author Share Posted February 3, 2022 This album has been nominated in this year's IFMCA Awards for "BEST NEW ARCHIVAL RELEASE - RE-RELEASE OR RE-RECORDING" http://filmmusiccritics.org/2022/02/ifmca-award-nominations-2021/ Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 37,042 Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share Posted February 8, 2022 MV just indicated this will be back in stock in "early March" https://filmscoremonthly.com/board/posts.cfm?threadID=146835&forumID=1&archive=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 2,517 Posted February 8, 2022 Share Posted February 8, 2022 I’m very glad sales on this great Golden Age score were good enough to require a second pressing so soon. Top 10 Alfred Newman for me (and he’s my favorite Golden Age composer). Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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