Popular Post EdG 27 Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 Coming soon! "Definitive"! Intrada announces a 35th-anniversary edition of Basil Poledouris' rowdy score to the 1990 MGM film Quigley Down Under. When Intrada released its first edition back in 1990, it was quite an event. Released five years after their first release—Red Dawn—the project gave them the opportunity to work again with Poledouris. Only this time it was for a new film from a major studio. Intrada president Doug Fake fell in love with the score immediately and simply would not stop talking about it or playing it. Poledouris’ music had to capture Quigley’s character and circumstances, and the composer managed to do it while both capturing a classic cinematic western style and expressing his own native romanticism and dramatic power. It was not the first western the composer had scored for the director, having previously worked on the acclaimed miniseries to Lonesome Dove. While a later reissue from Prometheus in 2006 featured the largely complete score (minus an overlay here and a correct take there), it was taken from a 16-bit, 44Khz CD-R of the additional tracks Intrada had retained but had to cut out due to the AFM policy in place at the time. For this new release, MGM provided us access to the master sessions on 24-track 2˝ tape, which we had transferred into 24-bit, 96Khz high resolution. We turned these over to Grammy-nominated producer Mike Matessino to mix, assemble and master to create the definitive release of one of Basil Poledouris’ finest scores. To cap off the release, the album features liner notes by Jeff Bond. Cindylover1969, Muad'Dib, enderdrag64 and 7 others 5 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 2,160 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Fuck yeah! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,728 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Never heard of this film and never heard this score, but this sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 9,081 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 It's a fun score. The 41-minute OST is enough, though. But wasn't this already expanded a few years ago? Or maybe I'm confusing it with something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jurassic Shark 14,207 Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 2 minutes ago, Thor said: The 41-minute OST is enough, though. I'm surprised you of all people would say this. Yavar Moradi, Taikomochi, Davis and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mstrox 7,070 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 3 hours ago, Thor said: But wasn't this already expanded a few years ago? Or maybe I'm confusing it with something else. It looks like Prometheus did an expanded release nearly 20 years ago, obviously long out of print and costly now. https://www.discogs.com/release/3662679-Basil-Poledouris-Quigley-Down-Under-The-Complete-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack Thor and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 5,585 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I haven't heard this, but I love Western scores. The sample Intrada video starts out a little tuba heavy, but then settles into an appealing Elmer Bernstein mode, which is my sweet spot. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 9,081 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, mstrox said: It looks like Prometheus did an expanded release nearly 20 years ago, obviously long out of print and costly now. https://www.discogs.com/release/3662679-Basil-Poledouris-Quigley-Down-Under-The-Complete-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack That's the one! For something I care so little about, I'm impressed I do occasionally remember those kinds of releases. Occasionally. "The Attack" is rollicking good fun, with a banjo trying to keep up with "Goldsmith-ian" action meters. Always been a favourite Poledouris cue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cindylover1969 76 Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 I have a cassette by Intrada of this. Andy, Tallguy, Stark and 2 others 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 9,081 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Cassettes rule! Cindylover1969 and Tallguy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,728 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 5 hours ago, Thor said: But wasn't this already expanded a few years ago? That's why it says in the teaser "the DEFINITIVE release of the complete score". 28 minutes ago, Cindylover1969 said: I have a cassette by Intrada of this. Then you don't need to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 1,049 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Now that is certainly an Americana score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindylover1969 76 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 8 minutes ago, Thor said: Cassettes rule! It's the only thing I've seen of theirs in that format. (As opposed to a title being licensed to another label like Extreme Prejudice (and other Intrada titles) to Silva Screen in the UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Yavar Moradi 3,302 Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 3 hours ago, Andy said: I haven't heard this, but I love Western scores. The sample Intrada video starts out a little tuba heavy, but then settles into an appealing Elmer Bernstein mode, which is my sweet spot. That’s a good sweet spot. @Thor mentioned my sweet spot, with this score — the action theme (which gets a good amount of variation in the complete score): If that doesn’t sell it to all who are unfamiliar, I don’t know what will… Yavar Cindylover1969, enderdrag64 and Pieter Boelen 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 849 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 GREAT main and action theme on this score. Absolutely STELLAR! But was anything worthwhile actually still missing from the previous release? I figured it'd be pretty much comprehensive as it was... Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 41,256 Posted February 5 Popular Post Share Posted February 5 Just because an expansion came out in the past is no reason to not do a new version now. It's not only about releasing music now that wasn't on that one, but also about it just being back in print for fans to be able to buy in the first place again, plus, perhaps, a improvement in sound quality plus, perhaps, additional music. Pieter Boelen, Yavar Moradi, Andy and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,050 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, Yavar Moradi said: That’s a good sweet spot. @Thor mentioned my sweet spot, with this score — the action theme: If that doesn’t sell it to all who are unfamiliar, I don’t know what will… It's ROBOCOP on a HORSE! Yavar Moradi and Pieter Boelen 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 3,302 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 19 minutes ago, Tallguy said: It's ROBOCOP on a HORSE! With AWESOME ACTION BANJOS! 1 hour ago, Jay said: Just because an expansion came out in the past is no reason to not do a new version now. It's not only about releasing music now that wasn't on that one, but also about it just being back in print for fans to be able to buy in the first place again, plus, perhaps, a improvement in sound quality plus, perhaps, additional music. Exactly... this is a very similar situation to LLL's recent new edition of Rain Man. Except the previous expanded Quigley Down Under (one of the best scores Poledouris ever wrote) came out a whopping 19 years ago instead of 7 years ago, and it's been selling for a lot of money on the secondary market (even the shorter original Intrada album has been). I'm really glad this score is finally being revisited so a lot of other folks can discover it. Yavar Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,256 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I've never seen this film or heard this score at all, so I'm looking forward very much to discovering it now thanks to this release! Yavar Moradi and Andy 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 849 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 7 minutes ago, Jay said: I've never seen this film or heard this score at all, so I'm looking forward very much to discovering it now thanks to this release! Definitely recommended. I recall the film being entertaining as well. The legendary Alan Rickman is the villain, so no complaints there! Tallguy and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 3,302 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 See the film if you can before listening to the new score release, @Jay! It's maybe not *quite* as great as the score itself, but it's still IMO one of the best films Poledouris ever scored. Just really good fun in general but also with some moments of real darkness and pathos...powerful stuff at times. Alan Rickman is SO great as the villain. And Laura San Giacomo is great too, as the initially kooky love interest revealed to have a tragic past. Nice music for her too: So yeah, this one's a classic in my book. Score and film (to only a slightly lesser extent). Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,256 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 2 minutes ago, Yavar Moradi said: it's still IMO one of the best films Poledouris ever scored A bold statement considering he scored Starship Troopers and Robocop! Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 849 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 8 minutes ago, Jay said: A bold statement considering he scored Starship Troopers and Robocop! Conan x2 too, eh? Though I recently rewatched that movie and was a bit miffed at the repetition of music from earlier in the movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 5,585 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 10 minutes ago, Jay said: A bold statement considering he scored Starship Troopers and Robocop! By CROM, you forgot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yavar Moradi 3,302 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 11 minutes ago, Jay said: A bold statement considering he scored Starship Troopers and Robocop! I like both of those films (initially disliked Starship Troopers but eventually came around to it because of his humorous antifascist jabs). I definitely would prefer to watch Quigley Down Under almost any day, and I say that as a huge sci-fi fan. I also find a lot to like/admire/enjoy in Conan the Barbarian, but I wouldn’t say I’m a big fan of the film overall. The only Poledouris-scored films I like better than Quigley Down Under are The Hunt for Red October and Les Miserables (the latter of which is also my #1 favorite Poledouris score, so another case of not loving the film *quite* as much as what he wrote for it even though both are excellent…) I still need to see some of Basil’s smaller scale films with great scores, like It’s My Party and A Whale for the Killing, but I kinda doubt I’ll find a film of his that I like more than those two. Yavar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 5,585 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I... don't really love Robocop all that much. It's iconic, and the film is great, but never a really great listen for me. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor 9,081 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 minute ago, Andy said: I... don't really love Robocop all that much. It's iconic, and the film is great, but never a really great listen for me. Same here. Sold off my CD years ago. Great theme, the rest meanders, IMO. A bit like the Fiedel TERMINATORs. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,256 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 22 minutes ago, Pieter Boelen said: Conan x2 too, eh? Those are not good movies 3 minutes ago, Thor said: Same here. Sold off my CD years ago. Great theme, the rest meanders, IMO. A bit like the Fiedel TERMINATORs. This current conversation is talking about the films, not the scores: 35 minutes ago, Yavar Moradi said: it's still IMO one of the best films Poledouris ever scored Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,340 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 The conversation has changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enderdrag64 1,148 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I first heard of this score a few months ago when my dad had the film on TV in the other room I was instantly captivated by the music - I had to go and ask him what it was called One of those rare scores that's instantly memorable after just one or two listens Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieter Boelen 849 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 41 minutes ago, Jay said: Those are not good movies I thought the first was supposed to be considered a classic? The second not so much. My rewatch didn't impress me that much though. I like the concept and the music is great, but other than that, it's SOOO corny! Normally I don't mind that at all, but Conan is pretty much next level. Especially that green soup with the hand just randomly floating around in it, what the HELL?? It's entertaining though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Guernsey 2,984 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 I somehow missed the earlier expanded version (no idea how that happened) so I'll be picking this one up for sure. Gotta love a bit of Basil. Or preferably a lot more Basil... Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 2,160 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 The movie has a few great moments, but it's mostly pretty average. It's very much carried by Poledouris and Alan Rickman. Tallguy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tallguy 5,050 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 44 minutes ago, A. A. Ron said: The movie has a few great moments, but it's mostly pretty average. It's very much carried by Poledouris and Alan Rickman. Agreed. Although Selleck and Giacomo were pretty good. But this should be the early 90's villain that everybody remembered Rickman for instead of Robin Hood. Looking at IMDB. Wait, WHAT?!? (He's YOUNGER than I am?!?) Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Schedenig 9,718 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 4 hours ago, Andy said: I... don't really love Robocop all that much. It's iconic, and the film is great, but never a really great listen for me. Same. 8 hours ago, mstrox said: It looks like Prometheus did an expanded release nearly 20 years ago, obviously long out of print and costly now. How the hell is this almost 20 years old? I have the Prometheus, I remember the score as fun, but not particularly outstanding. Maybe the new release is an opportunity to give it another try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindylover1969 76 Posted February 6 Share Posted February 6 14 hours ago, Marian Schedenig said: How the hell is this almost 20 years old? Actually, the movie came out in 1990, so it's more than 20 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 41,256 Posted February 6 Popular Post Share Posted February 6 He meant the Prometheus expansion, not the film. Yavar Moradi, Marian Schedenig, Tallguy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdG 27 Posted February 11 Author Share Posted February 11 Another Mike Matessino restoration! Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jay 41,256 Posted February 11 Popular Post Share Posted February 11 The wonderful thing about Basil’s score to Quigley Down Under is that it has a sense of fun. – Simon Wincer, director Intrada announces a 35th-anniversary edition of Basil Poledouris' rowdy score to the 1990 MGM film Quigley Down Under. When Intrada released its first edition back in 1990, it was quite an event. Released five years after their first release—Red Dawn—the project gave them the opportunity to work again with Poledouris. Only this time it was for a new film from a major studio. Intrada president Doug Fake fell in love with the score immediately and simply would not stop talking about it or playing it. Poledouris’ music had to capture Quigley’s character and circumstances, and the composer managed to do it while both capturing a classic cinematic western style and expressing his own native romanticism and dramatic power. It was not the first western the composer had scored for the director, having previously worked on the acclaimed miniseries to Lonesome Dove. While a later reissue from Prometheus in 2006 featured the largely complete score (minus an overlay here and a correct take there), it was taken from a 16-bit, 44Khz CD-R of the additional tracks Intrada had retained but had to cut out due to the AFM policy in place at the time. For this new release, MGM provided us access to the master sessions on 24-track 2˝ tape, which we had transferred into 24-bit, 96Khz high resolution. We turned these over to Grammy-nominated producer Mike Matessino to mix, assemble and master to create the definitive release of one of Basil Poledouris’ finest scores. To cap off the release, the album features liner notes by Jeff Bond. Watch the album trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bqDKmwhfB0 The film stars Tom Selleck, Alan Rickman and Laura San Giacomo. Matthew Quigley (Selleck) is an American sharpshooter who travels to Australia after being hired by a wealthy cattle baron, Elliott Marston (Rickman). Upon arrival, Quigley learns that Marston wants him to use his long-range rifle skills to hunt and kill Indigenous Australians. Disgusted, Quigley refuses and violently opposes Marston, which leads to him being beaten and left for dead in the Outback. With the help of Crazy Cora (Giacomo), a woman struggling with past trauma, Quigley survives and begins a quest for justice, using his sharpshooting skills to take down Marston and his men. 01. Main Title (3:22) 02. The Fight (5:02) 03. The Redcoats Move On (1:58) 04. Arrival (1:55) 05. The Test (1:04) 06. Marston’s Game (1:03) 07. Quigley Pans Out (0:52) 08. Quigley Gets Beat Up (1:53) 09. The Stabbing (2:07) 10. The Desert Trek (2:59) 11. Aborigines (1:21) 12. Native Montage (2:15) 13. Cora’s Story (3:21) 14. Marston’s Murderers (3:35) 15. Royus Interrupts (1:37) 16. The Cliff (1:09) 17. The Bodies (0:37) 18. The Baby (1:52) 19. You’ll Be Back (1:16) 20. Rising Of The Moon (1:34) 21. Dingo Attack (2:47) 22. The Fire (3:02) 23. Under The Boat (3:04) 24. Quigley And Cora (2:40) 25. The Gift (5:29) 26. The Warning (1:40) 27. The Attack (2:54) 28. The Capture (2:47) 29. Freedom (3:38) 30. The Aborigines Return (3:01) 31. Matthew Quigley (5:27) https://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.13176/.f enderdrag64, Yavar Moradi, Muad'Dib and 3 others 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 473 Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Being a dumb teenager in 1990, I totally missed out on the awesomeness of Quigley cos I thought Selleck's tache was cheap (yeah) - this track is a gem: Davis and Yavar Moradi 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis 3,728 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 What a great score! Highly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A. A. Ron 2,160 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 This is also a more significant sonic upgrade than I would have guessed. Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,256 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I look forward to picking this one up the next time I place an order at Intrada, and hope to see the movie (I've never seen it) before then as well! Yavar Moradi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slitherjump 25 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 8 hours ago, Jay said: I look forward to picking this one up the next time I place an order at Intrada, and hope to see the movie (I've never seen it) before then as well! According to JustWatch, you can watch it for free at Tu or Pluto. You might have to watch it sooner than latter tho, as it leaves this March Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay 41,256 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 I hate watching movies with ads; I'll wait until its on a service we subscribe to, or rent it for $3-4. A. A. Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slitherjump 25 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 28 minutes ago, Jay said: I hate watching movies with ads; I'll wait until its on a service we subscribe to, or rent it for $3-4. I've found that "Adblock Plus" chrome extension (which is free btw) works well on Tu. I used it when watching movies with Jerry Goldsmith's scores. Can't confirm for Pluto tho as I just recently discovered it's existence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meredith McKay 7,340 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 31 minutes ago, Slitherjump said: I've found that "Adblock Plus" chrome extension (which is free btw) works well on Tu. I used it when watching movies with Jerry Goldsmith's scores. Can't confirm for Pluto tho as I just recently discovered it's existence. I assume he also prefers to watch on a TV. (Though to be fair, you can usually hook up a TV to a computer via HDMI) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slitherjump 25 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 18 minutes ago, Meredith McKay said: I assume he also prefers to watch on a TV. (Though to be fair, you can usually hook up a TV to a computer via HDMI) That also works, for me I use the Google Chromecast device via the long range wireless benefit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thestat 473 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Alan Rickman plays another baddie in that weird period between Die Hard and Robin Hood. He does the Rickman, but is clearly a jobbing actor unaware of how significant Hans Gruber will be. It's fascinating to look at an actor who is on the verge of becoming an icon. Simon Wincer is such a loss - giving Basil moments like these to score (not difficult to hear what he would have done with DWW): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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