THE BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY tells the harrowing story of a young,
half-caste refugee's escape from impoverishment
and servitude in Viet Nam. Raised in rural countryside south of Saigon by
his extended family, since the latter
days of the Vietnamese war, Binh has grown-up believing his mother dead
and his American serviceman father
long-since returned to Houston, Texas. Surrounded by a wounded and
intolerant society, Binh has been cruelly
raised as "less than dust" - shunned for both his lineage and his striking
physical appearance. Upon learning
that his mother is still alive in Saigon, he determines to leave his rural
existence behind to find her. In so doing
his journey leads him beyond the city - onto America, by way of internment
in a Malaysian detention camp and
aboard a smuggler's cargo freighter.
The film marks the second successful collaboration between composer
Zbigniew Preisner and director
Hans Petter Moland, following their previous experience on "Aberdeen"
(2000). It is to the musical territory of
this film that Preisner's returns, with similar orchestrations and a
distinct harmonic language deftly tackling continued
themes of abandonment, loss, and reunion.
IN STOCK NOW FROM DISQUES CINEMUSIQUE
The Canadian label Disques CineMusique has released a fifth new recording of Georges Delerue film music arranged by Robert Lafond, devoted this time to the British director Jack Clayton (1921-1995). The program collects the best excerpts from five movie scores produced between 1964 and 1992 : THE PUMPKIN EATER, OUR MOTHER'S HOUSE, SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES, THE LONELY PASSION OF JUDITH HEARNE and MEMENTO MORI. It's a world premiere on disc for half of this music. For this project, five instrumentalists and a soprano soloist join keyboardist, guitarist and programmer Robert Lafond. The 20-page booklet includes numerous stills from the movies.THE MUSIC OF GEORGES DELERUE FOR THE FILMS OF JACK CLAYTON.
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BALLATA PER UN PISTOLERO by Marcello Giombini
CLINT IL
SOLITARIO by Nora Orlandi
I QUATTRO DELL'AVE MARIA (ACE HIGH) by Carlo Rustichelli
LA TIGRE E LA NEVE by Nicola Piovanni
LES DUE SAISONS DE LA VIE by Ennio Morricone
LUCIA by Ennio Morricone
L'ISPETTORE COLIANDRO by Pivio & Aldo De Scalzi
LA FRUSTA E IL CORPO & SEI DONNE PER L'ASSASSINO by Carlo Rustichelli
OCEANO by Pino Donaggio
PIEDONE A HONG KONG by Guido & Maurizio De Angelis
SAN PIETRO by Marco Frisina
TEX WILLER E IL SIGNORE DEGLI ABISSI by Gianni Ferrio
VERSO LA GIOIA by Marco Frisina
NEW FROM FILM SCORE MONTHLY!
Golden Age Classics: BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE/1001 ARABIAN NIGHTS
FSM continues its presentation of George Duning’s best scores with two delightful comedy-fantasies: Bell, Book and Candle (1958) and 1001 Arabian Nights (1959), paired from the Colpix Records stereo masters.
Bell, Book and Candle was a popular comedy starring Jimmy Stewart and Kim Novak in a sly take on contemporary Manhattan witchcraft. The film was one of George Duning’s favorite projects, allowing him to exercise his gift for melody, romance, and jazz (in several source cues featuring The Candoli Brothers on trumpet).
1001 Arabian Nights was the animated Mr. Magoo version of Aladdin and the Magic Lamp, produced by UPA Pictures and starring Jim Backus. Duning provided a splendid, tuneful score, including three songs with lyricist Ned Washington: "Magoo’s Blues," "You Are My Dream" and "Three Little Maids From Damascus," and exciting Middle Eastern flourishes.
FSM’s premiere CD of these two soundtracks is entirely in stereo, and includes the "bonus track" from the Citadel Records LP reissue of Bell, Book and Candle. New liner notes by Daniel Champion are presented along with the original LP commentaries.
and also
Silver Age Classics: ZIGZAG/THE SUPER COPS
FSM returns to the heart of the Silver Age of film music - the early 1970s - with this 2CD set of M-G-M scores by Oliver Nelson and Jerry Fielding.
Oliver Nelson (1932-1975) was best-known for his television music (The Six Million Dollar Man) and superlative arrangements for other musicians (Alfie, Last Tango in Paris). Zigzag (1970), a mystery-thriller starring George Kennedy, was one of Nelson’s few features, for which he provided a pair of evocative themes and jazz-based undercurrents. Disc one of this album features the previously unreleased original soundtrack plus the LP re-recording.
Jerry Fielding (1922-1980) scored dozens of projects in the 1970s. The Super Cops (1974), directed by Gordon Parks (Shaft), was based on a true story about a pair of heroic, low-level New York City cops. Fielding provided an amusing, energetic kaleidoscope of moods and styles: anxious, comedic, reflective, and action-packed, with funky source cues.
This 2CD set also features numerous bonus tracks: Disc two includes Fielding’s three episode scores for the 1973 TV series Hawkins, plus unreleased Fielding source cues from The Outfit (1973). Disc one adds jazz standard source cues from Zigzag and The Outfit recorded by legendary singer Anita O’Day.
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