Baxter-Comedy Of Terrors/Black Sabbath-Intrada-16.10.2012

[Adam]

Just in time for Halloween -- a Horror extravaganza. Two Special Collection titles. Both from the 60s. Both by the same composer -- a composer known for great horror music. One film is a trilogy of terror. The second is terrifingly humorous. Or humorously terrifying. I can never remember. Happy Halloween!

[Tomek]

Cóż mogę powiedzieć, Intrada w ostatnim czasie jest wyjątkowo sucharowa...

[Wawrzyniec]

Mam nadzieję, że to będzie "The Crawling Hand" Marlina Skielsa:

[Bucholc Krok]

Cóż mogę powiedzieć, Intrada w ostatnim czasie jest wyjątkowo sucharowa...

Jeśli muzyka będzie dobra to chyba nie ma znaczenia? Oby tylko nie było tytułów juz wcześniej wydanych np. przez PTO, bo do nich i tak nie podskoczą.

[Adam]

Label: Intrada Special Collection Volume 218
Date: 1963
Tracks: 15
Time = 41:53

World premiere release of spooky 'n' kooky Les Baxter score for American International fright picture, directed by esteemed Jacques Tourneur, starring Vincent Price, Peter Lorre, Boris Karloff, Basil Rathbone. Quartet of iconic stars should be enough to attract attention but add Richard Matheson script, story about undertaker needing fresh "supplies" to keep business afloat and ingredients for fun are built in. Les Baxter keeps that in mind, writes music with equal parts fun, fear. Rare for Baxter/AIP projects, MGM vaults happily contained complete score as recorded in mono, with all rolls in beautiful condition. Baxter writes for orchestra with economy in mind. Everything plays briskly to keep pace with picture, remains transparent in keeping with light touch. For enthusiasts, wacky (intentionally) out-of-tune song "He Is Not Dead" is included where positioned in film as it is integral to musical continuity of score. Feel free to program piece at end of album or...? Fun cover art. Interior of booklet offers complete cue assembly details. Les Baxter conducts. Intrada Special Collection release available while quantities and interest remains!

01. The Mourners 3:36 Hear This Track
02. Meet Cleopatra 1:19
03. Hearse Of A Different Color 7:44 Hear This Track
04. Atmospheres 1:44
05. Two Birds 1:23
06. Up We Go 2:25
07. Abra-Cadaver 3:55 Hear This Track
08. A Tisket A Casket 1:17
09. He Is Not Dead 2:19
10. Play It Straight 5:38
11. The Axe 4:39 Hear This Track
12. Par For The Corpse 1:30 Hear This Track
13. Waltzing 1:01
14. Never Say Die 0:49
15. That's All 2:17 Hear This Track



Label: Intrada Special Collection Volume 215
Date: 1963
Tracks: 4
Time = 58:53

World premiere release of U.S. score for American International Pictures horror film directed by Mario Bava, starring Boris Karloff. Many prints of film feature Italian score but MGM vaults did yield complete Les Baxter scoring masters for all but final reel (roughly five minutes). Fortunately, M&E elements (music & effects without dialog) were available, allowing entire score to be presented in excellent mono as recorded for film. Though happily without dialog, those last few minutes do have requisite footsteps, doors, horses, whatnot. (Remaining 53-minutes of score play from excellent condition scoring session rolls). Film divides into three separate tales with separate scores for each tale as well. Interestingly, Baxter writes each score with attention to overall architecture of music, allows numerous smaller pieces to connect by key, motivic structure or color perfectly from one piece to the next. Three rich, cohesive suites are the result. "The Drop Of Water" offers complex, involved score with exposed ideas for strings, woodwinds getting spotlight. "The Telephone" offers dramatic score in symphonic jazz mode with generous amount of music dropped from final production of film. "The Wurdalak" is longest score, with powerful ideas, florid Eastern Europe flavor and rich symphonic colors getting attention. Action, vampire terror, rich love theme are all on display! Great cover art plus complete cue assembly details inside booklet add to nice package. Les Baxter conducts. Intrada Special Collection release available while quantities and interest remains!

Suites album:

01. Main Title 1:48 Hear This Track
Main Title
Introduction

02. The Drop Of Water 9:19 Hear This Track
Ripples
Lily Horn
Card Table
That Medium
Possessed
Drop Of Water
The Ring
The Corpse
Burial Dress

03. The Telephone 17:33 Hear This Track
The Telephone
Click
The Voice
Cry In The Night
The Shadow
Frank Is Dead
Sedative
Light In The Window
Dawn Intruder
Strangulation

04. The Wurdalak 30:03 Hear This Track
The Wurdalak
The Homestead
The Bandit
The Dagger
Gorka Returns
Severed Head
Restless Count
Pursuit
Child Wurdalak
Gregor's Decision
Transformation
Escape
Refuge
Compulsion
Gathering Clan
Back Home (M&E)
The Bedroom (M&E)
Conversion (M&E)
Movie Set (M&E)
End Credits

[kiedyśgrześ]

chyba w tej Intradzie planują jakąś kontrolowaną upadłość

[Bucholc Krok]

Bo nie wydali milionowego Goldsmitha?