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| Author: | Roger Feigelson [ Mon Dec 06, 2021 4:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
INTRADA Announces: MASADA Composed and Conducted by JERRY GOLDSMITH and MORTON STEVENS INTRADA ISC 468 As 2021 comes to a close, Intrada revisits a Jerry Goldsmith classic – his epic miniseries score from 1981 to Masada, co-composed with Morton Stevens. For this release, Intrada has made two large improvements. The first is the inclusion of the original MCA album which was not included in the first edition. Goldsmith re-recorded 38 minutes in London for the superb LP at the time the miniseries aired, although he curiously omitted his fierce action cues as well as many other sequences. The second improvement is found in Morton Stevens' score for the third and fourth parts. While not previously released strictly in mono, the Stevens material was sourced from a split-mono configuration where different sections of the orchestra were isolated on their own channels. While this allowed for a stereo presence and separation, having clusters of the orchestra segregated was not ideal. For this release, Universal was able to unearth the 24-track elements, allowing for the first true stereo presentation of the score, where listeners will notice a myriad of details not accessible in the previous mix. Discs 1 and 2 feature the complete score, disc 3 contains a plethora of extras not previously released, and disc 4 is the MCA album. Composer Jerry Goldsmith rarely sought out specific assignments; usually directors or producers came to him. But Masada (1981) was an exception – this was a score he was passionate about writing. Universal was willing to invest heavily in the score, including sending Goldsmith to Israel on a 10-day trip to research ancient music for the project. Goldsmith initially signed on to score the entire four-night, eight-hour miniseries, but production fell behind schedule and other projects called, necessitating bringing in Morton Stevens, at Goldsmith's suggestion, to conclude the scoring of parts three and four. Goldsmith wrote three major themes, two for the Jews and one for the Romans. The primary Jewish theme, which would become known as the Masada theme, is a hora-style anthem for the indomitable spirit of the Jewish people, its dance-like rhythms reminiscent of happier times and the hope of more to come. A second theme reflects the darker side of the Jews of that First Century, the sadness and seemingly endless struggle against domination and enslavement by other peoples. For the Romans, Goldsmith wrote a march that was designed to suggest the might of Imperial Rome, with military precision and prominent parts for brass and percussion. Relentless, even pompous in its simple, decisive, might-makes-right character, it recurs in many forms throughout the miniseries. The story of the siege of Masada in 72 A.D.– in which a hardy band of Jewish Zealots held off 5,000 Roman troops for months in a mountaintop fortress – is one of the most remarkable in the annals of world military history. Peter Strauss was cast as Eleazar ben Yair, the charismatic, intense commander of the Zealots. Peter O’Toole was cast as Cornelius Flavius Silva, the complex, brilliant Roman general in charge of the Tenth Legion. INTRADA ISC 468 Retail Price: $34.99 Starts Ships week of 12/6 Barcode: 7 20258 54680 7 For track listing and sound samples, please visit https://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.12349/.f |
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| Author: | TerraEpon [ Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:33 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
FWIW track samples don't work with Winamp like usual, but are fine with Foobar. Sounds great, and pleasantly surprised that despite being able to fit on 3CDs (I assume those pesky licensing issues...) it's still only $35. |
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| Author: | MRAUDIO [ Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
So ordered! Thank you so much, Intrada!:-) |
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| Author: | Yavar Moradi [ Mon Dec 06, 2021 6:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
The old 2 CD edition was $30 (and worth every penny); with better sound, the original album recording, and a disc of alternates being included now… I was optimistically hoping this would be $40. $35 is a total steal! (And this is after ten years of inflation!) Thanks Intrada. Yavar |
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| Author: | danbeck [ Mon Dec 06, 2021 8:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
Great. Curious about the source of the album, as some 1st gen. MCA masters were lost (Jaws, E.T.). Were the first gen. MCA masters used or you had to use another 2nd gen. source for the album? |
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| Author: | Cindylover1969 [ Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
The "MCA Logo" cues, are they renditions of then-logo music that were recorded for the miniseries? |
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| Author: | Fugues [ Tue Dec 07, 2021 9:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
| Author: | MRAUDIO [ Sat Dec 11, 2021 1:49 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
Just received my copy today. Ya know, what I really like about this new release is that it has a little something more for BOTH Jerry Goldsmith and Mort Stevens fans. Simply wonderful stuff here. A truly marvelous Christmas gift to us all from our friends at Intrada. Thank you so much to Doug, Roger and the whole gang!:-) |
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| Author: | Mike Shuman [ Tue Dec 14, 2021 12:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
Thank you for this release! |
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| Author: | SheriffJoe [ Tue Dec 14, 2021 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
Received. Absolutely glorious music!! Thank you so much, Intrada!! |
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| Author: | Chris Shaneyfelt [ Tue Dec 14, 2021 8:07 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
Received my copy as well. What a magnificent release! I'd like to join the chorus in thanking the Intrada team SO MUCH! MASADA is in my top five favorite Goldsmith scores. The sound quality on this release is absolutely stunning. |
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| Author: | Fugues [ Mon Dec 20, 2021 6:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
I must add to the acclaim for this most worthy revisit. It is perfection across the board. Even threw in the kitchen sink with the original album cover on the back of the booklet. |
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| Author: | Chris Irving [ Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
Mine arrived today at last. Ripped it open and whipped on disc 4, the original soundtrack, which I’ve been craving for decades in remastered CD form. Really almost tears brought to my eyes. I will most certainly enjoy the entire score even more than the first two-disc release but I am just so pleased that you made this possible. I was reminded how I always found this score paired nicely with listening to Conan, of all things. Just find their sounds mesh really well. Bringing out your Conan 3-disc to verify that idea. Thanks so much or this. |
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| Author: | Nicolai P. Zwar [ Tue Jan 04, 2022 2:16 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Jerry Goldsmith's MASADA |
There are scores - not too many, but a few - where it has to be the definitive edition. For me, MASDADA is such a score, and this now seems to be the definitive edition. I have all previous incarnations of this music, MCA LP, Varèse Sarabande CD, Intrada 2CD, and now this one. |
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