- Format: Classical, Colour, DVD-Video, NTSC
- Language English
- Region: Region 1 (US and Canada DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 4:3 - 1.33:1
- Number of discs: 2
- Classification: NR (Not Rated) (US MPAA rating. See details.)
- Studio: Naxos of America Inc.
- DVD Release Date: 27 Oct 2009
- ASIN: B002N5KEO2
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 61,445 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
What a great idea!
3 Nov 2009
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
What a great idea! The concept of giving living composers a crack at historic film refreshes the excitement that must have been felt when this film was originally conceived. Bravo! It makes a fuller, richer experience for this important classic.
Although all the compositions are fun and are unique takes on the story line, I fully enjoyed Robert Ian Winston's evoking the sense of being in an old movie house; and especially the score by Don Myers, who highlights the brashness of these first explorers, the danger of the trip and the wonder of the universe. Each music section blends and builds the absurdity of the plot as if it was always intended to be the original voice of Verne's classic story and Melies' extraordinary film. Myers refreshes the sense of wonder, and his is the only uninterrupted full score, actually written in a concerto style. Now I can't imagine watching this movie without Myers' music.
The booklet promises more new/old works from these noted composers, Mr.Winstin and The Millennium Symphony. There's something to look forward to!
Although all the compositions are fun and are unique takes on the story line, I fully enjoyed Robert Ian Winston's evoking the sense of being in an old movie house; and especially the score by Don Myers, who highlights the brashness of these first explorers, the danger of the trip and the wonder of the universe. Each music section blends and builds the absurdity of the plot as if it was always intended to be the original voice of Verne's classic story and Melies' extraordinary film. Myers refreshes the sense of wonder, and his is the only uninterrupted full score, actually written in a concerto style. Now I can't imagine watching this movie without Myers' music.
The booklet promises more new/old works from these noted composers, Mr.Winstin and The Millennium Symphony. There's something to look forward to!
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A Great Idea Ruined by a Lousy Print of the Film
5 Jan 2010
Format:DVD
An excellent concept is ruined by the use of a poor (and incomplete) print of the film. Compare this over-contrasty and blurred image to the balanced gray-levels and sharpness of the same film (with extra scenes!) in the Flicker Alley Melies box set (Georges Melies, First Wizard of the Cinema). There is simply no comparison. And no matter how interesting the music, it cannot compensate for the duped, spliced, and scratched print that you are forced to squint through.
James Guymon's score is the stand-out. He has plainly taken pains to study the film and build his music around it. The Hurwitz/Spinosa score, by contrast, is simply too lightweight and frivolous. The liner notes say that some areas of this score are completely "ad-lib." I believe it. Improvisation, when done well, can be excellent, but these folks just needed to do their "homework" first (as the previously mentioned James Guymon plainly did). I quickly tired of the Don Myers score, as it's accordion-based timbres never varied - a little tone-color, please!
So, the only reason for purchasing this DVD/CD set is to hear Guymon's rendition of the soundtrack. See the film in the excellent Flicker Alley Melies box set. Don't settle for this version!
James Guymon's score is the stand-out. He has plainly taken pains to study the film and build his music around it. The Hurwitz/Spinosa score, by contrast, is simply too lightweight and frivolous. The liner notes say that some areas of this score are completely "ad-lib." I believe it. Improvisation, when done well, can be excellent, but these folks just needed to do their "homework" first (as the previously mentioned James Guymon plainly did). I quickly tired of the Don Myers score, as it's accordion-based timbres never varied - a little tone-color, please!
So, the only reason for purchasing this DVD/CD set is to hear Guymon's rendition of the soundtrack. See the film in the excellent Flicker Alley Melies box set. Don't settle for this version!
A walk on the other side
18 Jun 2010
Format:DVD
I got this DVD because my BF went to school with one of the composers; the music is very different from anything I have heard before... I liked it a lot thoughh but, how do you score it? :)
If you are at all adventurous in your musical taste this is a must see!
If you are at all adventurous in your musical taste this is a must see!
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