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The Day the Earth Stood Still [Original recording remastered] [Soundtrack] [Import]

~ Bernard Herrmann

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Conductor: Joel McNeely
Composer: Bernard Herrmann
Audio CD (4 Mar 2003)
Number of Discs: 1
Format: Original recording remastered, Soundtrack, Import
Label: Varese Sarabande
ASIN: B00008J2KU
Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download

Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 65,408 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)
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1. Prelude and Outer Space 1:42 �0.69

2. Radar 2:06 �0.69

3. Danger 0:24 �0.69

4. Klaatu 2:08 �0.69

5. Gort 0:45 �0.69

6. The Visor 1:10 �0.69

7. The Telescope 0:43 �0.69

8. Escape 0:57 �0.69

9. Solar Diamonds 1:00 �0.69

10. Arlington 1:22 �0.69

11. Lincoln Memorial 2:10 �0.69

12. Nocturne 2:47 �0.69

13. The Flashlight 0:53 �0.69

14. The Robot 2:08 �0.69

15. Space Control 1:12 �0.69

16. The Elevator 0:30 �0.69

17. The Magnetic Pull 1:36 �0.69

18. The Study 0:45 �0.69

19. The Conferece 0:31 �0.69

20. The Jeweler 0:47 �0.69

21. 12:30 0:30 �0.69

22. Panic 0:46 �0.69

23. The Glowing 1:01 �0.69

24. Alone 1:03 �0.69

25. Gort's Rage 0:43 �0.69

26. Nikto 0:35 �0.69

27. Captive 0:32 �0.69

28. Terror 1:48 �0.69

29. The Prison 1:43 �0.69

30. Rebirth 2:03 �0.69

31. Departure 0:55 �0.69

32. Farewell 0:35 �0.69

33. Finale 0:37 �0.69

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Amazon.co.uk Review

Some scores are more admired than enjoyed. Bernard Herrmann's 1951 The Day the Earth Stood Still is a case in point, a work that has perhaps attracted more laudatory adjectives ("seminal", "groundbreaking", "visionary") over the years than devoted listeners. The score's mix of electronic and acoustic instruments, and the bold doubling of individual instruments to produce "otherworldly" textures is rightly admired; but it probably doesn't rate as many people's favourite Herrmann score. While the original Fox classics soundtrack CD is the kind of milestone album that every self-respecting film music buff simply must have in their collection, this new Varese recording has the dual virtues of a shiny, all-digital sound--bright and with plenty of "presence"--and thoroughgoing musicality.

An experienced Herrmann conductor and a fine composer in his own right, Joel McNeely shapes the separate cues with a conductor's true instinct into a coherent whole; here individually impressive pieces--"Arlington" or "Gort's Rage" for example--don't sound so much like isolated tracks as the ebbing and flowing of a single musical tide. Neither McNeely nor engineer Jonathan Allen attempt slavishly to reproduce the sound of the 1951 recording. As Allen notes in the CD booklet, he was faced with the prospect of translating the original mono recording into "a vivid stereo image", which involved some creative solutions for instrumental balance and studio layout. The final product is remarkably faithful to the spirit of the original while unafraid to depart from it in matters of detail. McNeely is slower in places, faster in others, making each cue fit his vision of the complete work; the sound balance, meanwhile, clarifies the muddy textures of the mono original, making it easier to hear the ensemble playing rather than just spotlighting the Theremin or organ (notably, Celia Sheen's solo Theremin is less up front here than those of the soundtrack).

It's not all perfect, of course. Those chaotic, crashing chords of "The Visor" sound a little weak on this new recording, and the heavy tread of Gort's feet seem a little too light: the menacing air of the soundtrack is softened just a bit too much. But overall, as with their previous Herrmann albums, the team at Varese have succeeded in giving us more than just a clean digital copy of an old classic: they have established that this score deserves not only to be respected as a pioneering work, but also to be heard and enjoyed as a piece of music. --Mark Walker

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2.0 out of 5 stars Nowhere near as good as the original, 23 Jun 2008

By	Vitamino (London) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Day the Earth Stood Still (Audio CD)

This is a pretty bold attempt at recreating the original soundtrack to 'The Day The Earth Stood Still'. The fact that it was attempted at all shows remarkable devotion to the power of Herrmann's seminal movie score.

A work of love perhaps but there's just no way to re-create the feel of the original recording and so the genuine enthusiast is much better off getting the frankly teriffic 1993 '20th Century Fox Film Scores' CD of the real recordings used in the film.

Hop over to Amazon.com where only today I found there are 5 available for $24.79! Since this recording is both wonderful and deleted it's a complete bargain.

Music is simply not recorded in that way any more and to hear the original is deeply moving. It is of course noted for the extensive use of the Theremin but in truth although the instrument was a hugely atmospheric choice the soundtrack's success is down to Herrmann's astonishing writing.

So look out, this ain't the real soundtrack but you can get the original if you really want it.

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