Veröffentlichung Quartet Records: John Williams - Heidi

[horner1980]

Heidi kommt neu raus..

 

 

 

 

The 1968 television adaptation of Johanna Spyri’s classic novel Heidi, from Omnibus Productions and NBC, boasted many impressive names. Director Delbert Mann (Marty) was an Academy Award and Palme d’Or winning filmmaker. Writer Earl Hamner Jr. was a respected television scribe, who would go on to create The Waltons. The prestigious cast included Sir Michael Redgrave, Maximilian Schell and Jean Simmons, with Jennifer Edwards (daughter of director Blake Edwards) making her acting debut in the title role. And vitally, the film’s magnificent symphonic score was by an up-and-coming composer named John Williams.

 

For most of the 1950s and ’60s, Williams (billed as Johnny) was best known for jazz, genre television, and his spirited comedy scores for films like Mann’s 1967 caper Fitzwilly. Heidi was one of the first motion pictures to carry the more formal “John Williams” credit, and represents one of the composer’s earliest opportunities to show what he could do with a large-scale dramatic film. Heidi’s soulful heroine, coupled with the majestic backdrop of the Swiss Alps, led Williams to craft a score of remarkable power and beauty. Anchored by a lyrical main theme, his music showcases many of the elements that would come to define his signature sound: soaring French horns; dynamic counterlines; rich harmonies; and playful, intricate scherzos. The score even features a stunning early example of Williams’ religioso writing, for the film’s inspirational climax. Accordingly, Heidi earned Williams his first Emmy Award, for Outstanding Achievement in Musical Composition.

 

As Heidi was a joint production with Studio Hamburg, Williams recorded his score in Germany with members of the Hamburg Opera. He later recorded supplemental album tracks at CTS Studios in London (including the song “A Place of My Own,” with lyrics by Rod McKuen). Music from both sessions was combined with narration and released on LP in 1968 by Capitol Records. Until now, none of this material has been authorized for re-release by Capitol or rights-holder EMI. Quartet Records is proud to present the first fully licensed CD of Heidi, presenting all of the material from the original film tracks that is known to survive, adding bonus tracks from the London session, and finishing with the complete narrated album program. The original score has been newly remastered for improved sound, carefully sequenced for ideal listening, and several cues have been restored to their original length (with looped material removed). With a 16-page full-color booklet that includes an essay and detailed cue analysis by film music writer John Takis, this important early John Williams score can now be appreciated and enjoyed like never before.

 

THE SCORE

 

01. Main Title and Overture (2:21)

02. A New Dimension (3:10)

03. A Place of My Own (2:01)

04. The Alm (3:37)

05. Meditation (2:20)

06. Reflections I (1:58)

07. Reflections II (3:58)

08. The Nature of Things (1:23)

09. The Old Man and the Child (2:25)

10. The Sleeping Child (3:27)

11. Shadows (3:51)

12. The Miracle (3:47)

 

BONUS TRACKS

 

13. Love Theme from “Heidi” (2:53)

14. A Place of My Own (Heidi’s Theme) (2:38) Carri Chase, vocal

THE ORIGINAL ALBUM

15. Main Title and Overture (2:17) John Williams and Orchestra

16. The Old Man and the Child (2:47) Sir Michael Redgrave

17. A Place of My Own (3:32) Sir Michael Redgrave, Jennifer Edwards

18. The Alm (3:36) Jennifer Edwards

19. The Sleeping Child (2:22) Sir Michael Redgrave

20. Meditation (2:23) Sir Michael Redgrave, Jennifer Edwards

21. A Place of My Own (Heidi’s Theme) (2:37) Carri Chase, vocal

22. Shadows (3:47) Sir Michael Redgrave

23. Reflections (4:15) Jennifer Edwards

24. A New Dimension (1:52) Sir Michael Redgrave, Jennifer Edwards

25. The Nature of Things (2:20) Sir Michael Redgrave

26. Love Theme from “Heidi” (2:50)* John Williams and Orchestra

27. The Miracle (2:52) Sir Michael Redgrave

28. Finale and End Title (1:01) Sir Michael Redgrave

 

Total Disc Time: 79:52 (Stereo)

 

 

Limited Collector’s Edition of 1500 units.

Quelle: http://www.quartetrecords.com/heidi.html

 

 

[Stempel]

Habe die LP mit Musik plus Dialogen und die CD mit der Musik.

 

Brauche ich wirklich noch diese Version?

 

Neben dem besseren CD Cover könnte mich eigentlch nur noch ein besserer Klang überzeugen.

 

Für alle die den Score noch gar nicht haben gilt:

 

KAUFEN

[Aldridge]

Sorry, wenn ich jetzt blöd frage, aber ich bin latent irritiert: Handelt es sich bei "Heidi" um "Heidi kehrt heim"? Beide (bzw. der eine) aus dem Jahr 1968?

 

btw: Heidi sieht auf dem Cover irgendwie Kate Moss-mäßig aus.

[horner1980]

Jap, das ist die heimkehrende Heidi

[Aldridge]

Dankeschön. Gute Nachricht: Geld gespart.