veröffentlichung BYU: Western Scores of Max Steiner

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Screen Archives Entertainment is proud to announce a 3-CD Max Steiner compendium SADDLES, SAGEBRUSH, AND STEINER: WESTERN SCORES OF MAX STEINER, featuring music from nine of the famed composer’s western epics.

With music from VIRGINIA CITY, SANTA FE TRAIL, SAN ANTONIO, DALLAS, ROCKY MOUNTAIN, THE CHARGE AT FEATHER RIVER, THE LION AND THE HORSE and RATON PASS, this album gives a broad representation of Steiner’s approach to scoring a genre of motion pictures that was distinctly American. The CD’s include all of the surviving music from the scores represented, including music not used in the films and alternate tracks featuring Max working the orchestra.

VIRGINIA CITY was intended as a follow-up to DODGE CITY but became a Civil War espionage drama. SANTA FE TRAIL, also set during the war between the states, centered on the effort to apprehend abolitionist John Brown. DALLAS was a Gary Cooper vehicle in Technicolor that favored action over melodrama. ROCKY MOUNTAIN found Errol Flynn facing a rare fateful ending on the screen and THE CHARGE AT FEATHER RIVER was Max’s only score for a film released in 3-D. THE LION AND THE HORSE was a modern western that was aimed at the family trade and RATON PASS featured hard-hearted Patricia Neal scheming for control of a ranching empire.

All scores, recorded at Warner Bros., feature orchestrations by Hugo Friedhofer and Murray Cutter and were conducted by Max Steiner. In addition to the soundtracks, the box set features a 40 page full-color booklet with essays by James V. D’Arc and Ray Faiola, as well as a generous amount of original photographs and publicity material. Disc mastering by Ray Faiola, Chelsea Rialto Studios. Package design by Jim Titus.

A Brigham Young University Film Music Archive Production. All proceeds from this limited edition compact disc set go towards the acquisition, preservation of film music elements and future public releases.

To pre-order and listen to sample tracks (samples will be posted soon), please visit:
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Track Listing:
DISC ONE

VIRGINIA CITY
1. Main Title 1:55
2. Passing Through to Libby Prison
/ Caught in the Tunnel 6:12
3. Julia and Vance 3:24
4. Escape 2:53
5. Explosion / Union Headquarters 1:09
6. Stagecoach :53
7. Bandits 1:55
8. The Journey Resumes 3:26
9. Rest Stop 3:27
10. Virginia City :15
11. Union Army Garrison 1:25
Total Score Time: 26:59


SANTA FE TRAIL
12. Main Title 1:07
13. West Point 2:46
14. Saddling Up to Hunt for John Brown 2:26
15. Execution Scaffold 2:22
Total Score Time: 8:42


SAN ANTONIO

16. Main Title 2:51
17. Coach 4:13
Total Score Time: 7:05


DALLAS

18. Main Title 1:37
19. Riding After the Raiders 3:11
20. Wanted Poster :34
21. Gunned Down by Marshal Hickock 1:54
22. Reward for Bryant Marlow 1:46
23. Diversion and Formulating Plans 5:26
24. Night Moves in Dallas 2:25
25. Reb Hollister Unmasked 1:22
26. Reb Guns Down Bryant 2:50
27. Weatherbee Clears Reb / Fort Worth 1:38
28. End Title :33
Total Score Time: 23:18


BONUS TRACKS – VIRGINIA CITY

29. Main Title – aborted :31
30. Main Title – unapproved 2:02
31. Julia and Vance – final bars :46
32. Escape – final bars unapproved :58
33. Explosion / Union Headquarters – unapproved 1:31
34. Explosion / Union Headquarters – unapproved* 1:28
* Max complains about the delicatessen

BONUS TRACKS – SANTA FE TRAIL

35. Saddling Up to Hunt for John Brown – aborted :32
36. West Point – final bars unapproved :26

BONUS TRACKS – DALLAS

37. Main Title – unapproved 1:46
38. Riding After the Raiders – final bars unapproved :37
39. Reward for Bryant Marlow – unapproved 1:52
40. Diversion and Formulating Plans – aborted :20

TOTAL DISC TIME: 79:01





DISC TWO

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

1. Main Title 4:31
2. Stagecoach Under Attack 8:33
3. Staging an Ambush 5:04
4. Memories of Robert E. Lee 3:33
5. Bedded Down 3:07
6. Escape 3:59
7. Reassurances 1:59
8. Defending Her Honor 1:31
9. Banding Together 5:15
10. Cavalry To The Rescue 4:19
11. Valiant Enemies / End Title 3:16
Total Score Time: 45:12


THE CHARGE AT FEATHER RIVER

12. Main Title 2:10
13. Motley Crew 2:25
14. Johnny Wounded / Wilhelm Screams 3:54
15. Night Vigil 4:43
16. Jealous Husband / Intermission 1:10
17. Vanquished Fort - After Intermission 3:12
18. Moving Out 2:45
19. Indian Retreat :36
20. Lame Horse :53
21. End Title :54
Total Score Time: 22:47




BONUS TRACKS – ROCKY MOUNTAIN

22. Coach Under Attack Part Three aborted :40
23. Memories of Robert E. Lee pick-up unapproved :48
24. Escape pick-up aborted :14
25. Reassurances pick-up aborted :25
26. Banding Together pick-up aborted :27
27. Banding Together – unapproved 2:43
28. Unmixed End Title 1:04


BONUS TRACK – CHARGE AT FEATHER RIVER

29. Johnny Wounded / Wilhelm Screams aborted 2:15

TOTAL DISC TIME: 76:38





DISC THREE

THE LION AND THE HORSE

1. That Slippery Devil 3:44
2. Lots Of Little Friends 2:08
3. Bill Rides Wildfire 7:17
Total Score Time: 13:11


RATON PASS

4. Main Title 1:09
5. Foreword :48
6. “Adios Mama Carlota” 2:27
7. “Cielito Lindo” 1:13
8. “Jarabe Tapatio” 2:29
9. Lunch With a Lady 1:51
10. Ride to the Challon Ranch 2:11
11. Lighting a Candle 2:33
12. A Woman's House :23
13. Wedding Present :47
14. No Job For a Lady :58
15. Prentiss Rides After Ann :54
16. Ann Romances Prentiss 3:34
17. “Chiapanecas” 2:25
18. “La Paloma” 2:49
19. Where Did You Learn To Lie Like That? 1:52
20. Ambushed by Van Cleave 2:57
21. Get Him Yourself :23
22. Arrest Marc Challon :44
23. Van Cleave Moves in on Posner 2:12
24. The Challon Men Ride 1:38
25. Marc Rides Into Town Alone 1:52
26. Regrouping 3:31
27. Lena Takes Charge 1:28
28. Marc Joins the Fight 3:24
29. Ann's New Partner 1:06
30. Van Cleave Shoots Pierre 2:53
31. Showdown and Finale 4:22
Total Score Time: 55:03

BONUS TRACKS – RATON PASS

32. Prentiss Rides After Ann – aborted 1:06
33. working “Chiapanecas” 3:45
34. Ambushed by Van Cleave pick-up – unapproved :41
35. Get Him Yourself – aborted :24
36. Marc Rides into Town Alone – aborted :47
37. Marc Rides into Town Alone – unapproved 2:41
38. Marc Rides into Town Alone pick-up aborted :19
39. working End Title pick-up 1:02


TOTAL DISC TIME: 79:06

 

[Mephisto]

WAHNSINN!!! Dass sowas tatsächlich noch produziert wird, ist grandios!

[Stefan Schlegel]

Ja, es ist überraschend, daß in heutiger Zeit so was überhaupt noch kommt und sie das über Warner lizenzieren konnten. So gut wie alles, was auf dem Set oben ist, kommt ja aus der Steiner Library und das gabs früher dort auch zu kaufen (zuerst auf Cassetten, später dann auf CDRs) bzw. ist unter interessierten Sammlern längst alles ausgetauscht worden. Ich persönlich habe die Scores  auf dem Set eigentlich alle auf CDRs. Es gibt da musikalisch allerdings schon große Unterschiede. ROCKY MOUNTAIN z.B. hält leider nicht das, was er zu Beginn verspricht und ist auf 50 Minuten gestreckt doch eher ermüdend und langweilig - die CDR hatte ich vor Jahren deshalb schon ein wenig ausgesondert. Deutlich mitreißender ist dagegen so was wie RATON PASS und der hält sich ganz gut über die komplette Laufzeit, auch VIRIGINA CITY hat viel Drive. Klanglich wird das natürlich alles nun viel, viel besser aufbereitet sein und darauf kann man sich auf alle Fälle freuen.
Etwa ein Drittel dessen, was hier so enthalten ist, gabs übrigens auch an 1979 schon auf der Tony Thomas Doppel-LP "Max Steiner - Music for Westerns", aber in damals äußerst bescheidener Klangqualität mit unheimlich viel Knacksen und Knistern dabei.
Mich wundert ein bißchen, daß SILVER RIVER - ein weiterer Errol Flynn-Western von 1948 -  nicht mit von der Partie ist, denn den gabs auch komplett in der Steiner Library und der war sogar auf der alten Doppel-LP mit einer Suite vertreten. Hätte aber vielleicht dann auch zuviel gekostet, wenn man jetzt noch eine vierte CD dazugepackt hätte.