Fear Strikes Out | The Tin Star - Elmer Bernstein

[Bastet]

Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition world premiere double-bill soundtrack:

FEAR STRIKES OUT/THE TIN STAR

Music Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein

Fear Strikes Out (1957) was the true story of baseballs Jim Piersall, who suffered from and overcame a complete nervous breakdown caused by the extreme and relentless pressure his never-satisfied father put on him to be the best of the best from the time he was a young boy right up through his entering the major leagues. Beautifully directed by Robert Mulligan (his first film), with brilliant performances by Anthony Perkins as Piersall and Karl Malden as his father, the film is devastating, powerfully emotional, compassionate, and very moving.

The choice of Elmer Bernstein to score the film was serendipitous Bernsteins and Mulligans artistic temperaments were perfectly in synch and Bernstein would go on to score many films for him, including The Rat Race, To Kill A Mockingbird, Love With The Proper Stranger, and Bloodbrothers. Bernsteins score for Fear Strikes Out really captures the films myriad moods from the elation of Piersalls baseball triumphs, to the dark road leading to his mental breakdown on the baseball field (an incredible scene), to his rehabilitation, and, as always with Bernstein, he really understands how to make music coalesce with images and illuminate character and story his music is timeless, perfect, and, all these decades later, still incredibly fresh.

The Tin Star (also 1957) was in a different world altogether a western, also starring Anthony Perkins, this time alongside the great Henry Fonda. The director was Anthony Mann, whod already made a string of classic westerns, including Winchester 73, The Naked Spur, Bend of the River, The Man From Laramie (all starring James Stewart), among others. The film is a character-driven drama about a former sheriff-now-bounty hunter named Morgan Hickman (Fonda) when the sheriff of a town is killed, the green, inexperienced Perkins is appointed as a temporary replacement, a job he would like to make permanent. He asks Hickman to teach him the ropes. In so doing, Hickman is reminded why he once wore the tin star and in the process rediscovers the person he was.

Mann and Bernstein had worked together once before, on Manns war film, Men In War, for which Bernstein turned out a great score. Bernstein had done only one western prior to The Tin Star (Drango), but he would soon go on to become one of the most beloved composers of westerns in film history, with his classic scores for The Magnificent Seven, The Comancheros, The Hallelujah Trail, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Scalphunters, True Grit, Big Jake, The Shootist, and others. His sound is instantly recognizable, even in this early stage of his Western game. The score has all the things one has come to expect from a Bernstein western score colorful Americana, great themes, all perfectly matched to the film. He was as good as it gets. The CD was mastered from the original tapes stored in the Paramount vaults. Over seventy-seven minutes of prime Golden Age Bernstein.

This release is limited to 1500 copies only. The price of the CD is $19.98, plus shipping. Additionally, we are offering a special deal with the purchase of this release.

CD will ship the third week of March however, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (weve been averaging four weeks early).

FEAR STIKES OUT

Main Title

A Rough Start

We Won / Off to Work

A Tragic Homecoming / Tragedy

Signed by Boston / Jim Meets Mary / Scranton Wins

Bridge to Proposal / Impossible Proposal / Telephone Tenderness

Most Ardent Fan

A Bundle of Nerves

Infield

Shortstop Psychosis

Got to Work / Temperamental Teammate

Suspended / Dont Let Me Down

Piersall Collapses / Doctor Brown

Therapy, Part 2

Waiting/The Consultation

Where Am I Today, Parts 1 and 2

Youre Killing Me

A New Life and Finale

A Rough Start (unused alternate version)

THE TIN STAR

The Tin Star and Prelude /

A Stranger in Town (Dramatic Version)

Bounty Hunter (unused)

Morg Meets Nona

Kips Half-Injun

Morg Saves Ben, Parts 1, 2 and 3 (unused)

The McGaffey Brothers (unused)

Good Indian

An Ex-Sheriff

New Patient

Last Report

Kip Follows Posse

Morg Captures McGaffeys, Parts 1, 2 and 3

Bringing Em Back Alive and

Joyous Reunion* (unused)

Ready for Action andDead Silence (unused)

Finale

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World Premiere CD release of two classic soundtracks by Elmer Bernstein "Fear Stikes Out" and "The Tin Star"

[Heiko Heinrichs]

World Premiere CD release of two classic soundtracks by Elmer Bernstein "Fear Stikes Out" and "The Tin Star"

Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition world premiere double-bill soundtrack:

FEAR STRIKES OUT/THE TIN STAR

Music Composed and Conducted by Elmer Bernstein

Fear Strikes Out (1957) was the true story of baseballs Jim Piersall, who suffered from and overcame a complete nervous breakdown caused by the extreme and relentless pressure his never-satisfied father put on him to be the best of the best from the time he was a young boy right up through his entering the major leagues. Beautifully directed by Robert Mulligan (his first film), with brilliant performances by Anthony Perkins as Piersall and Karl Malden as his father, the film is devastating, powerfully emotional, compassionate, and very moving.

The choice of Elmer Bernstein to score the film was serendipitous Bernsteins and Mulligans artistic temperaments were perfectly in synch and Bernstein would go on to score many films for him, including The Rat Race, To Kill A Mockingbird, Love With The Proper Stranger, and Bloodbrothers. Bernsteins score for Fear Strikes Out really captures the films myriad moods from the elation of Piersalls baseball triumphs, to the dark road leading to his mental breakdown on the baseball field (an incredible scene), to his rehabilitation, and, as always with Bernstein, he really understands how to make music coalesce with images and illuminate character and story his music is timeless, perfect, and, all these decades later, still incredibly fresh.

The Tin Star (also 1957) was in a different world altogether a western, also starring Anthony Perkins, this time alongside the great Henry Fonda. The director was Anthony Mann, whod already made a string of classic westerns, including Winchester 73, The Naked Spur, Bend of the River, The Man From Laramie (all starring James Stewart), among others. The film is a character-driven drama about a former sheriff-now-bounty hunter named Morgan Hickman (Fonda) when the sheriff of a town is killed, the green, inexperienced Perkins is appointed as a temporary replacement, a job he would like to make permanent. He asks Hickman to teach him the ropes. In so doing, Hickman is reminded why he once wore the tin star and in the process rediscovers the person he was.

Mann and Bernstein had worked together once before, on Manns war film, Men In War, for which Bernstein turned out a great score. Bernstein had done only one western prior to The Tin Star (Drango), but he would soon go on to become one of the most beloved composers of westerns in film history, with his classic scores for The Magnificent Seven, The Comancheros, The Hallelujah Trail, The Sons of Katie Elder, The Scalphunters, True Grit, Big Jake, The Shootist, and others. His sound is instantly recognizable, even in this early stage of his Western game. The score has all the things one has come to expect from a Bernstein western score colorful Americana, great themes, all perfectly matched to the film. He was as good as it gets. The CD was mastered from the original tapes stored in the Paramount vaults. Over seventy-seven minutes of prime Golden Age Bernstein.

This release is limited to 1500 copies only. The price of the CD is $19.98, plus shipping. Additionally, we are offering a special deal with the purchase of this release.

CD will ship the third week of March however, preorders placed directly through Kritzerland usually ship one to five weeks earlier (weve been averaging four weeks early).

[Bernd Junker]

1500 copies only? Hat sich da Kimmel vertan?

[Beaverhausen]

1500 copies only? Hat sich da Kimmel vertan?

Wieso sollte er?

[Bastet]

Wieso sollte er?

[Bernd Junker]

Es ist doch allseits bekannt, daß es fast immer eine Limitierung von 1.000 Exemplaren gibt.

Ausgerechnet Euch beiden ist das nicht bekannt ?

[Bastet]

Es ist doch allseits bekannt, daß es fast immer eine Limitierung von 1.000 Exemplaren gibt.

Ausgerechnet Euch beiden ist das nicht bekannt ?

Kennst Du nicht den Spruch: Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel?

[Stefan Schlegel]

Es ist doch allseits bekannt, daß es fast immer eine Limitierung von 1.000 Exemplaren gibt.

Schon vergessen?

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[peter-anselm]

Schon vergessen?

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What about One-Eyed-Jacks (1200 Ex.)?

[Stefan Schlegel]

What about One-Eyed-Jacks (1200 Ex.)?

Ganz einfach: Ein Bernstein ist eben ein wenig gefragter als ein Friedhofer. Das Ganze läuft doch nach jahrelangen Erfahrungswerten der Labels ab.

[peter-anselm]

Ganz einfach: Ein Bernstein ist eben ein wenig gefragter als ein Friedhofer. Das Ganze läuft doch nach jahrelangen Erfahrungswerten der Labels ab.

Nicht ganz. Der Friedhofer war in kürzester Zeit ausverkauft, wohingegen das beim Bernstein schon ne Zeit gedauert hat.

[Bernd Junker]

Schon vergessen?

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Ja, hatte ich ...

[Stefan Schlegel]

Nicht ganz. Der Friedhofer war in kürzester Zeit ausverkauft, wohingegen das beim Bernstein schon ne Zeit gedauert hat.

1400 gingen aber innerhalb von nur 3 Tagen bei Kimmel damals weg und das ist eigentlich nicht wenig:

FSM Board: KRITZERLAND'S NEW LIMITED EDITION! ELMER BERNSTEIN

Und wenn der Friedhofer auf 1500 limitiert gewesen wäre, hätte es ähnlich laufen können, daß es sich am Ende ein wenig zieht. Hundertprozentig kann es nie jemand genau vorhersagen, wie die Sammler im Detail reagieren werden. Daher kommt es einzig und allein drauf an, wie Kimmel die Lage bzw. den Markt im voraus einschätzt. Ein paar Hundert zuviel gepreßt kann eben leicht ins Auge gehen, beim Bernstein hier wohl aber eher nicht.

Ich verstehe sowieso nicht, daß man sich über die 1500 Stück erst jetzt wundert. Hat Kimmel im FSM Forum doch schon vor zwei Wochen so bekanntgegeben gehabt.