Intrada: THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES (2CD) - Ron Goodwin

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THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES (2CD)

Label: Intrada Special Collection Volume 161

Date: 1965

Tracks: 33

Time = 112:04

At last! Ron Goodwin's signature score makes it to CD. In fact, a 2-CD set! Lavish Ken Annakin film played as "roadshow" feature in 1965 with numerous stars: Stuart Whitman, Sarah Miles, James Fox, Terry-Thomas, Red Skelton, many others. Ron Goodwin wrote lengthy score approaching two hours, highlighted by infectious, bouncy main theme. Terrific tune features both as riotous lead vocal (in titles), primary melodic anchor for entire score. But Goodwin offers so much more! Soaring flight music, gorgeous love theme, swaggering "American western" theme, military band marches, anthems for numerous locales, snippets of familiar tunes, comic tidbits, you name it. It's a wild ride! LP from 1965 offered just 30 minutes of highlights riddled with dialog - interestingly with both stereo & mono versions containing mono tracks! Intrada proudly presents entire score in splendid stereo from actual session elements courtesy 20th Century Fox, Ron Shillingford of the Ron Goodwin estate.

Every cue survives in terrific condition, including never-before-heard complete title sequence (edited before premiere of film), finale to Act I, complete intermission cue. All scoring session paperwork, spotting notes survived as well (courtesy the estate), allowing cue title assignment, editing & assembly as Goodwin intended. Highlights are many but standout is striking switch from intentional mono "tin-pan pit orchestra" intro with musician warm-up & Fox logo (for 1.37:1 ratio prologue) literally "opening up" into thrilling stereo as Todd-AO (2.20:1 ratio) opening titles take over. Effect is exhilarating! Lengthy balloon sequence (on CD 1), final flight sequences (on CD 2) are additional highlights. Nick Redman oversees production, Julie Kirgo creats informative liner notes, Joe Sikoryak designs terrific graphics using original Ronald Searle paintings to complete fun package. A major addition to library of "roadshow" soundtrack releases. Ron Goodwin conducts. Intrada Special Collection release limited to 2000 copies

CD 1

01. Prologue/Titles 6:43

02. Follow Me/Patricia With Cycle 2:58

03. Beach In France/Von Holstein Exits 6:16

04. Japan Theme 1:16

05. Patricia And Orvil With Cycle 3:09

06. Rawnsley Drives Off/Ornithopter/Telescope 7:26

07. Frere Jacques 0:34

08. Richards Hangar 2:54

09. Dolly Gray 0:42

10. Patricia In Restaurant 3:26

11. Demoiselle Take-Off 1:00

12. Runaway Plane 4:20

13. Orvils Hangar 0:51

14. Cliffs Of Dover/Strauss Waltz 2:45

15. Von Holstein Into Sea 3:32

16. Its Yamamoto 0:30

17. Patricia Walks To Orvil/I Absolutely Forbid It 4:44

18. Orvil Romances 2:56

19. The Marseillaise/Balloon Sequence 7:01

20. End Act I 0:40

CD 1 Total Time: 64:13

CD 2

01. Intermission Music 5:47

02. Crowds Arrive 1:54

03. The Competitors 2:08

04. Yamamoto Crash/Demoiselle Takes Off/Ponticelli At Convent 4:48

05. Mother Superior/Richard To Dover 5:21

06. On To Scotland/Marine Hotel 1:24

07. Rawnsleys Boat 0:38

08. Unloading Boat/All Ashore 2:11

09. Von Holstein And Eagull/Sir Percy Away/Boxkite/Avro With Train/Pierre Through Haystack 9:51

10. French Band 2:38

11. Lonchamps/Three Planes Flying 1:50

12. Rule Britannia/Ponticelli Rolls Plane/Band: The Marseillaise 3:01

13. Pierre Sees Betty/Finish Of Race/End Of Picture 5:56

CD 2 Total Time: 47:51

[Bada Bing]

Feine Sache, erstes persönliches Jahreshighlight

[Roland Seidel]

Feine Sache, erstes persönliches Jahreshighlight

Ein echtes Juwel.

[Thomas Nofz]

Wohl wahr. Und scheinbar sehr liebevoll aufbereitet. Endlich kann ich meinen knisternden LP-Mono-Mitschnitt in die Ecke stellen!

[Sayarin]

Woah! Den Film hab ich ja ewig nicht mehr gesehen, das war einer meiner Lieblingsfilme als Kind! Kann mich garnicht mehr an den Score erinnern...

[Thomas Nofz]

Nein?? Na, dann... bitte schön :

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[Sayarin]

Haha, danke Thomas! Ich wollte mich grad auf die YT Suche machen. Boah, das sind Erinnerungen...und klar, die Zeichentrick-Serie hab ich auch geliebt.

Bleibt im Auge, diese VÖ. Klingt sehr vertraut.

[Dino]

Seit diese schmucke Doppel-CD bei mir eingetroffen ist läuft sie täglich mindestens einmal, und jedesmal muß ich grinsen wie ein Honigkuchenpferd!

Welch feiner Score, welch Abwechslung, welch Spaß, und welch schöner Klang!

Allein der witzige Auftakt (20th-Century-Fanfare!), das schmissige Titelthema ("Those magnificent men in their flying machines, they go up diddley-up-up, they go down diddley-down-down!"), herrliche Action- und Slapstick-Cues, sowie ein Donauwalzer zum wegschmeißen lustig - eine wahre Freude, diese Veröffentlichung!

Wollt ich nur noch dazu angemerkt haben.

[Bada Bing]

.. und damit hast du alles bestens zusammen gefasst