Search - John Barry :: Last Valley - O.S.T.

"King of film-music-themes...Barry's finest score"

J. Lovins | Missouri-USA | 11/27/2001

(5 out of 5 stars)

"From James Clavell who wore three hats on this project as Screenwriter, Producer and Director...based on a novel by J. B Pick...featuring two top stars from the film scene Michael Caine and Omar Sharif...but the prize goes to our composer with probably one of his finest scores...the legendary icon of film music ~ JOHN BARRY.Conductor Nic Raine...The City Of Prague Philharmonic...Crouch End Festival Chorus...David Temple(choir master)...what a great line up for our classic score, recorded on HDCD...new digital recording of the COMPLETE SCORE...and a big plus of previously unrecorded material. James Fitzpatrick(producer) and Silva Screen Records putting quality and excellence as always FIRST...Barry's darker score has considerable melody, always clinging to beautiful counterpoints within each measure...take for instance "AN EVENING SONG"..."AN OFFERTORY CHANT"..."A CHILDREN'S SONG"..."A CHRISTMAS SONG", voices ring pure, clean and true, this is Barry at his finest hour.You might try other John Barry on Silva Screen Records, all worthy of a good listen ~ "The Lion In Winter"(SSD-1131)..."Raise The Titanic"(SSD-1102)..."Robin And Marian"(SSD-1133)..."John Barry:The Collection 40 Years of Film Music"(4-CD-Set)(SSD-1128) (...)Total Time: 56:51 on 21 Tracks ~ Silva Screen Records SSD-1134 ~ (2001)"

Long awaited...not disappointed!

N. Strickland | mid West, USA | 10/09/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I first saw this exceptional film as a young fella in the 70s, and its impact has never been forgotten. What makes this film so unforgettable is a soundtrack that is perfect to the premise of the movie, written by the greatest film composer of all time. There are brooding, somber tracks as well as aching beautiful ones. In addition, silvascreen has put together a superb insert that details many interesting facts about the film and John Barry. There are even English translations of the German words to the main title, plague pit, evening song, offeratory chant, children's song and the Christmas song! Hats off to silvascreen for doing the homework on an exceptional album. As far as it not being the original orchestra, I wouldn't have known it were it not for the only negative review posted here at Amazon. The sound is faithful and identical in every respect, and to me, the music is as amazing in Prague as it was in London!"