Possibly better than "Gone With the Wind"
F. Behrens | Keene, NH USA | 01/22/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"To paraphrase Francis Bacon, "Some film scores are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested." Among those composers who have turned out digestible scores are Walton, Prokofiev, Korngold, and Max Steiner. Although "Gone With the Wind" is Steiner's most often played score, the one he wrote for "
Treasure of the Sierra Madre Soundtrack
Scott M. Keppler | Los Angeles, CA USA | 01/08/2007
(5 out of 5 stars)
"Excellent reconstruction of the classic Max Steiner film score! Great sound fidelity, digital recording... makes me wish we could do likewise and re-mix the original sound elements in the restoration of the picture.
Wish you could offer many more of these reconstructions on CD in future!
Scott Keppler"
Treasure Worth Its Weight In Gold
Jeffrey Wheeler | Memphis, TN USA | 03/28/2001
(4 out of 5 stars)
"Not a happy listen by most standards. Erratically Spanish- and Mexican-flavored, tuneful, rhythmically masculine, and often foreboding, this would scarcely be a first pick for reconstruction and re-recording, but reconstructed and re-recorded it is. Commendable just the same. Massive (a touch overblown?) in scope, the score contains numerous moments that display the composer's dramatic gift for evocative themes and orchestrations. It is not a classic as defined by other Steiner scores like "Band of Angels", "Gone With the Wind", "Rome Adventure" or "They Died With Their Boots On", but it is in the upper tier. Album production and performances by the Moscow Symphony Orchestra & Chorus are stellar; includes trailer music, and alternate main title and finale cues."
Track Listings (22) - Disc #1