Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight - The Public Eye (1992) with Doug Fake and Frank DeWald

06/25/21 • 51 min

The Goldsmith releases keep pouring in, which means we've got yet another Soundtrack Spotlight for you! This time, we're examining a particularly thrilling Goldsmith premiere: Intrada's new release of the rejected score for the 1992 film The Public Eye. Your humble hosts Yavar and David are joined by the album's liner notes writer Frank DeWald, who analyzes the score from a purely musical perspective, and Intrada's Douglass Fake, who provides some thoughts on how the music might have worked in relation to the film for which it was written. Among the other topics of discussion: the contrasts between Goldsmith's music and Mark Isham's replacement score, the distinctive instrumental choices (eliminating brass, while employing double bass, triangle, and light electronic touches) Goldsmith made on this score, Frank's approach to writing liner notes, the other Goldsmith efforts this score's main theme has appeared in, what we know about why the score was rejected, and more. As usual, you'll hear plenty of illustrative excerpts from the new album along the way. This is music that will be brand-new to most Goldsmith fans, so don't miss this revealing snapshot of an important new release!
Here is your Soundtrack Spotlight on The Public Eye Track List!
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Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight - Rio Conchos / The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint (1989 Intrada Recording) with Doug Fake

Soundtrack Spotlight ho! With only a few days left to order the latest physical CD edition, Douglass Fake of Intrada Records talks to Jens and Yavar about Jerry Goldsmith's wonderful London Symphony Orchestra re-recording of the vibrant western score Rio Conchos. Over the course of nearly 90 minutes, Doug discusses the motivation behind offering a new digital version of this album, the audio tweaks between it and the previous two issues, the story of pairing Jerry with the LSO for the first time, the decision to add Jerry's masterful The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint to the album, sitting next to Jerry's father Morris at the connected LSO live concert, the challenges of financing ambitious projects like this one, the benefits of having Jerry's frequent collaborator Bruce Botnick onboard, the differences between these performances and the original film performances, and much more! This one is full of wonderful memories and illuminating stories, so don't miss it!

0:00:00 - Rio Conchos (re-recording, 2021 release, unless otherwise noted) - Bandits Ho!
0:00:52 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint (Prologue to The Agony and the Ecstasy)
0:05:52 - Lonely Are the Brave - On the Run
0:06:36 - Lonely Are the Brave - 3M96
0:09:58 - Rio Conchos - Bandits Ho!
0:14:43 - Rio Conchos - Bandits Ho!
0:15:05 - Rio Conchos - The Corral
0:21:50 - Rio Conchos - Rio Conchos (Main Title)
0:26:11 - Poltergeist II: The Other Side - The Power
0:29:31 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint
0:39:31 - Rio Conchos - River Crossing
0:41:27 - Frontiers (Varese re-recording) - Damnation Alley - End Title
0:42:28 - Patton (Varese re-recording) - Main Title
0:43:16 - Patton (film recording) - Main Title
0:43:51 - Patton (original album recording) - Main Title
0:44:46 - Patton (Varese re-recording) - Main Title
0:45:04 - Rio Conchos (1989 release) - Aftermath
0:47:18 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint (1989 release)
0:47:39 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint (1989 release)
0:54:50 - Rio Conchos - Wall of Fire (alternate original take)
0:55:26 - Rio Conchos - Wall of Fire
0:58:22 - Rio Conchos - Wall of Fire
1:00:07 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint (film recording)
1:00:33 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint
1:01:08 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint
1:01:36 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint (film recording)
1:04:45 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint
1:07:18 - The Blue Max - Main Title
1:07:48 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint
1:08:09 - The Artist Who Did Not Want to Paint (1989 LSO live concert performance)
1:12:44 - Rio Conchos - The River
1:14:21 - Rio Conchos - Rio Conchos (Main Title)
1:14:57 - Rio Conchos - Special Delivery
1:15:15 - Rio Conchos - Free Men / The Intruder
1:16:03 - Rio Conchos - Special Delivery
1:17:40 - Rio Conchos - End Cast
1:18:13 - Night Crossing - Into the West (alternate)
1:19:57 - Rio Conchos - Special Delivery
1:21:47 - Rio Conchos - Where's the Water?
1:27:44 - Rio Conchos - End Cast

Edited by Wes Deckers.
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Odyssey Soundtrack Spotlight - Extreme Prejudice (1987) with Doug Fake and John Takis

Our latest Soundtrack Spotlight is (an examination of Intrada's new presentation of Jerry Goldsmith's gritty, propulsive score for) Extreme (Prejudice)! Your humble hosts Jens and David are joined by Douglass Fake of Intrada Records and liner notes writer John Takis. Among the topics of discussion: the surprising complexity of Goldsmith's thematic work, the messy history of the score's creation, memories of working with Jerry on the original album release, what sets this new release apart from previous editions, the importance of this score in the history of Intrada Records, and more! Naturally, you'll be treated to plenty of samples from the album along the way. We may be excessively biased, but we think you’ll enjoy it.
Here is your handy Extreme Prejudice Soundtrack Spotlight Track List!
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