4/2/10
North! Silvestri! Two goodies that merit your support.
My stack of unplayed CDs is pretty tall right now. It's an architectural wonder here in my office. But part of the reason for being behind - ok, I'm always behind - anyways, part of the reason right now is I can't stop playing either of the two new La-La Land goodies: DRAGONSLAYER and ERASER. Both have been available before but now they're given the "definitive" treatment. North's DRAGONSLAYER sounds crisp and punchy and having that previously unreleased little blast of brass when they forge the lance puts a cherry on top of one of the greatest musical sundaes of the eighties!
And in the case of ERASER, getting all of that great action music for the final dock showdown that was missing from the earlier CD is... well, great! This was always in my top five Silvestri scores. It still is. (A terrific finale to the score helps a lot.) Anyway, I'll play it even more often now.
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