Intrada Soundtrack Forum

8/21/2021

We made it! And because so many of you Jerry Goldsmith fans offered your support, all of us will relish in a terrific album of two incredible Goldsmith gems! This was our second Kickstarter project and both have been successful in reaching our goals. I’m really happy that you are entrusting us to deliver a top drawer Goldsmith release. And that we shall do! And with our Excalibur series in mind, this coming Tuesday we are releasing a newly-remastered CD of our 1995 Sinfonia of London re-recording of Julius Caesar, composed by Miklos Rozsa and conducted by Bruce Broughton. Of all our many Rozsa releases, this is my personal favorite. The performance and interpretation are without peer, the music quietest simply a powerhouse. I have always been amazed at how well Rozsa captured the tragedy of Brutus, the nobility of Antony, and how these two characters - and their unique musical themes - play at the heart of the score and the drama it supports. Caesar is the titular character indeed, but it is Antony and Brutus that Rozsa, and we as an audience, take note of. What a powerful conflict and what Rozsa does with his two main themes is stunning. In a score with much Roman splendor to offer, Rozsa lets these two themes do battle. In the very end, only one can emerge victorious. Wow!