Boht are a miracle, the Keller's touching story and the Rosenthal's charming score. Thanks one more time Intraboys
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| Author: | Roger Feigelson [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | INTRADA Announces Laurence Rosenthal's THE MIRACLE WORKER |
INTRADA Announces: THE MIRACLE WORKER Composed and Conducted by LAURENCE ROSENTHAL INTRADA Special Collection Volume 130 The whole score came to me almost effortlessly. The images were so profoundly moving to me, a father of two little girls, that they seemed to translate themselves unbidden into musical colors, shapes, and harmonies. I have never since had a comparable experience. —Laurence Rosenthal, March 2010 When the opening titles to The Miracle Worker appear on screen, Helen Keller is wandering in a fog of darkness and silence, with only music defining Helen’s experience of the world. The tone is melancholic and alienated, with uncomfortable harmonic intervals, spooky vibraphone, and a melody that floats airily over a restless orchestral bed. The opening measures introduce composer Laurence Rosenthal’s poignant theme for Helen. The melodic line eventually turns upward into a more hopeful shape—but that hope is still masked. There is always hope the music says, but the challenges facing this young girl seem insurmountable. When choosing his approach to the music, Rosenthal said, “The material is so high-powered, so intense and emotional, we had to keep the music kind of reserved, dignified, and not just go into great washes of sentimentality. At the same time, it should be full of feeling.” Rosenthal’s music for The Miracle Worker was not heard in its fullness in the final version of the film. Portions of major cues were dialed out, and the overall music mix was low. For this premiere release of the complete score, Intrada has restored and remastered the original mono elements to present the score in the best possible light. The score itself was written to a moviola in the rustic setting of Rosenthal’s barn studio, and recorded in the ballroom of the Great Northern Hotel in New York. “After all these years,” he recalls today, “I really can’t think of any score that I’ve written that I like better than this one. I think this score has my voice more than any other.” Helen Keller (played here by Patty Duke) was born in 1880 on an Alabama plantation, the granddaughter of a Confederate general. When only nineteen months old, she was struck by an illness that left her both deaf and blind. As a young girl, she became spoiled and uncontrollable, until her despairing parents, faced with the horrible prospect of committing their daughter to an asylum, were persuaded to reach out to the Perkins Institute for the Blind. In response the school sent Annie Sullivan (Anne Bancroft), a young graduate who was herself visually impaired, and whose subsequent involvement with Keller as a teacher, governess and lifetime companion became one of the most celebrated relationships of their time. This release is limited to 1000 units. INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 130 Retail Price: $19.99 AVAILABLE 4/27/2010 For track listing and sound samples, please visit http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6574/.f |
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| Author: | Azella [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:21 pm ] |
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Yes! Very fine release, here. Finally, Rosenthal begins to erupt onto the scene of compact disc for all the glory he's conquered. Ordered. |
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| Author: | Azella [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:27 pm ] |
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You best jump while you can jump, folks. This one won't last long -- I assure you. |
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| Author: | sifr2 [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:31 pm ] |
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I've never seen The Miracle Worker, but those samples are a knockout. It had me from the Main Title. Added to that I was going to grab a couple of SC's I'd missed this week anyway, and since one of those was Billie, I took it as a Patty Duke sign that I must get them both. Along with Pickup On South Street, which I only saw a few weeks ago for the first time and has a stunning score. (Richard Widmark and Patty both appeared in The Swarm, so I took that as another sign.) Can't wait to hear these - and now the ash cloud has cleared I won't have to wait that long! Thanks so much for all these releases! |
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| Author: | Basil [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 4:34 pm ] |
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Ordered Miracle Worker and RoboCop! I saw the movie in high school once as a complement to the book I had to read for English class. Didn't remember the music, but I was always interested in it - and the samples sound delightful now. |
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| Author: | Startracks [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:26 pm ] |
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| Author: | scoreman1001 [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:45 pm ] |
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| Author: | Gizmo [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 5:56 pm ] |
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Boht are a miracle, the Keller's touching story and the Rosenthal's charming score. Thanks one more time Intraboys
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| Author: | Eh Tar [ Mon Apr 26, 2010 11:33 pm ] |
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Ordered with JAG and The Runestone. The clips are really really good ! That's fun to remember that both Rosenthal and Broughton were reunited on Logan's Run and to see that those 2 releases were released together. Sacré Roger !
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| Author: | Azella [ Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:11 am ] |
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| Author: | scoreman1001 [ Tue Apr 27, 2010 10:21 am ] |
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| Author: | Douglass Fake [ Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:45 pm ] |
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| Author: | MusicMan [ Wed Apr 28, 2010 11:47 am ] |
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I've never seen the film, but those clips are just knock-outs, and I really enjoyed Rosenthal's music for The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles. When I saw it was under 100 copies, I had to grab this--and it gave me an excuse to go ahead and grab RoboCop! Definitely looking forward to this package! |
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| Author: | scoreman1001 [ Wed Apr 28, 2010 3:04 pm ] |
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| Author: | Christian Kühn [ Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:54 pm ] |
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