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| Author: | Roger Feigelson [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
INTRADA Announces: MAXIE Composed and Conducted by GEORGES DELERUE INTRADA Special Collection Volume 137 Long thought missing, Intrada brings to market another passionate work by the late Georges Delerue -- the 1985 Orion Pictures' soundtrack to Maxie. The theme and score for Maxie, despite the film’s zany subject matter and light tone, put Delerue's artistic gift on exhibit: his singular style that effortlessly alternates between soothing, buoyant, and heartrending. Delerue crafted an enthusiastically gorgeous show tune theme for Maxie, often propelled by percussion and harpsichord, the jazzy theme climbs higher and higher, passing from the hands of a solo saxophone to strings aloft. The varied score for Maxie offers a rich and involving musical tapestry for any fan of Delerue's work. To bring this score to CD, Intrada was provided access to the original ¼” 15 i.p.s. two-track stereo scoring session masters, stored in mint condition in the MGM vaults. Typical for the composer, the cues tend to be short. Intrada has assembled an “album” section of the CD into a pleasant listening experience using everything Delerue scored, with the exception of some very brief fragments written for transition scenes, usually involving thematic material already covered elsewhere in the score. However, for archivists, these have been included in an“extras” section of the CD. Maxie tells the story of Nick (Mandy Patinkin) and Jan (Glenn Close) Cheyney, a yuppie couple living comfortably in San Francisco, he a librarian and she the secretary for a Catholic bishop. One day, while stripping the wallpaper in their expansive Victorian home, they uncover a note written on the wall by a mysterious Maxie Malone. Their eccentric landlady (Ruth Gordon, in her final role) explains that Maxie was a budding actress in the 1920s whose life was cut short after only playing a small part in one silent film. Curiosities piqued, Nick and Jan rent Maxie’s film, The Campus Vamp. By viewing the movie in the actress’ old house, they unwittingly summon the spirit of Maxie who choses to reside in her abode once more, with ensuing crazy results. This release is limited to 1200 units. INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 137 Retail Price: $19.99 AVAILABLE 7/20/2010 For track listing and sound samples, please visit http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6661/.f |
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| Author: | Azella [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 3:47 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
Wow -- I thought only one release? |
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| Author: | Michael McMahan [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
Fantastic!! Ordered both of em. Thanks guys. |
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| Author: | Freejack [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
I'm not a very big fan of Georges Delerue but I did like the soundclips. Maleficio will be so happy (he loves Delerue, if i remember correctly). As a funny sidenote: Paul Aaron the director of Maxie, also directed A FORCE OF ONE (1979) and co-wrote THE OCTAGON (1980) both starring Chuck Norris. Maybee an upcoming Intrada project,  would be a killer double Richard Halligan score release (ala DeVol's Emperor of the North & Caprice). 
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| Author: | WorkingWithKnives [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:43 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
| Author: | Maleficio [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
I fainted from the shock!!! |
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| Author: | Creepshow2 [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
Nothing like a set of "long thought missing" tapes seeing the light of day. It always brings hope to other "missing" scores. This is great, thanks Intrada! I really look forward to these new discs. Especially this one! |
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| Author: | niall [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
Thanks Rog and Doug! 
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| Author: | Lokutus [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
OMG! What a nice surprise!  ))Thank you so much! |
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| Author: | Terry Cloth [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 6:37 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
Looking at that photo of Delerue... has anyone ever noticed that Delerue looked very much like Terry Jones? Now... if someone can post(side-by-side!) a photo of Jones as the "nude organist"......  
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| Author: | TerraEpon [ Mon Jul 19, 2010 11:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
So....what the heck? Why say one release when it was two? Though I guess this is about as good as it gets for a surprise that isn't a well known grail... Very surprising to hear the main theme sounding like that after living with the London Sessions version for nine years. |
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| Author: | Freejack [ Tue Jul 20, 2010 4:38 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
| Author: | Swashbuckler [ Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:05 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Georges Delerue's MAXIE |
I don't have any history with this score, but I am currently in the process of "discovering" Georges Delerue, so this is coming at just the right time. I love the sound clips and the album concept. |
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| Author: | Maleficio [ Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:07 am ] |
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| Author: | Maleficio [ Tue Jul 20, 2010 5:09 am ] |
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