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2 DAYS IN THE VALLEY
Music Composed and Conducted by JERRY GOLDSMITH
INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 198

Composer David Raksin once said that a you're not a real film composer until you've had a score tossed out. Yet getting a score tossed out is rarely a commentary on the quality of the score. Such is the case with Jerry Goldsmith's 1996 score for 2 Days in the Valley. Faced with a film that featured multiple characters and storylines as well as competing tones, Goldsmith keyed in on two characters and wrote a score that was by turns melancholy, silky and suspenseful. His main theme is a mellow, bluesy tune for solo trumpet that recalled his distinctive themes for Chinatown and The Russia House. While Goldsmith scored most of the film as a straight drama and suspense tale, he singled out Danny Aiello’s character for a comic approach, writing an Italian-flavored tune (“Dosmo’s Theme”) for folk accordion and orchestra.

Ultimately, Goldsmith’s score was dropped from the film in favor of a blues/rock score by Anthony Marinelli. Listened to on its own, the music functions as a satisfyingly moody piece of modern noir. Bruce Botnick created this sequence for possible album treatment in 1996, switching the chronology of some tracks and combining others to create a more varied listening experience.

The story for 2 Days in the Valley follows icy cool killer Lee Woods (James Spader) and his Icelandic moll Helga Svelgen (Charlize Theron). They concoct a scheme to get Olympic skier Becky Foxx (Teri Hatcher) insurance money by murdering her philandering husband Roy (Peter Horton). The fall guy in the scheme is down-on-his-luck hit man Dosmo Pizzo (Danny Aiello), a buffoon with a wayward toupee and an inconvenient sense of honor and fair play.

INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 198
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Thank you, Paramount Pictures; of course Intrada deserves much thanks as well, the late-great maestro himself, Jerry. Thanks to Mr. Botnick for always offering his services of keeping Jerry's music available and relevant to new audiences. In fact, many thanks to all involved, including Jeff Bond and Joe Sikoryak for their usual additions.

I've ordered both releases. Dragonworld, too, looks fascinating! I'd never heard of the film, even though the 80's and 90's are very strong decades for me in terms of how many films I've seen in those times. Fabulous releases, guys.

I always get a kick out of hearing an early incarnation of "Willa's Theme" from "Fierce Creatures" toward the end of this. Like the theme that ended up gracing "Russia House", it's another case of a lovely theme somehow waiting for the right movie. In a completely irrational and non-real-world sort of way, of course.

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Karl Morton IV

"Enjoy every sandwich."
-- Warren Zevon

A tepid response for a Goldsmith release. I appreciate being able to get an official release of this score with professional care and attention.

Yes, indeed, SOLD.

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Robert M Eastman

Gosh that main title is just incredibly lush and lovely. Who in their right mind would reject this score? I hereby embrace it!

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Randy Wilson
Dallas, TX

I will be picking this up when I get paid.

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Jerry Goldsmith conducting the Detroit Symphony and nearly knocking me through the back wall with Air Force One....priceless.

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Robert M Eastman

Rejected Goldsmith & the Theron showcasing that lovely artwork = WIN WIN
Ordered of course

I like the word "unused" over "rejected".

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"I used to worry about losing my mind. Now that I've lost it I don't worry about it anymore." -Wavy Gravy

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