Excellent releases this week! Thank you to Mr. Horner, Mr. Legrand, MGM, UMG, Intrada, and all involved in making these possible. This truly is the best label on Earth.
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| Author: | Roger Feigelson [ Mon Sep 01, 2014 4:05 pm ] |
| Post subject: | INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
INTRADA Announces: GORKY PARK Composed and Conducted by JAMES HORNER INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 289 For the 1983 film Gorky Park, composer James Horner brilliantly blended orchestral and synthesized textures, wielding an impressive array of stringed instruments (including balalaika, mandolin, guitar, oud, harp and cimbalom), and featuring such distinctive textures as accordion, the piercing otherworldly tones of Nyle Steiner’s EVI (Electronic Valve Instrument) and the cavernous groanings of Craig Huxley’s Blaster Beam. The miasma introduced during the main title is both brooding and clamorous, evocative of the institutionalized corruption that follows. During the film’s frequent chase sequences the music shifts gears, becoming a churning machine that drives the action relentlessly forward. The contrast between agile drum kit, serving up a funky urban vibe, and a weighty motif in fortissimo low brass—a potent combination of unison trombone, contrabass trombone and tuba—is particularly striking. This material builds on Horner’s score for 48 Hrs. and anticipates later works such as Commando, although each of these retains a unique palette and energy. In stark contrast to the score’s bleaker and more corrosive elements is Horner’s theme for Irina, an aching minor-mode melody that emerges from a dreamlike mist of vibraphone and shimmering strings. To present James Horner’s complete music for Gorky Park, Intrada had access to the original recording session elements vaulted by MGM, including both 2˝ and ½˝ rolls of tape. Remixing was critical in that previous releases featured a unique anomaly. The array of gentle instruments such as the harp and vibraphone playing lengthy, exposed pianissimo passages (with long pauses built into the phrases) resulted in a noticeable degree of background noise, easily removed now, but not back in 1983 when the master was prepared. Perhaps in compensation, the original “stereo” mixes for these cues were essentially mono mix-downs with high strings (violins, violas) and low strings (cellos, basses) panned dead center. Some of the nuances— such as harp and vibraphone—were also focused in the center. The tracks played back with less noise, but lost almost all of their stereo separation as a result. With this new presentation, James Horner's score can be heard in beautiful, crisp stereo sound -- and the release features over twice as much music as the previous albums including additional music, alternates and film versions. When three faceless bodies are found in Moscow’s Gorky Park, the case falls into the lap of Arkady Renko (William Hurt). The detective attempts to ditch the case when his old KGB nemesis Pribluda (Rikki Fulton) begins sniffing around, but their mutual superior Iamskoy (Ian Bannen) insists that Renko follow the investigation wherever it may lead. But things grow complicated when he encounters William Kirwill (Brian Dennehy), a bullish American detective out for vengeance, and a beautiful dissident named Irina Asanova ( Joanna Pacula). All roads converge on Jack Osborne (Lee Marvin), an American sable fur mogul whose powerful connections may prove to be the end of Renko. INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 289 Retail Price: $19.99 Available NOW For track listing and sound samples, please visit http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.8971/.f |
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| Author: | T. Newman Fan [ Mon Sep 01, 2014 4:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
Wow, I did not expect a jam-packed CD. I am looking forward to this definitive edition with its full-bodied sound. |
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| Author: | H TRAIN [ Tue Sep 02, 2014 12:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
Expanded Horner ORDERED Thank you Intrada |
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| Author: | KRent [ Tue Sep 02, 2014 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
I am so glad you guys have released this right! I did not buy the Kritzerland release since I own the Varese release. I was not tempted when it included the same music twice on the same CD, just to give it a different feel or was it basically just to fill up the CD? Glad you took the time to locate the additional cues and in stereo no less! Thanks again, this is going to sound amazing! |
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| Author: | Azella [ Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
Excellent releases this week! Thank you to Mr. Horner, Mr. Legrand, MGM, UMG, Intrada, and all involved in making these possible. This truly is the best label on Earth.
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| Author: | lima [ Thu Sep 04, 2014 6:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
Excellent release! I hope you do the same with RED HEAT (1988). 
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| Author: | soundwave [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
| Author: | T. Newman Fan [ Fri Sep 05, 2014 7:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
It was upon ripping this CD that I realized I may have gone a tad overboard with my James Horner collection in recent times. Not including score duplicates of some prior releases, I have over 3 days, 10 hours worth of Horner music. Some pruning may be sensible at this point. |
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| Author: | Eh Tar [ Wed Sep 10, 2014 6:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
Received Gorky Park within my packet from the Intrada store today. The sound is phenomenal and it's a complete re-discovery to listen to this score! Thank you so much all involved! 
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| Author: | Douglass Fake [ Sun Sep 14, 2014 6:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
| Author: | OneBuckFilms [ Thu Sep 18, 2014 3:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
I am a bit late to the party on this score, but I decided to go for it after I found myself revisiting the score repeatedly after this release was announced. This is one of those scores where one either loves it, or not. I find myself loving this more and more on every listen of the OST, and given the fact that it was remastered to great acclaim, and the score has been massively expanded, I just had to do so. Looks like Amoeba will be gaining a copy of the Varese CD fairly soon, in exchange for store credit.
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| Author: | Nicolai P. Zwar [ Fri Sep 19, 2014 1:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
I'm in the "love it" category. GORKY PARK and BRAINSTORM were my first own Horner LPs (a friend of mine had ST-II at the time, so I was already familiar with that score, and I had seen WOLFEN, which was not released back then). Horner was the hottest new voice in film music back in those days. |
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| Author: | OneBuckFilms [ Thu Oct 23, 2014 11:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
Just a quick chime in on this release. Thank you Intrada for such an awesome release, and a really great remastering. The stereo imaging works amazingly, and this release has been getting significant playtime.
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| Author: | John Johnson [ Sat May 02, 2020 6:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
Any plans for a reissue? |
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| Author: | Douglass Fake [ Sat May 02, 2020 9:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces James Horner's GORKY PARK |
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