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| Author: | Roger Feigelson [ Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | INTRADA Announces Craig Safan's SON OF THE MORNING STAR |
INTRADA Announces: SON OF THE MORNING STAR Music Composed and Conducted by CRAIG SAFAN INTRADA ISC 428 Intrada revisits an early 1990s release with an expanded, 2-CD set featuring composer Craig Safan's magnum opus, Son of the Morning Star. Initially released in 1991 at the time of the miniseries' airing and out of print for many years, collectors have often requested Intrada revisit, expand and reissue Safan's emotional, musical journey of George Armstrong Custer and his last stand. Four ideas anchor Safan’s orchestral score. His haunting theme for Custer conveys much -- usually voiced on solo trumpet, it references Custer’s military career and embodies a sense of Americana, while also capturing the general’s solitary, independent nature. Preceding Custer’s theme at the outset of the film is a series of three chords orchestrated for strings designed to evoke a sense of tragedy, as the inevitable conclusion looms just hours away in the film's narrative. A second theme, usually orchestrated in lush, impassioned strings, is what Safan refers to as “the big emotional melody,” inspired in its creation by Samuel Barber’s Adagio for Strings. Finally is "Libby's Theme," reflective of her relationship with Custer and the steadying influence she exerts on Custer’s life. All together it creates a powerful journey to the tragic, forgone conclusion. For this new release, Intrada presents the music in picture sequence, including Safan’s Native American cues and the Irish-flavored cues that encompass the brief but important “Garryowen.” The source elements for this release were 2-track stereo session DATs made by veteran scoring mixer Dennis Sands, who helmed the 1991 orchestral recording sessions in Salt Lake City, Utah. The title, Son of the Morning Star, was taken from a nickname given to Custer by Native Americans for his penchant to attack at daybreak. The controversial military leader, who graduated last in his class at West Point, became the youngest major general in the history of the U.S. Army during the Civil War, although he returned to his regular rank after the war and was a colonel when he died. Both book and film focus on the last decade of his life and its tragic end. INTRADA ISC 428 Barcode: 720258542809 Retail Price: $24.99 SHIPPING NOW For track listing and sound samples, please visit http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.11843/.f |
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| Author: | danbeck [ Mon Apr 08, 2019 3:59 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Craig Safan's SON OF THE MORNING STAR |
Great. Never had the previous release and the samples sound very good |
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| Author: | Yavar Moradi [ Mon Apr 08, 2019 4:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Craig Safan's SON OF THE MORNING STAR |
| Author: | E.O.D [ Mon Apr 08, 2019 9:40 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Craig Safan's SON OF THE MORNING STAR |
Magnificent score with beautiful thematic ideas!!! I really miss the 80s and 90s movie scores... Thanks Intrada for this masterpiece! |
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| Author: | scoredog [ Sun Apr 14, 2019 8:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Craig Safan's SON OF THE MORNING STAR |
Great television score release, Definitely one of Safan's best. |
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| Author: | Nicolai P. Zwar [ Sun May 05, 2019 4:54 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Craig Safan's SON OF THE MORNING STAR |
Listening to this right now; great epic score. |
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| Author: | Lokutus [ Fri Aug 13, 2021 11:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Craig Safan's SON OF THE MORNING STAR |
Is it only my copy that is full of clicks? |
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| Author: | Fugues [ Fri Aug 13, 2021 12:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: INTRADA Announces Craig Safan's SON OF THE MORNING STAR |
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