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INTRADA Announces:

THIS GIRL FOR HIRE
Composed and Conducted by BRUCE BROUGHTON
INTRADA Signature Edition ISE 1017

Intrada's latest Signature Edition release features Bruce Broughton's score to the 1983 TV-movie This Girl for Hire. Boasting an all star supporting cast, including Jose Ferrer, Celeste Holm, Scott Brady, Howard Duff, Roddy McDowall, and Bess Armstrong in the lead, the film spoofed the 1940s film noir private eye genre. Two elements of the film became the focus for Broughton's score - the 1940s atmosphere of the story and the sexy, seductive appearance of the main character (although the character in the movie was a bit klutzy, Broughton chose to play her musically straight). "The main theme was composed in a harmonically rich melodic style, the sort associated with film themes from the 40s," comments Broughton. "The score itself was performed by a uniquely specific combination of musicians. The right instrumental combination is often the path to the right dramatic score. The overall sound of the orchestra is feminine, sophisticated, colorful, and energetic." But it's not all smoky, 40s detective noir, for it has its share of suspense and action music, in the familiar style that makes Bruce Broughton a composer everyone cherishes.

This small gem from Bruce Broughton's wealthy body of work comes courtesy of MGM, from the 1/4" stereo mixes in the composer's own collection, preserved in perfect sound. This release is limited to 1000 copies.

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For track listing and sound samples, please visit
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACC ... id.5744/.f

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CHATO'S LAND (Jerry Fielding)
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MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS (John Barry)
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACC ... id.5695/.f


BROKEN TRAIL (David Mansfield and Van Dyke Parks)
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACC ... id.5698/.f


THE BLUE AND THE GRAY (Bruce Broughton)
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACC ... id.5670/.f


INVASION U.S.A. (Jay Chattaway)
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SWASHBUCKLER (John Addison)
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACC ... id.5700/.f


BONE DRY (Scott Glasgow)
http://shopping.netsuite.com/s.nl/c.ACC ... id.5736/.f


COMES A HORSEMAN (Michael Small)
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Wow!
I wasn't expecting to find the announcements when turning the computer on! Not until another hour and a half!

This one sounds good (first sample playing right now), and Buck Rogers surely can't be bad.

This is the one that I'm really excited about. Bruce Broughton? Noir music? Two of my favorite things! Huzzah!

Back at ya later

Ah, NUT BUNNIES. There goes my lunch money.

Ordered with "One Night With The King".

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Hey, what's the deal with the cue "Western Movie"? It's like a 54 second preview of Broughton's big screen Westerns to come! I take it it's a source cue for a film seen in the background of a scene? A nice little mini-Western score in the middle of this faux-noir score!

This one's delightful! I don't think I've heard Bruce Broughton do this sort of thing before. Thanks - and feel free to release as many more Broughton scores as you like.

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This is a very fine score, and the stereo masters used for the soundtrack are just... wow. The majority of the score sounds like it was recorded and mixed yesterday, it's that good.

And this is one score MORE people should take notice of... that main theme... irresistable! I think more people aren't giving it a look is that sometimes jazz film scores aren't their kind of film music, particularly from a composer known for his bright, expansive action-adventure scores.