Intrada Soundtrack Forum

I've been very impressed by the recent Kritzerland release of this epic legendary score by Franz Waxman.
As Bruce Kimmel informs the listener in the booklet, he has miraculously found the original 3 track master of the album and the sound is really really (I mean REALLY) impressive for a 1962 recording.
Taras Bulba has always been one of my favorite film scores of the golden age, but it is a real miracle to listen to it with a bigger sound !
I can't tell you the joy, listening to The Ride of Dubno, as if it had been newly recorded ! As well, The Battle of Dubno is a terrific battle sequence, and you can now hear every instrument so precisely, that you can feel just like you're in the middle of the battle (or in the middle of the orchestra, back in 62 !).

I've been rarely so impressed by a remastering of a golden age soundtrack, and this one has become, just like Sleeping Beauty, a terrific example of old recordings that stand the test of time. Thank you Bruce Kimmel for this real treasure !

The Kritzerland CD is an improvement, but nothing special. This album re-recording still sounds like music coming from a tin can. Shame. This is one score that would benefit from a proper re-recording. People like Varese and Silva have had fun with the Ride to Dubno, but they are overblown and not accurate. I loved hearing and seeing Joel Mcneely in Scotland conducting the piece. McNeely showed what a fine conductor he was by not allowing the orchestra to run away with this piece.

Perhaps William Stromberg could do the business?

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Jason Needs
Webmaster, Jerry Goldsmith Online

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