INTRADA Announces:
MAXIE
Composed and Conducted by GEORGES DELERUE
INTRADA Special Collection Volume 137
Long thought missing, Intrada brings to market another passionate work by the late Georges Delerue -- the 1985 Orion Pictures' soundtrack to Maxie. The theme and score for Maxie, despite the film’s zany subject matter and light tone, put Delerue's artistic gift on exhibit: his singular style that effortlessly alternates between soothing, buoyant, and heartrending. Delerue crafted an enthusiastically gorgeous show tune theme for Maxie, often propelled by percussion and harpsichord, the jazzy theme climbs higher and higher, passing from the hands of a solo saxophone to strings aloft. The varied score for Maxie offers a rich and involving musical tapestry for any fan of Delerue's work.
To bring this score to CD, Intrada was provided access to the original ¼” 15 i.p.s. two-track stereo scoring session masters, stored in mint condition in the MGM vaults. Typical for the composer, the cues tend to be short. Intrada has assembled an “album” section of the CD into a pleasant listening experience using everything Delerue scored, with the exception of some very brief fragments written for transition scenes, usually involving thematic material already covered elsewhere in the score. However, for archivists, these have been included in an“extras” section of the CD.
Maxie tells the story of Nick (Mandy Patinkin) and Jan (Glenn Close) Cheyney, a yuppie couple living comfortably in San Francisco, he a librarian and she the secretary for a Catholic bishop. One day, while stripping the wallpaper in their expansive Victorian home, they uncover a note written on the wall by a mysterious Maxie Malone. Their eccentric landlady (Ruth Gordon, in her final role) explains that Maxie was a budding actress in the 1920s whose life was cut short after only playing a small part in one silent film. Curiosities piqued, Nick and Jan rent Maxie’s film, The Campus Vamp. By viewing the movie in
the actress’ old house, they unwittingly summon the spirit of Maxie who choses to reside in her abode once more, with ensuing crazy results.
This release is limited to 1200 units.
INTRADA Special Collection Vol. 137
Retail Price: $19.99
AVAILABLE 7/20/2010
For track listing and sound samples, please visit
http://store.intrada.com/s.nl/it.A/id.6661/.f
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