Dragon's Domain Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack to THE RAZOR'S EDGE, featuring music composed by Jack Nitzsche for the 1984 period drama directed by John Byrum, written by W. Somerset Maugham, Byrum and Bill Murray, starring Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, James Keach, Brian Doyle-Murray, Peter Vaughan, Stephen Davies and Denholm Elliott.
Released in 1984, THE RAZOR'S EDGE was a remake of the 1946 classic directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney and John Payne. Both film versions were based on the 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham, which tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American soldier who is traumatized by his experiences in World War I and sets off in search of a transcendent meaning in his life. It is a journey that takes him from Chicago to France, inspiring him to visit India and on to Nepal, where Larry finds spiritual help from a lama. When he returns to Paris, Larry finds his old friends and discovers that everyone has changed in his absence. Considered a misfire in its day, the film features an early dramatic performance by Murray that anticipates the kind of work he would be respected for more in his later career.
The music for THE RAZOR'S EDGE was composed by Jack Nitzsche. Born Bernard Nitzsche on April 22nd, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, Nitzsche was an American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and record producer who came to prominence in the early 1960s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, and others. Nitzsche began to concentrate more on film music rather than pop music in the mid-1970s, becoming one of the more prolific film orchestrators in Hollywood during the period. Nitzsche worked on film scores throughout his career, such as his contributions to the Monkees movie HEAD, the theme music from VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and the soundtracks for PERFORMANCE, THE EXORCIST, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, HARDCORE, STARMAN and REVENGE.
Nitzsche's score for THE RAZOR'S EDGE features the Glass Harmonica, one of the most unusual instruments to find its way into a motion picture soundtrack, an instrument which Nitzsche alone utilized in several of his most famous scores. Modern composers who have written for the Glass Harmonica include Richard Strauss and the American George Crumb (b. 1926).
Previously released by Southern Cross in the early days of the compact disc format, Dragon's Domain Records is excited to bring THE RAZOR'S EDGE back to the marketplace, with music composed by Jack Nitzsche, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stanley Black. The music has been remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland, retaining the liner notes by John Steven Lasher.
1984年に公開された映画『剃刀の刃』のオリジナル・サウンドトラックがリマスターでリリース！音楽はジャック・ニッツェ。
トラックリストこの作品は、W・サマセット・モーム、ジョン・バイラム、ビル・マレーが脚本を担当し、ビル・マレー、テレサ・ラッセル、キャサリン・ヒックス、ジェームズ・キーチ、ブライアン・ドイル・マレー、ピーター・ヴォーン、スティーブン・デービス、デンホルム・エリオットが出演した、ジョン・バイラム監督の時代劇です。
1984年に公開された『剃刀の刃』は、1946年にエドマンド・グールディング監督、タイロン・パワー、ジーン・ティアーニー、ジョン・ペイン主演で製作された名作のリメイク作品です。どちらの映画も、W・サマセット・モームの1944年の小説を原作としており、第一次世界大戦でトラウマを抱えたアメリカ人兵士、ラリー・ダレルが、人生における超越的な意味を求め旅に出る物語です。シカゴからフランスへと旅は続き、ラリーはインドを訪れ、さらにネパールへと足を伸ばします。そこでラリーはラマ僧から精神的な助けを得ます。パリに戻ったラリーは旧友たちと再会するが、自身の不在中に皆が変わってしまったことに気づく。当時失敗作と見なされた本作では、マレーの初期の演技が光り、後に高く評価される彼の演技の礎となっている。
『剃刀の刃』の音楽はジャック・ニッチェが作曲。1937年4月22日、イリノイ州シカゴ生まれのバーナード・ニッツシェは、アメリカ人ミュージシャン、編曲家、作詞家、作曲家、レコードプロデューサーであり、1960年代初頭にプロデューサー、フィル・スペクターの右腕として頭角を現し、その後、ローリング・ストーンズやニール・ヤングらと仕事をした。1970年代半ばからはポップミュージックよりも映画音楽に注力し、当時のハリウッドで最も多作な映画オーケストレーターの一人となった。ニッツシェはキャリアを通じて映画音楽を手掛け、モンキーズの映画『HEAD』への貢献、『パフォーマンス』『エクソシスト』『カッコーの巣の上で』『クルージング』『スターマン／愛・宇宙はるかに』『リベンジ』などのサウンドトラックが代表作である。
『剃刀の刃』のスコアでは、映画音楽において極めて珍しい楽器であるグラス・ハーモニカが使用されている。この楽器をニッチェは自身の代表作の数々で唯一採用した。グラス・ハーモニカのために作曲した現代作曲家には、リヒャルト・シュトラウスやアメリカのジョージ・クラム（1926年生まれ）がいる。
かつてコンパクトディスク初期にSouthern Crossより発売された本作がついに再リリース！『剃刀の刃』はジャック・ニッチェ作曲、スタンリー・ブラック指揮によるロンドン交響楽団の演奏を収録。デジタル・アウトランドにてジェームズ・ネルソンがリマスターを手掛け、ジョン・スティーブン・ラッシャーによるライナーノーツはそのまま継承されています。
限定盤。
Dragon's Domain Records presents the original motion picture soundtrack to THE RAZOR'S EDGE, featuring music composed by Jack Nitzsche for the 1984 period drama directed by John Byrum, written by W. Somerset Maugham, Byrum and Bill Murray, starring Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, James Keach, Brian Doyle-Murray, Peter Vaughan, Stephen Davies and Denholm Elliott.
Released in 1984, THE RAZOR'S EDGE was a remake of the 1946 classic directed by Edmund Goulding, starring Tyrone Power, Gene Tierney and John Payne. Both film versions were based on the 1944 novel by W. Somerset Maugham, which tells the story of Larry Darrell, an American soldier who is traumatized by his experiences in World War I and sets off in search of a transcendent meaning in his life. It is a journey that takes him from Chicago to France, inspiring him to visit India and on to Nepal, where Larry finds spiritual help from a lama. When he returns to Paris, Larry finds his old friends and discovers that everyone has changed in his absence. Considered a misfire in its day, the film features an early dramatic performance by Murray that anticipates the kind of work he would be respected for more in his later career.
The music for THE RAZOR'S EDGE was composed by Jack Nitzsche. Born Bernard Nitzsche on April 22nd, 1937 in Chicago, Illinois, Nitzsche was an American musician, arranger, songwriter, composer and record producer who came to prominence in the early 1960s as the right-hand-man of producer Phil Spector, and went on to work with the Rolling Stones, Neil Young, and others. Nitzsche began to concentrate more on film music rather than pop music in the mid-1970s, becoming one of the more prolific film orchestrators in Hollywood during the period. Nitzsche worked on film scores throughout his career, such as his contributions to the Monkees movie HEAD, the theme music from VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS and the soundtracks for PERFORMANCE, THE EXORCIST, ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST, HARDCORE, STARMAN and REVENGE.
Nitzsche's score for THE RAZOR'S EDGE features the Glass Harmonica, one of the most unusual instruments to find its way into a motion picture soundtrack, an instrument which Nitzsche alone utilized in several of his most famous scores. Modern composers who have written for the Glass Harmonica include Richard Strauss and the American George Crumb (b. 1926).
Previously released by Southern Cross in the early days of the compact disc format, Dragon's Domain Records is excited to bring THE RAZOR'S EDGE back to the marketplace, with music composed by Jack Nitzsche, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stanley Black. The music has been remastered by James Nelson at Digital Outland, retaining the liner notes by John Steven Lasher.
THE RAZOR'S EDGE is a limited edition release.
2025/11/24の週発売
ORCHESTRA SUITE:
1. Main Title (2:26)
2. Night Picnic (1:06)
3. Trenches (2:03)
4. Fireworks / World War I (1:27)
5. Motorcycle / Climbing the Stairs (1:52)
6. Maturin’s Funeral (2:00)
7. Larry Leaves the Monastery (0:47)
8. Opium Den (3:20)
9. Piedmont Hit (1:22)
10. Piedmont’s Death (1:02)
11. End Title & End Credits (4:04)
LARRY’S JOURNEY:
12. Arrival in India (2:22)
13. The Monastery (1:20)
(Bruno Hoffmann, glass harmonica)
14. Larry’s Journey (3:21)
15. “Can’t Stop Dancing” (1:56)
(P. Murray)
16. “A Toda Vela” (3:23)
(F. Frank & A. Ladriere)
17. Organ Grinder (1:38)
Total Time: 35:36