3-CD premiere of massive James Horner WWII action score! John Woo directs, MGM presents in 2002, Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Christian Slater, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Storemare lead the cast, Joe Batteer, John Rice script. Due numerous schedule issues during production and post production editorial changes, James Horner manages to score and record some two hours of original music including alternate cues. Significantly, large amount of material focuses on action, battle sequences, more than composer typically records. Also significantly, much of this frenzied and aggressive writing did not make it onto the RCA album from 2002, offering 66 minutes of music… admittedly all strong cues nonetheless. Director Woo examines challenges Cage has in readjusting to combat after losing his squad in an opening battle sequence. Other primary story line focuses on pair of Navajo code talkers, the Native Americans being trained to transmit radio messages in codes that Japanese could not break. Key dramatic point: Should any of the code talkers be captured, they were not allowed to be caught alive. Since they become friends with the soldiers, this creates the dramatic emotional weight of the story. A sizable task for the composer to address with his music. Horner responds with incredible weighted music packed with dynamic action writing, balancing with richly emotional Americana vernacular, including numerous soaring military solos for trumpet in upper register. Main theme first appears during opening “Navajo Dawn” as bus arrives, picks up Navajos who part with family members. Interestingly, this important thematic introduction was missing entirely from RCA album that featured earlier version of cue which went quickly into combat material instead. Both versions appear on Intrada restoration of complete score, mastered from two-track stereo session masters made by Simon Rhodes at Todd Scoring in Los Angeles across July and August 2001, with rescoring sessions held in January and February 2002. Numerous action cues appear in this release for the first time but also several warm, sensitive cues underscoring emotional underpinnings of powerful film. After some two hours of music plays across discs 1 & 2, original 2002 album plays on CD 3. Informative booklet notes by Frank DeWald plus dramatic graphic design work by Kay Marshall complete exciting package. Orchestrations by J.A.C. Redford, James Horner, Randy Kerber, Steven Bernstein, Carl Johnson. James Horner composes, conducts. Intrada Special Collection 3-CD set available while quantities and interest remain!
Intrada Special Collection. 「M:I-2」のジョン・ウー監督、ニコラス・ケイジ主演で贈る感動のアクション・スペクタクル巨編! 総製作費120億円を超える巨大スケールで、溢れ出す大作感! 全編を通して圧倒的火薬量によるアクションシーンのつるべ打ち!! 音楽はジェームズ・ホーナー、第二次世界大戦アクション・スコアの3枚組CD完全盤が世界初リリース！
トラックリストジェームズ・ホーナーは、製作中の数々のスケジュール問題や製作後の編集上の変更により、代替キューを含む約2時間のオリジナル音楽の録音をやってのけました。重要なのは、作曲家が通常録音する以上に、大量の音楽がアクションや戦闘シーンに集中していること。また、この熱狂的で攻撃的な楽曲の多くは、2002年にRCAからリリースされた66分のアルバムには収録されていませんでした。
ウー監督は、冒頭の戦闘シークエンスで部隊を失ったケイジが戦闘に再適応する際の課題を検証する。もうひとつの主なストーリーは、日本軍が解読できない暗号で無線メッセージを送信する訓練を受けたネイティブ・アメリカンのナバホ族のコードトーカー2人組に焦点を当てたものだ。重要なドラマのポイント： コードトーカーたちが捕まった場合、生きて捕まることは許されない。彼らは兵士たちと友達になるため、これが物語の劇的な感情の重みを生み出している。作曲家が音楽で取り組むべき大きな課題だ。ホーナーは、高音域のトランペットのための数々の高鳴るミリタリー・ソロを含む、豊かで感情的なアメリカーナの風物詩とバランスをとりながら、ダイナミックなアクション・ライティングを詰め込んだ、信じられないような重みのある音楽で応えている。メイン・テーマは冒頭の「Navajo Dawn」で初めて登場する。興味深いことに、この重要なテーマの導入部は、戦闘的な内容にすぐに移行する初期バージョンのキューを収録したRCAアルバムでは完全に欠落していた。この2つのバージョンは、2001年7月と8月にロサンゼルスのトッド・スコアリングでサイモン・ローズによって作られた2トラックのステレオ・セッション・マスターからマスタリングされ、2002年1月と2月に再マスタリング・セッションが行われた、これらは完全スコアの修復版に収録されている。このリリースで初めて登場するアクション・キューも多数あるが、パワフルな映画の感情の裏付けとなる、温かく繊細なキューもいくつかある。ディスク1と2で約2時間の音楽が再生された後、CD3で2002年のオリジナル・アルバムを収録。オーケストレーションはJ.A.C.レッドフォード、ジェームズ・ホーナー、ランディ・ケルバー、スティーブン・バーンスタイン、カール・ジョンソン。ジェームズ・ホーナー作曲、指揮。限定盤。
1943年、南太平洋ソロモン諸島ガダルカナル。上官の戦死で小隊を指揮することになったエンダーズ伍長だったが、日本軍の猛攻の前に若い兵士たちを次々と失い、自らは負傷しながらも唯一の生き残りとして心と体に深い傷を負い帰還する。復隊が認められたエンダーズに課せられた新たな任務は、“ウインドトーカーズ”と呼ばれたナバホ族の通信兵とペアを組んで護衛し、彼の戦場での安全を確保することだった。しかし、真に必要とされたのは暗号の秘密の死守で、そのためにはいかなる犠牲を厭うなとの極秘指令も含まれていた……。
監督：ジョン・ウー 、出演：ニコラス・ケイジ、アダム・ビーチ、クリスチャン・スレイター。2002年米。
3-CD premiere of massive James Horner WWII action score! John Woo directs, MGM presents in 2002, Nicolas Cage, Adam Beach, Christian Slater, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Storemare lead the cast, Joe Batteer, John Rice script. Due numerous schedule issues during production and post production editorial changes, James Horner manages to score and record some two hours of original music including alternate cues. Significantly, large amount of material focuses on action, battle sequences, more than composer typically records. Also significantly, much of this frenzied and aggressive writing did not make it onto the RCA album from 2002, offering 66 minutes of music… admittedly all strong cues nonetheless. Director Woo examines challenges Cage has in readjusting to combat after losing his squad in an opening battle sequence. Other primary story line focuses on pair of Navajo code talkers, the Native Americans being trained to transmit radio messages in codes that Japanese could not break. Key dramatic point: Should any of the code talkers be captured, they were not allowed to be caught alive. Since they become friends with the soldiers, this creates the dramatic emotional weight of the story. A sizable task for the composer to address with his music. Horner responds with incredible weighted music packed with dynamic action writing, balancing with richly emotional Americana vernacular, including numerous soaring military solos for trumpet in upper register. Main theme first appears during opening “Navajo Dawn” as bus arrives, picks up Navajos who part with family members. Interestingly, this important thematic introduction was missing entirely from RCA album that featured earlier version of cue which went quickly into combat material instead. Both versions appear on Intrada restoration of complete score, mastered from two-track stereo session masters made by Simon Rhodes at Todd Scoring in Los Angeles across July and August 2001, with rescoring sessions held in January and February 2002. Numerous action cues appear in this release for the first time but also several warm, sensitive cues underscoring emotional underpinnings of powerful film. After some two hours of music plays across discs 1 & 2, original 2002 album plays on CD 3. Informative booklet notes by Frank DeWald plus dramatic graphic design work by Kay Marshall complete exciting package. Orchestrations by J.A.C. Redford, James Horner, Randy Kerber, Steven Bernstein, Carl Johnson. James Horner composes, conducts. Intrada Special Collection 3-CD set available while quantities and interest remain!
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CD 1
01. Navajo Dawn (Revised) ? Film Version (4:23)
02. Solomons (4:13)
03. Hearing Test/Code Test (1:44)
04. A New Assignment #1 (1:12)
05. A New Assignment #2 (4:27)
06. Joe Looks At Birds (Revised) (1:00)
07. An Act Of Heroism #1 (With Synth) (2:36)
08. Saipan: Crazy Joe (2:33)
09. Saipan: Bazooka Ox (1:16)
10. Taking The Beachhead Saipan: First Radio Call (Version #1) (4:36)
11. Taking The Beachhead/Saipan: First Radio Call (Version #2) (2:11)
12. Saipan: Satchel Charge (2:01)
13. The Night Before (3:32)
14. First Blood Ceremony (2:24)
15. Yahz Explains Ceremony To Joe (1:49)
16. Sharing Smokes (0:45)
17. Wounded Man (With Synth) (1:41)
18. Wounded Man ? Version #2 (2:12)
19. Marine Assault ? Part 1 (2:56)
20. Marine Assault ? Part 2 (10:17)
21. Ghost Cemetery (5:20)
22. Entering Village (1:05)
23. Joe Draws In Flour (0:57)
24. Invitation To Navajo Country (0:49)
25. Village Attack (3:00)
26. An Act Of Heroism #2 (1:55)
CD 1 Time: 73:36
CD 2
01. Losses Mounting (5:00)
02. Drive To Minefield (1:44)
03. Ambush (1:24)
04. Friends In War/Death Of Hjelmstad (8:00)
05. Reveal Jap Guns (0:44)
06. Capture The Radio (2:14)
07. A Sacrifice Never Forgotten (Revised) (7:56)
08. Calling To The Wind (Revised) ? Film Version (10:36)
CD 2 Score Time: 37:45
THE EXTRAS
09. Navajo Dawn (Original) (7:46)
10. Joe Looks At Birds (Original) (1:00)
11. An Act Of Heroism #1 (Without Synth) (1:27)
12. Wounded Man (Without Synth) (1:41)
13. A Sacrifice Never Forgotten (Original) (7:47)
14. A Sacrifice Never Forgotten (Alternate) (7:38)
15. Calling To The Wind (7:57)
Total Extras Time: 6:28
CD 2 Total Time: 74:25
CD 3
Original 2002 Soundtrack Album
01. Navajo Dawn (7:54)
02. A New Assignment (4:38)
03. An Act Of Heroism (5:59)
04. Taking The Beachhead (6:17)
05. First Blood Ceremony (2:09)
06. The Night Before (3:32)
07. Marine Assault (5:40)
08. Losses Mounting (5:06)
09. Friends In War (7:56)
10. A Sacrifice Never Forgotten (7:11)
11. Calling To the Wind (10:33)
CD 3 Total Time: 66:55