Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition soundtrack release to one of the most beloved classics ever:
LAURA
Music Composed by David Raksin
Laura?both the 1944 film and the immortal David Raksin score that supports and, in the opinion of some, lends it classic status?is the ultimate in noir-ish Hollywood glamour: a dark masterpiece that somehow transcended all the difficulties strewn along its path to production to become one of the great exemplars of the accidental artistry of a largely commercial studio system. With a brilliant cast, including Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, and Judith Anderson, and sublime direction by Otto Preminger, Laura, based on the novel by Vera Caspary, is as iconic a film noir as there ever was. The film is filled with classic bon mots, most of them coming from Clifton Webb as the acerbic Waldo Lydecker. “I should be sincerely sorry to see my neighbor’s children devoured by wolves,” or “I don’t use a pen, I write with a goose quill dipped in venom,” or “I cannot stand these morons any longer. If you don’t come with me this instant I shall run amok.”
The film, which runs a brisk eighty-eight minutes, was nominated for four Academy Awards - Clifton Webb received a Best Supporting Actor nomination and the others were for screenplay, director, art direction, and photography. It took home the prize for Joseph LaShelle’s velvety beautiful black-and-white photography. But what becomes a legend most? In the case of Laura it is clearly one of the greatest movie themes ever written. Laura was David Raksin’s first major composing assignment and he delivered the goods, with a breathtakingly beautiful monothematic score that fits Laura like a glove. Shockingly, there were twenty best score nominations in 1944 and Laura was not one of them. But the theme and the score have endured and grown even more popular over the years. Many singers have recorded the song (with its lyric by the great Johnny Mercer), and there have been an equal number of instrumental and jazz covers - in fact, during Raksin’s lifetime it was said to be the second most recorded song in history.
In tandem with the film’s release on Blu-ray, we are thrilled to present for the first time on CD, the complete score for Laura. The previous CD release on Arista, which has been out of print for many years, was missing about ten minutes of cues. Additionally, what was presented was compiled into a twenty-seven minute suite with no track breaks - one long track. That release was taken from a reel-to-reel tape, but for this complete release the original elements were used. Additionally, we include as a bonus some test demos and the entire suite from the previous release. In total, eighteen tracks of prime David Raksin, and a score that truly stands the test of time.
Laura - a movie and musical masterpiece.
Laura is limited to 1000 copies only. - Kritzerland
トラックリスト
1. Main Title 2. The Phonograph 3. The Cafe 4. Waldo Walks Away 5. Theatre Lobby 6. Night 7. The Cafe/Waldo’s Apartment 8. Laura Leaves 9. The Portrait 10. Mark 11. Apartment House 12. Radio 13. The Party 14. Outside Waldo’s Door 15. Waldo 16. End Title
BONUS TRACKS 17. Laura Theme - Test Demos 18. The Laura Suite - Theme and Variations
廃盤商品。オットー・プレミンジャー監督の殺人事件を追う探偵の活躍を描いたミステリー。既に廃盤になって長年経つ旧盤に、10分の未収録曲追加して収録したオリジナル・サウンドトラック完全盤。さらに27分の組曲と旧盤に収録された組曲も収録。限定1000枚。
トラックリスト有名な女性デザイナー、ローラ・ハントが、何者かに顔面を撃たれて殺されるという事件が起こった。事件を担当した刑事は、三人の容疑者に的を絞って捜査を開始するが……。出演：ジーン・ティアニー、ダナ・アンドリュース、ヴィンセント・プライス。1944年米。
Kritzerland is proud to present a new limited edition soundtrack release to one of the most beloved classics ever:
LAURA
Music Composed by David Raksin
Laura?both the 1944 film and the immortal David Raksin score that supports and, in the opinion of some, lends it classic status?is the ultimate in noir-ish Hollywood glamour: a dark masterpiece that somehow transcended all the difficulties strewn along its path to production to become one of the great exemplars of the accidental artistry of a largely commercial studio system. With a brilliant cast, including Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, and Judith Anderson, and sublime direction by Otto Preminger, Laura, based on the novel by Vera Caspary, is as iconic a film noir as there ever was. The film is filled with classic bon mots, most of them coming from Clifton Webb as the acerbic Waldo Lydecker. “I should be sincerely sorry to see my neighbor’s children devoured by wolves,” or “I don’t use a pen, I write with a goose quill dipped in venom,” or “I cannot stand these morons any longer. If you don’t come with me this instant I shall run amok.”
The film, which runs a brisk eighty-eight minutes, was nominated for four Academy Awards - Clifton Webb received a Best Supporting Actor nomination and the others were for screenplay, director, art direction, and photography. It took home the prize for Joseph LaShelle’s velvety beautiful black-and-white photography. But what becomes a legend most? In the case of Laura it is clearly one of the greatest movie themes ever written. Laura was David Raksin’s first major composing assignment and he delivered the goods, with a breathtakingly beautiful monothematic score that fits Laura like a glove. Shockingly, there were twenty best score nominations in 1944 and Laura was not one of them. But the theme and the score have endured and grown even more popular over the years. Many singers have recorded the song (with its lyric by the great Johnny Mercer), and there have been an equal number of instrumental and jazz covers - in fact, during Raksin’s lifetime it was said to be the second most recorded song in history.
In tandem with the film’s release on Blu-ray, we are thrilled to present for the first time on CD, the complete score for Laura. The previous CD release on Arista, which has been out of print for many years, was missing about ten minutes of cues. Additionally, what was presented was compiled into a twenty-seven minute suite with no track breaks - one long track. That release was taken from a reel-to-reel tape, but for this complete release the original elements were used. Additionally, we include as a bonus some test demos and the entire suite from the previous release. In total, eighteen tracks of prime David Raksin, and a score that truly stands the test of time.
Laura - a movie and musical masterpiece.
Laura is limited to 1000 copies only. - Kritzerland
1. Main Title
2. The Phonograph
3. The Cafe
4. Waldo Walks Away
5. Theatre Lobby
6. Night
7. The Cafe/Waldo’s Apartment
8. Laura Leaves
9. The Portrait
10. Mark
11. Apartment House
12. Radio
13. The Party
14. Outside Waldo’s Door
15. Waldo
16. End Title
BONUS TRACKS
17. Laura Theme - Test Demos
18. The Laura Suite - Theme and Variations