Kritzerland is proud to present a world premiere soundtrack:
DEMENTIA
Composed by George Antheil Conducted by Ernest Gold Featured Voice: Marni Nixon
and
ERNEST GOLD’S PIANO CONCERTO
Conducted by Leon Barzin Marisa Regueles, piano
Has there ever been a film that could actually cause Dementia? Well, some would say that the film known as Dementia, a completely one-off, nightmarish journey into the netherworlds of Expressionism, noir, horror, and sexual psychosis, might just fit the bill. Filmed in 1953 but not released until December of 1955 due to censorship battles in New York (the censor board averring the film indecent, inhuman and would tend to corrupt morals and incite to crime). When it finally premiered in New York, the film was reviewed thusly by Variety: “May be the strangest release ever offered for theatrical release.” Dementia features no dialogue at all, just some sound effects here and there and occasional background laughing and chatter. It runs a terse 55-minutes. At some point, producer Jack H. Harris bought the film, made a few changes, and added portentous almost non-stop narration by the one and only Ed McMahon. He also retitled the film, Daughter of Horror, and that version was released in 1957.
One of the biggest contributing factors to the film’s uniqueness was the score by George Antheil, who, in addition to his classical music had written many notable scores for films, including The Buccaneer (1938), Specter of the Rose (1946), Knock on Any Door (1949), House by the River (1950), In a Lonely Place (1950), Sirocco (1951), The Sniper (1952), Not as a Stranger (1955), and post-Dementia, The Pride and the Passion (1957). Antheil’s score for Dementia is almost wall-to-wall music. It’s weird and wonderful, perfectly suiting all of the nightmarish goings on. In fact, one could not imagine a more perfect score for this film. Giving the music an especially eerie texture is the vocal oohs and aahs of Marni Nixon. She was about to become the go-to singer to dub major actresses in film musicals, most notably Deborah Kerr in The King and I (and also An Affair to Remember), Natalie Wood in West Side Story, and, of course, Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady. The score was conducted by Ernest Gold, at the time married to Marni Nixon, and a fine composer of both classical works and film music.
As a companion piece, we’re delighted to include Ernest Gold’s wonderful Piano Concerto, written in 1943. Although not critically well received at the time, the concerto is really terrific, filled with wonderful Gold tunes, some jazzy bits, and sounding every now and then like his film music.
Dementia is appearing for the first time on CD, mastered from a 7 1/2 ips tape. The Gold piano concerto is also mastered from an archival 7 1/2 ips tape. Limited 500 copies.
発売日：2019/8月上旬
トラックリスト
DEMENTIA aka DAUGHTER OF HORROR
1. Dementia 2. More Dementia 3. The Return of Dementia 4. The Dementia Continues 5. Dementia The Final Chapter
Composed by George Antheil Conducted by Ernest Gold Featured Voice: Marni Nixon
ERNEST GOLD ? PIANO CONCERTO
6. First Movement 7. Second Movement 8. Third Movement
ジョン・パーカー監督・製作・脚本、1955年のホラー映画のオリジナル・サウンドトラック世界初リリース。「王様と私」のデボラ・カー、「ウエストサイド物語」のナタリー・ウッド、「マイ・フェア・レディ」のオードリー・ヘップバーンの吹き替え歌手として知られるマーニ・ニクソンがボーカルで参加。音楽は「誇りと情熱」、「東京ジョー」などのジョージ・アンセイル。指揮はアーネスト・ゴールド。またアーネスト・ゴールドが1944年に書いたピアノ・コンチェルトも同時収録！限定500枚。
トラックリスト「恐怖の足跡 ビギニング」・・・悪夢から覚めた女は夜の街を放浪する。しかし、それは狂気と現実の垣根を越える危険な旅の始まりだった。アパートには子供が座り込み、DVを受けた女が警官を呼び、泣き叫ぶ。それを横目に外に出ると、刺殺を報じる新聞。思わず、笑みを浮かべる。そんな彼女をを酔っぱらいが襲う。すぐに近くにいた男がその酔っぱらいを助けようと殴りつける。しかも過剰な暴力はその酔っぱらいにひたすら注がれる。それを見て女は笑いが止まらず、上機嫌。勢いに身を任せ、キザな男の言うまま、太った大富豪と夜の街をデートする。彼女は男の車の中で幼い頃の記録を垣間みる。それはセックス、暴力、殺人に溢れた忌まわしい記憶の数々だった。 監督ジョン・パーカーが制作した唯一の作品。そして究極のカルト作品。彼のその素性はあまり知られていないが、映画館の館長の息子で、幼い頃から映画好きだったと言われている。しかし本作の不振からなのか、この後は作品を撮っていない。ただ、その見事なまでの映像美と演出は今も語り草である。また、監督の才気に関わらずその後、作品を撮っていない事やサイレントを貴重にした演出から「恐怖の足跡」(1961)と比較される事が多いが、本作の方が先。主演のアドリーアン・バレットは30年後に「シティ・ママVSカントリー・パパ」(1986)に出演した以外は不明。共演のブルーノ・ヴェソタは「吸血怪獣ヒルゴンの猛襲」「血のバケツ」(1959)等、ロジャー・コーマン作品の出演で有名。また撮影は「プラン9・フロム・アウター・スペース 」(1959)「牢獄の罠」(1954)のウィリアム・C・トンプソン。
監督：オットー・プレミンジャー、出演：トム・トライオン、ロミー・シュナイダー、 ジョン・ヒューストン。1963年米。
Kritzerland is proud to present a world premiere soundtrack:
DEMENTIA
Composed by George Antheil
Conducted by Ernest Gold
Featured Voice: Marni Nixon
and
ERNEST GOLD’S PIANO CONCERTO
Conducted by Leon Barzin
Marisa Regueles, piano
Has there ever been a film that could actually cause Dementia? Well, some would say that the film known as Dementia, a completely one-off, nightmarish journey into the netherworlds of Expressionism, noir, horror, and sexual psychosis, might just fit the bill. Filmed in 1953 but not released until December of 1955 due to censorship battles in New York (the censor board averring the film indecent, inhuman and would tend to corrupt morals and incite to crime). When it finally premiered in New York, the film was reviewed thusly by Variety: “May be the strangest release ever offered for theatrical release.” Dementia features no dialogue at all, just some sound effects here and there and occasional background laughing and chatter. It runs a terse 55-minutes. At some point, producer Jack H. Harris bought the film, made a few changes, and added portentous almost non-stop narration by the one and only Ed McMahon. He also retitled the film, Daughter of Horror, and that version was released in 1957.
One of the biggest contributing factors to the film’s uniqueness was the score by George Antheil, who, in addition to his classical music had written many notable scores for films, including The Buccaneer (1938), Specter of the Rose (1946), Knock on Any Door (1949), House by the River (1950), In a Lonely Place (1950), Sirocco (1951), The Sniper (1952), Not as a Stranger (1955), and post-Dementia, The Pride and the Passion (1957). Antheil’s score for Dementia is almost wall-to-wall music. It’s weird and wonderful, perfectly suiting all of the nightmarish goings on. In fact, one could not imagine a more perfect score for this film. Giving the music an especially eerie texture is the vocal oohs and aahs of Marni Nixon. She was about to become the go-to singer to dub major actresses in film musicals, most notably Deborah Kerr in The King and I (and also An Affair to Remember), Natalie Wood in West Side Story, and, of course, Audrey Hepburn in My Fair Lady. The score was conducted by Ernest Gold, at the time married to Marni Nixon, and a fine composer of both classical works and film music.
As a companion piece, we’re delighted to include Ernest Gold’s wonderful Piano Concerto, written in 1943. Although not critically well received at the time, the concerto is really terrific, filled with wonderful Gold tunes, some jazzy bits, and sounding every now and then like his film music.
Dementia is appearing for the first time on CD, mastered from a 7 1/2 ips tape. The Gold piano concerto is also mastered from an archival 7 1/2 ips tape. Limited 500 copies.
発売日：2019/8月上旬
DEMENTIA aka DAUGHTER OF HORROR
1. Dementia
2. More Dementia
3. The Return of Dementia
4. The Dementia Continues
5. Dementia The Final Chapter
Composed by George Antheil
Conducted by Ernest Gold
Featured Voice: Marni Nixon
ERNEST GOLD ? PIANO CONCERTO
6. First Movement
7. Second Movement
8. Third Movement
Leon Barzin, conductor
Marisa Regules, piano