Shot on location in London, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv, Diamonds starred Richard Roundtree?famous for his role as hard-boiled private investigator Shaft?and Robert Shaw?who played the role of shark hunter Quint in Spielberg's Jaws. At first glance it appears to be a straight forward caper involving a meticulously planned and executed raid on the Tel Aviv Diamond Exchange. However, things are not as they seem as an intense sibling rivalry underlies the insatiable hunger for wealth...
Director-producer Menahem Golan telephoned for Roy Budd to fly from London to Tel Aviv to see a roughly assembled hour of the film and to absorb the film's setting and feeling. The stars then came to London to complete shooting, and Roy began writing the score. It was in the recording studios that Golan and Jack Fishman first heard the main theme. “What a fabulous song it would make!” was Golan's instant reaction; ‘‘If it had words, and someone to sing them, I'd put them in the film.'' As it turned out, The Three Degrees happened to be in London at the time and the result? Another Roy Budd classic, full of gems.
The soundtrack of Diamonds is available as a limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies on silver vinyl and includes an insert with liner notes.
トラックリスト
Side A 1. Main Titles 2. The Thief 3. Tel Aviv 4. Diamonds 5. The Diamond Fortress 6. Beauty And The Bass 7. Market Place
Side B 1. Hearts And Diamonds 2. Party Piece 3. Thief On The Prowl 4. I Think I'm Being Followed 5. Robbery! 6. Crown Jewel 7. A Handful Of Gems 8. End Titles
ロンドン、エルサレム、そしてテルアビブでロケーション撮影が行われた『ＭＲ.ダイヤモンド（原題：Diamonds）』には、ハードボイルドな私立探偵シャフト役で有名なリチャード・ラウンドトゥリーや、スピルバーグ監督の『ジョーズ』で鮫ハンターのクイント役を演じたロバート・ショウが出演しました。一見すると、テルアビブのダイヤモンド取引所に対する綿密に計画・実行された強奪を描いた純粋なケイパー映画（強盗映画）のように見えます。しかし、富に対する底なしの欲求の裏には激しい兄弟間の対立が潜んでおり、事態は一筋縄ではいきません……。
トラックリスト監督・プロデューサーのメナヘム・ゴーランは、ロイ・バッドに電話をかけてロンドンからテルアビブへ飛んでくるよう依頼し、約1時間にまとめられた映画の仮編集版を鑑賞させ、作品の舞台背景や雰囲気を感じ取らせました。その後、主演キャストたちが撮影を締めくくるためにロンドンへ向かい、ロイはスコアの執筆を開始しました。ゴーランとジャック・フィッシュマンがメインテーマを初めて聴いたのはレコーディング・スタジオでのことです。「なんて素晴らしい曲なんだ！ 歌詞をつけて誰かに歌ってもらえれば、映画本編で使うのに」というのがゴーランの即座の反応でした。折良く、当時スリー・ディグリーズがロンドンに滞在しており、その結果どうなったか？名曲が散りばめられた、ロイ・バッドによる新たな傑作が誕生したのです。
『ＭＲ.ダイヤモンド』のサウンドトラックは、シリアルナンバー入りの限定500枚、シルバー・ヴァイナル仕様、ライナーノーツが記載されたインサート（解説書）が付属しています。
Shot on location in London, Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv, Diamonds starred Richard Roundtree?famous for his role as hard-boiled private investigator Shaft?and Robert Shaw?who played the role of shark hunter Quint in Spielberg's Jaws. At first glance it appears to be a straight forward caper involving a meticulously planned and executed raid on the Tel Aviv Diamond Exchange. However, things are not as they seem as an intense sibling rivalry underlies the insatiable hunger for wealth...
Director-producer Menahem Golan telephoned for Roy Budd to fly from London to Tel Aviv to see a roughly assembled hour of the film and to absorb the film's setting and feeling. The stars then came to London to complete shooting, and Roy began writing the score. It was in the recording studios that Golan and Jack Fishman first heard the main theme. “What a fabulous song it would make!” was Golan's instant reaction; ‘‘If it had words, and someone to sing them, I'd put them in the film.'' As it turned out, The Three Degrees happened to be in London at the time and the result? Another Roy Budd classic, full of gems.
The soundtrack of Diamonds is available as a limited edition of 500 individually numbered copies on silver vinyl and includes an insert with liner notes.
Side A
1. Main Titles
2. The Thief
3. Tel Aviv
4. Diamonds
5. The Diamond Fortress
6. Beauty And The Bass
7. Market Place
Side B
1. Hearts And Diamonds
2. Party Piece
3. Thief On The Prowl
4. I Think I'm Being Followed
5. Robbery!
6. Crown Jewel
7. A Handful Of Gems
8. End Titles