Quartet Records is proud to present its second world premiere recording of a previously unreleased classic Bernard Herrmann score, following the release of THE BRIDE WORE BLACK in 2018.
Herrmann’s score for ENDLESS NIGHT looks both forward and backward in his career. Its romantic elements recall passages from THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR and VERTIGO, while its more austere aspects anticipate the more motivic-based writing of IT’S ALIVE and SISTERS. To suggest the menace beneath the romance, Herrmann used a Moog synthesizer for its wailing and otherworldly timbres. Some of the score is based on a setting of words from William Blake’s “Auguries of Innocence”. There is also an achingly beautiful love theme, used by Herrmann as a “red herring” in this intriguing plot, and several cues that rely on color (Herrmann was, of course, a master orchestrator) and staid harmonic progressions for their chilling effect.
Reconstructed from Herrmann’s original manuscript (provided by the publisher), the music is conducted by prestigious composer/conductor Fernando Velazquez, performed by the Basque National Orchestra, with original Moog synthesizer sessions played by Toni Saigi. We also had the incredibly good fortune of securing the magnificent voice of classical soprano Nuria Rial for the vocals.
Recorded on the OSE orchestra stage in September 2019 by Marc Blanes, with additional Moog sessions in 2020, the album was produced by Edouard Dubois and Jose M. Benitez (with executive production entirely by Quartet Records) and mastered by Chris Malone. The booklet includes extensive liner notes by associate producer Frank K. DeWald, who discusses both film and score. ---レーベルより
アガサ・クリスティの「終りなき夜に生れつく」を映画化した1971年のミステリー映画。バーナード・ハーマンによるスコアが世界初リリース！オリジナル音源がないため、ハーマンの譜面から復刻、再録音。指揮はフェルナンド・ヴェラスケス、演奏はバスク・ナショナル・オーケストラ。オリジナルに忠実にモーグ・シンセも使用。
トラックリスト原作は『終わりなき夜に生まれつく』という邦題で日本でも親しまれている。出演者に『汚れなき瞳』で名子役ぶりを発揮したヘイリー・ミルズ。“ボンド・ガール”のブリット・エクランド、ハイウェイ・ベネットを並べ、イギリス映画独自の雰囲気を出している。アメリカの大金持ちの運転手としてヨーロッパを旅行中のマイケルは、ふとしたことで財産家の娘メリーと知り合う。2人は互いに愛し合い、周囲の反対をよそに幸せな結婚生活を始めた。2人の希望の土地、ジプシーズ・エイカーに豪華な家を建て、全ては順調に見えたが・・・。エリーを脅す老母、2人の家に住みつくグレタ。結婚を心から祝福していないエリーの両親。そしてある日、乗馬に出たエリーの馬が乗り手なしに戻ってきた・・・。
監督：シドニー・ギリアット。1971年、英。
Quartet Records is proud to present its second world premiere recording of a previously unreleased classic Bernard Herrmann score, following the release of THE BRIDE WORE BLACK in 2018.
Herrmann’s score for ENDLESS NIGHT looks both forward and backward in his career. Its romantic elements recall passages from THE GHOST AND MRS. MUIR and VERTIGO, while its more austere aspects anticipate the more motivic-based writing of IT’S ALIVE and SISTERS. To suggest the menace beneath the romance, Herrmann used a Moog synthesizer for its wailing and otherworldly timbres. Some of the score is based on a setting of words from William Blake’s “Auguries of Innocence”. There is also an achingly beautiful love theme, used by Herrmann as a “red herring” in this intriguing plot, and several cues that rely on color (Herrmann was, of course, a master orchestrator) and staid harmonic progressions for their chilling effect.
Reconstructed from Herrmann’s original manuscript (provided by the publisher), the music is conducted by prestigious composer/conductor Fernando Velazquez, performed by the Basque National Orchestra, with original Moog synthesizer sessions played by Toni Saigi. We also had the incredibly good fortune of securing the magnificent voice of classical soprano Nuria Rial for the vocals.
Recorded on the OSE orchestra stage in September 2019 by Marc Blanes, with additional Moog sessions in 2020, the album was produced by Edouard Dubois and Jose M. Benitez (with executive production entirely by Quartet Records) and mastered by Chris Malone. The booklet includes extensive liner notes by associate producer Frank K. DeWald, who discusses both film and score. ---レーベルより
1. Prelude (2:15)
2. The Opening (0:43)
3. The Balcony (1:12)
4. Gypsy’s Acre (0:49)
5. Flashback I (0:25)
6. The Pictures (1:23)
7. Ellie (1:22)
8. Encounter (1:32)
9. Warning (2:02)
10. Duo I (1:27)
11. The Cats (1:15)
12. The Newspaper (0:44)
13. Marriage (1:38)
14. Greta (Original Version) (2:17)
15. The Seasons (1:39)
16. Broken Glass / Miss T / The Ice (1:11)
17. School Play (0:39)
18. The Gift / The Ride (1:37)
19. The Garden / The Statue (1:54)
20. Duo II (1:15)
21. Endless Night (1:26)
22. Devotion / Binoculars (1:00)
23. Farewell (0:39)
24. The Yellow Pill (0:28)
25. Death (1:26)
26. The Return (1:21)
27. The Couch (0:38)
28. Flashback II (0:25)
29. The Fight / The Song (Film Version) (2:15)
30. Breakdown (0:44)
31. End Title (1:11)
Bonus Tracks
32. Encounter (Alternate) (2:22)
33. Greta (Film Version) (2:19)
34. Duo II (Film Version) (0:54)
35. Endless Night (Film Version With Mandolin) (1:27)
36. The Fight / The Song (Original Version) (1:50)
37. End Title (Alternate Version With Moog) (1:08)
38. Endless Night (Vocalise) (3:26)