Quartet Records, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, presents a newly expanded and remastered edition of Dave Grusin’s beautiful and deeply romantic score for FALLING IN LOVE (1984), a film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. A timeless love story in the tradition of Brief Encounter and An Affair to Remember, the film remains one of the most elegant romantic dramas of the 1980s.
FALLING IN LOVE tells the story of Frank and Molly, whose chance meeting while Christmas shopping unexpectedly alters the course of their lives. Months later, they recognize each other on their daily commute home, and what begins as a casual friendship gradually develops into the most meaningful relationship in either of their lives. Yet both are married, and Frank is the father of two young children, forcing them to confront the emotional consequences of their growing feelings.
Dave Grusin composed a heartfelt and lyrical score, blending romance and drama with the sophisticated jazz-fusion influences that had become one of his unmistakable musical trademarks. Although the score heard in the film is remarkably cohesive, several cues were ultimately omitted from the final cut. Most notably, Grusin’s original main title was replaced by his earlier concert piece Mountain Dance, which is tracked into the film several times. This expanded edition restores Grusin’s complete original conception of the score, featuring the intended opening theme, all the unused cues, and a selection of alternate takes written for various sequences in the film.
This release has been meticulously produced by Dan Goldwasser, mixed and mastered by Chris Malone from the recently discovered complete set of original 24-track session masters, newly transferred in high resolution courtesy of Paramount Pictures. The package also includes an essay by film music writer Jeff Bond, discussing both the film and Grusin’s remarkable score.
ウル・グロスバード監督、ロバート・デ・ニーロとメリル・ストリープ主演の映画『恋におちて』（1984年）の美しく深くロマンチックなサウンドトラックが新たに拡張・リマスターされたエディションでリリース！音楽はデイヴ・グルーシン。
トラックリスト『逢いびき』や『めぐり逢い』の系譜を継ぐ時代を超えたラブストーリーである本作は、1980年代を代表する最も優雅な恋愛ドラマの一つとして今なお愛され続けています。
『恋におちて』は、クリスマスショッピング中に偶然出会ったフランクとモリーが、その出会いをきっかけに予期せぬ人生の変化を遂げていく物語です。数ヶ月後、二人は毎日の帰宅途中に互いを再認識し、気楽な友情として始まった関係は、次第に二人にとって人生で最も大切な絆へと発展していきます。しかし、二人はともに既婚者であり、フランクには幼い子供が二人いるため、高まる想いがもたらす感情的な結果と向き合わざるを得なくなる・・・。
デイヴ・グルーシンは、ロマンスとドラマを、彼の紛れもない音楽的トレードマークの一つとなっていた洗練されたジャズ・フュージョンの影響と融合させ、心温まる叙情的なスコアを作曲した。映画の中で流れるスコアは驚くほど統一感があるものの、いくつかの楽曲は最終的にカットされてしまった。特に注目すべきは、グルーシンが当初作曲したメインタイトル曲が、彼の以前のコンサート曲『マウンテン・ダンス』に置き換えられたことであり、この曲は映画の中で数回使用されている。この拡張版では、当初意図されていたオープニングテーマ、未使用の楽曲すべて、そして映画内の様々なシーンのために書かれた代替テイクのセレクションを収録し、グルーシンが構想したスコアを完全に復元しています。
本作は、ダン・ゴールドワッサーによって綿密にプロデュースされ、パラマウント・ピクチャーズの協力により新たに高解像度で転送された、最近発見されたオリジナルの24トラック・セッション・マスターの完全セットをもとに、クリス・マローンがミキシングとマスタリングを担当した。パッケージには、映画音楽ライターのジェフ・ボンドによるエッセイも収録されており、映画そのものとグルーシンの傑出したスコアの両方について論じられている。
限定1000枚。
Quartet Records, in collaboration with Paramount Pictures, presents a newly expanded and remastered edition of Dave Grusin’s beautiful and deeply romantic score for FALLING IN LOVE (1984), a film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep. A timeless love story in the tradition of Brief Encounter and An Affair to Remember, the film remains one of the most elegant romantic dramas of the 1980s.
FALLING IN LOVE tells the story of Frank and Molly, whose chance meeting while Christmas shopping unexpectedly alters the course of their lives. Months later, they recognize each other on their daily commute home, and what begins as a casual friendship gradually develops into the most meaningful relationship in either of their lives. Yet both are married, and Frank is the father of two young children, forcing them to confront the emotional consequences of their growing feelings.
Dave Grusin composed a heartfelt and lyrical score, blending romance and drama with the sophisticated jazz-fusion influences that had become one of his unmistakable musical trademarks. Although the score heard in the film is remarkably cohesive, several cues were ultimately omitted from the final cut. Most notably, Grusin’s original main title was replaced by his earlier concert piece Mountain Dance, which is tracked into the film several times. This expanded edition restores Grusin’s complete original conception of the score, featuring the intended opening theme, all the unused cues, and a selection of alternate takes written for various sequences in the film.
This release has been meticulously produced by Dan Goldwasser, mixed and mastered by Chris Malone from the recently discovered complete set of original 24-track session masters, newly transferred in high resolution courtesy of Paramount Pictures. The package also includes an essay by film music writer Jeff Bond, discussing both the film and Grusin’s remarkable score.
1. Main Title From Falling in Love* 2:42
2. Trying to Recall 2:24
3. First Encounter* 1:06
4. Seat Taken** 1:40
5. Looks / Lunch 1:57
6. Catch the Train 1:33
7. Chinatown 1:30
8. Looks Easy From Here* 1:23
9. Wait for Me 0:50
10. First Kiss 2:05
11. Getting Dressed 2:31
12. The Apartment* 1:28
13. I’m Sorry* 3:20
14. The Funeral / No Molly 2:55
15. Helpless 1:54
16. Decision 1:50
17. The Crossing / Back to Rizzoli’s 3:01
18. Almost Too Late / Together at Last 3:54
19. End Credits* 3:53
ADDITIONAL MUSIC
20. The Twelve Days of Christmas 1:16
21. Jingle Bells 1:11
22. Sonata for Trumpet and Strings 3:06
23. Workout (Version 1)* 2:47
24. Workout (Version 2)* 2:51
25. Main Title From Falling in Love (Alternate) 2:40
26. Trying to Recall (Short Alternate) 0:34
27. Wait for Me (Original Version) 0:58
28. First Kiss (Original Version) 2:10
29. First Kiss (Alternate) 2:31
30. Decision (Revised Alternate) 0:57
31. Almost Too Late (Original Version) 2:05
*not used in film
** contains material not used in film
Total Disc Time: 64:55