Point Blank – Johnny Mandel (1967) [FSM Silver Age Classics Vol. 5, No. 8] (320 MP3)

Point Blank is a landmark of 1960s American cinema, a neo-noir thriller set amidst the steely, impersonal architecture of Los Angeles. The film was influenced by the French new wave, turning the book’s simple story into a kind of avant garde fable that is possibly a revenge fantasy: Walker, shot and left for dead by his friend Reese (John Vernon), awakens to wreak havoc through the criminal organization that has wronged him.

Scoring Point Blank was Johnny Mandel, a widely acclaimed composer and arranger whose film credits include The Sandpiper and MASH. Mandel’s score is a singular achievement: he uses the twelve-tone system of atonal composition not for shocks but for emotion in the style of Alban Berg, creating a type of trance-like cage in which Walker mechanically but artfully tears through the underworld. Combined with chamber-style accompaniments particularly for woodwinds (a Mandel trademark) and gorgeous, tonal variations for Walker’s romantic relationships, the score has virtually no peers. FSM’s premiere presentation features Mandel’s complete work (including unused cues) along with source cues and Stu Gardner’s "Mighty Good Times" from the film’s nightclub sequence.

Music Composed and Conducted by Johnny Mandel

Song: "Mighty Good Times" by Stu Gardner, Performed by the Stu Gardner Trio

Opening/Main Title 2:38
Trackdown 0:50
Unquestioned Answers 2:00
Nostalgic Monologue 2:01
Nightmare 0:43
At the Window/The Bathroom 2:03
Joy Ride/Mighty Good Times 2:34
Chris to Reese’s Lair 1:40
This Way to Heaven 2:23
I’ll Slip Out of Something Comfortable/Reese Gets His 5:08
Reese’s Wake 2:13
The Money Men 0:53
The Payoff 3:09
Back to Chris 1:07
Count Source 1:53
Chris Scores 1:41
To Fort Point 1:33
End Title 4:32

Total Time: 39:38

Leader (Conductor):
Robert Armbruster

Violin:
Robert Barene, Harry Bluestone, Henry Arthur Brown, Bette Byers (La Magna) (Marks), Elliot Fisher, Jacques Gasselin, Jerome Kasin, Murray Kellner, Bernard Kundell, Alfred Lustgarten, Joy Lyle (Sharp), Lou Raderman, Sally Raderman (aka Sarah Kreindler), Ambrose Russo, Heimann Weinstine

Viola:
Virginia Majewski, Reuben Marcus, Paul Robyn, Barbara A. Simons (Transue)

Cello:
Raphael "Ray" Kramer, Frederick R. Seykora

Bass:
Raymond M. "Ray" Brown, Monty Budwig, George "Red" Callender, James D. Hughart, Keith "Red" Mitchell, Joseph Mondragon, Robert King Stone

Woodwinds:
Gus Bivona, Gene Cipriano, Robert Hardaway, Harry Klee, Arnold Koblentz, Don Lodice (Logiudice), Jack Nimitz, Hugo Raimondi, C. E. "Bud" Shank

French Horn:
John W. "Jack" Cave, George W. Hyde, Arthur Maebe, Jr., Richard E. Perissi, Alan I. Robinson

Trumpet:
Marion "Buddy" Childers, Uan Rasey, George Werth, James C. Zito

Trombone:
Kenneth Shroyer

Tuba:
Mario Camposano

Keyboards:
Paul Beaver, William Mitchell Byers, Artie Kane, Ray Sherman

Guitar:
Thomas "Tommy" Tedesco

Harp:
Catherine Gotthoffer (Johnk)

Drums:
Hubert "Hugh" Anderson, Frank L. Carlson, Victor Feldman, Mel Lewis, Emil Radocchia (Richards), Charlie Shoemake

Orchestra Manager:
James C. Whelan

Copyist:
Donald J. Midgley, Edward E. Ocnoff, Fred Sternberg

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[This CD also came with Jerry Fielding’s "The Outfit", but I don’t have that.]

Hi! I’m sorry, but where the Links for this material? Can You upload .rar on Rapidshare or Mediafire? Thanks

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Hi! Is that possibly to upload Links to OST Point Blank 1967 to Rapid or Mediafire? Thanks anyway!

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hello i would love to hear this one… never came across it for years… thank you

Ribonucleic, You can send link on my Mail: [email protected]. I’ll be very appreciate.

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Holy Moses! I downloaded now rar File with this soundtrack (or I’m only sleepin)? Thanks a lot, strange Things R happened!

Link received and appreciated. Cheers.

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Johnny Mandel made ​​an obsessive composition, almost violent, to describe the psychology of the character (Lee Marvin) of this great thriller by John Boorman. Great input, thank you very much Ribonucleic !!!

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How do Ribonucleic? I read a very interesting article on the earliest recorded use of the Moog Modular synthesiser this morning, Moog: A History in Recordings by Thom Holmes Part Two – The Bob Moog Foundation (http://bit.ly/11sYBjZ) – this mentions Point Blank, would love to obtain the ost but I don’t seem to be able to PM (forgive the noob) would you be willing to offer the link to my mail – steamtekh @ gmail.com ? would really appreciate it. Thanks.

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Thank you so much for the link, ribonucleic!

Hi. I would be very much obliged if you would pm me the link. I can’t seem to work out how to pm you!
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Link received, download completed, thank you very much, ribonucleic!

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could i stil get a link for Point Blank? thank you for this great share!

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Thank you for this share! Can you give me the link?

You’ll need to make more posts before you can receive PMs. If you want to post a throwaway e-mail address, I can send it there.

Thank you for the link!

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One of my favourite scores!

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If you could give me a link for this impossible to find score I would be immensely grateful. I really hope to hear from you and thanks in advance. Kindest regards. Alan.

If you could give me a link for this impossible to find score I would be immensely grateful. I really hope to hear from you and thanks in advance. Kindest regards. Alan.

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PM me when you attain a (2) status.

I’m definitely going to PM you, too, once I get a 2 status. I have been dying for this soundtrack!

Brilliant! I thank you!

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