NOTES
The Tribute Film Classics team delivers a knockout recording of a great Bernard Herrmann find, the complete score for the 1969 WWII drama, Battle of Neretva. Written for full orchestra with expanded brass and percussion sections, the score mirrors the tone of the story, and features suspenseful moments of subdued tension, bittersweet string interludes, trudging music of despair for the displaced evacuees, but most of all, incredibly powerful, exciting, and relentless battle music and marches.
The score as heard in the film was, for the most part, butchered. Almost none of the cues are heard in their entirety, and some were dropped altogether. Although an original soundtrack CD was issued on the Southern Cross label, it contained only about thirty minutes of the score. This new Tribute recording doubles that amount, and presents the complete versions of all the music heard in the film, plus several unused cues, all in exceptionally well-recorded, thrillingly detailed sound. For those who have only heard the old CD, and especially those who have only seen the severely edited movie, this new recording will be a revelation. Astute listeners will notice that Herrmann �revisited� a few of his earlier works, reworking a few cues from previous scores, most notably On Dangerous Ground (including the famous Death Hunt, which receives a riveting, adrenaline-filled performance here).
Also included are highlights of Herrmann�s score for another WWII film, The Naked and the Dead (1958), featuring a pounding, determined main title march that is a showcase for the massed brasses and percussion. Other portions alternate between slower atmospheric pieces for the soldiers� treks through the jungle, and piercing, angry cues when they engage the enemy.
The 32 page booklet designed by Jim Titus is filled with extensive notes by Jim Doherty and Kevin Scott on the films and scores.
BATTLE OF NERETVA
Prelude (2:26)
Nazi Attack (2:47)
Retreat (3:23)
Dawn (1:39)
The Poem (0:51)
Rout (1:05) MP3
From Italy (2:46)
The Flag (0:58)
Tanks (1:38)
The Road (5:12)
Pastorale (1:57)
March (1:51)
Grief (1:15)
The Trestle (0:50)
Suspense (1:19)
The Lookout (1:40)
Death Hunt (2:12)
The Bridge (1:30)
The Message (0:57)
Waiting (1:08)
Hunt Scherzo (1:48)
Danica’s Death (1:41)
The Front (2:19)
Battle and Fanfares (4:59)
Separation (3:36)
Italian (0:58)
Slow March (2:09)
Riva’s Death (1:17)
Finale (2:45)
End Title (1:39)
THE NAKED AND THE DEAD
Prelude (1:57)
The Jungle (0:56)
The Snake (1:53)
The Buzzards (1:41)
The Grenades (0:24)
The Pass (1:51)
Wilson’s Death (0:58)
The Mountain Ledge (1:33)
The Fall (0:48)
The Fog (0:40)
Croft’s Death (1:26)
Prayer and Rescue (1:38)
Finale (1:14)
William Stromberg, Moscow Symphony Orchestra
FLAC
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can someone upload to zippy or mega, please?
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no way to get this from solidfiles, gives Error code: SSL_ERROR_RX_RECORD_TOO_LONG in browser and disconnects in JDownloader…
You might want to give it another try. I was able to download the file quickly with JDownloader.
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You might want to give it another try. I was able to download the file quickly with JDownloader.
would you mind uploading it to mega or zippy then?
can someone upload to zippy or mega, please?
pretty please?