Format Details: Red Vinyl
Release Date: 26 August 2022
Label: Quartet Records
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436560849339
Genres: Soundtracks
Release Date: 12 April 2024
Label: Quartet Records
Packaging Type: Digipak
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8436560845478
Genres: Soundtracks
Description
Celebrating the Jerry Fielding centenary, Quartet Records, in collaboration with MGM, is proud to present the first commercial LP edition of SCORPIO, one of the most celebrated collaborations between the composer and Michael Winner.
This CIA thriller starring Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon and Paul Scofield, gave Fielding, a key composer in American 70s cinema, the opportunity to create a haunting Parisian melody, which he then surrounds with his trademark complex motifs, aggressive rhythms, and electrifying action cues, all done in his unique voice and avant-garde style.
Jerry Fielding prepared an LP for United Artists Records in 1973, but it was ultimately aborted. It was finally released in 1978 within the Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection in a limited print run, omitting any images from the film. For this edition, we had access to the original, mint-condition album master in beautiful stereo.
This limited 500 units edition, pressed on audiophile 180 GM transparent red vinyl, has been restored and specially mastered for vinyl by Chris Malone.
Description
Quartet Records, in collaboration with MGM, presents a remastered, slightly expanded CD reissue of SCORPIO (1973), one of the most celebrated collaborations between composer Jerry Fielding and director Michael Winner.
This CIA thriller starring Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon and Paul Scofield, gave Fielding, a key composer in American '70s cinema, the opportunity to create a haunting Parisian melody, which he surrounds with his trademark complex motifs, aggressive rhythms and electrifying action cues, all done in his unique voice and avant-garde style.
Fielding prepared an LP for United Artists Records in 1973, but it was ultimately aborted. It was finally released in 1978 within the Elmer Bernstein Film Music Collection in a limited print run. It subsequently made its CD debut on one of the promotional volumes devoted to Jerry Fielding on the Bay Cities label. Intrada released the first official CD edition in 2008 that quickly sold out. For this edition, Chris Malone has rebuilt all the elements and remastered the music in pristine sound. The package includes in-depth liner notes by film music writer Jeff Bond.
Bernard Herrmann
Bernard Herrmann
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Ennio Morricone
Billy Strange
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Pascal Gaigne
