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Sunday, April 05, 2009

Michel Legrand's Wuthering Heights new edition

Sunday, April 05, 2009 12:05 am by M. in ,    5 comments
A limited CD edition of Michel Legrand's soundtrack for Wuthering Heights 1970 has been released by La La Land Records (with a bonus track, previously unreleased):
Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Wuthering Heights
Music composed and conducted by
Michel Legrand
Limited Edition of 1200 Units

Presenting the original motion picture score to the 1970 AIP drama, WUTHERING HEIGHTS, starring Timothy Dalton and Anna Calder-Marshall. Acclaimed composer Michel Legrand (Ice Station Zebra, Yentl, The Thomas Crown Affair, Atlantic City) brings this well-regarded film version of the classic tale to life with a gorgeous orchestral score. This is the original album presentation, with the addition of a previously unreleased track, digitally remastered from the original 1/4" stereo tapes from the MGM vaults. This is the original album presentation. CD Booklet contains exclusive in-depth liner notes covering the film and its score. A Limited Edition pressing of only 1200 Units.

TRACK LISTING:

1. I Was Born In Love With You (2:07)
(Theme From WUTHERING HEIGHTS - Instrumental)
2. Yorkshire Moors (2:38)
3. Le Grand Holiday (2:45)
4. Castle Grounds (1:18)
5. Hindley (3:38)
6. The Grange (1:32)
7. Rendesvous In The Moors (2:54)
8. Cathy’s Theme (4:42)
9. Wuthering Heights* (2:33)
10. Mystical Moors (2:33)
11. Reprise For Heathcliff (5:27)
12. Ghost Of Cathy (1:30)
13. Wuthering Heights Dirge (4:08)
14. Isabella (4:08)
15 . Mourning For Cathy (1:37)
16. Heathcliff And Cathy (1:41)
17. I Was Born In Love With You (3:07)
(Theme From WUTHERING HEIGHTS)
Marilyn and Alan Bergman - M. Legrand
Vocal by the Mike Curb Congregation
* - Previously Unreleased Track
Total Time (46:46)
Additional information on A SafePlace to Soundtracks (in Japanese).

Previous posts about this soundtrack can be read here.

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5 comments:

  1. Anonymous4/15/2009 07:33:00 am

    The samples from the CD sound like they were originally taken from a vinyl lp. Am I wrong?

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  2. M.4/15/2009 01:44:00 pm

    We don't really know for sure. The release description says:
    "This is the original album presentation, with the addition of a previously unreleased track, digitally remastered from the original 1/4" stereo tapes from the MGM vaults"

    M.

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  3. Anonymous4/15/2009 06:34:00 pm

    True -- he mentions how that one track was digitally remastered and nothing said about the rest of the tracks. I would have really been surprised if the cd came from the original tapes. Mike Curb (of the Mike Curb Congregation) was running MGM records at the time. Since he currently lives in Nashville Tennessee, I might try to see if he still has the tapes.

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  4. Anonymous4/16/2009 11:03:00 pm

    Well, I have both the original American International LP and the new La La Land CD. The sound is very good and I prefer the new CD over my mint-condition LP which I played often. The tracks were undoubtedly stored at M-G-M and several smaller specialty labels have licensed music from them so I don't see why there would be a problem locating the original master tapes.

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  5. Anonymous4/17/2009 03:35:00 am

    Sounds good!

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