Stanley Kubrick's Double Feature Releases

Stanley Kubrickの1957年公開作品"Paths of Glory"が10月26日にThe Criterion CollectionからDVDとBlu-rayがリリース決定。ドイツで撮影した戦争映画で、Kubrickが29歳の時に監督したって云うんだから凄いよなぁ。俺も20年前にVHSで観た記憶がある。30歳手前の監督が出来る様な代物じゃないと痛感した。完成度は高い。非常に高い。DVDは50年以上前のものにも関わらず、特典映像盛りだくさんと云って良い。

・ハイデフ高画質トランスファー。
・映画評論家によりオーディオトラック解説
・主演のKirk Douglasによる1979年のTVインタビュー
・プロデューサーのJames B. HarrisとJan Harlan、女優で女房のChristiane Kubrickのインタビュー。
・予告編
・第一次世界大戦を扱ったフランスのTV番組
・エッセイ

以上が収録内容。これは是非、手元に置きたい1枚.....。

映画作曲家のAlex North生誕100周年を記念して、サントラ専門のレコード会社Varèse Sarabande社が、Stanley Kubirickの監督作”Spartacus”のサントラを6枚組Boxでリリースされた。しかも限定5,000箱。作曲・指揮はAlex North、プロデュースはRobert Townson。普通、映画のサントラはCD盤1枚だが、今回の6枚セットは採用されなかったトラックが大部分を占めている。それだけではない。DVD1枚に168㌻のブックレットも封入されている。「50年代に映画業界に入って来た我々には、Alex Northはヒーローであり、尊敬の対象だった。勿論、今なおもだ」と、巨匠John Williamsや"Jerry GoldsmithもNorthをこう称している。このアルバムにはAlexandre Desplat、Patrick Doyle、Randy Edelman、Dave Grusin、Mark Isham、David Newman、Brian Tyler、John Williams、Christopher Youngや他数十名もの作曲家達が参加している。

CD 1 - Stereo (72:40)
1. OVERTURE (4:00) 2. MAIN TITLE* (3:17) 3. THE MINES (3:01) 4. CARAVAN (1:15) 5. FIRST PAIR (3:44) 6. GLADIATORS FIGHT TO THE DEATH* (2:20) 7. BROODING (2:20) 8. ON TO VESUVIUS* (4:52) (a) FORWARD, GLADIATORS (b) FOREST MEETING 9. OYSTERS AND SNAILS (Film Version) (3:07) 10. HOPEFUL PREPARATIONS / VESUVIUS CAMP* (1:59) 11. VESUVIUS MONTAGE (1:19) 12. BLUE SHADOWS AND PURPLE HILLS* (3:11) 13. HEADED FOR FREEDOM* (3:15) 14. HOMEWARD BOUND* (6:27) (a) ON TO THE SEA (b) BESIDE THE POOL 15. METAPONTUM TRIUMPH (1:35) 16. FESTIVAL (3:21) 17. EXPECTANT PARENTS (3:07) 18. PRELUDE TO BATTLE* (5:11) (a) QUIET INTERLUDE (b) THE FINAL CONFLICT 19. FORMATIONS (1:35) 20. GOODBYE, MY LIFE, MY LOVE — END TITLE* (4:16) 21. SPARTACUS LOVE THEME* (2:50) Bonus Tracks: 22. ON TO THE SEA / INFANT BURIAL (3:03) 23. OYSTERS AND SNAILS / FESTIVAL* (Album Version) (3:24) * cues from the original Decca soundtrack album

CD 2 - Mono (70:40) 1. OVERTURE (3:59) 2. MAIN TITLE (3:41) 3. THE MINES (3:00) 4. CARAVAN (1:17) 5. VARINIA'S THEME (3:15) 6. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS (1:29) 7. PAINTING (1:26) 8. SPARTACUS' CELL (1:37) 9. KITCHEN (1:36) 10. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS #2 (:37) 11. KITCHEN #2 (:48) 12. CRASSUS (:51) 13. SOURCE MUSIC #2 (2:36) 14. SOURCE MUSIC #1 (3:30) 15. FIRST PAIR (3:38) 16. DRABA FIGHT (2:49) 17. KILL (1:12) 18. BROODING (2:18) 19. REVOLT (1:16) 20. THE BREAKOUT (2:08) 21. SLAVES ESCAPE (:47) 22. CRASSUS HOME (:37) 23. DESERTED SCHOOL (1:55) 24. FOREST MEETING (4:50) 25. OYSTERS AND SNAILS (3:03) 26. VESUVIUS CAMP (1:59) 27. NEW RECRUITS (1:51) 28. GLABRUS MARCH (:24) 29. VESUVIUS MONTAGE (1:19) 30. POEM (1:27) 31. LOVE SEQUENCE (3:10) 32. GLABRUS DEFEATED (3:40) 33. GLABRUS DISGRACED (1:44)

CD 3 - Mono (65:29) 1. ENTR'ACTE (2:21) 2. ON TO THE SEA (3:07) 3. LUCERIA CAMP (:42) 4. BESIDE THE POOL (2:28) 5. DUSTY MARCH (:31) 6. METAPONTUM TRIUMPH (1:33) 7. ROMAN BATHS (1:46) 8. ARRIVAL AT THE BEACH (:59) 9. FESTIVAL (3:20) 10. SOUND THE TRUMPET (:31) 11. CRASSUS LEGIONS (:41) 12. BACK FROM THE SEA (:30) 13. CRASSUS' CAMP (:48) 14. CAMP AT NIGHT (2:19) 15. EXPECTANT PARENTS (3:10) 16. MANEUVERS (3:14) 17. FORMATIONS (1:30) 18. THE BATTLE (4:09) 19. DESOLATION ELEGY (2:05) 20. I AM SPARTACUS (3:14) 21. RECOGNITION AND CRUCIFIXION MARCH (2:46) 22. NIGHT CRUCIFIXION (:35) 23. VARINIA AND CRASSUS (4:59) 24. FEAR OF DEATH (3:22) 25. SPARTACUS DEFIES CRASSUS (2:17) 26. THE LAST FIGHT (4:47) 27. FINAL FAREWELL AND END TITLE (4:17) 28. EXIT MUSIC (2:48)

CD 4 – Mono (43:17) Alternate and Unused Cues 1. OVERTURE (Unused) (4:02) 2. MAIN TITLE (Alternate) (3:33) 3. GLADIATOR SELECTION (Unused) (2:31) 4. KITCHEN #1 (Alternate) (1:55) 5. ON TO THE SEA (Alternate) (2:58) 6. INFANT BURIAL (Alternate) (:47) 7. END OF ACT I (Alternate) (1:06) 8. FESTIVAL (Alternate) (1:50) 9. SOUND THE TRUMPET (Alternate) (:23) 10. SPARTACUS MARCH (:34) 11. SPARTACUS MARCH (Alternate Ending) (:18) 12. SPARTACUS FANFARE (:13) 13. FEAR OF DEATH (Alternate) (3:26) Preliminary Cues 14. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS / PAINTING (Preliminary) (2:45) 15. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS (Preliminary) (2:37) 16. TRAINING THE GLADIATORS #2 (Preliminary) (:37) 17. BROODING (Preliminary) (3:06) 18. REVOLT (Preliminary) (:28) 19. FESTIVAL (Preliminary) (:51) 20. SPARTACUS LOVE THEME (Preliminary) (3:05) 21. DESOLATION ELEGY (Preliminary) (3:29) 22. CRUCIFIXION MARCH (Preliminary) (2:05)

CD 5 – Stereo (60:07) Spartacus: Love Theme and Variations Spartacus Love Theme as interpreted by... 1. Bill Evans (5:09) 2. Yusef Lateef (4:11) 3. Mark Isham (11:09) 4. Dave Grusin (2:53) 5. Nathan Barr and Lisbeth Scott (5:08) 6. Carlos Santana (6:48) 7. Terry Callier (4:28) 8. Patrick Doyle (5:01) 9. Joel McNeely (2:27) 10. Lalo Schifrin (5:17) 11. The Ramsey Lewis Trio (7:12)

CD 6 – Stereo (50:16) Spartacus: Love Theme and Variations Spartacus Love Theme as interpreted by... 1. Bill Evans and Jeremy Steig (5:00) 2. Alexandre Desplat (2:36) 3. Regina Carter (6:21) 4. Diego Navarro (3:54) 5. Gábor Szabó (3:13) 6. John Debney (4:45) 7. Brian Tyler (7:08) 8. Randy Edelman (3:49) 9. Richard Stoltzman (4:49) 10. John Neufeld and Marty Krystall (4:01) 11. Eric Stern, London Symphony Orchestra (4:14) CDs 5 and 6 include an additional 20-page booklet.

DVD – widescreen 16:9 (109 minutes) Region Free, NTSC This DVD presents a series of conversations about Alex North and the score of SPARTACUS Rather than approaching our on-camera discussions like a conventional documentary - with film clips, photos, and underscoring - we felt that it would be much more interesting to simply let these composers talk, expressing their own enthusiasm for Alex North's work. To that end, the interviews are organized thematically but presented in their raw state, offering the experience of sitting across from these great musicians. The interviews were filmed on March 5, 15 and April 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Featuring interviews with Alexandre Desplat Mark Isham David Newman Lalo Schifrin Robert Townson Brian Tyler John Williams Christopher Young Bonus Features: Recording Spartacus Love Theme with: Mark Isham Diego Navarro