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The Day the Earth Stood Still
Joel McNeely's recordings of classic scores for Varèse are pretty uneven. Generally the playing is meticulous, but as you all know, sometimes the sound, especially thanks to the acoustics of the recording hall, is just not so great. Generally I'm very pleased with his recordings, and generally I prefer cleaner, better recorded sound quality to older hiss and grain even if the performance itself isn't quite as good.
All that said, which The Day the Earth Stood Still should I get, if I can only get one? There seems only to be a couple minutes' difference in length, and the original recording appears to be in mono instead of stereo. Is McNeely's stereo recording a good performance that does the original credit? Or would I be better off sticking with the original?
And while I'm at it, how about North by Northwest? The original recording on Rhino, or the Laurie Johnson recording from Varèse?
blumenfeldn, August 28, 2005; 1:51 PM
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I have the Joel McNeely's rendition and it's very close to the original. he has captured the spirit of the movie! As far as the original goes, I have only heard the original music when viewing the movie itself. get both then email me were I can get the original ST.
good luck.
tracymark007, August 28, 2005; 6:54 PM
I don't own the Earth Stood Still CD that Joel McNeely recorded but I do love the Rhino North By
Northwest CD of the original soundtrack.
Some of Mcneely's stuff is good however esp on scores like The Trouble with Harry and Marnie
and I even own his version of VERTIGO as well as the original.
JackDVD78, August 30, 2005; 12:49 AM
Ive listened to both and usually I only want the original. However, in this instance I feel McNeelys sounds better
dspin24358, August 31, 2005; 2:12 PM
I also have both. This is a tough one. I think it depends on how much you like this score.
If you really like it, get both because McNeely's is great, but Herrmann's is, well,
historical! And also astonishingly well preserved, 20th century did a fantastic job
transfering the original soundtrack. When I first heard it I thought it was a re-recording!
It's mono but very clear. Still, McNeely's is dynamic, digital and stereo. And sticks pretty
close to the original. Yet the eerie sound of this score is not necessarily better with a new
recording in digital sound. I have both and treasure them both. It's interesting to hear
them so to speak side by side. But then, I'm a fan of this Herrmann score and the movie.
If crystal-clear sound is your thing get McNeely.
chris, September 13, 2005; 12:31 AM
I have not heard the re-recording, but have the (Original) Ltd edition release of 2,500 which was issued with the Robert Wise autographed Laserdisc box set, could anyone tell me if this was the fullest version to be released of this wonderful score?
Many thanks.
darren.allison1, September 28, 2005; 8:18 PM
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