David & Bathsheba (yet again)

I unreservedly apologise to anyone from Intrada or any Intrada fan whom I offended and upset with my ill-considered and intemperate words "unusually lazy" (not "unnecessarily lazy"). It was not my intention to imply that Intrada were ever actually lazy in their efforts. It was I who was lazy in my terminology. And, for the record, I think the Soundstage CD is utterly inferior to Intrada's in every way.

Nevertheless there is still a conundrum here when one compares the cue titles to the ACTUAL FILM. Alfred Newman wrote a cue that Fox cue sheets show was entitled "Walk to Tabernacle". However, this music was perfectly synchronized to the scene of David's anointing and Goliath's first challenge and was used in the movie to underscore those very scenes. Now my interest is purely idle, and it isn't of any real importance, but what did Newman call the cue that was used in the film for David's actual walk to the Tabernacle? I mean, it's a bit odd, no? Wouldn't common sense suggest that someone somewhere got the titles mixed up? Perhaps Alfred Newman was in a rush or had one scotch too many (no no, I'm not suggesting he was an alcoholic) and wrote the wrong titles at the top of the page. Maybe a Fox employee misfiled something or got mixed up and his/her eye skipped a line or something. I dunno.

Don't get me wrong here: this won't prevent me from enjoying the CD or loving the music. Though I may be anally retentive enough to actually notice the discrepancy between the cue titles and their use in the movie, I am not such an obsessive that it will make the slightest difference to my enjoyment of either music or movie. And despite Intrada's dismissal of me as "undeserving" I will continue to buy their CDs of restored classic film scores (unless they actually refuse to sell to me!) as they are always of superb quality.

I have written to Intrada direct, and if they send a civil reply that addresses the substantive issue I will post it here, just in case anyone else on this planet has the remotest interest in this bit of trivia. Otherwise, I figure chilling out really is the best policy.

Cheers.

david, December 10, 2005; 3:43 PM