The Magnificent Seven (Re-recording Of 1960 Film Score) [Soundtrack]

Elmer Bernstein, Royal Scottish National Orchestra | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 27, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B00000JJMD
• Also Available in: Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #553,818 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Titles And Calvera's Visit

2. Council Of War

3. Strange Funeral

4. After The Brawl

5. The Journey

6. Toreador

7. Training

8. Fiesta And Celebration

9. Calvera's Return

10. Calvera Routed And Petra's Declaration

11. Ambush

12. Surprise And Crossroads

13. Enemy Camp And Nightmare

14. Defeat

15. Showdown And Finale

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN score by Elmer Bernstein, January 10, 2006

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magnificent Seven (Re-recording Of 1960 Film Score) (Audio CD)

For several years now I considered the James Sedares recording of the THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN score to be the definitive digital interpretation of Elmer Bernstein's original. I had gotten so used to it that when Elmer Bernstein conducted his own score with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and issued his CD I was not all that enamored with it. However, I have returned to this recording and have compared it to the Sedares recording along with Bernstein's RETURN OF THE SEVEN soundtrack on Ryko. I must say that I now find this recording by the Royal Scottish National Orchestra to be my favorite. The differences between the Sedares recording and this one are not as subtle as I had thought. Track 1 Main Titles And Calvera's Visit and Track 5 The Journey, are more faithful to the original and have a certain strength, drive and nobility (particularly in the main title) missing from Maestro James Sedares' recording. This CD has a sound closer to the RETURN OF THE SEVEN soundtrack also conducted by the composer. I can experience the original impressions I had the first time I saw the film and the numerous times I have viewed it since. I am rediscovering what attracted me to Bernstein's music many years ago. I think I sometimes become complacent with films and film scores that I have loved over the years and forget and lose that emotional bond I had made. It is a wonderful thing to rediscover these artistic forms of expression that attract us and grasp at our purpose or being. Being able to relive those moments and savor those times is a bit of happiness I enjoy and am thankful for. The James Sedares recording is excellent but nobody conducts Elmer Bernstein like Elmer Bernstein.

1 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How can there be tape hiss on a CD?, February 14, 2000

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-oo0(GoldTrader)0oo- (Honolulu) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magnificent Seven (Re-recording Of 1960 Film Score) (Audio CD)

This CD has extreme dynamic range. I often leave the CD on with the TV on mute.

I do not have access to my own stereo but on a friends system and in the car, It sounds like I am hearing tape hiss.