Sebastian [Import, Soundtrack]

Jerry Goldsmith | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 30, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import, Soundtrack
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B002C0SLV6
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #354,161 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered and expanded edition of this much sought-after 1968 score by the Hollywood master! Goldsmith's playful and ever-inventive music is supplemented on this terrific CD with the Electronic world of Tristram Cary who composed the pivotal Sputnik Code that was central to the whole film. Additional bonus material also features British songstress Anita Harris featuring her original version for the film that was not used. In typical Harkit style, there's a huge booklet bursting with great notes and biographies on the cast and crew of the movie that includes Dirk Bogarde, Susannah York, Sir John Guilgud, Lilli Palmer and Nigel Davenport and as well as some super pictures, too! Harkit. 2009.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Sebastian, November 14, 2010

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D.L.J.Mann "Dom1" (UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Sebastian (Audio CD)

Okay so this might be a vinyl transfer from the controversial Harkit but quite frankly 'Sebastian' should have been re-released years ago. There are many independant labels out there who have had no choice but to use vinyl as their source and in comparison Harkit have done a good job. So until someone like Intrada pull their finger out and release a definitive edition, this vinyl transfer will be the only way you or I can legitametely hear it without spending time and money tracking down the original Dot release.

Jerry Goldsmith is one of only a handful of composers who pushed the creative bounds of composition for film and TV - his career in both mediums spanned 6 decades and garnered 4 emmys, 1 oscar and 17 oscar nominations.

Sebastian's 11 tracks consists of 9 Goldsmith originals (counting his arrangement of Bach and the music for both versions of vocal track Here Comes The Night ), 1 vocal track 'You Gotta Let Me Go' (wrongly ascribed to Goldsmith) and a short electronic cue by Tristram Cary. Composed in 1968, just prior to his groundreaking dissonant score for 'Planet Of The Apes', Sebastian might be considered a piece of fluff in comparison but it is fluff of the highest order. The core of Sebastian's score is reminiscent of his previous spy/secret agent scores for both 'Flints (released as a twofer by Varese) and TV's 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.' (released in 3 volumes by FSM) - modish (Sebastian), dramatic (Carol's Appartment), psychedelic (The Trip) and on 'The Decoders' J.S. Bach receives a cheeky jazz make-over.

Warning: Tracks 12-23 are bonus electronic squiggles by the electronica pioneer Tristram Cary whose CV included Dr. Who. Respectfully these are one time listens for anyone but devotees of electronica.

Harkit's sleeve notes are informative with bios of the major players and includes plenty of pictures.