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Genre: Score
Date: 1975 (1933)
Country: USA
Audio codec: M4A
Quality: 256 kbps
Playtime: 28:47
Thanks to Mark
01. Main Title (2:14)
02. At The Ships Rail / Mysterious Seas (1:04)
03. The Last Port Of Call (3:30)
04. Approaching Kong’s Island / Love Theme (1:49)
05. Jungle Dance / Anne Is Offered To Kong (4:55)
06. Rescue Team Follows Kong And Meets Brontosaur (3:48)
07. The Cave And The Snake (2:57)
08. Rescue Of Anne And Capture Of Kong (3:07)
09. And That Children, Is Why There Is No 6th Avenue “L” Today (2:25)
10. Death On The Empire State (2:58)
6 comments
Muchas Gracias excelente version de King Kong Soundtrack
I would call this more of an “interpretation” of Steiner’s score, since it bears very little resemblance to either the actual soundtrack performance or any of the other – far better – score recordings out there. True, all the major themes are there, but arranged, orchestrated and performed in such a way as to seem unfamiliar at best. Also, Holmes takes everything at an excruciatingly slow – sometimes even waltz-like – tempo that cues like the Main Title, the Sacrificial Dance and even the Train Sequence lose their dramatic fury.
On the plus side, it’s a gorgeously lush-sounding recording, with a wide stereo field. The weird orchestrations and strange dance-like tempos DO generate some interest and are worth listening to – but if you’re looking for an authentic representation of Steiner’s score, this is most definitely NOT it.
The William Stromberg reconstruction is by far the most accurate.
True enough Marc, but this was the first commercially available version to come out since some smaller runs in the mid 1930’s that, even in 1975, sold for hundreds of dollars even if one could be found. This was the first King Kong soundtrack I owned and while not a completely authentic version (The William Stromberg is the best) I have a great sentimental fondness for the rich sounds of this recording. I hope you enjoy it, if for no other reason than it is fun to listen to.
Many thanks!
Does anyone know why the 256 m4a files here have sizes I would expect to see on flac files?
This may have been the first (and at the time ONLY) recording of the Steiner score back then, but for awhile now these Leroy Holmes soundtracks have been considered garbage. As others have said much better and more complete accurate recordings have been done long after this.