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| | King Kong: The Complete 1933 Film Score | | | Music Style : | | General | | Record Label : | | Naxos | | Release Date : | | 2005-02-22 | | Store Price : | | $8.99 | | Artistopia's Price: $8.99 | | Usually ships in 24 hours | | |
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CD Tracks/Songs
Disc 11. Main Title
2. Boat in the Fog
3. Island - The Railing
4. Jungle Dance
5. Meeting With the Black Man (Punia! Casco!!)
6. Little Monkey Escapes
7. Sea at Night/Forgotten Island
8. Aboriginal Sacrificial Dance
9. Entrance of Kong/The Sailors/Stegosaurus
10. Bronte
11. Sequence
12. Cryptic Shadows
13. Stolen Love/The Cave
14. Snake/The Bird/The Swimmers
15. Return
16. "Hey Look Out! It's Kong, Kong's Coming!"
17. King Kong March
18. Fanfares 1, 2, 3
19. KNG Escapes
20. Elevated Train Sequence
21. Aeroplanes
22. Finale ("It Was Beauty Killed the Beast")
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Customer Reviews of This Album/CD |
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 Has Everything. Even the Kitchen Sink.
Submitted on: 2009-04-06 |
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This soundtrack album has all the themes, all the cues, and even the deleted and extended stuff from one of my favorite films. When it says, "Complete 1933 Film Score". It meant it!
With over 72 minutes of musical score, this, by far, is the best "King Kong" sound track I've came across. United Artist Orchestra took a stab at it back in the early 70's followed by Fred Steiner's (no relation)version, which was my favorite until I got this gem.
If you're a "King Kong" fan and you love the score, this is a must.
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Outstanding Recording
Submitted on: 2007-12-15 |
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| Very nostalgic score. The recording is excellent! They really got it right and it sounds magnificent! |
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Powerful
Submitted on: 2007-02-08 |
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This is a very powerful and mysterious score. Max Steiner did a tremendous job. Conductor William T. Stromberg and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra once again come through with an excellent recording.
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Marco Polo or Rhino Version?
Submitted on: 2006-10-07 |
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I accidentally came across Max Steiner's original soundtrack for King Kong while searching for the James Newton Howard release to Peter Jackson's film. I say accidentally because I been an avid collector and listener of movie soundtracks/scores for years, however inexplicably this one flew under my radar. Quite simply, this score is a 5-star classic and should be in anyone's collection; end of musical review.
However while searching, Amazon offered their usual "twofer" deal and I was a little confused about which recording to purchase, the Rhino or the Marco Polo version. Although earlier reviews touched on the issue, I thought I would concentrate upon that point. Since I could get both recordings for under $20, a little more than the price of one new CD down at the Borders, I went for the "twofer" and have been happy with the decision (no I don't work for Amazon, although would gladly accept any royalties sent my way!).
Each recording brings something different to the table. The first two-thirds of the Rhino version contains movie dialogue with some musical excerpts in the background, while the remaining third contains the 24-minute King Kong Music Suite, all from the original movie (73-minutes total). The CD comes in a cardboard package with a wonderful 36-page booklet containing a wealth of information about the movie and its music. It's not in a jewel box, so you have to be a little careful, but it is a very nice presentation, more of a little book rather than a CD. Yes, the CD may be a tad difficult to remove from the case, however I think quite a few of us will simply remove it once, rip it to the computer then download to the iPod. The Marco Polo version comes in a standard jewel case, this time with, you guessed it, a marvelous 38-page booklet describing the movie and its music. The Polo version is a 72-minute, 1996 recording of the original score, no dialogue.
Where the versions differ most is the sound; the Rhino version apparently originates from the source material, so although remarkably crisp and clean, it sounds like it was recorded in 1933. The updated Polo version could have been used in the current movie. So which version is better? Neither really, it depends upon the experience for which you are looking. I enjoy listening to the Rhino version on a rainy day when my attention span is not up to watching the King Kong DVD. Simply close your eyes, listen to the dialogue, and the movie plays in your imagination. On the other hand, the updated Polo version sonically illustrates what a masterpiece Steiner's score really is. The choice is yours!
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Fantastic!!!
Submitted on: 2006-01-04 |
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This is the first complete re-recording of the landmark score for King Kong (the good one ;-) ) and I highly recommend it. I disagree with the two star "Disappointed" review below (or somewhere). In my opinion the music for the death scene (track 22) sounds great. In fact, I lined up the movie and this recording and even the timing is virtually identical. The trumets do sound slightly different (not as shrill), but that's because of the good recording quality rather than because of the score reconstruction or conducting. If you took this recording and "aged" it with filters to simulate the comparitively tinny 1933 sound it would probably be indistinguishable from the original except to experts.
Anyway, if you're a Kong fan, a Steiner fan, or a general movie music fan you should have this, and the price makes it a very easy decision. By the way, as a bit of trivia for you, Stromberg and Morgan were called in for the Peter Jackson remake to provide their reconstruction for the theater scenes, which used Steiner's music from the original. (Those scenes actually used more than just the theater music. For example, the scrifice music was also used.) |
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