Blue


Dot Records 1968 Vinyl
Movie Film release: 1968
 

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# Track   Duration
Side 1
1.Main Title (The River)2:26
2.The Mexicans In The Village4:48
3.Nocturne4:35
4.Scherzo3:51
5.Morning After Love4:02
 19:42
# Track   Duration
Side 2
1.Blue's Solitude2:42
2.Preparation Of The Villagers4:55
3.Blue And Joanne Near The River2:53
4.The Mexicans Are Coming3:27
5.The Death Of Blue2:35
 16:31
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Blue - 10/10 - Review of John Mansell, submitted at
Originally released on LP by Dot records back in 1968, I have always thought that this was a particularly interesting work by Greek composer Hadjidakis. The movie, which starred Karl Malden and Terence Stamp, was made very much in the style of The Magnificent Seven and also contained traces of the Spaghetti western genre. Hadjidakis is probably best known for his scores to Never On A Sunday and Topkapi which both enjoyed success at the cinema during the 1960s. He also composed a rousing score for 300 Spartans, which should be released.
Blue contains a particularly haunting central theme which is first heard in the opening cue, ‘The River’, and is reprised throughout the work in cues such as ‘Nocturne’, ‘Scherzo’ and ‘Blue And Joanne Near The River’. As well as the lighter interludes, the score also contains an equal amount of action and dramatic moments, as in the infectious and nerve jangling ‘The Mexicans In The Village’ and the driving and intense sounding ‘Preparation Of The Villagers’. Hadjidakis utilises the guitar solos of Laurindo Almeida to great effect and the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra play their hearts out. I also think that the composers use of cimbalom on some of the cues is particularly effective.
The CD edition on the Sirius label(SMH 20018-2) is packaged lavishly with extensive notes on the film, the composer and the score. It also has letters and quotes from the composer that he wrote whilst staying in The United States working on the score. There is also a full filmography for Hadjidakis and a number of stills from the movie and photographs taken at the recording sessions, with Hadjidakis conducting the orchestra. This release has only been issued in Greece, but it is worth seeking out. Maybe the score will get a compact disc release outside of Greece in the near future.

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