The Cardinal


Preamble (5035135517784)
映画 | 年: 1987 | 映画のリリース: 1963 | フォーマット: CD
 

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# トラック アーティスト/作曲家 期間
1.Main Title4:02
2.Stonebury1:55
3.Dixieland: Tango2:50
4.The Cardinal's Faith4:51
5.They Haven't Got the Girls in the USABobby Morse and His Adora-Belles2:50
6.The Cardinal in Vienna6:07
7.Annemarie2:55
8.The Cardinal's Decision3:35
9.Way Down South1:55
10.The Cardinal Themes4:59
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The Cardinal - 08/10 - その改訂 Tom Daish, 提出された (英語)
The Cardinal tells the story of a man growing up during the rise of the Nazis who ultimately becomes (you guessed it) a cardinal, while engaging the issues for the Catholic church at the time. Jerome Moross is best known for his western scores and in truth, The Cardinal has many of his American affectations, it is certainly not the sombre and liturgical score one might expect. The Main Title introduces the main theme which is based on some of Moross' favourite chord progressions, but in honesty, they do sound like they belong in a western. While hymnal in nature, it moves along reasonably briskly and the triumphal orchestration is surprisingly plush. For such a serious film, the entire score seems quite warm and romantic, Moross wasn't perhaps the most versatile of composers, although it does make all his scores a joy to hear.

Whether it's the recording or just the music itself, but here Moross' usually timeless music does more obviously sound like a score from the era, particularly the melodramatic, swooning cello passages of The Cardinal's Faith. The album has a number of curious asides, particularly the playful, but rather inappropriate Dixieland and Tango. However, the imitation period song, They Haven't Got the Girls in the USA, seems even more out of place and should perhaps have been included at the end of the album (if at all). It is, however, followed by one of the score's highlights, the lilting Cardinal in Vienna, sort of Aaron Copland meets Richard Strauss with the more folksy rhythms of the former playing with the swirling decadence of the latter. Rather than a limpid love theme, Annemarie is a buoyant dance which then reprises the waltz in grand fashion.

The final couple of cues are more dramatic, but still with a bit of period feel and the album closes with an arrangement of the waltz and main theme concert suite that serves as a fitting epilogue. The clarity of is good, although the sound is a touch harsh and there is quite a noticeable hiss on every track. Despite being made by Otto Preminger, The Cardinal is not an especially well known film and so the track by track analysis of the story is helpful in shaping the context of the music. A slightly eclectic mix of typical Moross - even if the composer isn't quite at his best - and music for the 30's and 40's period in one shape or form. In fairness, the casual fan would be better advised to pick up the Silva Screen compilation, named after this very film, The Cardinal: The Essential Moross, as it includes all of the best dramatic cues in good performances and with better sound. Still a score with plenty of good moments, but nothing like you'd expect.

その他のリリース The Cardinal (1963):

Cardinal, The (1963)
Cardenal, El (1972)
Cardinal, The (1999)
Cardinal, The (2019)


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