The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Volume 2


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Film | Rok: 1992 | Format: CD
 

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# Tor Artysta/Kompozytor Czas
1.Main Title - Alternate Version Laurence Rosenthal0:38
 
Vienna 1908
2.Indy and the Princess6:10
3.Skating the Prater1:49
4.The Poetry Lesson3:40
5.Outfoxing the Fox3:16
6.Sophie's Chamber4:08
 
German East Africa 1916 - The Congo 1917
7.Desert Trek3:20
8.Morning4:08
9.Desert Storm4:15
10.Arrival at Port Gentil - Death of Bartelomy1:29
11.Albert Schweitzer, Prisoner of War2:25
12.Schweitzer Says Goodbye2:34
 
London 1916
13.Oxford0:24
14.Countryside Courtship1:29
15.Zeppelin Attack - Meeting Vicky2:01
16.War of Words3:25
17.Suffragette Meeting1:55
18.Celtic Love2:55
19.Proposal - Reunion3:54
 
British East Africa 1909
20.African Port1:07
21.Two New Friends3:27
22.Meto3:05
23.The Masai Elders1:47
24.Talking With Teddy2:53
25.Discovery of the Oryx - Sacrifice5:25
 71:39
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The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles - Volume 2 - 08/10 - Przegląd wersji Tom Daish, zgłoszone w (Język angielski)
This second volume of music from Lucas' epic serialisation of Indiana Jones' life as a young man features yet more excellent music from both Rosenthal and McNeely. This album opens with a very much shorter version of the Main Title theme that after a brief performance of the main theme it suddenly transforms into a roaring 20's style showtune, but quickly flits back at the end for a coda using the original theme. This format was used throughout many of the episodes with different ideas featuring in the central section, although this is the only rendition of the main theme featured other than the extened version of the first volume.

Rosenthal provides a restrained and rather romantic, yet classical sounding suite from Vienna 1908. Indy and the Princess moves from gentle romance to introducing the main motif from the score which starts out much like the chorus to the Christmas carol See Amid the Winter's Snow. Skating in the Prater is accompanied by a delicious, Straussian waltz which disappointingly fades away rather than coming to a definite conclusion. By way of a contrast, Outfoxing the Fox is a strident tango (as far as I can make out) although this eventually gives way to some more typically Germanic and occasionally martial music. Sophie's Chamber provides for a tender and innocent conclusion to an effort which once again evokes time and place beautifully, while still containing the right elements of drama, passion and innocence.

East Africa gets two outings on this disc, the first being McNeely's venture into German East Africa and the Congo. Certainly more of a dramatic action effort than the opening suite, commencing as it does with somewhat menacing German march (even it is perhaps erring slightly on the side of comedic at times - although no more so than Williams' Nazi march for the features). As with most episodes, there is a central theme and this one has one of the best, a great action adventure score, in the same kind of style as some of entertaining family adventure films that McNeely has scored. It is put to great effect throughout and most notably woven into exciting action cues such as Desert Storm. This starts with an unpromising variation on Michael Kamen's Robin Hood Prince of Thieves overture, but soon builds into a complex action cue with the usual blustering brass and swirling strings. The tone becomes somewhat more sombre in the latter half with the more gentile material for Schweitzer which also works interpolates Bach's Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring.

Oxford, the City of Dreaming Spires (I think it was named by some famous writer or other) is given a lovely bouncy but restrained introduction in McNeely's other second contribution to this album. This soon gives way to Countryside Courtship and introduces a theme which is somewhere between Holst and Vaughn-Williams (almost literally - something of a paraphrase of themes from both composer). Zeppelin Attack is a somewhat more turbulant cue, but soon returns to more romantic material and the sprightly, dance-like War of Words. The romantic material is given a, well, Celtic twist in Celtic Love by the inclusion of Celtic Harp and Irish Penny Whistle. The suite is capped with the shamelessly romantic Proposal and Reuinion which recaps the main theme and provides a wonderful closure to the score.

Rosenthal's East Africa effort is more low key than McNeely's and has more of an ethnic/mystical edge to it but does feature a charming little stiff upper lip British fanfare. The finale track title sounds more akin to the films than the serial, but in fact accompanies a hunt for Oryx, which is not a mystical artefact, but a rare species that Teddy Roosevelt goes out to shoot much to Indy's horror and dismay. The music is therefore low key and sombre and brings the album to a rather down beat conclusion. Compared to the other suites, this one is perhaps a little less interesting and tends to rely more on gentle pastoral flute and lightly percussive motifs to produce a rather intimate score. However, Rosenthal evidently did his homework and in the notes mentions his research into African folklore and even employs the talents of percussionist C.K. Ladzepko from Ghana.

Yet another generally excellent album that is performed and recorded as good as would be expected from a TV series that musically, at least, never fails to impress and delight. A mention should be made of the liner notes which provide a page of description by the composers of each score and how it works in relation to the story; something that most movie soundtracks don't have and so the inclusion here is a praiseworthy and thoroughly commendable extra that caps another wonderful album.


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