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In The Cardinal (1963) composer Jerome Moross and director Otto Preminger avoided the simple associative route of crafting musical themes for particular characters. Instead, Moross produced five distinct "cells" of score, which Preminger then applied broadly across the finished film. This alternate method has the effect of drawing the flashback elements of the narrative into a context that takes no account of their timeframe. After the grandly resounding cathedral bells which open the "Main Title", the overture introduces these cells across a range of styles. Being the story of one man's life, the score has a
In The Cardinal (1963) composer Jerome Moross and director Otto Preminger avoided the simple associative route of crafting musical themes for particular characters. Instead, Moross produced five distinct "cells" of score, which Preminger then applied broadly across the finished film. This alternate method has the effect of drawing the flashback elements of the narrative into a context that takes no account of their timeframe. After the grandly resounding cathedral bells which open the "Main Title", the overture introduces these cells across a range of styles. Being the story of one man's life, the score has an entire gamut of emotion and events to portray: the disc schizophrenically passes back and forth between orchestral music for the Cardinal's reflection, and the upbeat swinging tunes from his past. Not that this back-and-forth is at all distracting. Moross will always be best known for the rousing Americana of The Big Country, but here's another side of his music that's well worth discovering. --Paul Tonks
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Manufacturer: Preamble
EAN: 5035135517784
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