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Raise the Titanic |
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Music Composed by John Barry Score reconstruction and orchestrations by Nic Raine Performed by The City of Prague Philharmonic Release Date: 1999
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Raise the Titanic is a movie in which that seemingly impossible feat is actually accomplished. The H.M.S. Titanic, buried at sea for decades, is finally brought up from the depths that hide her. Interestingly, it shares a similarity with John Barry’s wonderful score for this film. The original masters, either having been misplaced or destroyed, were unavailable for re-mastering, so how could this piece of work ever sail again? While it is evident from Ballard’s expedition that the real Titanic will never be revived, Barry’s music is not confined to a similar fate. Thanks to the efforts of Silva Screen Records and Nic Raine, this score has seen the light of day. It is probably for the better that the original recordings are lost. The music on this CD is presented in Hi-Def Dolby Surround and it sounds fantastic. This really wouldn’t have been possible with analog session tapes. There is only so much that can be done to bring old recordings to the new digital realm. With the opening of the album we are treated to a grand performance of the theme for the Titanic. This theme is probably the highlight of the entire score. It is incorporated throughout the music, but not heavily so. This keeps it fresh and exciting, especially in track fourteen where, after listening to the heavily subdued and murky underwater exploration sequences, the main theme bursts forth along, with the mighty ocean liner, in full glory. With the notable exception of the main theme, this is a rather dark score. Fortunately, the main theme balances it out well and it never gets dark enough to be depressing. Several spots reminded me a lot of music from The Living Daylights, especially the underwater and Soviet sequences. It really wasn’t detraction to the music or anything, just something that I noted. The only tracks I really didn’t particularly care for where the “Memories of the Titanic” music. It’s not that those tracks are particularly bad or anything. They just sounded out of place to me. It's a small gripe to be sure, and I'm not complaining about it. John Barry fans have probably snapped this one up since it’s release, but if your one of those who hasn’t heard much of anything about this score, I really do recommend that you take it for a spin. It is a good jumping off point for getting into Barry scores. *****
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Track Listing 1 - Prelude (1:58) 2 - Main Title / The Mine Shaft (3:16) 3 - The Sicilian Project / Dog Attack (2:33) 4 - The Sicilian Defence / Southby / "The Mountain Comes to Us" (3:06) 5 - "We're in Business" (1:45) 6 - To Cornwall / "All That's Left" (Memories of the Titanic) (2:27) 7 - Deep Quest / Flood! (5:26) 8 - Finding the Cornet / Spy on Board / The Smoke Stack (4:53) 9 - The Titanic Uncovered (3:58) 10 - Gene Explores the Titanic / Deep Quest Trapped (3:43) 11 - Rescue Attempt / Blowing the Tanks (3:50) 12 - Raise the Titanic / Deep Quest Saved (3:32) 13 - Memories of the Titanic (2:10) 14 - Russian Threat / The Titanic Enters New York Harbor (2:58) 15 - "Thank God for Southby" / In The Graveyard / End Titles (4:46) Total Running Time: 50:21 |
