MARATHON MAN / THE PARALLAX VIEW (FSM1305)

Description: FSM presents two superb Michael Small thriller scores long requested on CD: Marathon Man (1976) and The Parallax View (1974), both from the Paramount Pictures vaults—two classic works of pain and paranoia from the 1970s.Marathon Man gave cinema one of its most iconic and frightening scenes: Laurence Olivier, as a fugitive Nazi dentist, torturing Dustin Hoffman with dental equipment while repeating the perplexing question, “Is it safe?” The film was directed by John Schlesinger from a screenplay by William Goldman (based on his book) and also starred Roy Scheider, Marthe Keller and William Devane. The film is equal parts international intrigue, historical speculation, character development and pitch-perfect suspense—a masterpiece of the genre.The Parallax View, directed by Alan Pakula (see FSM’s CD of Klute/All the President’s Men), was a political thriller starring Warren Beatty as a quirky reporter who stumbles upon an all-powerful organization, The Parallax Corporation, recruiting assassins for nefarious ends. With its breathtaking filmmaking, paranoid conspiracy theories and downbeat implications, no film made the doom and gloom of the Watergate era so fascinating or pleasurable.A huge part of the success of both films is their music by Michael Small, a master of the suspense and subtlety required of these pictures. Marathon Man features a melancholy main theme for Hoffman’s troubled graduate student and a foreboding anthem for Olivier’s Nazi, as well as fascinating textural ideas such as pitch-bending strings, ominous piano and piercing synthesizer. The Parallax View centers on a skewered patriotic march for the Parallax Corporation, and features a five-minute pop-rock source cue, “The Parallax Test,” for a pivotal recruitment film. Both scores feature arresting action cues that emerge perfectly from the atmospheric dissonance.Marathon Man, although produced second, comes first on this CD as it is newly mixed from the original 16-track 2” multitrack tapes for modern stereo sound. No scoring session masters survived for The Parallax View, so its score is presented in mono (given a light stereo reverb for listenability) from the film’s edited music stem.The booklet features incisive essays on the films by Scott Bettencourt and Jeff Bond, respectively. Expanded essays on both films, and full track-by-track commentary, can be found, for free, online at our website. Marathon Man Music Composed and Conducted by Michael SmallMain Title 3:00Tragedy at the Truck 1:31In Hot Pursuit/Out of the Race 1:19Bellman and Pram 1:47The Doll’s Demise 0:51Biesenthal Flashback 0:39Soccer Ball 0:56Elsa’s Intrigue 0:36Szell Arrives 0:27Love Scene 3:00The Letter 1:00Airport 0:51Resemble Diamonds/Fountain Appointment 1:48Scylla Stabbed 1:51Doc Dies 0:34Nightmare of the Past 1:22Bathroom Terror 1:49False Rescue 1:12Betrayal/Drilling Horror 0:50Escape 0:44Chase Pt. I 2:08Chase Pt. II 0:57Urgent Phone Call 1:37Calculated Risk/Gang Moves In 1:58House on the Hill/Approaching Showdown 2:39Jewelry Market Pt. I 1:23Market Continuation 0:28The Recognition 1:47Szell Escapes 1:25All That Glitters Pt. I/All That Glitters Pt. II 0:41Too Close/Essen 0:33Diamonds of Death 1:17Babe Tosses Gun 1:53End Credits 2:00 Total Time: 48:23 Bonus TracksMain Title (alternate) 2:59Fountain Appointment (alternate) 1:40False Rescue (alternate) 1:09 Total Time: 5:52 The Parallax View Music Composed and Conducted by Michael SmallCommission and Main Title 2:42Morgue 0:51Sheriff’s House 0:58Car Chase 1:12Testing Center 1:05Out to Sea 0:52Slide of Art/Austin Sleeps 1:56Parallax Test 4:55Art in Cafeteria/Suitcase Bomb 3:55Gunmen Search 1:30Joe’s Final Run 1:29End Title 2:02 Total Time: 24:01 Total Disc Time: 78:30

Price: 19.95 USD

Location: Linden, Virginia

End Time: 2024-08-14T15:00:35.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.4 USD