Peter Knight wrote a music score for a 1968 Tigon production entitled CURSE OF THE CRIMSON ALTAR, starring Boris Karloff, Christopher Lee & Barbara Steele. Punchy, informative liner notes by Kevin Mulhal The recording itself is really amazing! For a disc released at such an early time, the sound quality sounds almost like it was mastered with today's technology. so what are some other recommended Peter Knight-arranged opuses, then? If it was, that would explain the original poster's reference to the Moody Blues' Knights In White Satin, which Knight did the brilliant orchestrations for. I recall Knight being credited on more than one arrangement for Richard Carpenter, and they had a beautiful sound much in keeping with what I heard in his Sarde works.ĭavid Raksin once said "I hear he doesn't do all his own work", so perhaps Knight had a sizable hand in what came out in these scores. Wasn't this one of the Peter Knight-orchestrated scores, like Tess and Quest for Fire? (Also Jones's Dark Crystal and Nate and Hayes.) Wonderful arranger! ![]() Re-shoots, maybe? The track "Demise" was also butchered it's entire middle section substituted music from the Main Title. I particularly enjoy the bright percussion and the squeeze-box (?) effect early on in the picture, during scenes of delirium.Īnd mostly NOT USED in the final film.Īs a matter of fact, the on the album there is a haunting duet for solo piano and voice that ends the FINALE track, but in the film, you only hear the PIANO. Sarde's orchestrations are definitely wonderful. Sometimes he leaves me shaking my head, but he always tries something interesting even when he goes off the rails. This score has some of the most delicious recorded sound ever I've heard on a soundtrack, which Sarde's crepuscular arrangements exploit to the hilt.Īlso a big Straub fan. Even as a little kid, I knew the power of film music, albeit subconsciously. I saw this when I was 5, and I always shut my eyes right when I heard that choral thing. The ghostly female vocals heard just before her attacks. I never really got into Philippe Sarde's music in a big way (apart from The Tenant) but i loved this one. But the existing CD is nearly perfect as is.Ĭouldn't agree more! I was just playing this last week as its a score i often go back to and the sound quality is really bang on.Īside from a lovely little moment of music at the end of the film where Alice Krige's character is walking through the old abandoned house in her wedding dress, i really can't say that much was missed from Varese's album representation. Wouldn't mind a "deluxe edition" deal with this one, with the album & complete. The instrumentation reminds me (oddly) of "Night's in White Satin" (Moody Blues) and Leonard Rosenman's Lord of the Rings. This is a personal favorite of mine through the years. ![]() But the recording itself is really amazing! For a disc released at such an early time, the sound quality sounds almost like it was mastered with today's technology. The recording contains the lion's share of the music with a few missing pieces here and there. Varese Sarabande released the soundtrack way back in 1990, one of many Universal-produced movie scores. The 1981 movie Ghost Story, adapted from a novel by Peter Straub, has a fantastic score by Philippe Sarde. General Discussion: GHOST STORY (Philippe Sarde, 1981) ![]() FSM Board: GHOST STORY (Philippe Sarde, 1981)
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