Christine,
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Wow! Magnificent article! I haven't had time to read everything in depth, but caught some very interesting points. I'm anxious to read the second half of the interview later on. Thanks' for the clips as well. It's to bad that Carl's version of
NAPOLEON, and
BROKEN BLOSSOMS, and so many others are not generally available. I would also like to see his score for
THE GOLD RUSH as part of the forth-coming Criterion DVD release. Unfortunately, knowing the stubborn attitude of the Chaplin Heir's that isn't likely to happen. I t would be nice if Kino or Eureka would put out
THE THIEF OF BAGDAD and
THE EAGLE with his scores on Blu-ray.
INTOLERANCE too,
Incidentally, this might be a good time to mention this, Paramount is finally working on a new addition of
WINGS that I assume will be released on Blu-Ray. It won't have Carl's music, unless it is included as an alternate track. Rather there will be a full recreation of the original 1927 score. Here is a quote from just a couple weeks back by David Shepard. Now if we could just gett similar confirmation from Warner's regarding
THE BIG PARADE.
"Paramount is working on its own version of WINGS using the Academy's beautiful tinted restoration, a new orchestral recording of the 1927 score by J. S.Zamecnik (which is wonderful) and sound effects as done in the roadshow screenings which will be executed with modern technology by Ben Burtt. Be patient."
David Shepard