What’s up for 1999
Probably the next disc out will be Intrada’s new complete recording on Jason and the Argonauts (1963). This one is conducted by Bruce Broughton and is expected in May. :: Other big events include Varese Sarabande’s complete recording of Citizen Kane (1941) conducted by Joel McNeely (most likely the last of the Varese/McNeely co-projects), and Marco Polo’s release of Herrmann and Alfred Newman’s The Egyptian (1954). The latter by the Morgan/Stromberg team. :: Another item from Varese Sarabande will be a double CD of unreleased original tracks from Herrmann’s years at 20th Century Fox. Hopefully containing as much as possible from Beneath the 12-Mile Reef ? :: An odd one is the rather conservative Deutsche Grammophone doing Five Fingers/The Snows of Kilimanjaro. Don’t know much about this project. :: Also, Fifth Continent is presently negotiating with DTS and Image Entertainment with the respect to the production and distribution of their planned DTS 5.1 CDs. Included here is the original tracks of Night Digger. This might be a good year too…