Victor Young's magnificent and famous score for Michael Todd's Around the World in 80 Days has been out of print on CD for about twenty years- surprising because the old vinyl soundtrack was one of those rare records that could be found in seemingly every household in America in the late 1950s and 1960s, having been reissued many times. Young's score evokes memories of a period when soundtracks were as opulent and lush as the films they represented. Now Eric Records (we never heard of them prior to this, either!) have released a "deluxe expanded soundtrack" of Young's original score.
Remastered from "the best possible analog sources" in stereo, this
edition includes nearly a half hour of tracks never released
previously. Produced by Didier Deutsch, this is an attractive package
in every way imagineable. In addition to Young's infectuous score,
there is also a well-designed booklet packed with interesting
information about the making and scoring of the film, accompanied by
lush color photos. What is curious about the packaging is that no major
studio is credited in terms of copyright, leading one to believe that
the musical score for this Oscar-winning film must have an interesting
tale behind it, at least in terms of the legal rights. In any event,
Eric Records have done a first rate job that would have made the master
showman Todd quite proud.-
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