Elmer Bernstein - The Buccaneer: Music from the Motion Picture (1958)
Expanded Limited Edition 2014
XLD | FLAC (Image) + cue.+log ~ 413 Mb | Mp3, CBR320 kbps ~ 211 Mb | Scans included
Genre: Soundtrack, Score | Label: Kritzerland | # KR 20027-4 | Time: 01:15:43
DeMille had had his greatest success by remaking The Ten Commandmentsfor Paramount in 1956, and so he decided that his next film for the studio where he’d toiled for so many years would be a remake of his 1938 film of The Buccaneer, this time in Technicolor and VistaVision. But by 1958, having prepared the film, DeMille’s health was failing, so he asked Anthony Quinn to direct (Quinn was his son-in-law at the time) and longtime friend and associate Henry Wilcoxon to produce. A great cast was assembled, including Yul Brynner, Charles Boyer and Claire Bloom. Charlton Heston appeared as Andrew Jackson. Critics were cool to the film and it didn’t light up the box office, but it managed to snag one Oscar nomination (for Best Costumes). But looking back at it today, the film is very entertaining, looks incredible and has an absolutely stunning score by Elmer Bernstein.