Jerry Goldsmith - Shamus (Original Music from the Motion Picture) '2021

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World premiere release of Jerry Goldsmith score for Burt Reynolds private eye
film! Buzz Kulik directs, Barry Beckerman scripts, Columbia Pictures presents,
Burt Reynolds stars with Dyan Cannon, Joe Santos, John Glover, Larry Block, John
P. Ryan, opera star George Tozzi plus “Morris the Cat” (an animal
shelter rescue feline made famous in 70’s television commercials as well
as Robert Altman’s feature The Long Goodbye). Goldsmith had already
worked with director Kulik on Warning Shot (1967) starring David Janssen and he
followed Shamus with Kulik’s Babe, earning an Emmy Award for his
sensitive score. Shamus McCoy is an extremely low-rent private detective who
finds himself on a case involving murder, stolen diamonds, doubler crosses,
chases (with some fancy stunt work largely performed by Reynolds)… and, of
course, romance. Jerry Goldsmith offers the picture just under 26 minutes of
original music, following a trend of relatively brief scores he sometimes wrote
for pictures as varied as Von Ryan’s Express, Patton, Chinatown, Escape
From The Planet Of The Apes and others. Goldsmith launches from the outset with
his “Main Title” in easy-going style, featuring light percussion,
fender bass, organ and gentle piano on his primary theme. Both lengthy and
melodic, Goldsmith illuminates McCoy’s humble beginnings with simplicity
and breeze. It’s a tune that recurs several times throughout the score,
each with a guise of its own. Additional charm can be heard as the idea plays
throughout both parts of “Getting Acquainted”. Note an especially
gentle embellishing figure on harp during the second part. New thematic material
opens “Surprise Visit”, featuring guitar, organ, harp, percussion
and strings in relaxed manner albeit with forward motion. But not everything is
soft-spoken. With “Here I Come” and “A Broken Limb”,
Goldsmith propels the chase sequences with crisp, driving percussion and
left-hand piano rhythms playing underneath zig-zagging upper string figures.
Excitement! Spotlight goes to “The Warehouse”, especially where
Goldsmith highlights the suspenseful search and discovery of surplus military
supplies with eerie, transparent violins sliding in one direction above opposing
basses underneath while violas and cellos move about with their own figure.
Signature Jerry Goldsmith menacing scoring! While complete score is under half
an hour, Goldsmith ensures considerable variety in both style and orchestral
colors. Booklet includes informative notes by Scott Bettencourt, original
campaign artwork and graphic design work by Kay Marshall, cue assembly and
musician’s list details. Jerry Goldsmith conducts. Intrada Special
Collection CD available while quantities and interest remain!

Tracklist:
1 01. Jerry Goldsmith - Main Title (04:12)
1 02. Jerry Goldsmith - A Real Dog No. 1 (00:45)
1 03. Jerry Goldsmith - The Warehouse (04:08)
1 04. Jerry Goldsmith - A Real Dog No. 2 (00:52)
1 05. Jerry Goldsmith - Here I Come - Part I (00:28)
1 06. Jerry Goldsmith - Here I Come - Part II (02:23)
1 07. Jerry Goldsmith - Getting Acquainted - Part I (01:38)
1 08. Jerry Goldsmith - Getting Acquainted - Part II (01:31)
1 09. Jerry Goldsmith - Surprise Visit (02:16)
1 10. Jerry Goldsmith - A Broken Limb (05:05)
1 11. Jerry Goldsmith - Stay In My Life (02:27)

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