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RAISE THE TITANIC – John Barry

September 21, 1999 Leave a comment

Sometimes, a film score can reach almost mythic proportions, mainly due to the fact of its unavailability. In recent years, this has not happened – the advent of promos, DVDs with isolated score tracks and those horrible “bootlegs” mean that only a very small number of scores go without any kind of release – legitimate or otherwise. During the 1980s, however, a film score going unreleased was a much more common occurrence, especially if the film was a commercial flop, regardless of the quality of the music. This fate befell John Barry’s score for Raise The Titanic, arguably one of the most requested and sought-after scores in the history of modern film music. Read more…