SPELLBOUND+PARADINE CASE Rare Soundtrack OSTs LP Rozsa Waxman Selznick Hitchcock

	£		30
	$		40

Here I have for sale a rare album featuring the original archival soundtracks to two David O. Selznick-produced Alfred Hitchcock films – “Spellbound” (1945) and “The Paradine Case” (1947).

Music from two Selznick International Pictures: Franz Waxman and Miklos Rozsa conduct selections from their scores for THE PARADINE CASE and SPELLBOUND (1979)

Condition (refer also to notes at bottom):
Vinyl – EX. Clean on visual inspection. Played just pre-listing and there is super clarity throughout with little interference. May be the odd click / pop in addition to the surface noise referred to in the disclaimer on the back cover about the source of the recordings (see below).
Cover – VG-EX. Colours are unfaded. Very minor corner nicks and disc showthrough outline. Spine has a few creases and some top left damage. There are a few mild creases. Rear cover has very light scuffing/disc showthrough at the top centre.
Sleeve – EX. Original. Minor folding/creasing in four corners; clean and intact.


Label: American Entertainment Industries Inc. ?– AEI 3103 
Country: United States
Format: LP, Vinyl, Album, Import
Year: 1979
Genres: Stage & Screen, Instrumental, Popular, Classical
Styles: Piano, Theremin, Score, Orchestral, Pyschological

Track listing:
Side A:
THE PARADINE CASE (Franz Waxman)
A1. Main Title - Keane Theme - End Title

SPELLBOUND (Miklós Rózsa)
A2. Prelude
A3. Dementia

Side B:
SPELLBOUND (Miklós Rózsa) (continued)
B1. Love Theme
B2. Subconscious
B3. Scherzo
B4. Terror On The Ski Run
B5. Spellbound Concerto – (Miklós Rózsa) SPELLBOUND


Rear cover notes read:
Due to the rarity of the original records from which this album has been produced, certain tracks have, of necessity, been transferred from less than perfect copies. Surface noise is therefore inevitable, although every effort has been made to minimise this without interfering with the original recordings. It is felt that these are of particular interest to the serious collector of film-music since they are the original recordings conducted by the composers. As such, the interpretations, the colorations and the tempi are definitive. Whilst contemporary recordings may achieve perfect clarity, they cannot hope to reproduce the original intentions of the composers.



About the films:

The Paradine Case is a 1947 American film noir courtroom drama film, set in England, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and produced by David O. Selznick. The screenplay was written by Selznick and an uncredited Ben Hecht, from an adaptation by Alma Reville and James Bridie of the novel by Robert Smythe Hichens.

The film stars Gregory Peck, Ann Todd, Alida Valli, Charles Laughton, Charles Coburn, Ethel Barrymore and Louis Jourdan. It tells of an English barrister who falls in love with a woman who is accused of murder, and how it affects his relationship with his wife.


Spellbound is a 1945 American psychological thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. It tells the story of the new head of a mental asylum who turns out not to be what he claims. The film stars Ingrid Bergman, Gregory Peck, Michael Chekhov and Leo G. Carroll. It is an adaptation by Angus MacPhail and Ben Hecht of the novel The House of Dr. Edwardes (1927) by Hilary Saint George Saunders and John Palmer.



About the scores:

The Paradine Case

Franz Waxman’s Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra is a concerto treatment of the major themes, reworked by the composer, from the David O. Selznick production of The Paradine Case, the third of four collaborations with director Alfred Hitchcock. They had previously worked together on Rebecca (1940), Suspicion (1941) and would reunite for Rear Window (1954).

The music from the Paradine soundtrack was only the second original soundtrack recording ever released commercially. Producer Selznick had created the concept as an exploitation tool when he launched Duel in the Sun, the previous year, which also starred Gregory Peck.

After an opening piano cadenza the haunting principal theme is heard, and of all things, electric violin. It is a lovely depiction of the mysterious Mrs. Paradine (played in the motion picture by Alida Valli). If this melody can be described as “Chopinesque’ that is only appropriate given that it is played on the piano in the movie itself by Mrs Paradine just before she is arrested for murder. Thereafter, the theme in its many variations is associated with both the principal character and the piano. The two contrasting themes of the work portray lawyer Tony Keane (Gregory Peck) and his wife (Ann Todd), similarly in a leitmotiv fashion. An extended orchestral interlude based upon these themes leads to a recapitulation, closing piano cadenza and coda.


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Spellbound features an orchestral score by Miklós Rózsa notable for its pioneering use of the theremin, performed by Dr. Samuel Hoffmann. Selznick originally wanted Bernard Herrmann, but when Herrmann became unavailable, Rózsa was hired; he won the Academy Award for his score.

Although Rózsa considered Spellbound to contain some of his best work, he said "Alfred Hitchcock didn't like the music — said it got in the way of his direction. I never saw him since."[9] During film's protracted post-production, considerable disagreement arose about the music, exacerbated by a lack of communication between producer, director, and composer. Rózsa scored another film, The Lost Weekend, before Spellbound was released, and he again used the theremin in that score. This led to allegations that he had recycled music from Selznick's film in the Paramount production. Meanwhile, Selznick's assistant tampered with the Spellbound scoring by replacing some of Rózsa's material with earlier music by Franz Waxman and Roy Webb.


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ITEM CONDITION - items are graded according to Record Collector definitions - see below:

MINT: The record itself is in brand new condition with no surface marks or deterioration in sound quality. The cover and any extra items such as the lyric sheet, booklet or poster are in perfect condition. Records advertised as Sealed or Unplayed should be Mint.

EXCELLENT: The record shows some signs of having been played, but there is very little lessening in sound quality. The cover and packaging might have slight wear and / or creasing.

VERY GOOD: The record has obviously been played many times, but displays no major deterioration in sound quality, despite noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch. Normal wear and tear on the cover or extra items, without any major defects, is acceptable.

GOOD: The record has been played so much that the sound quality has noticeably deteriorated, perhaps with some distortion and mild scratches. The cover and contents suffer from folding, scuffing of edges, spine splits, discolouration, etc.

FAIR: The record is still just playable but has not been cared for properly and displays considerable surface noise; it may even jump. The cover and contents will be torn, stained and / or defaced.

POOR: The record will not play properly due to scratches, bad surface noise, etc. The cover and contents will be badly damaged or partly missing.

BAD: The record is unplayable or might even be broken, and is only of use as a collection filler.