We begin the journey with one of Lee's earliest released scores, East of Eden (1981), a mini-series based on John Steinbeck's novel starring Jane Seymour. Up to that point Holdridge was already getting estabilished in film and television scoring, but East of Eden was the first work that got him noticed among film music collectors. A soundtrack LP was released by Elektra and for a long time a suite appearing on Charles Gerhardt Conducts The Film Music of Lee Holdridge was the only CD release of the score. Now the full Holdridge score is available from Intrada, who put out a special disc that begins with the album program in stereo, than culling together the remaining music from surviving elements, several previously unused cues are presented in mono. Here's Lee's thoughts about the picture and the rocky road to getting a commission of this magnitude:
I read many of John Steinbeck's novels growing up.
I read many of John Steinbeck's novels growing up.
- 4/28/2009
- Daily Film Music Blog
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