TalkAwhile - The Folk Corporation Forum

Did the soundtrack for The Marksman ever get a CD release?  Or, failing that, has anyone out there ever converted their LP to CD?

Jules

No CD, but it was released on cassette.

The other BBC soundtrack that RT was involved in (minor role, more interesting for fans of Christine Collister) "The Life and Loves of a She-Devil", wasn't released on CD either.

To complete (?) the RT soundtrack work:
"Sweet Talker" and "Grizzly Man" were released on CD
"Slam Dance" soundtrack by Mitchell Froom, one track by RT "A Prayer for Ms. Velveteen" - no CD

Then there is "Welcome Home, Mr. Lewis", an instrumental written and performed by RT with T-Bone Burnett "for Ricardo Franco's film "In And Out"". Originally released on the EP "Behind The Trap Door" and now available on the 2CD "Proof Through The Night & The Complete Trap Door"
But I believe I'm now far removed from what you asked  ;)  ;)

You're never complete until you are complete. :D

I now remember that RT also scored music for the "follow up" to "Grizzly Man". A series for Animal Plannet called "The Grizzly Man Diaries". Never seen or heard by me.

He also did the music for the film "Dreams With Sharp Teeth" about the writer Harlan Ellison. Out on DVD now, but likewise not seen yet.

Thanks for the reply.  Looks like a vinyl copy followed by a CD transfer for me then.  A mate of mine keeps swearing he can help me do transfers, so I'll have to badger him anew if I find a copy.

Thanks again.

Jules

Jules - I've IM'd you...

While I continue my quest - can anyone (Oldeu?) tell me how many otherwise unavailable RT songs are on The Marksman s'track?  It'll dictate how much I knock myself out over this.  Thanks.

Jules

From Beesweb:

The Marksman (Music From The BBC TV Series)
BBC Enterprises Ltd.  1987  
  1. My Time (sung by Christine Collister)
2. Gordon
3. Rude Health
4. Night School
5. Cornishe Pastiche
6. Crossing the Water
7. The Marksman
8. Kyrie (from “Missa Papae Marcelli” by Palestrina)
9. On Yer Eyes
10. Gutters On The Run (sung by “the unexpected”)
11. Don't Ever Change
12. Up There (impromptu on the themes by Ian Lynn)
 




Richard Thompson and Peter Filleul

current status: out-of-print

BBC Enterprises Ltd. l.p., REB-660, U.K., 1987

All titles published by Paternoster Music, Ltd.
Produced by Peter Filleul
Arranged by Peter Filleul and Richard Thompson
Musical direction by Ian Lynn

The Marksman by Ron Hutchinson from the novel by Hugh C. Rae
Produced by Sally Head
Directed by Tom Clegg
Music co-ordination by Musicare

Tremendous - I'm a huge Harlan Ellison fan, I need to track this down now!

Cheers Paul - do I take it that the ones that don't list a singer are instrumentals rather than songs then?

Jules

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Richard-Thompson-the-marksman-LP-UK-1987-very-rare_W0QQitemZ350233184342QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Records?hash=item518b864856&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

Jamie

I've just tracked a couple of copies down on Music Stack (and promptly bought one of them  ;D). I'd never heard of this until today. I imagine it will be a bit like RT and PFs collaboration on the Sweet Talker soundtrack.

I am now considering the Life & Loves Of A She Devil soundtrack but I can't find a track listing anywhere and am wondering if there is anything on there worth having apart from the sublime Warm Love Gone Cold. From waht I remember of the series, most of the incidental music was cheesy sub BBC Radiophonic Workshop, synthy bits. Or am I completely misremembering this?

That was Christine Collister singing, wasn't it?

On Warm Love Gone Cold yes.

But I can't find out what is on the rest of the album.

Anything on Collister's website about this album?

Not much on Christine's website, AFAIK, but I can add this:
"The Life And Loves Of A She-Devil"
  BBC Enterprises, REB 615
  side 1
  Warm Love Gone Cold (P Filleul)
  Cavatina (from Act II of The Marriage Of Figaro) (Mozart)
  Some Enchanted Evening (Rodgers & Hammerstein)
  Revenge (P Filleul)
  All Because Of You (C Gregson)
  Warm Love Variations (P Filleul)
  Commercial Break - Vista Rose (P Filleul)
  side 2
  It's All Just Talk (C Gregson)
  For Lucille (P Filleul)
  Eden Grove (P Filleul)
  Devil Groove (P Filleul)
  Cavatina (from Act II of The Marriage Of Figaro) (Mozart)
  Ways To Say Goodbye (P Filleul)

Those Gregson songs are sung by Christine as well
If you only want to have "Warm Love Gone Cold" you might consider to look out for the single, released both as 7" and 12", regularly to be found on *bay

I think that the best way to hear it though is in tandem with "You Don't Say" live with the Richard Thompson Band in 1985/86

here's that Christine single

[attachment deleted by admin]

very 80's rockchick hair for ms collister

The entire album is on the spotify.com website

Really? My vinyl copy should be arriving imminently.

I can't use Spotify here. Is the She Devil album there too?

Oops sorry, wrong info. It's Sweet Talker that's on spotify and She-Devil isn't there. Apologies.

I finally had time to listen to my copy of The Marksman last night. I think I would deem it inessential. It kicks off with a song by Christine Collister, very 80s pop in style but with RT clearly playing in the background. There are a couple of nice instrumentals which clearly have his fingerprints on them too but to describe the rest of the music as "incidental" would probably imply a greater sense of excitement than it actually posesses. It is mostly bland, easy listening with 80s production values. RT receives a co writing credit on every track but to be honest, it would be hard to detect that he had been anywhere near most of the tracks.

The album finishes with a solo piano piece which is actually very pretty and on which RT receives a writing credit but piano is not his instrument and I doubt any performing involvement.

All in all then, it was interesting to hear and I did not pay a lot for it but I doubt that it will get many repeat listenings. I have converted the whole thing to Mp3 but I suspect that there are only about three tracks that will stay in my library.