If your musical tastes are anything like ours, odds are you've been spinning the wonderful new recordings of Jerry Goldsmith's music for the TV movies Pursuit, Crawlspace, and The People Next Door quite frequently over the past few months. Now, we invite you to join us for a look at the creation of this terrific album. Before the main event gets underway, our show begins with a tribute to composer, orchestrator, and reconstructionist John Morgan, who passed away only the day before we recorded this program this past January. Following this, your humble hosts David, Yavar, and Clark chat with Leigh Phillips about how these three scores were chosen, the benefits of him working in the booth while Adam Klemens conducts the orchestra, the challenges of recreating a vintage '70s sound for these scores, the subtle adjustments that are made over the course of the mixing process, the tantalizing musical preview of The Waltons offered at the end of the album, and much more! Apologies for the delay on this one, but we think you'll enjoy the music, memories, and conversation.

Edited by Wes Deckers.

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With the aid of their magic amulet, the good folks at Intrada Records have finally located the missing pieces of Jerry Goldsmith’s score for the 1982 animated film The Secret of NIMH. In this new Soundtrack Spotlight, mastering engineer Chris Malone, liner notes writer Jeff Bond, and Intrada's own Roger Feigelson join your humble hosts Jens, Yavar, David, and Clark for an examination of the definitive new presentation of this extraordinary work. You'll hear conversation about why this score sounds richer than ever, what the handful of new cues add to the listening experience, this score's significance within Goldsmith's larger body of work, and much more. As always, you'll hear plenty of illustrative excerpts from the new album along the way. Remember: you can unlock any door if you only have the key, and you can listen to this podcast if you only click the play button.

Here's the track list!

Special thanks to Chris Shaneyfelt for getting us the early LP pressings version of "Jadwiga Relived," from QB VII!

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It's a long road
when you're fixing First Blood
And it hurts when
you have to double dip

But this new release
Corrects some notable flaws
In some crucial ways
It really rights the ship

It's a Spotlight
Your hosts David and Jens, they'll tell ya
They're here to inform ya
And they brought some friends

Roger Feigelson
And Neil S. Bulk
Serve as our special guests
Explain why this new release is the best,
For you and meeeee

Cause restoration is long, yeah
Each step is only the beginning
They've fixed the speed now
And added tiny pieces that were missing

It's a good show
And it's short as hell
You should give it a spin
Before you buy

Now they've fixed First Blood
And that's the end of it
A definitive release that just might
Make John Rambo cry!

Please send your correspondence to goldsmithodyssey@gmail.com.