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Below is my personal research hand-copy of a portion of the "Destiny" cue from Golden Voyage of Sinbad. This is a case where a portion of the cue was dialed out by the music editor in the final edit of the film. Specifically, Bars 12 thru 23 were not used (probably recorded but dialed out because in most of these cases you can hear the volume increase to normal standards or the sudden dialing down during sound effects, and so forth). I have the mono GVOS cds released several years but have to dig them out and see if that track has the lost bars--but I doubt it since it appears, if my memory serves me, that it was a a type of music-&-effects version. I'll check later...

In the image you at least have lost Bar 23 to see before the music kicks in again at Bar 24. Bars 23-24 is the Cut Back to Chamber scene in the movie. At any rate, if the complete score is freshly restored someday by the likes of Tribute or whomever (a golden enterprise), then I am sure "Destiny" will finally be destined to be heard fully. Personally I feel that GVOS should be the primary candidate for re-recording, not only to restore lost cues but also to beef up the orchestra to its intended glory for a fantasy score of this golden caliber.Incidentally, there are several other cues in the movie that had major portions of them dialed to oblivion. This included "Storm" in which the first 48 bars were "drowned out" by the music editor (not by the Storm!). In "Koura's Farewell," I believe only Bars 36-43 were used--the rest bid farewell thanks to the music editor.

You can also see most of the beginning few bars of 3M14 "Deck Dance." What you cannot see is the bottom bar of that cue that has the "Arab flute" that plays solo at the end of Bar A (second bar). To its right is a tiny portion of 6M23 "Making Homunculus." Missing from few are the violins/VC/CB.




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Below is my personal research handcopy of portions of the "Hakim" cue in GVOS that is somewhat Herrmannesque in nature initially. However, I should point out that, unlike even Max Steiner, Rozsa's style in my research did not tend to resemble Herrmann's style except in remote or rare cases. Rozsa had quite a unique and interesting voice. In this case, however, we have the repeated nine-note phrasing played by the violas, the half-step descent of half notes played by the celli & contrabasses, devices employed by Herrmann quite frequently. I discussed and gave image examples of how Steiner's music tended to show more "Herrmannesque" qualities probably because aspects of their musical character tended to run in similar lines--despite the obvious night & day differences in other areas (such as Steiner being Max the Melody Man unlike Benny).

However, another semi-Herrmannesque effect in this score is at the end of the "Set Sail" cue. Here is my rundown explanation:

"...[3M18] "Set Sail" .....What I really liked about this cue, however, is the Herrmannesque timbre coloring at the end of the cue when Koura tells the Captain, "He who is patient, obtains," pouring gold coins into his hand from a bag.
So we see in Bar 52 the viole bow trem whole notes on middle C# tied to whole note next bar and held fermata. Violins II are bowed trem as such on Line 1 E/G# tied whole notes; violins I on Line 2 C#/E. The C.Fag/Pos II/tuba/piano/VC/CB effectively play the deliciously sinister sounds of the Koura theme winding down. The contra bassoon plays mp Great octave G# half note rinforzando to sforzando G 8th down to D quarter note tied to (Bar 53) quarter note to same D 8th staccato (followed by an 8th rest) to the ominously held C# half note (held fermata). The piano/VC/CB are col the C. Fag. At least Pos III (if not all three) are col the C. Fag, and the tuba plays this an octave lower register. The tonality is the C# min (C#/E/G#)...."

Below the "Hakim" image will be the "Set Sail" image showing this effect.

"[3M16A] "Hakim" Allegretto in 2/4 time. 22 bars, 3pp, :24. Scene: Sinbad, realized he's being followed in the marketplace, dashes out of view. Haroun's father and large servant seek him out. [DVD location: Chap 9, 1:00] Delightful little cue, and somewhat Herrmannesque in the first 12 bars.
Tutti viole basically play a two-bar variation of the Market theme, repeated two more times. Viole play small octave G rinforzando quarter note to staccato G to A 8ths to (Bar 2) Bb to D staccato 8ths to legato 16th notes Bb-C#-A-Bb. Repeat in Bars 3-4, and Bars 5-6.
Meanwhile, VC/CB play p descending rinforzando ( > ) half notes Great octave G to (Bar 2) Gb to (Bar 3) F, then E in Bar 4 , Eb in Bar 5, D in Bar 6. In Bar 7, the viole settle on the G half note tied to quarter note next bar to A rinforzando quarter note to (Bar 9) Bb up to Line 1 D quarter note to (Bar 10) Bb-C#-A-Bb 8ths to (Bar 11) G half note tied to quarter note in Bar 12, then A quarter note ("rit").
In Bar 7, the VC/CB play Great octave C# half note to C in Bars 8 (repeating Bar 8 thru Bar 12). The timp beats small octave C half note rinforzando in Bar 8-12.
In Bar 13 animato ("Sinbad grabs"), the pace of the cue picks up with the clarinets & violins playing the action figures as Sinbad (an action figure himself!) grabs his big follower and throws him against a display. So, after an 8th rest, they play (clarinet II an octave lower than clar I) mf "3" triplet value 16ths Line 1 Bb-G-Line 2 E to rinforzando Bb quarter note tied to (Bar 14) dotted 8th up to D# 16^th (for violins; Eb for clarinets) to C# quarter note (for violins; enharmonic Db for clarinets). Etc.
When the big fellow is covered with vegetables, a comic relief solo phrase is played by I believe the bassoon, then by the clarinet in Bars 19-20. So the clarinet plays grace note Line 1 B to rinforzando C 8th to descending staccato 8ths A to F# etc. Then the violins & celli play the conclusion figure of small octave (Great octave for the celli) Bb 8th to "3" triplet value 16ths Bb-G-C to Bb quarter note to (Bar 22) G half note held fermata. CB are pizz in Bar 22 on Great octave G half note held fermata."

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