[Graham Watt]

I would say that, in general, C n’ C presentations don’t work as well as a carefully thought out “reduction”. And why should they? It’s actually amazing to me to find so many C n’ Cs that work at all. Not all films follow a traditional story arc, and even when they do, no matter how great an “architect” the composer is, a climax (if there is one) may be left unscored. That’s just one of many examples. There are really too many variables to mention.

But just to cite one example, I don’t think that the complete THE EIGER SANCTION works anywhere near as well as the re-recorded LP from the time. The last few tracks are suspense mostly, with Clint Eastwood hanging on a rope. Then the End Titles kick in. I could list a dozen more.

I don’t do playlists either. I want a good record producer, preferably the original composer, to put the album together for me. I wouldn’t buy a DVD/Blu-Ray of a film and edit all the bits I like into a personalised mini-film. And if it’s a 6-hour presentation of the film including all the outtakes and alternate edits, well I wouldn’t watch that either.