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The original recording of THE CHAIRMAN had pretty terrible sound quality, so this Kickstarter-funded re-recording by the Intrada/Leigh Phillips/William Stromberg/Royal Scottish National Orchestra team is a revelation. As usual, Goldsmith sounds terrific in his Far Eastern mode, with a seamless blend of the traditional symphony orchestra with eastern tonalities and instrumentation. They’ve done a great job here of using (or recreating the sound of) the many exotic wind and percussion instruments that Goldsmith used originally. And at 47 minutes, we’re getting an additional 15 minutes compared to the original release. So I guess this is pretty much complete.