“Earthquake” (1974) continues the disaster-movie-series, famously produced by the master of disaster himself, Irwin Allen. Only that this one wasn't a production of his. After the successes of “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972) and “The Towering Inferno” (1974) “Earthquake” should follow and continue the successful formula. Starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene and more, this movie did okay at the box office, although not being as successful as its "predecessors". Musical accompaniment came from John Williams, a natural choice, as he was one of the elements responsible for the success of the previous “disaster” productions. Enjoy!
This movie had potential. But, there were just too many cooks in the kitchen, and nobody bothered reading the menu. First off, there were just too many big name stars, and way too much overacting. Now, I love ham about as much as the next guy. And, I've always loved Ava Gardner. But, together, Ava was just too much ham. I mean, this movie starred everyone but Clint Eastwood... No, wait! I take that back! Clint Eastwood was in the movie playing in the theater when the quake started. My bad! But seriously, this was the first surround sound movie. The problem is, it just didn't work! The entire audio track was recorded in mono, which was piped through all of the speakers, causing nothing but a slight delay echo between the front & rear speakers. And as for the sensurround, the giant bass speakers installed just for this movie, along with the vibrating platforms installed under the first dozen rows of seats created such a vibration, theaters were forced to pull the movie after only 2 or 3 showings because the bass & vibrating platforms actually created structural damage to dozens of older theaters, causing several theaters to shut down altogether. I went to our local theater for the first showing, and was glad I did. Because, it was also the last showing with all of the extra equipment installed. That theater required foundation repair, along with requiring one of the walls inside the theater to be surfaced with plywood to cover up severe cracks, and supply some structural support. Don't get me wrong. I love the movie. I even went to the first showing after the studio remixed all of the audio tracks, then redistributed the movie with all new audio tracks.
Pre-Star Wars Williams scores had some right gems, this included. Plus part of his disaster 'trilogy'. Though unrelated to each Earthquake, Poseidon Adventure and Towering Inferno complement each other well.
Nice add, Fred. I was glad that LaLaLand Records released their three box set a few years ago: "The Poseidon Adventure", "Earthquake" and "The Towering Inferno". I missed the Film Score Monthly release of "The Towering Inferno" years ago, and "Earthquake" hadn't had a complete score release, up to that point!
Great Fred for the new version, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the film!❤👏🏻 Great John Williams. Golden Globe nomination.❤🔝👏🏻😍 One of the great classics of the catastrophic genre, with a stellar cast. I've seen it on TV many times. Research: Mark Robson gave his best in his youth, first as an editor for Orson Welles and then as a director of serious films. "Earthquake" is his penultimate film: catastrophic with visual and sound special effects. It was presented with the innovative Sensurround audio system which, by transmitting low frequencies during the earthquake scenes, actually made the seats in the audience shake, making those scenes much more evocative. Oscar for best special effects, best sound. Nominations for best cinematography, best production design, best editing. PS: I'm sorry, but we didn't do the repeat of the theater show on June 29th, due to the uncertain climate. The reply is postponed to September. We don't know if we will still do it outdoors or indoors.
There is some really lovely stuff buried amongst the rubble of Los Angeles. First is the slow dance that is "Lunch with Remy", then there is the absolutely gorgeous "Something for Rosa". Finally the love theme of Stewart and Denise. Wow. Just wow. Thanks Fred! P.S. It bothered me. I hear a great similarity between the main theme of "Earthquake" and the final portion of Williams' soundtrack for "Towering Inferno". Am I onto something?
I've always had the re-recorded score album of EARTHQUAKE, but this original sound track version tempts me to consider that John Williams Disaster Collection box set from LaLaLand. It's expensive, but probably worth it.
It's a treasure for sure and all the scores sound as excellent as they should. Previous incarnations of "Poseidon" for example sounded really dull. It's the first time it really "shines". All scores have a great "70s Williams" vibe and along the 80s Williams (I am sure everybody agrees) it's the best you can get. :-)
@@JeffreyKenison I get your Point. Much eerie and moody music, but it helped the terror on screen, didn't it? It doesn't romanticize anything. I absolutely have a heart for the pulsing main / end titles music. Great orchestral moments and thematic material. But of course it's not an album to "enjoy". Towering Inferno offers more to do so. :-)
Hello, Fred! From Williams 'first meeting with director Mark Robson and producer Jennings Lang, it was agreed that there would be a dramatic theme with brass announcing something out of the ordinary, but the substantial part of the music would be devoted to the human material of the story, leaving the rumblings of the disaster borne only by those responsible for the sound ( Ron Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr., Oscar winners ). A sensible choice, since the music only loses when it tries to " fight " against deafening noises ( " Poltergeist " would have mixing problems because of this some time later ). For the main theme, it is possible to perceive, in a reworked form, the same melodic line as the second part of the " End Titles " of " The Towering Inferno " ( which would premiere one month after this one ). A timely reference between " gender brothers "... Thanks and bye!
Can't hear what the excitement is about. This is nothing but a selection of cookie-cutter action and suspense accompaniment (as it were) sandwiching some generic 70s lounge music. Like most things, JW can do corn and throw-away tracks better than most, but...that's still all they are. Honestly, would anyone listen to this if it wasn't part of a JW soundtrack? I bet not. Or if you would, why not just go to the source and throw on some Chuck Mangione vinyl? Earthquake was a dull, contrived movie with powerful made-for-TV vibes (shot, as it was, on the Universal lot and around LA). Even the presence of Charlton Heston, saddled with a who's who of b-list TV co-stars, couldn't save this turkey (makes one wonder why Ernest Borgnine and Slim Pickens were left out!). As soon as post-Star Wars/CE3K JW was famous enough to pick his projects, he got out of the disaster movie genre, famously telling Irwin Allen to call "Jerry" to score The Swarm because "he'll score shit like this". It IS fun to hear some progressions, orchestrations and "ideas" that found better use in future scores to much better movies. But...that does not make the music any better. The disaster movie trend lasted barely half a decade from Airport in 1970 to Airport 1975 (gag!). Everything of that genre that followed flopped, fortunately, and we were released from that hell by 1980. The audience and JW all benefitted from seeing the end of those sad, uninspired pictures.
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“Earthquake” (1974) continues the disaster-movie-series, famously produced by the master of disaster himself, Irwin Allen. Only that this one wasn't a production of his. After the successes of “The Poseidon Adventure” (1972) and “The Towering Inferno” (1974) “Earthquake” should follow and continue the successful formula.
Starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner, George Kennedy, Lorne Greene and more, this movie did okay at the box office, although not being as successful as its "predecessors".
Musical accompaniment came from John Williams, a natural choice, as he was one of the elements responsible for the success of the previous “disaster” productions. Enjoy!
This movie had potential. But, there were just too many cooks in the kitchen, and nobody bothered reading the menu.
First off, there were just too many big name stars, and way too much overacting. Now, I love ham about as much as the next guy. And, I've always loved Ava Gardner. But, together, Ava was just too much ham. I mean, this movie starred everyone but Clint Eastwood... No, wait! I take that back! Clint Eastwood was in the movie playing in the theater when the quake started. My bad!
But seriously, this was the first surround sound movie. The problem is, it just didn't work! The entire audio track was recorded in mono, which was piped through all of the speakers, causing nothing but a slight delay echo between the front & rear speakers. And as for the sensurround, the giant bass speakers installed just for this movie, along with the vibrating platforms installed under the first dozen rows of seats created such a vibration, theaters were forced to pull the movie after only 2 or 3 showings because the bass & vibrating platforms actually created structural damage to dozens of older theaters, causing several theaters to shut down altogether. I went to our local theater for the first showing, and was glad I did. Because, it was also the last showing with all of the extra equipment installed. That theater required foundation repair, along with requiring one of the walls inside the theater to be surfaced with plywood to cover up severe cracks, and supply some structural support.
Don't get me wrong. I love the movie. I even went to the first showing after the studio remixed all of the audio tracks, then redistributed the movie with all new audio tracks.
Pre-Star Wars Williams scores had some right gems, this included. Plus part of his disaster 'trilogy'. Though unrelated to each Earthquake, Poseidon Adventure and Towering Inferno complement each other well.
Nice add, Fred. I was glad that LaLaLand Records released their three box set a few years ago: "The Poseidon Adventure", "Earthquake" and "The Towering Inferno". I missed the Film Score Monthly release of "The Towering Inferno" years ago, and "Earthquake" hadn't had a complete score release, up to that point!
I had no idea John Williams did this. It was a pleasant surprise. Thank you for posting.
Listen to How To Steal A Million, also atypical.
Great Fred for the new version, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the film!❤👏🏻
Great John Williams. Golden Globe nomination.❤🔝👏🏻😍
One of the great classics of the catastrophic genre, with a stellar cast. I've seen it on TV many times.
Research: Mark Robson gave his best in his youth, first as an editor for Orson Welles and then as a director of serious films. "Earthquake" is his penultimate film: catastrophic with visual and sound special effects.
It was presented with the innovative Sensurround audio system which, by transmitting low frequencies during the earthquake scenes, actually made the seats in the audience shake, making those scenes much more evocative.
Oscar for best special effects, best sound. Nominations for best cinematography, best production design, best editing.
PS: I'm sorry, but we didn't do the repeat of the theater show on June 29th, due to the uncertain climate.
The reply is postponed to September.
We don't know if we will still do it outdoors or indoors.
Love the Lunch with Remy segment, very elegant.
There is some really lovely stuff buried amongst the rubble of Los Angeles. First is the slow dance that is "Lunch with Remy", then there is the absolutely gorgeous "Something for Rosa". Finally the love theme of Stewart and Denise. Wow. Just wow. Thanks Fred!
P.S. It bothered me. I hear a great similarity between the main theme of "Earthquake" and the final portion of Williams' soundtrack for "Towering Inferno". Am I onto something?
Yes you should write youtube comments and share your insight
@@napoleon-sk5oc There are better and more insightful people on the inter-tubes, but thanks for the kind thoughts, Napoleon!
I've always had the re-recorded score album of EARTHQUAKE, but this original sound track version tempts me to consider that John Williams Disaster Collection box set from LaLaLand. It's expensive, but probably worth it.
It's a treasure for sure and all the scores sound as excellent as they should.
Previous incarnations of "Poseidon" for example sounded really dull. It's the first time it really "shines". All scores have a great "70s Williams" vibe and along the 80s Williams (I am sure everybody agrees) it's the best you can get. :-)
@@SoundtrackFredWith all due respect, I thought John Williams’ score for The Poseidon Adventure (1972) was quite profound.
@@JeffreyKenison
I get your Point. Much eerie and moody music, but it helped the terror on screen, didn't it? It doesn't romanticize anything. I absolutely have a heart for the pulsing main / end titles music. Great orchestral moments and thematic material.
But of course it's not an album to "enjoy". Towering Inferno offers more to do so. :-)
Gracias por hacernos disfrutar del maestro ❤
Really good 😊👍🏾!!!!!! Thank you for sharing 🙏🏾!!!! Happy 4th of July 💥.
Hello, Fred! From Williams 'first meeting with director Mark Robson and producer Jennings Lang, it was agreed that there would be a dramatic theme with brass announcing something out of the ordinary, but the substantial part of the music would be devoted to the human material of the story, leaving the rumblings of the disaster borne only by those responsible for the sound ( Ron Pierce and Melvin Metcalfe Sr., Oscar winners ). A sensible choice, since the music only loses when it tries to " fight " against deafening noises ( " Poltergeist " would have mixing problems because of this some time later ). For the main theme, it is possible to perceive, in a reworked form, the same melodic line as the second part of the " End Titles " of " The Towering Inferno " ( which would premiere one month after this one ). A timely reference between " gender brothers "... Thanks and bye!
Thank you. You confirmed something I heard from the end titles of "Towering Inferno".
AWESOME,,!
الف رحمة على ذاك الاب وين ما مدفون بهاي الظهرية
This kind of has a Jerry Goldsmith vibe to it.
Do you do musicals? Or do you know anyone that does for musicals what you do for movies?
John Williams also did the music for Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980). If feasible, would you mind adding that one to your list too, please?
Can't hear what the excitement is about. This is nothing but a selection of cookie-cutter action and suspense accompaniment (as it were) sandwiching some generic 70s lounge music. Like most things, JW can do corn and throw-away tracks better than most, but...that's still all they are. Honestly, would anyone listen to this if it wasn't part of a JW soundtrack? I bet not. Or if you would, why not just go to the source and throw on some Chuck Mangione vinyl?
Earthquake was a dull, contrived movie with powerful made-for-TV vibes (shot, as it was, on the Universal lot and around LA). Even the presence of Charlton Heston, saddled with a who's who of b-list TV co-stars, couldn't save this turkey (makes one wonder why Ernest Borgnine and Slim Pickens were left out!). As soon as post-Star Wars/CE3K JW was famous enough to pick his projects, he got out of the disaster movie genre, famously telling Irwin Allen to call "Jerry" to score The Swarm because "he'll score shit like this".
It IS fun to hear some progressions, orchestrations and "ideas" that found better use in future scores to much better movies. But...that does not make the music any better. The disaster movie trend lasted barely half a decade from Airport in 1970 to Airport 1975 (gag!). Everything of that genre that followed flopped, fortunately, and we were released from that hell by 1980. The audience and JW all benefitted from seeing the end of those sad, uninspired pictures.
Excelente banda sonora de John Williams, la de infierno en la torre es muy parecida🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷😎👍🏻