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Title: Not as good as Astley's big band original.
Review: I was disapointed with the lack of sophistication in the film score of the Val Kilmer version of the "Saint". I was looking for at least one cut of the original bigband recording by Sir Edwin Astley from the 60's TV show. It is really much more powerful and big band jazzy than the vague references to the original score feebly quoted in the film. The original score from the British show in turn had taken snippets from the soundtracks of the 1930's "Saint" films. These early 1930's scores had snatched and transmogrified bits of StLouis blues and Claude Debussy. It all culmnated in the sound track of the TV show staring Roger Moore.Even the character's creator, Leslie Charteris, commented that Elstree Studio's score was the best musical impression of the mood he had in mind when writing the stories. Astley's composition had been out on vinyl years ago. Maybe it is time for Elstree Studios to re-release a CD version.
