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Title: Good but far, far away from the REAL THING...
Review: First of all it's very good to have so many Hitchcock's film music on just two CDs. A very good idea for a remarkable album. Unfortunately these are not the original scores, but a rerecording by Paul Bateman and the City of Prague Philarmonic. That's where the problem is. While some of the rerecordings are very good (Vertigo) others are a real shame (Rear Window and North by Northwest). Unfortunately (again) most of the films here presented are not available on their original recordings (like Rear Window or Psycho - two of my favourites). So, this is the only way you'll probably get them all together. I just wish we could have the REAL recordings! Anyway, a good buy (but far from great)...
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