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Volume 0989
Presents
ERB ECLECTICA 2002.12.27
ERB Newsmagazine 2002.12.27
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TARZAN GOES WEST
Burroughs went along with cowboy
star, Ken Maynard, calling his wonder horse, Tarzan,
until the name "Tarzan" started
to appear in the titles of Maynard's films
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featured on New Music For Films, Vol. 2 by Christopher Franke (Soundtrack) On Sonic Images |
This second album in the series of original film music by Christopher Franke includes orchestral and electronic suites from his scores for the films
| Musical Selections
Title Track ~ Opening ~ Morning Ride ~ Attack on the Village ~ Damaged Goods ~Jane's Arrival ~ The Dam Breaks ~ Broken Dreams ~ Escape ~ A New Friendship ~ The Chase ~ Deadly Flight ~ Near Death ~ Dance Lesson ~ The Race ~ Fight for Opar ~ Finale |
Credits:
Composed by Christopher Franke Performed by Christopher Franke and the Berlin Symphonic Film Orchestra Conducted by Alan Wagner Recorded and Produced by Edgar Rothermich Mastered by Edgar Rothermich Music Supervisor: Rudy Panke Design: Doerte Lau and Andreas Adamec Catalog No: 828-274-906-2 Label: Sonic Images Records Release Date: Feb 29, 2000 Price: $9.98 |
REVIEW EXCERPTS
"The selections from “Tarzan And The Lost City” are
some tongue-in-cheek action music. "Jane's Arrival" is one of my
favorite tracks. It starts off with a soft and lyrical melody (which
also appears in other tracks). Then a jungle rhythm kicks in and
the great melody keeps playing. Most of the tracks carry a great
and intense rhythm."
“Tarzan and the Lost City” opens the album with the epic side of Franke’s writing. It starts with textural patterns and sampled vocals, but soon takes off in a more traditional, thematic vein. Unfortunately, the synth sweetening takes over where it doesn’t have to (unlike with much of Hans Zimmer’s work), making for some wet and heavy music. The inclusion of real instruments does make this much more listenable than something like his own “Babylon 5.” Plus, of all the scores represented here, “Tarzan” has some of the most interesting samples. The music itself is incredibly basic on every level. This leads to some pure and majestic thematic materials, but also to some clichéd action passages (not Franke’s strong suit).
Synth wizard Christopher Franke may be best known among Sci-Fi fans for his atmospheric accompaniment to “Babylon 5,” but his talents certainly aren't limited to generating supplementary music solely for that series. His CD's 16 tracks spotlight selections from five other relatively recent projects, including six energetic cues from “Tarzan and the Lost City”
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS BOOK JACKETS Tarzan ~ Mars ~ Pellucidar ~ Non-Series ~ Alternate Jackets
In 1999, Normand Design began the Edgar Rice Burroughs Dust Jacket Reconstruction Project. My intention was to produce high quality reproductions of some of the most exciting and sought-after dust jackets in book collecting. phil@recoverings.com . |
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BURROUGHS ILLUSTRATED
Rare 1964 Offset Print Fanzine ~ 10 pages, 8 1/2"
by 11"
Art by 23-year-old Wehrle who has gone on to do book
covers, magazine illustrations and comics.
This early work is less finished, but shows the time
put into it and some fledgling design ability.
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Edgar Rice Burroughs'
This is Robert Nailor's interpretation of
Nailor is also known as Lore or Lorewriter.
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| JOHN CARTER QUIZ 3:
Based on The Warlord of Mars |
JOHN CARTER QUIZ 4:
Based on Thuvia, Maid of Mars |
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| 1941 Christmas Release
by Bosley Crowthers
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God Rest ye, merry
gentlemen, let nothing you dismay ~ especially the current offering at
the Capitol, which is just another Tarzan film, that's all, and not an
anthropologist's nightmare, as a serious person might suspect. Metro calls
it "Tarzan's Secret Treasure," and that's as good a title as any, for it
tells in truly comic-strip hyperbole of a shockingly outrageous attempt
by a couple of greedy scientists to ravish the ape-man's paradise of its
gold. And it concludes in the customary fashion with Tarzan conscripting
his faithful friends, the beasts, to put the outsiders in their places
and to save his African solitude for himself, his mate and his youngster,
who has grown to be quite a lad.
Don't let it throw you, Christmas revelers. It is all in the spirit of fun. And although there is nothing about it which would distinguish it from other Tarzan films save the introduction of Barry Fitzgerald as a kindred soul in the wilds and the fact that Johnny Weissmuller has added a few words to his vocabulary in the animal scenes, especially those which star a chimpanzee, and the fanciful concept of the whole thing is, as usual, pleasantly lacking in guile. Obviously, the Capitol is playing to juveniles this week. |
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NEWS SHORTS
Tarzan gets the 'Smallville' treatment in new show
It worked for Superman, so why not for another comic book orphan? The WB is set to follow up "Smallville," its hit series about the Man of Steel's angsty teen years, with a similar look at young Tarzan. Taking a page from Crocodile Dundee," the pilot follows Tarzan as he's taken from the jungle to New York City, where his uncle runs Greystoke Enterprises. Action will focus on Tarzan’s efforts to reintegrate into society alongside characters such as the uncle, a NYPD detective and, of course, Jane. Warner Bros. will produce the show, tentatively called “Tarzan,” and David Nutter, whose credits include "Smallville" and "The West Wing," will direct. This will be the 15th television incarnation of Tarzan.
New from from McFarland:Human Prehistory in Fiction Charles De Paolo
ISBN: 0-7864-1417-0 ~ 172pp. references, bibliography, index $32 softcover 2003It has a chapter devoted to ERB's THE LAND THAT TIME FORGOT as well as chapters on other early writers (e.g., Wells, Verne) and their view on early man.
The current issue of "Comic Book Artist" magazine, issue #22, October 2002,
features a big, honkin' tribute to the Gold Key artists of the 1960s. This chunky publication is worth all six dollars and ninety-five cents! It features articles on the history of Dell and Gold Key, and the split between the two; a previously unpublished Russ Manning interview by Shel Dorf from 1969; article on Giolitti, the Turok artist (with a cover gallery of 84 Turoks reprinted); interview with Manning assistant Mike Royer; interview with Tarzan/Jungle Twins artist Paul Norris; interview with Korak artist Dan Speigle; interview with cover artist extraordinaire George Wilson; interview with writer Mark Evanier (who got his start at Gold Key before moving on to write & edit the ERB, Inc. comics that were published exclusively in Europe in the late 1970s); writer and dino expert Don Glut (another contributor the the Manning/ERB, Inc. studios); and a list of "Top Ten" Gold Key artists, including Manning, Marsh, Spiegle, and Frank Thorne (later the Korak artist for D.C.) -- all lavishly illustrated with Tarzan & ERB art, some unpublished, some from Europe, etc. Cover is a stylized modern interpretation of Magnus, Robot Fighter.Recently picked up an ERB-knockoff titled "Valley of No Return" by Richard A. Booth, Northwest publishing, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 1995. It's an oversized (but thin) green paperback lost race story about a geologist stranded in the Arctic who discovers a lost valley populated with dinosaurs, prehistoric cats & wolves, and an Indian-like tribe. Story is amateurish but not unreadable -- I believe this is a vanity publication. Of interest to ERBites is the back cover blurb, "In the traditon of Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose grand adventures have for years been passed from parents to their older children, Richard A. Booth has concocted a fantastic adventure of heroism and love which will delight adventure fans of all ages. The adventure continues in 'Return to the Valley', a Northwest Publishing book soon to be released." However, the tale seems to owe more to Kioga than ERB. Cover art by D. Cude looks like a Frazetta knockoff, with a T-Rex & naked babe. No sign of the sequel, so I don't know if it was ever published. My copy is signed. $7.95 cover price (I paid $3.50 used).
~ Lord Passmore
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