John Barry - Séance on a Wet Afternoon (Music from the Motion Picture) (2024) [Hi-Res]

Quartet Records is proud to present a brand-new recording conducted by Fernando Velázquez of another film score that is either lost or inaccessible – in this case no fewer than five films scores by John Barry: a suspense classic from the ’60s, a film adaptation of a classic play, and three television movies starring Katharine Hepburn.

John Barry would have turned 90 on November 3, 2023. The unforgettable music of this five-time Oscar winner continues to be celebrated around the world, and indeed the impact of his innovative scores for dozens of movies from the 1960s through the ’90s continues to reverberate to this day.

Disc 1 includes the complete score of SÉANCE ON A WET AFTERNOON (1964), a major work previously missing from the composer’s discography. It was one of his masterpieces for Bryan Forbes that, unfortunately, remained unreleased due to the absence of master tapes. Orchestrated for a small ensemble featuring vibrant percussion and woodwinds, it’s a mysterious, suggestive, unsettling score, reaching its culmination in the long rescue sequence.

As a bonus, we have included another rarity that deserves to be rescued. A DOLL’S HOUSE (1973) was one of Barry’s briefest scores: a single, sad melody for celeste, harp, harpsichord and piano, repeated three times during the film’s length.

Tracklist:
1.01 - John Barry - Main Title (From Séance on a Wet Afternoon) (2:16)
1.02 - John Barry - The Room (0:41)
1.03 - John Barry - The Plan (0:24)
1.04 - John Barry - Myra Remembers (5:29)
1.05 - John Barry - Billy Leaves (0:57)
1.06 - John Barry - Kidnapped (1:25)
1.07 - John Barry - The Ransom Letter (1:03)
1.08 - John Barry - The Prayer / Good Morning, Amanda (1:07)
1.09 - John Barry - The Drop, Pt. I (2:10)
1.10 - John Barry - The Drop, Pt. II (2:45)
1.11 - John Barry - The Drop, Pt. III (3:04)
1.12 - John Barry - We're Mad (0:34)
1.13 - John Barry - Mrs. Clayton's Reading / The Woods (1:23)
1.14 - John Barry - The Final Reading (0:55)
1.15 - John Barry - Arthur's Waiting (0:52)
1.16 - John Barry - Finale (From Séance on a Wet Afternoon) (1:56)