Cinema Paradiso presents The Parallax View OST LP
THE PARALLAX VIEW OST LP RELEASE OUT TODAY MAY 7th, 2021
Cinema Paradiso Recordings is proud to announce the release of the soundtrack to the motion picture 'The Parallax View', on vinyl for the first time ever.
Based on the book by Loren Singer, ‘The Parallax View’ is directed and produced by Alan J Pakula as the second instalment of his Political Paranoia trilogy - alongside Klute (1971) and All the President's Men (1976). With cinematography by Gordon Willis (The Godfather trilogy, Annie Hall) and starring Warren Beatty, this political thriller from 1974 is perhaps even more relevant today than it was back then.
The legendary score by composer Michael Small is regarded as a benchmark in the sound of paranoia thrillers that dominated cinema in the 1970s, revered film critic Pauline Kael hailed it as an essential for all fans of the genre. Now, 47 years later, it will finally be available to own on vinyl.
“Michael Small’s score raises the spectre of all that is hidden in American history, and superimposes them in a collage that reveals itself to be the unseen hands that shape it.”
Available on today, May 7th 2021, Cinema Paradiso’s ‘The Parallax View’ soundtrack includes the infamous brainwashing scene, an influence on countless films and TV shows over the years, including the most recent Watchmen series.
The single LP luxury gatefold vinyl comes with liner notes that include two essays by Scott Bettencourt and Alexander Kaplan (of Film Score Monthly), which provide a fascinating insight into the making of the film and an analysis of the score.
To be able to include the dialogue of the infamous brainwashing scene - the disembodied voice from Warren Beatty’s “Parallax Test” - was fundamental to our decision to release the soundtrack on vinyl. However, in order to include the segment, we needed authorisation from Paramount and the original voice actor. With permission granted from Paramount, we scoured the film credits but gained no insight into whom the mysterious voice belonged. Researching every other name on the credits hoping to find a contact that might know who the actor was, we settled on Jon Boorstin (Alan Pakula’s assistant on The Parallax View) who we duly contacted.
Jon got straight back to us, “…And yes, I know who that actor is, who welcomes Warren so mellifluously. It was Alan Pakula. He did a temp track, and we got used to it, and never replaced it.“ Thanks to this never-before-revealed information, we were put in touch with Hannah Pakula – Alan’s widow – and obtained permission to use the dialogue which you can hear before the Parallax Test at the start of side B.
The Parallax View will be available in limited edition red, blue or white vinyl of just 500 each. There is also a super limited edition white vinyl Abraham Lincoln ‘card stunt’ sleeve version. Limited to just 200 copies world wide, each copy comes with a removable Abraham Lincoln sticker placed over the “card stunt” depiction on the original cover.
We are also proud to partner with Criterion who have released the Blu-Ray for North America this February, by offering a bundle to US customers of the Blu-Ray plus our limited edition Abraham Lincoln cover Vinyl LP for $79 (US only).
Finally we have 5 extra-super limited edition packages available which includes the Abraham Lincoln cover with white vinyl + a Criterion ‘Parallax View’ Blu-Ray + a First Edition copy of ‘The Parallax View’ book by Loren Singer.
Special Ltd Edition white viny : £28.99 - SHOP HERE
Special Ltd Edition Abraham Lincoln with white viny : £33.99 - SHOP HERE
Special Ltd Edition Abraham Lincoln with white vinyl + Criterion Blu-Ray (US only) : $79 - SHOP HERE
Special Ltd Edition Abraham Lincoln with white vinyl + Criterion Blu-Ray + Book : $140 - SHOP HERE
“The Parallax View embodies a particularly paranoid moment for America, when assassination wounds were still fresh and the President’s bungling burglars were running him out of the White House. Michael Small’s music beautifully captures our hope, our dread, and our nostalgia for truer values. In the Parallax Test sequence, he brilliantly seduces the assassin in all of us. Watching this today, wrapped in Michael’s music, what was once wild fantasy feels at least as credible as the pronouncements of our Kool-Aid drinking Congressmen.”
Special packages and white vinyl only at www.cinemaparadisorecordings.com
Jon Boorstin assistant to Alan J Pakula available for interview please contact Deborah@cinemaparadisorecords.com