- Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:33 pm
#55636
Thanks so much for the kind words, discosucks.
The PHASE IV release is a project that we worked on for over a year. We're truly honored to have made it happen. Being able to work with the Bass kids (who are full grown adults, now) and hear stories about being on the set of the movie / hear about their father, was crazy.
The movie is still sort of an obscure "secret" and we hope that releasing the score will turn some folks onto PHASE IV and Saul Bass' work and legacy.
The audio was super trashed, and J. Yuenger worked hard to bring the tracks back to life. Myself and J. literally sat down and watched the film while simultaneously syncing the audio to make everything flow. The tracks provided to us had no titles, so we agreed breaking the score into four "phases" seemed like a solid approach. Although, Saul Bass' proposed track listing for the unreleased score is included in the 12 page booklet that comes with the LP due in part by us locating numerous letters and correspondence between Bass and Paramount Pictures from the 1970's.
The sleeve notes are awesome and provide some insight on the movie, the score, and the trials Bass faced to create such a movie that was undoubtedly way before its time and outside the parameters of what is accepted from a major studio release.
We really think its a special release, and we hope you feel the same!