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The Quiller Memorandum1966Lyric by Mack DavidLP: Columbia OS-3060
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The MovieThis is a spy thriller with George Segal as "Quiller," an agent who's investigating a neo-nazi group in Berlin. It's a bit of a throwback to pre-Bond British spy movies: it's more of a mystery than a thriller, and you really have to pay attention if you're going to follow the plot logically. And like a lot of British spy movies, it plays on the ruthlessness of the British spymasters vs. the ruthlessness of the bad guys, and Our Hero being ground-down in the middle. Still, it features Senta Berger, and she's why I bought the DVD. I'm surprised she was never a Bond girl. She had beauty and class. |
The MusicLike almost all of Barry's scores, it comes down to whether you like the title theme or not, because if you don't, you're screwed. I didn't like "Wednesday's Child," it grates on me. The instrumental isn't so bad, but only in comparison to the vocal. At least that's how I feel about it, so I never spent much time listening to this score. |
Release NotesThe LP came out with the film. It was fairly hard to find and collectable when Varese finally released it on CD. I put two photos here of the LP: I've got the white cover edition (which was used for the CD). I have never seen the blue cover edition for sale. Intrada released this in 2012 as a Special Collection Volume 201. The track listing is the same. If there is any difference, I do not know what it would be. |