On November 24th (I incorrectly say November 26th on the show), legendary film music recording engineer, Eric Tomlinson, passed away at the age of 84. Tomlinson worked with the likes of John Barry, Henry Mancini, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Michael Kamen and John Williams on such films as FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE, LIFEFORCE, OUTLAND, BRAINSTORM, HIGHLANDER and the STAR WARS TRILOGY… just to name a few.
On today’s program, we are going to play for you over 2 hours of music recorded by Eric Tomlinson featuring over 25 scores including LION IN THE DESERT, THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY, ALIENS, BATMAN, and more.
And when you are done with the show I highly recommend you check out two brilliant articles written by Eric Tomlinson expert and audio engineer, Chris Malone.
The first article is an in-depth profile on Eric Tomlinson himself. Click HERE to read it.
The second article chronicles the recording of the Star Wars saga including the recording of the original Star Wars trilogy. Click HERE to read it.
You can also explore Malone Digital’s web site HERE!
PLAYLIST (PART I) • FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE (Barry) • THE IPCRESS FILE (Barry) • THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN (Goodwin/Walton) • SISTERS (Herrmann) • STAR WARS (Williams) • CAPRICORN ONE (Goldsmith) • THE GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY (Goldsmith) • LION IN THE DESERT (Jarre) • THE FINAL CONFLICT (Goldsmith) • RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (Williams) • OUTLAND (Goldsmith) • QUEST FOR FIRE (Sarde) • MONSIGNOR (Williams)
PLAYLIST (PART II) • BRAINSTORM (Horner) • AMADEUS (Mozart) • THE RAZOR’S EDGE (Nitzsche) • NORTH AND SOUTH (Conti) • HIGHLANDER (Kamen) • LIFEFORCE (Mancini) • YOUNG SHERLOCK HOLMES (Broughton) • FLESH + BLOOD (Poledouris) • ALIENS (Horner) • BATMAN (Elfman) • 12 MONKEYS (Buckmaster) • ARABIAN KNIGHT aka THE THIEF AND THE COBBLER (Folk)
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What an amazing selection of music! It’s incredible to see all the fantastic scores Tomlinson had his hand in over the course of his career.
Thanks for listening, Brett!
Eric was a true professional in every thing he did. A good friend of Mine Jack Clegg worked with him back in the swinging 60’s at CTS bayswater and has countless stories to tell!. It is worth mentioning Eric helped save countless film score from destruction, many of which we all own today. R.I.P Eric in Tonmeister heaven!
Thank you very much for sharing, John!
Great Music, Great Program. Other Tomlinson recordings of note for mention include Supergirl, Uncommon Valour, Cherry 2000, Farewell to the King, The Fly 2, Baron Munchasen and Brazil.
Thanks Jason!