John Addison's "Joseph Andrews" Is Kritzerland's First Release of 2014

John Addison’s “Joseph Andrews” Is Kritzerland’s First Release of 2014

January 14, 2014 By Joe Marchese — No Comments

Upon its release, movie posters heralded the 1977 film Joseph Andrews as “the story of a young, English footman who served the Lady Booby but loved the little Fanny.” Just in case anybody still wasn’t sure about exactly what the ribald film offered, the poster was illustrated with an image of the titular character surrounded by two ladies against the backdrop of a third, with a rather ample bosom. Joseph Andrews was a belated thematic sequel to 1963’s Tom Jones, and like that film, it was directed by Tony Richardson and based on a novel by Henry Fielding (1707-1754). Despite the passage of time since Tom Jones, Richardson naturally turned to the same composer: John Addison. Addison had received an Academy Award for Tom Jones, one of four Oscars taken home by the movie including Best Picture. Now, Addison’s score to Joseph Andrews has arrived on CD in its first-ever release, courtesy of Kritzerland. It’s the label’s very first release of 2014.

Joseph Andrews was Fielding’s first full-length published novel and actually one of the earliest novels written in English. For his cinematic adaptation, Richardson enlisted a starry cast. Peter Firth (Lifeforce, The Hunt for Red October) took the title role of Joseph, supported by Ann-Margret as Lady Booby, Michael Hordern, Jim Dale (the same year he starred in Disney’s Pete’s Dragon), Beryl Reid and Penelope Wilton (of Downton Abbey), along with cameos by John Gielgud, Hugh Griffith (repeating his role of Squire Western from Tom Jones) and Peggy Ashcroft. John Addison, previously represented on Kritzerland by both Tom Jones and A Bridge Too Far (also 1977), was a go-to composer for Richardson. The pair collaborated on such classic films as The Entertainer, A Taste of Honey, The Charge of the Light Brigade and more.

After the jump, we have more information plus a pre-order link and full track listing!

Kritzerland describes Addison’s score to Joseph Andrews as “wonderful and melodious music – it’s pastoral, jaunty and often quirky in its instrumentation, conjuring up the world of Fielding and all of the film’s colorful characters. Addison was a master at this kind of score and Joseph Andrews is prime John Addison.” This premiere release was derived from the film’s mono mixdown tapes, housed in the Paramount Pictures vaults. It’s limited to 1,000 units, and is scheduled to ship by the third week of February. However, orders placed directly at Kritzerland typically ship three to four weeks early. You can place your pre-orders or listen to audio samples at the link below!

John Addison, Joseph Andrews: Music from the Motion Picture (Kritzerland KR-20027-5, 2014)

Love Theme from Joseph Andrews
Parson Adams Intercedes
Dawn Departure
Moatrack
Poor Sir Thomas
Drowned/Slipslop Repulsed 1 & 2
Lady Booby Repulsed
Joseph Dismissed
Betty and Joseph
Bloodying Scene
Ghost
Greasy Fellow
Marriage Plans
Lover’s Meeting/Fanny’s Doubts
Pedlar Pays the Bill
Mr. Wilson’s Story (Stolen Baby)
Love Interrupted
Barn Fight
Saved by the Pedlar
Returning to Bath/Mr. Didapper
Victory and Love
Saved From Drowning/Pedlar and Adams/Bad News
Bedroom Farce
Belle/The Strawberry Mark
The Real Parents/Wedding and End Titles

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JOE MARCHESE (Editor) joined The Second Disc shortly after its launch in early 2010, and has since penned daily news and reviews about classic music of all genres. In 2015, Joe formed the Second Disc Records label. Celebrating the great songwriters, producers and artists who created the sound of American popular song and beyond, Second Disc Records, in conjunction with labels including Real Gone Music and Cherry Red Records, has released newly-curated collections produced and annotated by Joe from iconic artists such as Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross and The Supremes, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles, The Spinners, Johnny Mathis, Bobby Darin, Meat Loaf, Laura Nyro, Melissa Manchester, Liza Minnelli, Darlene Love, Al Stewart, Michael Nesmith, and many others.

Joe has written liner notes, produced, or contributed to over 200 reissues from a diverse array of artists, among them America, JD Souther, Nat "King" Cole, Paul Williams, Lesley Gore, Dusty Springfield, BJ Thomas, The 5th Dimension, Burt Bacharach, The Mamas and the Papas, Carpenters, Perry Como, Rod McKuen, Doris Day, Jackie DeShannon, Petula Clark, Robert Goulet, and Andy Williams.

Over the past two decades, Joe has also worked in a variety of capacities on and off Broadway as well as at some of the premier theatres in the U.S., including Lincoln Center Theater, George Street Playhouse, Paper Mill Playhouse, Long Wharf Theatre, and the York Theatre Company. He has felt privileged to work on productions alongside artists such as the late Jack Klugman, Eli Wallach, Arthur Laurents, Betty Comden and Adolph Green. In 2009, Joe began contributing theatre and music reviews to the print publication The Sondheim Review, and in 2012, he joined the staff of The Digital Bits as a regular contributor writing about film and television on DVD and Blu-ray.

Joe currently resides in the suburbs of New York City.