My favourite Barry score. I saw the film three times when it opened in 1980. Everytime I watch it I enjoy it, and I love the score. Can't understand why people didn't like it.
I was brought to tears watching this movie! I have watched it over and over and it makes my heart swell each time that ship breaks out of the ocean waters. I can hardly believe that it wasn’t well received at the box office! It’s simply amazing and wonderful! The music is awe-inspiring! (Lynnette Gleason posting on my son’s account.)
It’s a beautiful movie based on a bestselling book by Clive Cussler. A Cold War potboiler. But the movie was made just a few years too late. The real story that Cussler clearly knew more than he should have was by that point well publicized and more interesting. For those that missed it much of this story pulls from the true story of Howard Hughes Glomar Explorer and its secret mission in plain daylight, of lifting and stealing a sunken Soviet Ballistic Missile Sub from the ocean floor. Heck even the actual search for and finding of the Titanic was itself a Cold War potboiler. Woodshull Oceanographer Dr Robert Ballard’s stirring mission to locate and photograph the Titanic was just a cover story. Prior to joining Woodshull Ballard had been part of the U.S. Navy’s most secret divisions. Charged with finding new ways to track and if necessary hunt down Soviet Subs. To recover anything from the ocean bottom for intelligence purposes. The US Navy funded his Titanic mission. It’s purpose was to test out a ton of new search and recovery gear. By finding the two lost US Nuclear Subs. The USS Thrasher and the USS Scorpion. Only after finding those two ships was he to go after the Titanic. Ballards new gear worked perfectly. He found the two subs with 12 days remaining to go for the Titanic. All without the Soviets suspecting what was going on. You might remember Dr. Ballard. He was on TV a lot. He used to have an end segment at the end of Seaquest DSV. For many years he was one of the Navy’s best secret assets, operating in plain sight on tv. Like I said the movie flopped because the reality was actually better.
I totally agree with you .. both about the film and of course this theme music. I love it so much, I asked my daughter to download the music to the film onto my Tablet for me. I think it is my all-time favourite theme by John Barry. I have many books and have watched so many videos and documentaries, about RMS Titanic, and I also have both "Raise The Titanic" by Lew Grade, and "Titanic" by James Cameron in my collection, the former sadly only on video so I cannot watch it, as have no device for it, but have the latter on DVD so maybe still can watch that if I can find the lead to plug the dvd player in... This music though, helps bring the story to life I have watched it so many times that I miss the scene where Anne Archers character, Dana (?) doesn't like "put the wormy on the hooky" , whenever that scene is cut when the film is shown in TV..
The script was just not good at all, plotholes and unnecessary bits, The last half of the movie, where they search, locate and raise the Titanic, where highlights.
With its echoes of 'Born Free', 'Out of Africa', 'Dances With Wolves' and even its contemporary 'The Black Hole' (and some Bond films to boot), this one seems to trump them all - my God, that main theme is just so beautiful, an apotheosis of a kind, a singular icon of the Barry sound (with that tell tale use of French Horn/trombone)...I remember hearing it as a boy when 'RTT' was broadcast as one of those 'major television events' (really meaning, 'We need to recoup something in this big, big loss') and being transfixed...
It's such a shame the original score only exists married to the film. Lew Grade probably had the original score tapes destroyed. Such a marvelous score should not go unheard. The rerecording of this score was done with the original arrangements so outside of the film it's the closest thing we've got to a complete score. Such an incredible listening experience.
My daughter downloaded it for me on my Tablet so I can enjoy this theme whenever I like.. Sadly, I only have the film on video tape but have no device upon which to play it. . This theme music goes a very long way to make up for that lack, though and just hearing the opening theme, plus the theme over the end credits and the rather eery music as the underwater search for Titanic plays, and the scene set (I think) in a Cornish seaside village pub, where Sir Alec Guinness character asks Dirk Pitt to take Titanic's red ensign and return it to her stern flagpole, ". where it belongs", all helps me to recall the scenes and reminisce. (Apologies for typos and misspellings, I am recovering from cataract surgery and my vision is still blurry. Next eye op due at the end of August but first I shall be 70 this coming Thursday, 3rd August... Where does Time go?!)
I would love to see a revival of the Titanic in some form. It could happen but 2022 seems a bit too soon as construction i don't think has even begun yet
I can never listen this and not think of those that have gone before us....the film score is so haunting which is why like others I cannot listen to this without a losing a tear of two.
The Man. The Legend! He's one of my top three most favorite composers ever. I haven't seen this movie in years and caught it Christmas night (the last hour - best part!) ... and the music just sent me over the edge ... again. You cannot define beautiful any other way ... the John Barry way! 🥰 If John is making the Heaven's soar with his music, I cannot wait to get there! 💜
My late father's childhood friend John wrote the music for this movie. Lew Grade who put the money up for the project famously said. "It would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic "
There's a scene with Alec out on the jetty with loads of buildings in the background. I stayed in an apartment there back in 2001, so in some disconnected way, I've been in Raise the Titanic 😆
Lew grades finest moment -NOT!! Raise the titanic cost zillions to make and failed at the box office - BUT! - John Barry’s theme music is to die for! I have never encountered such an emotive piece of music-I’ve been listening to this on and off since 1980 after seeing the film at the cinema. It’s not such a turkey as was made out..... This posting captures the 3 main arrangements used in the film - probably directly from the soundtrack of the film but I am so surprised that there is not an elongated arrangement showcasing how beautiful John Barry’s score is sourced directly from the soundtrack. Surely in this day and age it could have been achieved......the theme to raise the titanic is quite simply an awesome piece of music!
I love this theme music. I also enjoy the film, despite its obvious inaccuracies due mostly to the wreck if the RMS Titanic not being discovered until some years after this film was made... However, as the story by Clive Cussler was mainly fiction, the film is not spoilt for me. Yes, if she could have been raised from the depths of the North Atlantic, in one piece, how great that might have been . Though if course, she would not have been in such a glorious condition as she first appeared as she rocketed to the surface, releasing the trapped submersible, Deep Quest, as she rose, but that is fiction for you. This theme by John Barry, as always with his excellent film scores, the scene where Titanic rises up and the waves pour from her hull like confetti, truly does her proud and I can listen to it over and over again as I recall that scene in my mind... If only Titanic had been in a suitable condition to be raised, and if it had been possible to do so, how marvellous it would have been to see her sail, albeit under tow by straining tugboats, onward to her destination... Perhaps the spirits of her poor lost souls might've cheered her on.. or would they have wept because she had left them. We shall never know, but just as Rose , in James Cameron's version of Titanic, eventually was reunited with her newfound but lost love, Jack, so too did Titanic remain forever, rusting slowly in peace and guarding her passengers and crew until she finally departs from the world, except in our memories Long may we remember her, her lost souls and the errors which led to their sad demise. Let the lessons be learned and not be repeated. Unlike Titan, too. Titanic 1912 Titan 2023 Rest In Peace. ❤️
This movie had its critics at the time and some say it was mediocre at best although I’d like to think John Barry’s soundtrack made this into a cult classic and the music was a masterful masterpiece by the super talented John Barry. And for me personally a fantastic platform to showcase his musical writing talents.
This is John Barry’s best score in his carrier.God of film gave him the magical hand for composition.By the way I watched the long version of “Search light dropping sequence into deep sea” in Japanese theatre(I am Japanese) with long complete Barry’s score.Does anyone remember?
Great soundtrack but a flawed film. But I don't think the film is quite as bad as some people make it out to be. It has its moments. I thought Richard Jordan was a good choice to play Pitt even though he doesn't quite look the way he's depicted in the book.
I wonder how different the score might have been if John Williams had done it? Or if John Barry or James Horner had scored Star Wars instead of Williams?
A funny thing about this movie is one of the actors who appeared in this movie. British Actor Alec Guinness appeared in Raise the Titanic when it was released in 1980 as a surviving crewmember of the sunken ship. However, in real life he would have never been on the ship because 1: Mr. Guinness would have been too young to ever have served as a crew member and 2: Mr. Guinness would have never been a passenger onboard the ship because he wouldn't have been born yet. Mr. Guinness was born in 1914 which was two years after Titanic sank in 1912. How very funny!?!?!?
Wouldn't it be great if they could somehow bring up the bow and attach it to the new Titanic II ...... of course this will never be done. But imagine if it could be done ....... what attention the Titanic 2 will generate.
An unfortunate adaptation of Clive Cussler's rousing adventure. John Barry's outstanding score "elevates" the proceedings .The producers obviously blew the budget on the music, and the majestic towing of the freshly raised Titanic into New York Harbor. They could have come up with a better script.
My favourite Barry score. I saw the film three times when it opened in 1980.
Everytime I watch it I enjoy it, and I love the score. Can't understand why people didn't like it.
I've enjoyed it myself. Glad that it's on DVD/bluRay. The CD is beautiful. It just didn't make it on the big screen.
The perfect musical description of the titanic. simply terrific.
My God ... what a heartrending piece of music! When the ship was raised I could have cried ... in fact I did. Those wonderful actors ...
Those movies is for oscar! True diamond Actors!
Some of them is past away! God bless them!
Yes. It's sad & beautiful music. This version & other unreleased tracks should be re-released on CD. This movie is already 42 years old.
I was brought to tears watching this movie! I have watched it over and over and it makes my heart swell each time that ship breaks out of the ocean waters. I can hardly believe that it wasn’t well received at the box office! It’s simply amazing and wonderful! The music is awe-inspiring! (Lynnette Gleason posting on my son’s account.)
It’s a beautiful movie based on a bestselling book by Clive Cussler. A Cold War potboiler. But the movie was made just a few years too late. The real story that Cussler clearly knew more than he should have was by that point well publicized and more interesting. For those that missed it much of this story pulls from the true story of Howard Hughes Glomar Explorer and its secret mission in plain daylight, of lifting and stealing a sunken Soviet Ballistic Missile Sub from the ocean floor. Heck even the actual search for and finding of the Titanic was itself a Cold War potboiler. Woodshull Oceanographer Dr Robert Ballard’s stirring mission to locate and photograph the Titanic was just a cover story. Prior to joining Woodshull Ballard had been part of the U.S. Navy’s most secret divisions. Charged with finding new ways to track and if necessary hunt down Soviet Subs. To recover anything from the ocean bottom for intelligence purposes. The US Navy funded his Titanic mission. It’s purpose was to test out a ton of new search and recovery gear. By finding the two lost US Nuclear Subs. The USS Thrasher and the USS Scorpion. Only after finding those two ships was he to go after the Titanic. Ballards new gear worked perfectly. He found the two subs with 12 days remaining to go for the Titanic. All without the Soviets suspecting what was going on. You might remember Dr. Ballard. He was on TV a lot. He used to have an end segment at the end of Seaquest DSV. For many years he was one of the Navy’s best secret assets, operating in plain sight on tv. Like I said the movie flopped because the reality was actually better.
I totally agree with you .. both about the film and of course this theme music. I love it so much, I asked my daughter to download the music to the film onto my Tablet for me.
I think it is my all-time favourite theme by John Barry. I have many books and have watched so many videos and documentaries, about RMS Titanic, and
I also have both "Raise The Titanic" by
Lew Grade, and "Titanic" by James Cameron in my collection, the former sadly only on video so I cannot watch it, as have no device for it, but have the latter on DVD so maybe still can watch that if I can find the lead to plug the dvd player in... This music though, helps bring the story to life I have watched it so many times that I miss the scene where Anne Archers character, Dana (?) doesn't like "put the wormy on the hooky" , whenever that scene is cut when the film is shown in TV..
The script was just not good at all, plotholes and unnecessary bits, The last half of the movie, where they search, locate and raise the Titanic, where highlights.
The man was nothing short of a music genius. Yo!
Several movies even though weren't hits John Barry made them great. That magical sound.
With its echoes of 'Born Free', 'Out of Africa', 'Dances With Wolves' and even its contemporary 'The Black Hole' (and some Bond films to boot), this one seems to trump them all - my God, that main theme is just so beautiful, an apotheosis of a kind, a singular icon of the Barry sound (with that tell tale use of French Horn/trombone)...I remember hearing it as a boy when 'RTT' was broadcast as one of those 'major television events' (really meaning, 'We need to recoup something in this big, big loss') and being transfixed...
Gorgeous. It's fulfilling to know he was with us on this ride.
I love and adore John Barry's music , but there is something even more special about the Raise the Titanic.
The film was a turkey, but the music was immense...Oscar worthy.
It's such a shame the original score only exists married to the film. Lew Grade probably had the original score tapes destroyed. Such a marvelous score should not go unheard. The rerecording of this score was done with the original arrangements so outside of the film it's the closest thing we've got to a complete score. Such an incredible listening experience.
My daughter downloaded it for me on my Tablet so I can enjoy this theme whenever I like.. Sadly, I only have the film on video tape but have no device upon which to play it. .
This theme music goes a very long way to make up for that lack, though and just hearing the opening theme, plus the theme over the end credits and the rather eery music as the underwater search for Titanic plays, and the scene set (I think) in a Cornish seaside village pub, where Sir Alec Guinness character asks Dirk Pitt to take Titanic's red ensign and return it to her stern flagpole, ". where it belongs", all helps me to recall the scenes and reminisce.
(Apologies for typos and misspellings, I am recovering from cataract surgery and my vision is still blurry. Next eye op due at the end of August but first I shall be 70 this coming Thursday, 3rd August...
Where does Time go?!)
It is a glorious score. JB wrote a score befitting of a blockbuster!
Although the movie itself did very poorly at the box office the movie score is something I enjoy very much about this film. Thank You John Barry RIP
When Titanic II departs Southampton in 2022 I'm so gonna play this on loudspeaker.
Funny funny, it'll never happen.
I would love to see a revival of the Titanic in some form. It could happen but 2022 seems a bit too soon as construction i don't think has even begun yet
The idea is being 'funded' by an Australian con man it's not going to happen.
I can never listen this and not think of those that have gone before us....the film score is so haunting which is why like others I cannot listen to this without a losing a tear of two.
Pure Magic
it's beautiful. if only the other lost tracks would turn up. it's the original J. Barry sound . this should be released on CD.
@@davidchan9632 Yes!
Devinely perfect thank you deeply John your an angel of music
The Man. The Legend! He's one of my top three most favorite composers ever. I haven't seen this movie in years and caught it Christmas night (the last hour - best part!) ... and the music just sent me over the edge ... again. You cannot define beautiful any other way ... the John Barry way! 🥰 If John is making the Heaven's soar with his music, I cannot wait to get there! 💜
Truly! He has a soul that penetrates uplifts pure exhilaration of the human spirit!
What a lovely reply. Couldnt have said it better.
Titanic 2 (Blue star line) would have this soundtrack once she's ready to sail...
They should’ve played this when they brought up the biggest piece of the TITANIC!!
My late father's childhood friend John wrote the music for this movie. Lew Grade who put the money up for the project famously said. "It would have been cheaper to lower the Atlantic "
If you want to describe the titanic in musical form, this is it, this is it, this song screams titanic, jonh Barry is a genius
its amazing when the ship is raised with this on it
Music that stirs the soul
JHON BARRY RIP FIOREVER
Another John Barry classic score...so majestic!
Sounds sooooo much like Somewhere In Time - which he also did the soundtrack for!
Damn it John Barry know's how to be good!!
I wish they would repair the model and also best soundtrack EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
This scene with Sir Alec Guiness. "What a lovely thing she was." So true. 😔
There's a scene with Alec out on the jetty with loads of buildings in the background.
I stayed in an apartment there back in 2001, so in some disconnected way, I've been in Raise the Titanic 😆
Lew grades finest moment -NOT!! Raise the titanic cost zillions to make and failed at the box office - BUT! - John Barry’s theme music is to die for! I have never encountered such an emotive piece of music-I’ve been listening to this on and off since 1980 after seeing the film at the cinema. It’s not such a turkey as was made out.....
This posting captures the 3 main arrangements used in the film - probably directly from the soundtrack of the film but I am so surprised that there is not an elongated arrangement showcasing how beautiful John Barry’s score is sourced directly from the soundtrack. Surely in this day and age it could have been achieved......the theme to raise the titanic is quite simply an awesome piece of music!
The master tapes of Barry’s score have gone missing. Sadly only re-recordings are available and nobody can do justice to his original.
If someone would restore Titanic someday, I wish this great music would be used on a launching ceremony.
I’ll be playing this when I spend the night on the RMS Queen Mary
So much better with the maestro conducting, something just feels super off about re-recording.
Best music ever
I love this theme music.
I also enjoy the film, despite its obvious inaccuracies due mostly to the wreck if the RMS Titanic not being discovered until some years after this film was made...
However, as the story by Clive Cussler was mainly fiction, the film is not spoilt for me. Yes, if she could have been raised from the depths of the North Atlantic, in one piece, how great that might have been . Though if course, she would not have been in such a glorious condition as she first appeared as she rocketed to the surface, releasing the trapped submersible, Deep Quest, as she rose, but that is fiction for you.
This theme by John Barry, as always with his excellent film scores, the scene where Titanic rises up and the waves pour from her hull like confetti, truly does her proud and I can listen to it over and over again as I recall that scene in my mind... If only Titanic had been in a suitable condition to be raised, and if it had been possible to do so, how marvellous it would have been to see her sail, albeit under tow by straining tugboats, onward to her destination...
Perhaps the spirits of her poor lost souls might've cheered her on.. or would they have wept because she had left them.
We shall never know, but just as Rose , in James Cameron's version of Titanic, eventually was reunited with her newfound but lost love, Jack, so too did Titanic remain forever, rusting slowly in peace and guarding her passengers and crew until she finally departs from the world, except in our memories
Long may we remember her, her lost souls and the errors which led to their sad demise. Let the lessons be learned and not be repeated. Unlike Titan, too.
Titanic 1912
Titan 2023
Rest In Peace. ❤️
On est transporté on est sur le Titanic Magnifique musique ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Fantastic peice of music
I love it even though it always makes me cry...
me too!
This movie had its critics at the time and some say it was mediocre at best although I’d like to think John Barry’s soundtrack made this into a cult classic and the music was a masterful masterpiece by the super talented John Barry. And for me personally a fantastic platform to showcase his musical writing talents.
Wonder theme👏👏👏👏
This is John Barry’s best score in his carrier.God of film gave him the magical hand for composition.By the way I watched the long version of “Search light dropping sequence into deep sea” in Japanese theatre(I am Japanese) with long complete Barry’s score.Does anyone remember?
No but I agree with everything you said. If it's in the music it's in the man.
Brilliant piece of music brilliant film not be morbid or anything this is the music I want played when they put me in the ground this up full blast
A superb score for an unjustly neglected motion picture.
"Prepare the 'surprise package""
Alot like the soundtrack of Moon Raker!👍
RIP Clive Cussler
The film audio in the Apple TV version sounded weird. It sounded like it duplicated but late by several milliseconds. It was terrible.
this is probably the best soundtrack apart from I don't think now is the best time the movie was awesome
This is so beautiful. The John Barry sound. This should have been included on the CD soundtrack.
Where the great Sir Alex Guiness makes his appearance ❤
It was just one scene, but he was great.
Are you saying you're gonna raise the titanic...try now what's left would just fall apart
Great soundtrack but a flawed film. But I don't think the film is quite as bad as some people make it out to be. It has its moments. I thought Richard Jordan was a good choice to play Pitt even though he doesn't quite look the way he's depicted in the book.
Is John Barry's entire original score available anywhere?
No. The original tapes are missing.
❤❤❤🇧🇷
I wonder how different the score might have been if John Williams had done it? Or if John Barry or James Horner had scored Star Wars instead of Williams?
Hans Zimmer and John Barry are probably the best music makers ever
Forget Zimmer. He can't even read music; gets his minions to compose [ie ghost] for him.
You are missing John Williams and James Horner :)
@@AquariusPL What about Jerry Goldsmith, Maurice Jarre, and Henry Mancini ????
@@herondelatorre4023 forget them still good though
@@AquariusPL no i just kont like them
A funny thing about this movie is one of the actors who appeared in this movie. British Actor Alec Guinness appeared in Raise the Titanic when it was released in 1980 as a surviving crewmember of the sunken ship. However, in real life he would have never been on the ship because 1: Mr. Guinness would have been too young to ever have served as a crew member and 2: Mr. Guinness would have never been a passenger onboard the ship because he wouldn't have been born yet. Mr. Guinness was born in 1914 which was two years after Titanic sank in 1912. How very funny!?!?!?
Wouldn't it be great if they could somehow bring up the bow and attach it to the new Titanic II ...... of course this will never be done. But imagine if it could be done ....... what attention the Titanic 2 will generate.
According to the bible....
One day you could walk to the titanic
And see what really happened!
Cussler said the only good bit of RTT was the score
An unfortunate adaptation of Clive Cussler's rousing adventure. John Barry's outstanding score "elevates" the proceedings .The producers obviously blew the budget on the music, and the majestic towing of the freshly raised Titanic into New York Harbor. They could have come up with a better script.
i'm the only one who still thinks that the ship could still be raised!