I did publicity for the film all those many years ago it was a privilege. I well remember the cast. However the soundtrack was the only me memorable part. I love it. Who doesn’t live John Barry? As always, thank you so much. These moments are like unexpected treasure. No pun intended.
The ability of a master and musician is succeeded to making the right music for the movie, not the countrary. Doesn't exist a soundtrack better than the movie has making for. Great movie = great soundtrack, no more no less. I love John Barry soundtracks, expecially this one and King Kong of the same year. But it's a very bit strange, love just the movie separed by his soundtrack..
“The Deep” was author Peter Benchley’s follow up to his bestseller “Jaws”. Two years after the blockbusting success of its movie adaptation in 1975, “The Deep” (feat. Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset) got itself an adaptation for the big screen, although it seems that it is rather forgotten nowadays… Looking at it, the involvement of a young couple with deadly treasure-hunters feels like a low budget Jaws rip-of (without a shark, of course), even featuring actor Robert Shaw again as an experienced man of the sea… The movie features a beautiful score by John Barry, mostly underlining diving-sequences. The title song Donna Summer “Down, Deep Inside” was even nominated for an Golden Globe. The score was finally released on CD by Intrada records in 2010, featuring the album cues, released in the time of the film’s release and the complete (monaural) film tracks. However, this release, although it stated to be complete, missed out about 20 minutes, which are partly featured here, this time even in true stereo (thanks to a close friend of this site!). Enjoy!
I remember going to this movie after no shortage of my friends raved about the opening scene, but I was a big Robert Shaw fan and had planned to go anyway. After seeing the movie, I bought the book which filled in a lot of the backstory that frankly I thought should have been in the movie. Imagine my surprise when a few years later the movie appeared on TV with those missing scenes! They broadcast it twice, but I missed the second showing that I had really wanted to record and after that every following showing left those scenes out. Really disappointed me! Glad to have stumbled upon this recording of the soundtrack!
Great sound track from John Barry. Love his music. His up their as one of my favourite composers. Along with John Williams, Gerry Goldsmith, James Horner etc
I saw this movie when it came out in theaters and I loved it. It's part of my current DVD collection. The superb actors (in my opinion) draw me into the storyline so well. I've noticed that when I look at movies starring some well-known actors that I see the actor, not the character he/she is portraying. That was definitely not true with this one. The final scene when Robert Shaw pops his hand out of the ocean with the necklace is grand. A soundtrack can make or break a film and this one is classic John Barry and beautiful, matching all of the emotion and suspense of the script. Thanks for posting! ❤❤
I still love this soundtrack and play it whenever we book our holidays 😅 ( I usually have a go at scuba diving whenever we are away) so I guess I could call this one if the soundtracks to my life 🙂
Saw this movie in the theater as a kid. I still have my 8 track of this (along with King Kong 76). I remember initially not liking this score too much probably because I was expecting a score similar to Jaws, but after a few listens, grew to love it.
Grazie Fred.❤👍🏻 Magnifico John Barry.👏🏻 Ho visto pochissime scene del film. Stupenda Jacqueline Bisset.😍 Penso che il film faccia parte del filone delle avventure tropicali e tesori sommersi. Per la critica il film è poco avvincente, ma belle le scene sottomarine. Il relitto del Golia nel film è in realtà quello della RMS Rhone, naufragato nei fondali delle Isole Vergini britanniche. Alle riprese subacquee ha partecipato la Panavision, fornendo attrezzature e telecamere adatte. Lo Smithsonian Institution e la National Geographic Society hanno collaborato con gli autori della sceneggiatura, annotando carteggi e informazioni sul luogo, sui relitti e sui tesori. Del film esiste una versione leggermente più lunga con un prologo che racconta della giovinezza di Treece e di come avesse salvato Coffin dal naufragio del Golia. In queste sequenze, le versioni giovanili dei due personaggi sono interpretate dai figli di Robert Shaw e di Eli Wallach. Sempre nel prologo del film appare Peter Benchley, l'autore del romanzo da cui è stato tratto il film, nel ruolo di uno degli ufficiali del Golia. In Italia, il film si chiama "Abissi". PS: In a few weeks, I'll be doing a touring rerun of the stage show. Later, I'll take another holiday, abroad!
John Barry's fairly understated score holds up this somewhat lackluster film - a remarkable gift considering Jacqueline Bisset's dampened sartorial contributions are what most people seem to remember. As for the film, it is very loosely based on two actual shipwrecks - one sank carrying cases of booze - off the coast of Bermuda. Barry is at his most subtle (Soft Kisses is superb). Considering that films are a product of the time they were made I think we can forgive the disco at the finale if that is the price to pay for more John Barry! Thank you Fred!
A lot of folks remember this film for Jacqueline Bisset’s wet T-shirt-I also remember this film for its wonderful score(one of many!) by the legendary John Barry-a most gifted and skillful film composer!!! 👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🎼 A true musical genius!!!🎼
Absolutely love this soundtrack by Barry one of his finest. I bought the Intrada version and now realising it’s not the full score I’m wondering if there’s any plans to release the complete version. Keep up the great work Fred 👍🏼👍🏼
Hi, Fred!! I've had this soundtrack for a long, long time on blue vinyl! Barry does, on the 77 ' version, what many composers considered the ideal model of recording film music on an album: a long suite ( 24:15 ) that occupies the entire B - side, titled " Return To The Sea -- 2033 A.D. ". Goldsmith also made a suite for " The Boys From Brazil " and Williams wrote long themes for " Close Encounters... " ( both said that if they could, they would just write it that way ). It's the first time I've heard like this!! Barry here shows all his trademarks: a melancholic beginning ( which would be partly rescued shortly afterwards in " Somewhere in Time " ); a " second part " with low piano notes together with high strings, creating an incredible effect for a submersion, and a " third part " with 4 notes reminiscent of the suspense style of " 007 ", inverting, then, the orchestration for low cello strings together with high piano regions, repeating the melancholy opening theme in a suspenseful tone. The result is a marvel!! It's a pity that all the hype has gone to Summer's song ( they put disco music -- Summer and Beckett, with " Disco Calypso " -- in a movie that takes place at the bottom of the sea )!!! Thanks and bye!!!
I also have the blue vinyl lp from '77. I can't tell you how many times I listened to the suite on side 2. It's so hypnotic! It draws you in and never lets you go, lol. I purchased the Intrada release in 2010. It's like a whole different presentation of the score, but equally essential as the '77 suite. Was the original 1977 lp '2033 suite' a re-recording and not actually used in the film?
I bought this INTRADA CD several months ago, hoping it had the soundtrack at the moment when the Nurse shark bites Romer's air hose and lifts him upward. The album too didn't have that score either. One posting on TH-cam had it, though I don't know where or how he found it.
I remember buying this LP record I guess in 1978, it was in the "obsolete bin", so I got it for $0.99. I guess nobody liked the soundtrack as much back then. A good friend of mine was able to send me the tracks for this special, limited 2-cd pressing 🙂
Una busqueda interminable que no se concreta es abismo La dorada epoca de mi vida quiza mi inicio en la ciencia ficcion que aun me mantiena hipnotizado Mexico
At least it doesn't "sound like James Bond"! This movie has no spark, nothing like what Peter Yates brought to Bullitt or his next picture, Breaking Away. Part of the problem is people just cannot move very fast underwater, so the underwater "action" is SLOW. Car chases through San Francisco and bike races in Indiana proved far more cinematically interesting. The underwater scenes were emphasized at the expense of the landed storylines, filmed in a dull style from a weak script with 2D characters. As for the music, Barry did what he could, but given slow and dull, he was left with primarily atmospheric opportunities. Props for coming up with something listenable.
I did publicity for the film all those many years ago it was a privilege. I well remember the cast. However the soundtrack was the only me memorable part. I love it. Who doesn’t live John Barry? As always, thank you so much. These moments are like unexpected treasure. No pun intended.
The ability of a master and musician is succeeded to making the right music for the movie, not the countrary. Doesn't exist a soundtrack better than the movie has making for. Great movie = great soundtrack, no more no less. I love John Barry soundtracks, expecially this one and King Kong of the same year. But it's a very bit strange, love just the movie separed by his soundtrack..
John's beautiful music takes me to a place I've yet to go
❤
“The Deep” was author Peter Benchley’s follow up to his bestseller “Jaws”. Two years after the blockbusting success of its movie adaptation in 1975, “The Deep” (feat. Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset) got itself an adaptation for the big screen, although it seems that it is rather forgotten nowadays… Looking at it, the involvement of a young couple with deadly treasure-hunters feels like a low budget Jaws rip-of (without a shark, of course), even featuring actor Robert Shaw again as an experienced man of the sea…
The movie features a beautiful score by John Barry, mostly underlining diving-sequences. The title song Donna Summer “Down, Deep Inside” was even nominated for an Golden Globe.
The score was finally released on CD by Intrada records in 2010, featuring the album cues, released in the time of the film’s release and the complete (monaural) film tracks. However, this release, although it stated to be complete, missed out about 20 minutes, which are partly featured here, this time even in true stereo (thanks to a close friend of this site!). Enjoy!
it is very Seventies and its John Barry a mile off and Donna Summer singing the tune i remember seeing it in the new year of 1978
I remember going to this movie after no shortage of my friends raved about the opening scene, but I was a big Robert Shaw fan and had planned to go anyway. After seeing the movie, I bought the book which filled in a lot of the backstory that frankly I thought should have been in the movie. Imagine my surprise when a few years later the movie appeared on TV with those missing scenes! They broadcast it twice, but I missed the second showing that I had really wanted to record and after that every following showing left those scenes out. Really disappointed me! Glad to have stumbled upon this recording of the soundtrack!
Great sound track from John Barry. Love his music. His up their as one of my favourite composers. Along with John Williams, Gerry Goldsmith, James Horner etc
I saw this movie when it came out in theaters and I loved it. It's part of my current DVD collection. The superb actors (in my opinion) draw me into the storyline so well. I've noticed that when I look at movies starring some well-known actors that I see the actor, not the character he/she is portraying. That was definitely not true with this one. The final scene when Robert Shaw pops his hand out of the ocean with the necklace is grand. A soundtrack can make or break a film and this one is classic John Barry and beautiful, matching all of the emotion and suspense of the script. Thanks for posting! ❤❤
Thanks so much! John Barry is my favorite composer!
And mine.
I still love this soundtrack and play it whenever we book our holidays 😅 ( I usually have a go at scuba diving whenever we are away) so I guess I could call this one if the soundtracks to my life 🙂
One of John Barry’s masterpieces!!!!
Saw this movie in the theater as a kid. I still have my 8 track of this (along with King Kong 76). I remember initially not liking this score too much probably because I was expecting a score similar to Jaws, but after a few listens, grew to love it.
Like all his compositions: utterly beautiful. Play his music whenever Im driving long distance in my car or my headphones when flying
I appreciate your diligent work on these soundtrack suites. It becomes the soundtrack for my office hours and long commutes.
I'm simply astonish by the incredible beauty of this masterpiece. I love also the movie of course, a great cast, adventure and plot..
im not an envious person but I wish I had half this man's talent gone way to soon and so really miss an old fan
Grazie Fred.❤👍🏻
Magnifico John Barry.👏🏻
Ho visto pochissime scene del film.
Stupenda Jacqueline Bisset.😍
Penso che il film faccia parte del filone delle avventure tropicali e tesori sommersi.
Per la critica il film è poco avvincente, ma belle le scene sottomarine.
Il relitto del Golia nel film è in realtà quello della RMS Rhone, naufragato nei fondali delle Isole Vergini britanniche.
Alle riprese subacquee ha partecipato la Panavision, fornendo attrezzature e telecamere adatte. Lo Smithsonian Institution e la National Geographic Society hanno collaborato con gli autori della sceneggiatura, annotando carteggi e informazioni sul luogo, sui relitti e sui tesori.
Del film esiste una versione leggermente più lunga con un prologo che racconta della giovinezza di Treece e di come avesse salvato Coffin dal naufragio del Golia. In queste sequenze, le versioni giovanili dei due personaggi sono interpretate dai figli di Robert Shaw e di Eli Wallach. Sempre nel prologo del film appare Peter Benchley, l'autore del romanzo da cui è stato tratto il film, nel ruolo di uno degli ufficiali del Golia.
In Italia, il film si chiama "Abissi".
PS: In a few weeks, I'll be doing a touring rerun of the stage show.
Later, I'll take another holiday, abroad!
Tenho a trilha original em vinil.
O LP é todo azul, como o mar profundo.
Uma raridade.🎼❤️
❤absolutely the best thing I ever heard 👍🇬🇧😀
John Barry's fairly understated score holds up this somewhat lackluster film - a remarkable gift considering Jacqueline Bisset's dampened sartorial contributions are what most people seem to remember. As for the film, it is very loosely based on two actual shipwrecks - one sank carrying cases of booze - off the coast of Bermuda. Barry is at his most subtle (Soft Kisses is superb). Considering that films are a product of the time they were made I think we can forgive the disco at the finale if that is the price to pay for more John Barry! Thank you Fred!
Thank you John your beautiful music has lightened my life RIP
A lot of folks remember this film for Jacqueline Bisset’s wet T-shirt-I also remember this film for its wonderful score(one of many!) by the legendary John Barry-a most gifted and skillful film composer!!! 👍👍🌟🌟🌟🌟🎼 A true musical genius!!!🎼
Truly the film has an amazing opening credits sequence. 😊
@@anscules I 2nd that!!!
Absolutely love this soundtrack by Barry one of his finest. I bought the Intrada version and now realising it’s not the full score I’m wondering if there’s any plans to release the complete version. Keep up the great work Fred 👍🏼👍🏼
Hi, Fred!! I've had this soundtrack for a long, long time on blue vinyl! Barry does, on the 77 ' version, what many composers considered the ideal model of recording film music on an album: a long suite ( 24:15 ) that occupies the entire B - side, titled " Return To The Sea -- 2033 A.D. ". Goldsmith also made a suite for " The Boys From Brazil " and Williams wrote long themes for " Close Encounters... " ( both said that if they could, they would just write it that way ). It's the first time I've heard like this!! Barry here shows all his trademarks: a melancholic beginning ( which would be partly rescued shortly afterwards in " Somewhere in Time " ); a " second part " with low piano notes together with high strings, creating an incredible effect for a submersion, and a " third part " with 4 notes reminiscent of the suspense style of " 007 ", inverting, then, the orchestration for low cello strings together with high piano regions, repeating the melancholy opening theme in a suspenseful tone. The result is a marvel!! It's a pity that all the hype has gone to Summer's song ( they put disco music -- Summer and Beckett, with " Disco Calypso " -- in a movie that takes place at the bottom of the sea )!!! Thanks and bye!!!
I also have the blue vinyl lp from '77. I can't tell you how many times I listened to the suite on side 2. It's so hypnotic! It draws you in and never lets you go, lol. I purchased the Intrada release in 2010. It's like a whole different presentation of the score, but equally essential as the '77 suite. Was the original 1977 lp '2033 suite' a re-recording and not actually used in the film?
As much I love this score, the main theme by D.Summer was not nominated for an Oscar to best song. Barry at his best as usual.
It was a golden globe! My mistake. Description corrected! Thanks for noticing. :-)
Fred
Estupendo!!!
I bought this INTRADA CD several months ago, hoping it had the soundtrack at the moment when the Nurse shark bites Romer's air hose and lifts him upward. The album too didn't have that score either. One posting on TH-cam had it, though I don't know where or how he found it.
The sound of the water to me sounds real deep. The soundtrack from the movie 🎬 🎞 🎥 🎦 📽 sounds awfully good 👍🏾.
thank you
I remember buying this LP record I guess in 1978, it was in the "obsolete bin", so I got it for $0.99. I guess nobody liked the soundtrack as much back then. A good friend of mine was able to send me the tracks for this special, limited 2-cd pressing 🙂
John Barry’s underwater balletic themes here presage his beautiful score to “Raise the Titanic” (1980)
Una busqueda interminable que no se concreta es abismo La dorada epoca de mi vida quiza mi inicio en la ciencia ficcion que aun me mantiena hipnotizado Mexico
Casablanca Film works production a subsidiary of the label that Donna Summer was signed to
John Barry Stupor Mundi!!!!!
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At least it doesn't "sound like James Bond"! This movie has no spark, nothing like what Peter Yates brought to Bullitt or his next picture, Breaking Away. Part of the problem is people just cannot move very fast underwater, so the underwater "action" is SLOW. Car chases through San Francisco and bike races in Indiana proved far more cinematically interesting. The underwater scenes were emphasized at the expense of the landed storylines, filmed in a dull style from a weak script with 2D characters. As for the music, Barry did what he could, but given slow and dull, he was left with primarily atmospheric opportunities. Props for coming up with something listenable.
Est que c est les morceaux qu il avait pas encore eux le temps s interprète ?
thanks for sharing