The Music For This Film
I'm not sure if there are other versions of The Lodger,
but the music, I find, is basically horrible on the dvd I got.
It's the same music piece repeated many times.
Don't like it.
Which Version is this? Is it from St. Claire Vision?
shareYes, it's the St.Clair Vision version.
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Somehow I love St. Claire Vision version of The Lodger. I think its because the music is similar to Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of A Doubt.
The best version to get of The Lodger is the one issued by the British Film Institute (B.F.I.). It has a new score that was written especially for the film. In the mid 1990's Channel 4 gave The Lodger its network premier on British television. I still have the VHS tape that I recorded at the time. This had another score that was totally different from either the B.F.I. issue or that of St. Clair. It used contempory 1920's music. As far as I know the version that was screened by Channel 4 has never been released, which is a shame because it makes almost as good a use of music as the B.F.I. release.
The music used in the St. Clair version is Edward Elgars 'Pomp and Circumstance' if I am not mistaken.
Yeah, the score recorded by the British Film Institute was great. I also thought it was interesting that some parts of it were also used in the classic movie A Christmas Story (1983).
shareThe versions that are uploaded online have better music than the St. Clair Version.
shareI've got the St. Clair version and while it's not the greatest soundtrack I've ever heard, I've heard a good many worse. Actually, after a while I don't even really notice it.
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